Job Description
Department: Creation
Industry: Media
Report To: Creations Director
Gender: Females only for gender balance.
Responsibilities
The ideal candidate will (but not limited to):
- Write and develop creative content that positions and markets the firm as an industry-leading organization while maintaining a consistent brand voice and tone.
- Produce a high-volume of work across multiple platforms and provide initial creative concepts and helping to guide and direct throughout the creative process.
- Rewrite texts to make it easier for readers to understand in simple correct English Language.
- Verify facts and authors cited in materials for publication.
- Work with writers to help their ideas succeed.
- Develop and execute promotional ideas around special events and activations.
- Lead branded content meetings to ensure content meets performance goals and develop key learnings for future campaigns.
- Work in partnership with our Branded Content Video Producer to conceptualize executions.
- Track and adhere to branded content creation and publish deadlines for clients/client approval.
- Manage branded content calendar and liaise with cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive and timely storytelling.
- Work closely with the company’s editorial team and act as a liaison between the editorial and sales teams to ensure cohesive content strategy.
- Provide conceptual and editorial feedback to guide external agencies on a high volume of work.
- Ensure seamless execution and delivery of creative assets to relevant internal partners and platforms.
- Work on tight deadlines to deliver work that exceeds expectations on time.
- Identify user needs and gaps in website content and recommend new topics.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications, English Language and literary studies, or relevant field.
- Minimum of 5 years work experience as a Copywriter or similar role.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Programs and content creation tools.
Salary and Benefits:
Monthly Gross salary: N150,000.
Benefits: Pension, HMO, 13th Month, and other perks.
Required Competencies:
- Excellent, clear, clean, accessible writing; obsessive eye for consistency and mechanical accuracy.
- Proven experience producing social media content for public consumption.
- Laser focus on and commitment to deadlines.
- Ability to thrive, without much oversight, in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment.
- Ability to manage multiple writing assignments simultaneously.
- A proactive and open-minded attitude to resolving problems and delivering results.
- Solid knowledge of SEO, keyword research and analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics).