Senior Creative Copywriter

Astbury Business Consulting; Rochdale; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Senior Copywriter to craft compelling brand narratives and manage a network of external writers. This role is pivotal in supporting the Creative Department, where you'll develop original concepts and produce high-quality content across diverse channels. You'll collaborate with various teams, ensuring the brand's tone of voice is consistently upheld. If you have a passion for storytelling, a keen interest in fashion, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, this position offers a fantastic opportunity to shape the narrative of a leading fashion retailer.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Creative work environment

Opportunities for professional development

Team-building activities

Qualifications

• 3+ years of copywriting experience, preferably in fashion.
• Strong editing and proofreading skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Write captivating brand narratives and simplify complex information.
• Manage external copywriters and collaborate with various departments.
• Ensure high creative standards and maintain the brand's tone of voice.

Skills

Copywriting

Editing

Research

Time Management

Creative Thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Content Management Systems

Social Media Platforms

Job description

About SEVENSTORE:

SEVENSTORE connects people through fashion, community, and collaboration.

With a globally curated assortment of designers and brands, SEVENSTORE offers a unique collection of clothing, footwear, and accessories from luxury fashion houses, archetypal contemporaries, and collaborative behemoths to the forefront of fashion, with the aim of bringing retail, creativity, and distinctive storytelling into one destination.

Inspired by globally recognised fashion houses next to emerging talents, SEVENSTORE sets out to merge together local and global communities. With a consumer-focused space set out to share experiences through fashion, music, culture, and art.

Driving forward the future of fashion and opening opportunities for creative minds, we are looking for talented individuals who understand the ethos, product, and culture of SEVENSTORE.

About The Role:

As the Senior Copywriter, your role will be to support the Creative Department and deliver market-leading and progressive content whilst upholding the SEVENSTORE visual, written, and creative identity. This is a hugely varied role, and you will work on a wide range of tasks which include pitching features, community stories, and leading on all copy-based projects.

Reporting to the Creative & Brand Manager, you will become a key component of SEVENSTORE’s brand identity and vision. This role will also allow you to work and collaborate with different departments including Buying, Ecommerce, Marketing, and Store.

As Senior Creative Copywriter, you’ll have the knowledge to fully interpret briefs and project requirements whilst also managing our external copywriter network to drive activity. An integral part of the role is to conduct high-quality research and interviews whilst pitching compelling and engaging features, adhering to the business Tone of Voice.

Responsibilities:

• Write captivating, thought-provoking brand narratives that inspire behaviour change.
• Simplify complex information and data into clear, compelling, and impactful brand stories.
• Work closely with the Creative & Brand Manager to develop original, innovative concepts.
• Manage our external network of copywriters, marrying their distinct voices with the appropriate projects whilst working to a monthly budget to fund these features.
• Create high-quality written communications across a broad range of channels including video, website, social, print, and internal comms.
• Demonstrate versatility across all types of writing: short copy, long copy, headlines, and all facets of internal and external communication.
• Execute all assigned work and projects within allocated timeframes whilst ensuring all deliverables are met to the highest standard.
• Work collaboratively with the Creative, Photography, Production, and Digital teams on all projects.
• Manage daily and weekly workflow and support Junior Copywriter when required.
• Edit, proof-read, and provide feedback on Junior Copywriter’s work when applicable, ensuring high creative standards are maintained.
• Act as the guardian of the SEVENSTORE tone of voice across all copy, ensuring consistency and quality for our customers & readership profiles.
• Pushing SEVENSTORE’S creative identity and visual language.

About You:

• 3+ years of copywriting experience in-house at a brand or an agency, preferably with some experience in fashion.
• Portfolio of work to document published articles (needed on application submission).
• Experience writing brand narratives, simplifying complex information into compelling stories, and writing copy for integrated projects.
• Proven ability to think strategically and conceptually with a knack for fresh ideas and a new perspective.
• Editing and proofreading skills with strong attention to detail.
• Able to work flawlessly under pressure, managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Keen interest in fashion & sportswear.
• An understanding of SEVENSTORE’s brand mix and diverse demographic.
• Passion for product and storytelling.
• Well organised and self-disciplined.
• Time management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Natural creative individual who can formulate and articulate new ideas.
• Ability to self-manage and work autonomously.
• Works well in a team and has a “can do” attitude.

The Team:

From Buying, Merchandise, Creative, Ecommerce, and Marketing, the inclusive nature of SEVENSTORE will allow you to stay in communication with the wider team, while the focal point being within your department. This will help you to achieve goals, surpass targets, and bring leading collections of clothing, footwear, and accessories to the retail space.

Diversity:

We recognise and value the importance of diversity to help ensure we have lots of different perspectives when we are iterating concepts for SEVENSTORE.COM. Diversity for us is about building happy teams full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other and our different experiences and backgrounds.

Recruitment Process:

We review applications on an individual basis, and if we feel you would be a good fit, we’ll invite you for a call or Teams video for an informal chat about the role, and to see if we’re a good fit for you.

We value open and honest conversations and collaboration, giving you a chance to learn about what we are doing in an informal and friendly environment. We want to know about you and why you feel that this is the opportunity for you.

Please note, this is not a remote role and our expectation is that you will be able to attend our Studio or Head Office in a hybrid way, in Greater Manchester.