For some of the most popular consumer brands in the world, your ideas, solutions and words will reach and impact the daily lives of nearly 2 billion people in the fastest growing region in the world. You will work for clients who not only care about success in the marketplace, but are passionate about the role of brands in helping bring about social change. As a writer, you can write on every surface, for every channel, for every medium, social or otherwise. You’ve won a few of the awards that matter. Or you’re very hungry to. Winning isn’t everything, but excellence is.
Expectations of a Copywriter
- Ideate, write and execute original and iconic creative concepts in response to client briefs, objectives or goals
- Establishes visual tone, character, and messages that will effectively communicate with the target audience and fulfill the project objectives
- Develop creative ideas that meets both our clients’ objectives as well as our business objectives, maintaining the company’s expected levels of creative excellence and professionalism
- Present, share and review creative work with Executive Creative Director/s, Account Management and Planning Leads as well as members of the Management Team
- Manage multiple projects from concept through to completion, working with both in-house resources and third-party vendors
- Collaborate effectively with Account Management, Planning and the broader creative team to develop disruptive and iconic work
- Manage multiple projects from concept through to completion, working with both in-house resources and third-party vendors
- Participants in, and leads brainstorming sessions
Expectations as a member of our community
- You believe passionately in the power of creativity to bring change to the world. But you’re realistic and have a clear-eyed view of what it will take to get there: not a path you walk alone, but with a group of people putting a diverse range of skills and perspectives to work, towards a common goal
- Your ideas and your voice will be heard, respected and protected with passion. Ideas are not disposable commodities here, they are our most precious assets
- You will be tested, you will be challenged and you will be pushed beyond your comfort zone, but you will equally be supported, encouraged and celebrated. Because the true value of a community is that we bring out the best in each other
Special requirements
- You have about 2+ years of work experience and a book brimming with brave ideas, some that saw the light of day, and maybe some that didn’t
- You’re a keen student of life, open, curious, always willing to learn. And mostly, polish your craft
- Strong grasp of social media space and online media jargon and technology
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced creative environment
- Ability to effectively and appropriately interact with co-workers at a variety of levels, across many disciplines
- After hours work and overnight traveling to shoots and post sessions required
- Naturally well organised and unfazed when working towards deadlines.