Senior Copywriter

Candi Solar; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 30 000 - 60 000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Copywriter, where creativity meets sustainability. In this dynamic role, you will craft compelling content that drives engagement across multiple platforms, including email campaigns and social media. With a focus on the renewable energy sector, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that every piece of content aligns with the company's mission of providing clean energy solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact while working in a supportive and innovative environment that values teamwork and creativity.

Qualifications

• 5 years of professional copywriting experience preferred in renewable energy.
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills essential for content creation.

Responsibilities

• Write engaging content for various formats including blogs and newsletters.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure content aligns with brand messaging.

Skills

Copywriting

SEO

Proofreading

Creative Writing

Presentation Skills

Multichannel Marketing

Adobe Creative Suite

Education

Bachelor's degree in English

Bachelor's degree in Communications

Bachelor's degree in Marketing

Bachelor's degree in Journalism

Tools

Content Management Systems (CMS)

Email Marketing Platforms

Job description

Company Profile : candi is a dedicated solar partner for businesses across Asia and Africa. Combining the international capital of our Swissbased platform with local expertise in these regions were able to provide a unique offering to this underserved sector. In doing so we aim to have a big social impact reduce carbon emissions create jobs increase energy access and for businesses of all sizes in emerging markets.

Our approach is to take the risk so our partners dont have to providing businesses with flexible endtoend solar and battery solutions that are built to last. Our shared value model leverages our experience in customisable finance and performance offerings quality engineering and dataenabled asset management to help guarantee optimised systems lowering the barrier to entry and maximising returns.

Job Summary : The company is looking to recruit a skilled and creative Copywriter with 5 years of professional experience to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in content creation across various formats including emailers newsletters blogs case studies white papers and social media posts. You will play a key role in shaping candi solars voice and ensuring all content aligns with our brand and messaging.

Specifically the job requires taking ownership of the following for the Global team :

• Collaborate with internal crossfunctional stakeholders to build content including compiling information on completed projects extracting valuable insights and factchecking with team members
• Write engaging and persuasive content for email campaigns newsletters blogs case studies white papers and social media posts. Also write scripts for video recordings featuring internal team members on specific topics
• Develop content that is aligned with candi solars brand voice and messaging
• Collaborate with the marketing and design teams to create content that supports broader marketing campaigns
• Research and stay uptodate with industry trends to produce relevant and timely content
• Edit and proofread content to ensure clarity accuracy and consistency
• Optimize content for SEO and digital platforms to drive engagement and reach
• Assist in developing content strategies to enhance brand awareness and lead generation
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines ensuring timely delivery of highquality content

Location : Johannesburg or Cape Town (Hybrid role combined with working from home)

Hours : Full time (Five days a week)

Job Requirements :

• Bachelors degree in English Communications Marketing Journalism or a related field
• 5 years of professional copywriting experience preferably in the renewable energy or B2B industry
• Strong writing editing and proofreading skills
• Proven ability to write for various formats including emailers newsletters blogs case studies white papers and social media posts
• Experience with SEO and digital content optimisation
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team. Candidates must be able to manage deadlines effectively while accommodating working hours in South Africa India and different time zones as required
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering highquality content
• Experience in the solar or renewable energy industry is a plus
• Familiarity with content management systems (CMS) and email marketing platforms is a plus

Working Culture :

• You agree to live out the candi values every day of your employment : this includes to put empathy before ego being authentic no matter what that we get it done as one and follow the candi principle that less is more
• A dynamic crossfunctional team player willing to take initiative on projects in the context of a multicultural scaleup trying to execute big bold ideas.
• Having experience working for an international company or having studied or worked abroad is considered a plus.
• You must be open honest trustworthy a strong communicator and understand that what we get done as a team surpasses what we get done individually.
• candi is an equal opportunities employer.

candi is unique because...

• We focus on helping businesses of all sizes in emerging markets get access to cheap clean rooftop solar energy.
• We have a strong emphasis on a clientcentric & innovationdriven working culture.
• We are an international team where remote working is commonplace where we trust our team members to actively carve out a role for themselves according to their skillset.

Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Presentation Skills,Marketing,Proofreading,Copy Editing,Adobe Creative Suite,Multichannel Marketing,SEO,Alternative dispute resolution,Copywriting,Creative Writing,Branding,Writing Skills

Employment Type : Full-Time

Department / Functional Area : Marketing

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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