Area / Job Type:
Bryanston, Gauteng, South Africa (onsite)
Permanent - Fulltime
Start date: March/April 2025
About the company
Our client is a multi-disciplined company where at the core lies an energetic team that permeates into every project undertaken. With 18 years of experience, predominantly in international markets, they have become a leading provider of digital marketing content as well as software development expertise and online solutions, seeking to increase its brand reputation. With clients in the USA, Europe and the UK, our client prides itself in being at the cutting edge of software technology and on par with market trends.
About the Position
Our client is looking for a copywriter with flair, creative spirit, and great attention to detail to work in an online marketing environment. The ideal candidate should be able to generate standalone copy or text to complement visual concepts created by the design department, across many platforms including:
- Websites.
- Emails.
- Social media and blogs.
- Press releases.
- Reviews.
- B2B letters.
- Articles.
- Brochures.
- Direct Mail Campaigns and Concepts.
- And implement your SEO experience.
The role will involve using feedback from colleagues to sharpen writing skills and deliver finished pieces that attract and persuade.
All copy should adhere to the objectives of the project, staying within the brief and being completely grammatically accurate. The candidate will be expected to develop his/her skills, expanding their obvious passion for playing with words.
This is definitely not your average 9-5 job. We're looking for a talented, organised and energetic individual who will thrive in a busy, highly pressured environment.
A keen interest to learn, plus talent along with an excellent track record will give you a head start.
Duties & Responsibilities
This position requires a candidate who is comfortable with:
- Multitasking
- Juggling various brands at once
- Very Organised
- Pedantic about deadlines
- Adaptable to change
- Have a meticulous eye for detail
- Excellent time management skills
- SEO Writing and implementation is imperative
- The candidate must be hungry for growth and willing to learn
PLEASE NOTE: As part of a dynamic creative team, it will be necessary to adapt to established best practice procedures across a multitude of systems and the successful candidate will have no problem learning and embracing these procedures and systems.
- Creating interesting, relevant, and engaging content for relevant platforms
- Writing copy for a variety of brand websites
- Updating content and graphics to websites via CMS
- Writing copy for electronic newsletters and emails
- Writing blog posts and updating social media on a daily basis
- Copy checking
- An understanding of social media and how to effectively use this to drive web traffic
- Strong writing skills; both long and short copy
- Identify with brands and conceptualise strategies to communicate their message to their target markets
- Be exposed to a multitude of leading social media channel marketing strategies and how best to employ the tools of the trade
Requirements
- A relevant Copywriting qualification (diploma) is an advantage.
- 3+ years of relevant experience in a media/marketing environment
- Must be up to date with current trends and know what is hip and happening on a local and global level
- A solid understanding and experience with social media
- A meticulous eye for copy-checking
- A passion for attention to detail
- Very organised and the ability to plan ahead or schedule priorities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- The ability to multitask on several projects
- Excellent admin and reporting skills
Personal Skills/Attributes
- Be self-motivated and show initiative but also be able to follow guidance
- Excellent communication skills
- Attention to detail and the ability to conceptualise the bigger picture
- Above all, to have a burning passion for digital!
Desired Skills
- Copywriting
- Websites
- Emails
- Social media and blogs
- Press Releases
- Reviews
- B2B letters
- Articles
- Brochures
- Direct Mail Campaign
- SEO experience
- Can-do attitude