Williams Lea

Content Creator / Copywriter

Salary: Up to £38,500 per annum dependent on experience

Location: London, E14

Contract: Permanent, Full time

Shifts: 37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri, 8-hour shifts, Core working hours are any eight-hour shift between 08.00 and 18.00 (work outside these core hours may be required) with 30 minute unpaid break.

Williams Lea seeks a Content Creator / Copywriter to join our team!

Williams Lea is the leading global provider of skilled business-critical support services to financial, legal and professional services firms.

Sound good so far? Then this is the perfect position for you and you are just the individual that we are looking for!

Purpose of role:

As the Content Creator you will be working as part of an in-house global creative team, responsible for representing a department that delivers exceptional design content including; Motion Graphics, Web development, Audio, Photography, Video, creative PowerPoint as well as contributing to strategic campaigns.

Support our Investment Banking client in internal communications within our Creative Studio based onsite, to create content, proof, edit, build, produce articles for a number of areas in the business. This will include relevant and easy to consume content for events, conference collateral, roadshows, internal promotions and initiatives. You will also be supporting marketing initiatives so copywriting and investment writing experience, with strong editorial skills, will be required.

You must have an understanding and passion for taking content and representing this in an impactful and engaging way across appropriate print and digital communication channels. The key to the role is the delivery of innovative and creative content execution across media with a consistent look and feel.

The work is very fast moving and often requires the application of judgement. You will be required to interpret numerous client instructions and translate those requirements into ‘branded’ concepts and final designs, which work in both the digital and print spaces.

Overall Aim of the Role:

The Content Creator will be expected to work collaboratively alongside Designers, Workflow, Studio Manager, Creative Account Manager, Global Creative Director and internal Clients.

You will work closely with our studio to ensure we deliver high quality work on time and within budget, reporting progress on projects daily.

Key Responsibilities:

• Tailor the output to audience types and communication mediums, including social, web, and email.
• Originate articles as well as edit long-form pieces into engaging short-form content for use on Intranet, in print and, including promo copy and takeaways.
• Support the Global Creative Director and creative leads on pipeline planning and communication with key stakeholders including distribution teams, marketing, and stakeholders

Required Skills:

• Copywriting and investment writing experience, with strong editorial skills, especially for a digital format.
• Digital publishing mindset. Expertise in strategy, implementation, and execution. Suits someone with a journalism or investment marketing background.
• Knowledge of, or keen interest in, investments and financial markets
• Understanding of global cultural aesthetics
• Educated to degree level, with English, journalism, communications or similar relevant degree preferable.
• Strong planning and implementation skills with a focus on deadlines.
• Resourcefulness and enthusiasm, with the ability to generate ideas, identify efficiency opportunities and collaborate very well with colleagues across the business.
• Can handle and manage working on multiple projects with multiple stakeholders at the same time
• Support the business to manage and deliver Client work, right first time, on time
• Interpret and challenge the brief requirements, offering the best solution for clients
• Take responsibility for escalating or resolving, as appropriate, any client issues, regularly communicating updates to the Studio Manager
• To use the workflow software and adapt to any existing procedures within the team
• Ensure that projects are delivered on time and within budget
• Quality checking and accuracy
• Excellent skills in MS Office, knowledge of SharePoint would be an advantage

REWARDS & BENEFITS

We believe in supporting our employees in both their professional and personal lives. As part of our commitment to your well-being, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes, retail vouchers – Including our TechScheme which can be used on a range of gadgets such as Smart TV’s, laptops & computers or household appliances.
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance,
• Health Assessments
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Gym memberships
• Referral Scheme

You will also have the opportunity to work for a global employer who is dedicated to offering each and every employee an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding career with future career development prospects!

EQUALITY & DIVERSITY

The Company values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (each of these being a “protected characteristic” in discrimination law). It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor and will build a culture that values openness, fairness and transparency.

If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like to make a reasonable adjustment to enable you to make an interview please contact us at careersatWL@williamslea.com

Please note: Due to the high volume of responses received for this role we will not be able to contact all applicants directly. If you have not heard from us in four weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.