Campaign Copywriter job from Skipton Building Society in Skipton, United Kingdom

Campaign Copywriter - 8 Month Fixed Term Contract

Location:
Skipton Principal Office, The Bailey
Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1AP
United Kingdom

Hours of Work: Part time hours of 15.5 hours per week - Flexible working arrangements can be considered

Salary: £35,000 pro rata

Closing Date: Thursday 24th March

Job Introduction

Working within the Financial Advice Content Team, this part time role will involve producing effective copy for adviser literature, supporting the delivery of the financial advice proposition, writing FA colleague communications, and creating affinity partner promotions.

This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic copywriter to join a busy, deadline-driven team, working closely with the Content Leader and two other Campaign Copywriters. If you think you’d enjoy the challenge of communicating to large audiences and existing financial advice customers – and cope well working under pressure – this could be the role for you.

Main Responsibilities

You’ll support the team’s efforts to engage with financial advice customers by writing timely, informative and accurate copy in a variety of formats. You’ll need to be flexible in changing your writing style and tone of voice to suit different requirements and channels – including writing for digital audiences.

With training and support, you’ll build up detailed knowledge of our financial advice service, in order to produce a variety of written material.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have a genuine passion for writing and a willingness to learn. You’ll be expected to form positive relationships with other members of the team, departments and agencies.

In addition to strong writing skills you’ll need to be able demonstrate an ability to juggle priorities, and to be able to combine creative flair with attention to detail. You’ll be comfortable working as part of a team – and be able to write on your own initiative to meet tight deadlines.

The successful candidate will take an active interest in industry trends and be keen to continuously develop their FA technical knowledge. You’ll be willing to learn about the regulatory requirements and consider them at all times in your writing. You’ll build up a detailed and considered picture of your reader and be confident of writing in a way that engages them. You’ll constantly strive to put forward new ideas and have the ability to bring them to life.

We are happy to consider candidates with no previous experience of copywriting. So if you fancy dipping your toe in the water, this could be the role for you.

About Skipton Building Society

At Skipton Building Society we are not just another Financial Services Institution we are a mutual organisation, which means we are owned by our members and believe in placing them at the heart of everything we do. The same goes for our people. We can only be successful as a business if we have great people and we believe in treating people as individuals. Our values are Trust, Ownership and One Team which reflect the attitudes and way of working everyone here displays on a daily basis, and which are key to the delivery of the outstanding level of personal service we offer our customers.

We’re committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where every colleague has an opportunity to fulfil their career potential. We respect and appreciate the value that our colleagues’ unique differences can bring and offer consideration for anyone seeking a more flexible work-life balance. If you have a need for flexibility then please let us know.

Why Work For Us

We’re committed to paying our people fairly for the role they undertake and provide a wide range of benefits to support our colleagues’ finances and wellbeing, including our Employee Assistance programme, the opportunity to buy extra holidays and shopping discount vouchers
You’ll be able to shape your career within your team and can expect a structured learning and development programme where you’ll be valued recognised and rewarded.

More information on our benefits can be found here

Skipton are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age

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