Jr. Copywriter

Title: Jr. Copywriter Location: Chicago, IL

Home Chef is seeking a Jr. Copywriter to serve as a member of the marketing department who is capable of writing across brands and in multiple channels, inclusive of digital advertising, lifecycle marketing, video, social native, and beyond.

Detailed Responsibilities

Create best-in-class native content

• Be well-versed in the current content landscapes
• Bring new, forward-thinking ideas to life that drive measurable results
• Work with other members of the creative team to execute content within deadlines
• Proficient at writing clear, engaging copy for videos and still images alike

Participate in brainstorming sessions:

• Develop innovative solutions to creative challenges
• Develop ways to communicate unique messages

Interpret creative briefs into content:

• Develop clear, engaging, persuasive and on-brand copy for: marketing emails, retail/POP signage, Home Chef web pages, digital advertisements, social channels, company collateral, campaign videos and other endeavors as needed

Work within a style guide:

• Leverage our existing style guide and help evolve it to accommodate the growing needs of the company

Partner with cross-functional team:

• Work closely with the design, marketing, retail, and product teams to create content, develop workload efficiencies and collaborate on output

This position requires 0-10% travel.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• Education
  • Completion of a four-year degree program.

• Writing Skills 
  • Ability to write persuasively in both a formal and social voice
  • Ability to communicate in the Home Chef brand voice
  • Comfortable with multiple formats and lengths
  • Ability to write with engaging, emotive tone as well as a transactional/directive copy tone
  • Proofreading and editing skills

• Project Management Skills:
• Responsible attitude, confidence, autonomy, proactivity, attention to details and the ability to cast ahead for future projects
• Easily move between solo work as well as team collaboration
• Ability to complete tasks in a timely manner while balancing time, multitasking and interruptions
• Creative:
• Highly creative and imaginative, and ability to produce innovative and original ideas
• Experience with 360 marketing campaigns as well as direct and transactional digital channels
• Openness to receiving feedback
• Strategic:
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize strategic messages and multiple opinions into consumer-friendly copy
• Experience:
• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college
• 1+ year of experience in copywriting for a brand or consumer-facing company
• Food industry experience a plus
• Ad agency experience a plus

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