Copywriters study and determine selling features of products / services and write text for advertisements / commercials.

Educational requirements vary, depending on your specialization. To be a copywriter, you usually need a university degree or college diploma in English, French, marketing, advertising or another field. To succeed in this occupation, you need talent and ability, demonstrated by a portfolio of work, in order to be hired. You may also need to be a member of a guild or union related to the occupation. Most recent entrants have an undergraduate university degree, and almost 1 in 5 has a graduate degree.