Senior Copywriter - 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Inspired-Thinking-Group-; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off that works for you

Smart Working with up to 40% from home

Professional development opportunities

Employee benefits and wellbeing

Job summary

Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) is hiring for an editorial-focused copywriter to work on the Matalan account. This maternity cover role involves creating on-brand copy across multiple channels and actively developing the brand's tone of voice from an early stage.

You’ll own, shape and apply the TOV across briefs, ensuring consistency and quality. You’ll work with writers, designers and agencies, managing multiple projects, meeting deadlines, and contributing to tone of voice tools and training

Qualifications

• A strong writer with a background in fashion, style, or editorial.
• Experience applying or developing a brand tone of voice, ideally within a retail or lifestyle context.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity: you can take a loosely defined brief or an early-stage creative direction and make confident, considered decisions.
• Meticulous attention to detail, with solid sub-editing and proofreading skills.
• Organised and self-sufficient. You manage multiple projects independently and flag issues early.
• A good listener and clear communicator, able to interpret client needs and translate them into compelling creative work.
• An understanding of how copy works across digital channels, from email and social to e-commerce.

Responsibilities

• Write engaging, on-brand copy across multiple channels, including product and commerce copy, above-the-line advertising, CRM and social, and point-of-sale.
• Apply early-stage tone of voice principles to live briefs and build out examples to establish brand voice in practice.
• Own and evolve the Matalan TOV in collaboration with the client, ensuring consistency, relevance, and quality across all outputs.
• Sub-edit and proofread copy (own and others’) to ensure accuracy and adherence to guidelines.
• Develop TOV tools, guidelines, and training materials for writers, marketers and client teams.
• Run tone of voice workshops and briefing sessions as needed.
• Stay across competitor activity, fashion and retail trends, and the wider cultural conversation relevant to the brand.

Skills

Strong writer

Fashion/editorial background

Brand tone of voice

Ambiguity tolerance

Attention to detail

Organised

Communication

Digital copy

Job description

This is a genuinely exciting time to join the Matalan account at ITG on an initial 12 month fixed term contract covering a period of maternity leave. At its heart, this is a hands-on writing role. You'll be answering briefs and producing copy across a wide range of channels.

What makes this role particularly interesting is that the brand is undergoing a significant reposition, moving toward a style-led fashion and lifestyle editorial direction, and the tone of voice is being actively developed to reflect that shift. You’ll be coming in at an early stage of that journey, which means real creative ownership. You’ll take emerging TOV principles and run with them, apply them to new briefs, and help shape what the brand sounds like as you go.

You’ll be the day-to-day custodian of the Matalan brand voice at ITG, working across a broad range of channels and touchpoints with other writers, designers, art directors, client services, clients and external creative agencies.

What you’ll be doing

• Writing engaging, on-brand copy across multiple channels, including product and commerce copy, above-the-line advertising, CRM and social, and point-of-sale.
• Taking early-stage TOV principles and applying them proactively to live briefs, building out examples and establishing the brand voice in practice.
• Owning and evolving the Matalan TOV in collaboration with the client, ensuring consistency, relevance, and quality across all outputs.
• Sub-editing and proofreading copy (your own and others’) to ensure accuracy and adherence to guidelines.
• Developing TOV tools, guidelines, and training materials for writers, marketers, and client teams.
• Running tone of voice workshops and briefing sessions as needed.
• Staying across competitor activity, fashion and retail trends, and the wider cultural conversation relevant to the brand.
• Managing your workload across multiple concurrent projects, hitting deadlines without compromising quality.

• A strong writer with a background in fashion, style, or editorial. You understand how to write with authority and personality in this space.
• Experience applying or developing a brand tone of voice, ideally within a retail or lifestyle context.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity: you can take a loosely defined brief or an early-stage creative direction and make confident, considered decisions.
• Meticulous attention to detail, with solid sub-editing and proofreading skills.
• Organised and self-sufficient. You manage multiple projects independently and flag issues early.
• A good listener and clear communicator, able to interpret client needs and translate them into compelling creative work.
• An understanding of how copy works across digital channels, from email and social to e-commerce.

Perks at ITG — alongside a competitive salary, here's what you can look forward to:

• Time off that works for you — 25 days' holiday + bank holidays, a paid Wellbeing Day, flexible bank holidays to honour cultural or religious observances, and the option to buy or carry over up to 5 extra days.
• Flexibility & lifestyle — Smart Working with up to 40% from home, and after 12 months, the option to work from abroad for up to 90 days a year.
• Family & life milestones — Enhanced family friendly leave, 3 extra days for your wedding/honeymoon, and an Employee Assistance Programme whenever you need support.
• Financial perks — Pension scheme, Corporate Medical Cash Plan, electric car salary sacrifice scheme, and tax-efficient payroll giving to your favourite charities.
• Growth & recognition — Funding for professional qualifications, monthly Employee of the Month awards (£250 bonus), and referral bonuses of up to £1,500.
• Community & wellbeing — Regular Wellbeing Workshops, 30+ Wellbeing Champions, a paid Volunteer Day, and an online perks platform with discounts on top brands, days out, and gym memberships.

What next? Like what you see? Drop us your application and someone from our team will be in touch.

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