Junior Copywriter

Remuneration:	market-related
Location:	Cape Town
Job level:	Junior
Job policy:	Employment Equity position
Type:	Permanent
Reference:	#JCSCGLsoKvR22
Company:	ninety9cents

Job description

We are looking for an up-and-coming, driven and ambitious junior copywriter to join our Creative Team on one of our Retail Clients. Do you love the concept as much as you love crafting your writing to entice and excite the consumer?

Please note that this position focuses on alcohol brands. The successful incumbent must be comfortable with working on alcohol brands.

Requirements

• Translate a brief and the strategic requirements into a compelling creative solution.
• Present work to the Creative Director and the Creative Group Head.
• Together with an Art Director, generate effective, innovative and compelling creative concepts for individual adverts or campaigns based on sound strategies.
• Write copy for radio, tv, print and electronic/digital media.
• Write and produce for radio.
• Be painfully accurate, error-free and be able to proof-check work.
• Being able to handle more than one job at a time, under tight deadlines.

Minimum relevant experience and skills/attributes required:

• A tertiary qualification in Copywriting and/or Advertising.
• Copywriting experience within an Advertising Agency.
• A Portfolio of evidence that reflects creative Copywriting proficiencies (Behance/Wixsite, etc).
• Proficient in MS Word/PowerPoint/Keynote.
• Be a team player, especially when working with an Art Director or other Creative to ensure the best possible creative output.
• Have an understanding of various mediums and copy requirements from print to digital.
• Take ownership of your tasks and actively manage the creative process to progress towards deadline.

Interested candidates must please submit a concise cv and salary expectation. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us within three weeks after submitting your application, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful. We remain committed to the principles of employment equity.

Posted on 06 Jun 16:04, Closing date 5 Jul