Ogilvy Social Lab is setting global benchmarks in digital marketing and is driven by offering our expertise to both local and international clients through a multi-market footprint.
We have enabled 'borderless ways of working', operating as connected teams and providing Creative, Content, Media and Intelligence capabilities to Ogilvy agencies and clients in more than 20 countries.
Join our globally connected team and work on challenging projects that transcend borders. Embrace a career that takes you to new horizons and make a global impact!
We are looking for a Senior Copywriter
We mentioned our global footprint, and this path leads to into the world of cutting-edge customer comms for a renowned UK powerhouse. Join our elite team shaping their success story.
Your journey will involve close collaboration with art directors, strategists, and account maestros, crafting magnetic copy that dances to the brand's rhythm. With your digital genius and telecom-retail wizardry, we're set to launch irresistible campaigns that truly connect with our audience. Step into the excitement - apply today!
About you
Above all, you'll be a creative wizard with a dash of human sparkle. You're not just a writer – you're a word magician, conjuring up ideas that make customers go "Wow!" in every direction. You'll have a personal love affair with the art of crafting words. More than that, you'll need to sprinkle your wisdom onto our junior team members.
If we were to guess, you've probably danced with direct and customer comms before, and you totally get how owned channels can be the trusty steeds that carry truth. 🚀
Responsibilities
- Work with the team to create fresh digital ideas for global campaigns
- Write engaging content for various online platforms like social media, websites, blogs, emails, and ads.
- Keep the brand's voice consistent while delivering key messages.
- Collaborate closely with designers for smooth copy-visual integration
- Research trends, insights, and competitors for creative enhancement.
- Guide junior writers, fostering a creative workspace.
- Present ideas well, adapting based on feedback.
- Stay updated on digital trends, boosting skills and agency growth.
Qualifications and Experience
- Degree in advertising, marketing, communications, or related field.
- 7+ years proven copywriting experience, especially in digital and telecom/retail.
- Compelling portfolio across digital platforms.
- Strong writing skills, creatively persuasive.
- Innovative thinker, pushing digital boundaries.
- Proficient in English, including grammar and SEO.
- Detail-oriented, meets deadlines.
- Experience in providing excellent communication for diverse audiences.
Offer
- Full-time job within a growing and trendsetting agency
- Global client portfolio
- Attractive package and benefits
- Continuous trainings. Career conversation and growing opportunities
- Flexible homeworking policy
Top Skills
What We Do
In 1948, David Ogilvy founded the agency that would become Ogilvy & Mather. Starting with no clients and a staff of two, he built his company into one of the eight largest advertising networks in the world with more than 500 offices and 20,000 staff across 169 cities.
Ogilvy South Africa’s origins lie with a small hot shop in Cape Town, founded by Bob Rightford, Brian Searle-Tripp and Roger Makin in 1976. After merging with Ogilvy in 1984, Ogilvy & Mather RS-TM dominated the local creative scene during the first decade and over the next twenty years was recognized as a brand-focused agency that acted with integrity.
During the 1990’s, Ogilvy South Africa soared creatively under the leadership of Robyn Putter (1950-2010), who eventually went on to become the global creative head of WPP.
Today, Ogilvy South Africa is the leader in the industry, focused on building and transforming brands. Employing more than 900 staff across three offices, Ogilvy remains true to David’s vision; we still see ourselves as a company that does more than ads and have proven that by maintaining our humility and an almost divine discontent at our past successes, we can do more than stay relevant. For more than 50 years, Ogilvy South Africa has created iconic advertising for clients such as KFC, VW, SAB, BP, DStv and Mondelez amongst others, and we continue to live by our founders credo of existing to “Make brands matter”.
