Copywriter

We're looking for a Copywriter to join our team in London as part of our Marketing function.

Your team: You will work in close collaboration with all current and future members of the LIONS Marketing team, including the VP of Marketing, Creative Director, Senior Social Media Editor – as well as copywriters, art directors, digital producers, other designers, as well as marketing managers and colleagues in other departments.

Your Role: You will be a vital member of the creative team – and will work on a wide variety of creative projects from brief to delivery for all our products, awards and events. You will drive high creative standards and be a brand guardian for the globally known LIONS brand and our portfolio, which includes LIONS Membership, The Work, Advisory, Learning, Cannes Lions, Eurobest, and more.

Your direct contribution includes, but is not limited to, the production of creative and advertising copy for both event assets and film, writing for design, content writing for email and social media executions, internal and external announcements and toolkits, creative pitches with external partners.

Key accountabilities

Owning briefs from start to completion. Writing and testing work to make sure each brief objective is completed in full, on time, and in line with company/brand standards.
Liaise and collaborate with relevant business partners to produce copy and content. Will follow-up with questions, updates, and edits as needed.
Ability to work independently to lead a creative project, while continually sharing progress with stakeholders on the Marketing team and across the business.
Write content for a variety of projects across marketing activities including, email, social media assets, web assets, content reports, supporting collateral, advertisements.
This role involves close collaboration with all current and future members of the LIONS Marketing team, including the VP of Marketing, Creative Director, other copywriters, art directors, digital producers, designers – as well as marketing managers and colleagues in other departments.
Ability to thrive in an exciting and busy environment, working for an iconic brand.
Strong problem-solving skills and initiative. Motivates and inspires the team around them.
Belief in the power of creativity.

This list is not exhaustive and there may be other activities you will be required to deliver.

Your Experience

Ability to write compelling copy, content and concepts that meet project requirements, brand guidelines and LIONS creative standards.
Creativity and storytelling. You are a source of original, conceptual ideas and hooks that people want to spend time with, and talk to others about. You will be passionate and curious about all aspects of creativity.
A portfolio of client work for a range of sectors from B2C to B2C.
A clear ability to write both long-form and short-form content.
Experience in the Creative Industry and a keen awareness of the trends, topics and operations within it.
Communication and collaboration skills.
Excellent organisational skills required; must be able to handle multiple projects and produce a high volume of quality work within tight deadlines.
Self-motivated and able to own creative projects, but still be a team player, comfortable with following direction and receiving feedback as required.
Some experience as a writer in the creative industry. Relevant experience working in a team based environment is ideal.

If you don't meet every single requirement, we'd still encourage you to apply. At LIONS, we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role we would still like you to apply.