E-Commerce Content Assistant
- Recruiter
- Simplified Recruitment
- Location
- Livingston
- Salary
- Negotiable, Based on Experience
- Posted
- 31 Oct 2014
- Closes
- 28 Nov 2014
- Ref
- SR270233d500dcc
- Contact
- Simplified Recruitment
- Sectors
- Media & Digital Media
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Title: E-Commerce Content Assistant
Location & Post Code: Livingston, West Lothian (EH54)
Salary: Negotiable, Based on Experience
In online retail, nothing stands still our client is an ambitious growing business. They need someone who can write compelling and vibrant copy, process images and video to inform and inspire their customers by bringing the products to life!
The Role:
You will be part of a team writing detailed product descriptions, carrying out research to identify unique selling points and depicting them in a captivating manner whilst maintaining the strictest attention to detail. You will process and upload images, video and additional pdf content to ensure that products are presented fantastically. You will identify relevant keywords and phrases, ensuring that they blend into your copy.
You will assign products to relevant categories to ensure that our customers easily find the products they’re looking for. You will seek out opportunities for cross promotions for all products.
You will identify modifications to structure and layout for both websites suggesting opportunities to improve overall user navigation.
You will study competitors (or role model companies in different markets) identifying fresh content opportunities, product range gaps and product presentation.
The Person:
You will be already have experience of content writing, be a regular online shopper and be able to demonstrate excellent writing skills. You will have an awareness of consumer shopping habits / behaviour and a keen eye for detail. You will be versatile; able to multi task and engage in a number of projects simultaneously.
You will need to alter your tone and style for their wide range of categories and understand how each product fits into the wider range. You will do all of this whilst meeting tightly set deadlines products need to be live at the right time to avoid loss of sales. You will contribute to all areas of the company such as Visual Merchandising, Buying, IT and Customer Services.
The right candidate will possess enthusiasm, creativity and diligence combined with a passion for online retail.
Experience and Skills Required:
• Demonstrable writing skills preferably in an online sphere.
• Significant experience of multi channel shopping, price comparison and understanding of social media influence.
• Experience and proficiency with Photoshop preferred.
• Experience of tools such as Google Analytics would be beneficial.
• Experience of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint would be beneficial.
About Our Client:
Our client leads the field in their respective markets. With a combined online turnover of over £15 million pa and a range of 12,000 skus across the full spectrum of categories, this is a fast paced FMCG environment with exciting opportunities to develop.
Easily commutable by car or train from Edinburgh.
Please apply online with your CV and covering letter.
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