Content Writer
Hey, we're Kurogo. We create thought leaders through personal branding. Over the last 2 years, we've worked with some of the most exciting founders, CEOs and entrepreneurs globally to build their personal brands. We help clients unlock the power of personal branding by: positioning them as authorities in their industry, developing content strategies that reflect their expertise, creating social content and video content to grow their presence and landing them media features in leading publications.
Lots of cool things are happening at Kurogo and we're looking for an Account Manager to join the team!
About the role.
Job Title: Content Writer
Salary: £26,500 - £28,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Terms of employment: 12-month contract (with 2-month probationary period)
Hours: Full-time
Location: Remote
Reporting to: Account Manager and Head of Client Strategy
Application deadline: Friday 2nd February 2024 (at 11:59pm)
Interview dates: w/c 12th February and w/c 19th February 2024
Position summary.
We’re looking for an experienced Content Writer to join Kurogo. Ideally, you’ll have first-hand experience working at an agency as a Content Writer or experience writing LinkedIn/social media content for CEOs, founders or company executives.
As a Content Writer, you’ll write social media content for a suite of clients from a range of sectors (and countries!) - some of the most exciting founders, CEOs and entrepreneurs in the world. You’ll work in a ‘Pod’ with an Account Manager and a Social Community Executive to develop our clients’ personal brands. Your key responsibility will be to produce highly engaging content that builds our clients’ audience and authority on social media.
You’ll be a talented writer with a deep interest in writing social media content for clients in diverse sectors and you’ll be passionate about personal branding. As a young and ambitious organisation, we’re looking for someone with entrepreneurial drive, commercial acumen and someone hungry to join an early-stage agency.
We’ve grown rapidly in 2022 and 2023 and don’t plan on slowing down anytime soon. In fact, we’re continuing our expansion globally in 2024 and you can join us on this journey. Let's become the world’s go-to personal branding agency.
Key responsibilities.
To work closely with our clients to understand what makes them stand out and the reputation they want to build
To research and understand our clients’ industries inside out
To work with your Pod (Account Manager and Social Community Executive) and senior team to execute positioning strategies effectively through high-quality content
To adopt varying tones of voice to reflect our clients’ goals, industries and brands
To write and distribute content for social media (predominantly LinkedIn) that generates engagement, grows our clients’ followings and builds credibility
To monitor our clients’ industries to spot opportunities for reactive content and trends we can jump on
To repurpose press releases, media features and other content into highly engaging social media content
To champion our clients and support their content creation needs where required
To share information and best practice on producing industry leading content openly and productively with the wider team
To bring your own thoughts and ideas to the table as to how we can grow as an agency
What we are looking for.
2 years' experience (minimum) in content writing and social media (this could be at an agency, in-house or freelance)
Keen interest in the personal branding space + passionate about writing short-form content and LinkedIn content
The ability to spot trending content and viral ideas
Proactive, self-motivated and organised, with excellent project management skills
Determined to learn and develop with us - constantly looking to improve our delivery, the business and your own skills. We’re an ambitious bunch constantly driving each other to be the best personal branding agency in the world. And we have a great time doing it
A creative and curious individual - someone who is not afraid to experiment and push the boundaries of the content you write
Ability to handle multiple clients/projects simultaneously
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively. We’re a remote-first agency, so you’ll spend a lot of time working from home (though there will be opportunities to meet the team in-person at the Kurogo Studio in London)
A typical week could involve:
Attending whole team meetings and Pod meetings to report on the status of your clients
Researching and developing a content strategy alongside the Account Manager to position a new client as a thought leader in their industry
Writing lots of high-quality social content for your clients to grow their audience and authority (primarily on LinkedIn)
Editing content to optimise its performance
Collaborating with your Pod to develop existing clients' content strategies
Liaising with Account Managers and clients to collect powerful stories, advice and updates that you can turn into engaging social content
Analysing campaign performance and updating content strategies
What we can offer you.
£26,500 - £28,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Flexible working hours (9am-12pm core hours)
29 days per year (including your birthday) + public holidays in England & Wales.
A 3-night stay once per year at Unplugged.rest (digital detox cabins)
Bespoke wellbeing plan, and individual wellbeing budget
The opportunity to support and work with a social cause of your choice every year
Mentoring for personal and professional development, with yearly personal professional development budget
An afternoon of L&D every month
Whole team in-person socials, virtual socials + in-person co-working days with colleagues
Incentives for building your personal brand