Copywriter

Excellent Opportunity for an experienced Copywriter

ESA Group are excited to be working with an award-winning international humanitarian charity offering a range of life-saving humanitarian solutions in over 30-crisis hit countries. As one of the fastest growing charities in the sector, we have transformed countless numbers of lives and empowered communities around the globe helping to break the poverty cycle through our simple vision; taking your small change and making a big difference.

My Client are a twice Guinness-World-Record holder and works closely with leading celebrities and globally renowned institutions in the UK and beyond in the fight against poverty.

Team-work makes the dream work and my Client are looking for passionate individuals who seek a dynamic and rewarding career and are able to work in demanding fast-paced environment.

Role overview:

The Company are an international humanitarian aid charity, which aims to relieve the suffering of poor and needy people across the world. Our growth plans are ambitious and to help achieve them, we are recruiting a Copywriter to promote the work of the charity through various on and off line channels. This role will be responsible for the content and quality of features within publications and articles for the company. Copy-writing needs to be engaging and in line with company marketing and public affairs objectives. Strong editing, structure and layout skills are essential.

Key Accountabilities

• Pro-actively maintain the company's marketing presence, including, but not limited to;
• Email bulletins/invitations.
• Websites - content, updates, reciprocal links, branding, social media, partnership site content.
• Research - conduct research as and when requested.
• Overseeing the layout, appearance and content of feature articles.
• Editorial content creation.
• Generating ideas for features with writing staff.
• Pro-actively assist with the planning of content as required.
• PR - draft and release appropriate press releases.
• Proofreading - editorials, press releases and literature.
• Work as part of the Marketing team in a flexible manner, within reasonable time constraints as directed by managers.
• Ensure through the proactive use of research techniques timely and relevant information is sent to the Marketing Manager to enable them to respond to current or future issues that impact on the company.
• Ensure through proactive research that the material contained within articles and press releases, on websites and company documentation is kept up to date and reflects both current and future information.
• Ability to make decisions and prioritise workload in order to determine which may have a significant impact on the company.
• Must have good attention to detail and be able to proof read efficiently.
• Key to this role is the ability to multi-task effectively in order to meet deadlines.
• Effective reporting skills including collation of PR clippings and organisation information.
• Demonstrate the ability to interact and cooperate with all employees.
• Maintain professional internal and external relationships.
• Proactively establish and maintain effective working team relationships.
• Knowledge of Islamic financial matters (Zakat, Wakf, Qurbanietc.) is an advantage.

Qualifications and experience:

• Diploma
• Copy-writing: 1 year

Person Specifications:

• Excellent verbal and written communicator, with strong interpersonal skills.
• Customer focus and the ability to deal with and take ownership and solve complex customer issues.
• Excellent organisational, time management and multi-tasking skills.
• Displays high energy and able to motivate self and others.
• Have a positive, can-do and resilient attitude.
• Able to manage people and drive high performance in their teams.
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills.
• Self-motivated with an ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Must prioritise and manage multiple high priority tasks.
• Tolerant of the views and opinions of others.

If you are interested, please contact Radhiya