Content Writer
- Remote
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Durban, South Africa
- Sandton, South Africa
- Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- Remote, South Africa
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Job description
Our client is a B2B content marketing agency. They work with businesses from around the world creating and repurposing content helping them to reach new audiences and grow. They’re an innovative, fast-growing agency, offering an exciting opportunity for the right person.
They’re looking to appoint a full-time Content Writer to join their team to help their ambitious plans to scale-up and grow over the next few years. The role is fully-remote and full-time.
Your Role
As a Content Writer you would be responsible for writing high quality content to tight deadlines. Content will be both long- and short-form across various media – blog posts, podcasts, emails, YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram… etc.
A key aspect of the role involves consuming their client’s content - e.g. podcast episodes, webinars, reports, event content - then developing a content plan.
The plan will include edit notes for their creative team, picking out the best bits for social media, and creating written content based on their original piece of content. This may involve writing a blog post based on a podcast episode, drawing up social media copy for a video, or writing a storyboard for an image carousel…and lots more interesting things!
You will also be responsible for liaising and collaborating with their creative and content management teams.
The job requires exceptional ability to adjust style and tone - you will be working with a wide range of clients from around the globe. You will be incorporating SEO best-practice into written content where appropriate and utilising AI to improve processes and enable creativity.
The position offers a great opportunity to immerse yourself in the exciting world of content marketing.
The role is perfect for you if you have:
A genuine love of content marketing – you read newsletters, listen to podcasts and read blogs about content marketing... it’s a world that you immerse yourself in and stay updated on
Exceptional writing skills – specifically for B2B and for both long-form and short form (mainly LinkedIn)
Skills in utilising AI and a love to find creative and innovative ways to incorporate AI into content marketing processes – whilst understanding the risks and pitfalls of AI as well
Understanding of the best writing practices on the main social media channels
Strong attention to detail
Outstanding time management skills; able to work to tight deadlines and multi-task
Experience or desire to work independently in a virtual team
The ability to take direction constructively
A creative eye and the ability to bring new ideas to the table – we strive to constantly innovate/improve and we want to work with people who share our passion
Job requirements
Your experience needs to include:
A minimum of two years professional experience as a content writer – specifically B2B
Experience with working for a content agency
When it comes to social media platforms, we're particularly keen on meeting writers who are experienced with LinkedIn
Experience in content repurposing - consuming content in one format (blog, podcast, video…) and turning it into new written content (social posts, articles, etc)
UK hours
For this position you will be asked to undertake a short writing trial. Please only apply if you are willing to do the trial.
- Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
- Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa
- Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Remote, Gauteng, South Africa
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