Senior Editor

Born on South Molton Street, London in 1971, Molton Brown is an icon of uniquely British style. Today, Molton Brown is one of the leading global brands in Kao´s global cosmetics portfolio. Growing from small-scale artisans into the international fragrance brand it is today, its pioneering presence is felt in our stores and websites, travel retail, luxury department stores and the most esteemed hotels around the world.

Expertly blended in London, Molton Brown’s signature fragrances, bath and shower gels, home and hand care luxuries have claimed iconic status. Kao and Molton Brown have a passion for integrity, for craftsmanship, for artistry and for giving our consumers the ultimate, quality experience.

The role

Reporting to the Director, Brand Management and sitting within the Creative team, this role is responsible for directing Molton Brown’s voice across all brand touch points, with global relevance for our international markets. Remit includes (but is not limited to) core brand messages, packaging, in-store and digital marketing, press and campaign copy. You will be working on exciting new projects, helping to shape the way we communicate to new audiences be that through compelling fragrance campaign taglines and film, coming up with fresh ideas to spark conversations with our social media community and creating evergreen editorials that reinforce our brand pillars and engage readers.

What You Will Do

Lead the small, close-knit team of copywriters to write and edit copy across all brand touch points, with international channels including in-store retail, websites, social media, wholesale, third party and hotel partners
Work closely with the Senior Manager of Design and Art Director to create powerful, on-brand campaign concepts that reinforce Molton Brown’s purpose
Ensure all copy adheres to brand identity, is flawless and meets the commercial needs of a complex global business
Team Management; lead and manage the team in both their professional and personal development, driving a positive attitude through change, motivation and excellence with clear objectives and a mentoring, nurturing approach to support this
Work with the Director, Brand Management to ensure the brand’s new tone of voice is rolled out successfully across all touch points
Work with the Senior Manager, Creative Operations to monitor workload and resource with a view to both short and long-term planning to ensure that business needs are met

What You Will Need

Degree education with relevant writing and editing experience (5-8 years).
Proven experience of writing and editing compelling copy for a cross-platform luxury business preferably within the Beauty and/or Fragrance sector.
Prior experience of working alongside an Art Director to create brand messaging across campaign assets as well as film storyboarding and interview organisation and execution.
Team management

Molton Brown is part of Kao founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people’s lives with our high-quality products and services to create a Kirei Life for all – a beautiful life that respects the needs of our consumers and customers as well as the planet. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. As a company driven by purpose and strong corporate values, we pride ourselves to be listed among the World´s Most Ethical Companies since 16 consecutive years. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do – acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation and treating each other with trust and respect.

How we work: Having been selected among the World´s Most Ethical Companies for 16 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.

What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with competitive salaries, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.

Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.

Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit https://www.kao.com/emea/en/