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Copywriter (Fixed Term Contract)
at Jamie Oliver Group London in London (Published at 08-10-2024)
WHO WE ARE
Set up by our visionary founder, The Jamie Oliver Group is a global and integrated food brand with a mission to help build a healthier, happier world through the joy of food.
From media and restaurants to products, partnership and Ministry of Food, every part of our diverse business has a key role to play in making it easier for people to cook and enjoy better, healthier, more sustainable, and joyful meals. Whether that’s in our homes, in restaurants or workplaces.
As a proud B Corp, we are committed to educate and inspire people, workplaces, schools and communities all over the world, to help make better choices, one meal at a time.
At The Jamie Oliver Group we celebrate the fact that everyone is different and we treat every colleague with dignity and respect. We know that diverse and inclusive teams help us deliver our best work, and we love to see applications from groups who are currently underrepresented in the creative industries.
Position:
WHAT YOU’RE HERE TO DO
A creative whizz, the Copywriter will be an excellent communicator and team player. Flexible, adaptable, positive and proactive, with the ability to stay calm under pressure, they’ll be happy and willing to juggle a changing workload and to respond to the needs of the wider business. Working within a small, committed team, they’ll be keen to put forward creative ideas and will use their initiative to get stuff done and consider better ways of working. This is a fixed term contract lasting until August 2025.
Delivery
- Create compelling, market-leading product pages for our direct-to-consumer (DTC) website, which speaks directly to our audience, understanding how we can meet their needs, to deadline
- Assist the Senior team with generating packaging copy or revising existing copy to brief for commercial products and licensed partners, as well as associated marketing assets, ensuring consistency in tone and output across all packaging and related collateral
- Write engaging weekly CRM newsletters and website copy, utilising SEO insights to drive traffic to JamieOliver.com, delivering high-quality content in a timely fashion.
- Assist the team in creating, populating and managing all editorial content calendars, both online and offline. This includes selecting content for the online homepage and recipe of the day, and helping to research content for features and newsletters
- Write regular online features to a high standard, utilising SEO insights and repurposing existing content to create compelling reads for our audience, also increasing website traffic
- Upload new recipes to the database, website, and associated digital services, and log all related recipe usage
- Assist the Editorial Team with the ongoing project of editing and updating our back-catalogue of recipes, including getting all online recipes into step-by-step format, taking responsibility for all associated record keeping and progress updates
- Assist the Editorial Team with content audits, including our ongoing Cultural Appropriation review, updating recipes and associated content as required, as well as record keeping and progress updates
- Assist the Senior team by pulling, formatting and updating content, as and when required, to support the wider business
- Assist the Content Editor with asset creation for Jamie Oliver Cookery School classes, as required
- Support the Content Editor with costings across recipe content (book, TV, online), as required
- Work alongside the team to check any project briefs and copy requests before delivery with the company objectives in mind
Team
- Support the Senior team with administrative requirements, one-off projects and research, and ongoing team workload, as and when required
- Contribute to team discussions and idea-generating sessions, and work collaboratively with the wider content team to share information, and to input creatively into brainstorms, ideas and projects, as appropriate
Requirements:
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Experience in an e-commerce or media environment would be a major plus, with demonstrative skills in digital and product copywriting.
- Experience of adhering to house style and using CMS is essential, as is a genuine interest in food
- Excellent writing skills, with a brilliant grasp of grammar, punctuation and spelling
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Efficient organisational skills
- Great communication and IT skills (InDesign experience preferable)
- Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines, and to work proactively
- A positive attitude, bags of enthusiasm and a willingness to be proactive and put forward creative ideas
Other information:
- A friendly and supportive company culture in a creative office
- Competitive salary & bonus
- Hybrid working
- Private medical cover
- Life insurance & permanent health insurance
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme at no cost
- Access to a corporate Classpass membership
- Lots of training and development opportunities
- 30 days holiday, plus half a day for Christmas shopping
- Fabulous food perks including free breakfast at the office & affordable and delicious lunches prepared on-site by our very own staff chefs.
- Excellent company discounts such as 50% off food when you dine in Jamie Oliver Catherine St and access to a CODE Hospitality app which gives you exclusive discounts in your favourite restaurants, bars and hotels around the UK
- Social events, workshops, discounted gym membership, plus subsidised massage appointments on site
