Copywriter (Web & Print)

Copywriter
The Company

Our client is in an excellent position in the market and has been experiencing a great deal of growth through what have commonly been difficult times. This is your chance to join a rapidly expanding business moving into existing and new markets. It will provide the successful candidate with masses of opportunity for progression within a growing company. They are currently seeking to recruit a copywriter to work on both their web and print material.

Copywriter (Web and Print)
The Role

37.5 hours a week – 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday

You will be part of a Creative IT team managing numerous company web sites, print projects, ecommerce sites and promotional design work for both on line and print applications. This is an excellent opportunity to join a great team and company that could be a spring board to bigger things and opportunities. You will be responsible for the following duties:

• Write and copy marketing material for both web and print
• Writing copy for 2 live websites and assisting in the transition to 5 websites in the future
• Updating and modifying key text and literature for the website brochures and point of sale material
• Project work assisting designers with the copy for new websites
• Knowledge of IT, including coding is not essential, but advantageous
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office would be useful
• Ensuring the copy’s brand is strongly represented
• Brainstorming ideas and concepts
• Submitting ideas and discussing progress with the IT Manager

Copywriter
The Candidate

The successful candidate will have the following skills, experiences and attributes:

• Excellent copy-writing, editing and proofreading skills
• The ability to write for a range of consumer audiences
• As an Online Copywriter / Content Writer, you must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and a good level of IT literacy, including strong MS Office skills.
• Whilst experience of writing for a retail/e-commerce business is beneficial, what our client really wants is someone with a keen eye for detail and high level of accuracy. Also advantageous would be a sound knowledge of the internet, print and marketing.
• A flexible and adaptable approach in accepting new responsibilities and the ability to manage multiple projects across deadlines are also prerequisites.
• Ideally you will have experience using Wordpress or similar blogging platforms
• Be a creative and proactive thinker
• Have the ability to work to tight deadlines and produce high quality work as standard
• Excellent IT skills would be beneficial
• Must be bright and friendly
• Experience of working in a team environment, able to use own initiative
• Creativity and the capability to bring concepts and ideas together into design projects on a web basis will be beneficial
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Key Words

• Copy-writing
• Print
• Web
• Press distribution
• Marketing
• Brochures
• PR