Calling all tech or enterprise writers! Clockwork is looking for a Copywriter with consumer tech, enterprise tech and B2B writing experience to join our content team. We’re offering the right candidate the opportunity to create longer-form content for a variety of our tech clients – although you’ll also need to be comfortable writing shorter pieces for online platforms and social media.

The successful candidate needs outstanding copywriting skills, with a proven track record of producing insightful, research-based writing in a variety of formats. Specific experience writing tech or enterprise content will be a plus.

If you live for transforming complex, technical information into user-friendly, easy to read content, this position is for you! This is a full-time position based in Johannesburg working in a content team with like-minded individuals (although we sometimes disagree about which social media platform is the best).

All applications must include a copy of your CV and a comprehensive portfolio of work.

Reporting to: Content lead

Key responsibilities

Copy

• Create original copy that is accurate, insightful and grammatically correct and meets client goals
• Become familiar with clients’ products and services, target audiences, and competitors’ activities
• Conduct interviews with clients to inform content creation
• Amend, revise and rewrite in response to feedback from the account team, creative team, or clients
• Assist with the development of content strategies
• Adhere to strict briefs and deadlines

Research

• Research quickly and efficiently and translate your research into copy on a wide range of subjects
• Critically analyse and interrogate information presented to you
• Understand basic stats, figures and graphs and use them to support an argument

Working within a team

• Co-ordinate and discuss copy with the team, bringing a high degree of knowledge and experience
• Work seamlessly and efficiently with team leads, fostering a collaborative work environment
• Ensure timely responses to requests from team members on all deliverables.
• Manage and follow up on delegated deliverables

Essential experience

• Three to five years of experience in long form copywriting in the tech and B2B industries
• Proven experience as a Copywriter or in a similar writing role
• Verifiable degrees and diplomas

Essential skills

• Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written
• A comprehensive knowledge of and proven experience of the market and industry
• Maturity and temperament to relate to a wide range of clientele
• Client focused, attention to detail, highly organised
• Ability to think strategically, execute quality work under multiple and competing deadlines and work extra hours as needed
• High level of creativity, inspiration and innovation
• Good interpersonal skills – confidence to present observations or advice to (senior) colleagues
• “Can do” attitude to take ownership and pride in deliverables
• Team player willing to adapt to a fast-paced environment and champion the Clockwork ethos
• Flexible and open to changes
• Practical problem solver

Company Description

Clockwork Media is a South African content and communications agency which specialises in working closely with our clients to get the right message across.

We help brands convey the right message by creating, shaping and sharing communications in the best way possible.

Posted on 18 Sep 10:07