Jr. Copywriter

Home Chef • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Home Chef is seeking a Jr. Copywriter to join its marketing department. The role writes across Home Chef and Tempo brands and multiple channels, including digital advertising, lifecycle marketing, video, and social content. The Jr. Copywriter develops clear, engaging, persuasive, and on-brand copy; brings forward-thinking ideas to life; and collaborates with creative and cross-functional teams to deliver content on schedule. The position requires 0–10% travel.

Requirements

• Completion of a four-year degree program; a bachelor's degree is specified in the experience qualifications.
• At least 1 year of copywriting experience for a brand or consumer-facing company.
• Ability to write persuasively in formal and social voices and communicate in the Home Chef brand voice.
• Comfort with multiple formats and lengths, including engaging and emotive copy as well as transactional and directive copy.
• Proofreading and editing skills.
• Responsible, confident, autonomous, proactive, and detail-oriented approach, with the ability to plan ahead for future projects.
• Highly creative and imaginative, with the ability to produce innovative and original ideas.
• Experience with 360 marketing campaigns and direct and transactional digital channels.
• Openness to receiving feedback.
• Ability to synthesize strategic messages and multiple opinions into consumer-friendly copy.

Nice To Haves

• Food industry experience.
• Ad agency experience.

Responsibilities

• Create best-in-class native content and stay informed about current content landscapes.
• Develop forward-thinking ideas that drive measurable results.
• Work with the creative team to execute content within deadlines.
• Write clear, engaging copy for videos and still images.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and develop innovative solutions to creative challenges and ways to communicate unique messages.
• Interpret creative briefs and develop clear, engaging, persuasive, on-brand copy for marketing emails, retail and point-of-purchase signage, Home Chef web pages, digital advertisements, social channels, company collateral, campaign videos, and other needs.
• Use the existing style guide and help evolve it to support the company’s needs.
• Partner with design, marketing, retail, and product teams to create content, improve workload efficiencies, and collaborate on output.
• Balance solo work and team collaboration, manage multiple tasks and interruptions, and complete work in a timely manner.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation time.
• 401(k) program with employer match.
• Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses.
• Home Chef customer promotion: $30 off a first order with promo code PEOPLE30.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level