Jr. Copywriter

homechefinternalemployees; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k program

Paid time off

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Home Chef is seeking a Jr. Copywriter to craft compelling copy across brands and channels, including digital advertising, lifecycle marketing, video, social native, and more.

The role emphasizes writing for emails, web pages, ads, and collateral, with a focus on on-brand, persuasive copy across formats and channels. It also offers collaboration with design, marketing, and product teams and requires 0-10% travel.

Qualifications

• 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.

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 and develop on-brand copy for emails, signage, web pages, ads and social channels.
• Leverage our existing style guide and help evolve it to accommodate growing needs.
• Partner with cross-functional team to work with design, marketing, retail and product teams to create content, develop workload efficiencies and collaborate on output.
• This position requires 0-10% travel.

Skills

Copywriting

Content writing

Proofreading

Editing

Project management

Creative thinking

Strategic messaging

Team collaboration

Time management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree (four-year)

Four-year degree

Job description

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

More About Us

Perks and benefits

• Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off your first order!
• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance available
• Paid holidays, sick time and vacation time
• 401k program
• Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses

How We Work Together

We are humble team players.

We are warm and gracious with team members and customers. We seek feedback to improve ourselves - and respectfully listen to and accept input.

We are pragmatic next‑level thinkers.

We come up with novel and unique ideas. We explore new strategies to avoid being constrained by conventional thinking.

We take ownership.

We approach ambiguous problems, prepared to dive in, get curious, and learn more. We are results‑driven, always challenging ourselves to exceed goals.

Be at Home at Home Chef

We all show up authentically at Home Chef. Our team includes individuals with a variety of identities, backgrounds, and perspectives. You can trust that you'll be able to bring your whole self to an inclusive and enjoyable workplace.

We welcome people of all races, colors, religions, national origin or ancestry, sex (including sexual identity), age, physical or mental disabilities, pregnancy, veteran or military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, citizenship status, arrest record or expunged/sealed convictions, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.

Home Chef is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Home Chef will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact our People team at [e-mail] .

Home Chef offers the base salary range as posted below, with the exact offer depending on factors such as geographic location, experience, skills, and internal equity. While c