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Lead Marketing Copywriter

Employer
Travel Trade Recruitment
Location
Sutton, Surrey, England
Salary
£40000 - £45000 per annum + Great company benefits!!
Closing date
13 Aug 2019

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Sector
Tour Operator
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Job function
Marketing & PR

Job Details


I am recruiting for a Lead Marketing Copywriter to join my client, a very successful travel company at an extremely significant time due to changes of the leadership and management which is very exciting!! The successful candidate will demonstrate, amongst other things, outstanding written English communications skills, a deep understanding of the travel market, especially, but not limited to, escorted tours, the fullest geographical knowledge, effective research skills and the ability to write compelling and effective copy. You must also be fully flexible in terms of workflow management, be able to work to deadline and be a supreme team player. This exciting, diverse role comes with a very competitive salary in the region of £40000 - £45000 plus there are some amazing company benefits.

Reporting to the Marketing Director, and working alongside Product Managers, the Marketing Manager and Team, online content managers and sales executives, the successful candidate will produce a full range of written material, including original sales content for new and revised holiday products for inclusion in brochures, advertisements, travel supplements and other offline channels. Additionally, the successful candidate will work with web content managers to provide original material for on-line channels. Additional tasks will include editing, sub-editing and proof-checking of written material supplied by marketing department copywriters, and sub-editing original text as and when required.

THE JOB:
Reporting to the Marketing Director, the Lead Marketing Copywriter is a key role in the leadership team, working closely with colleagues across the business, within clearly defined brand guidelines, and in conjunction with other members of the marketing and product teams. The Lead Copywriter will provide fresh, engaging copy to help sell this award-winning range of holidays to customers new and old, through a range of channels, from press advertising to brochures, direct mail pieces to emails, advertorials to B2B press releases, and, alongside on-line content writers, the company's website.
The role is the brand guardian for copy and has full responsibility for driving consistency across the written word in product and marketing campaigns and defining the brand's key messages and tone of voice.

DUTIES:
*Lead on creating engaging, compelling, stand-out sales messaging for new and existing holiday products, working in association with product managers, to their brief
*Provide copy as required by other members of the marketing team, working to their brief
*Work within pre-determined schedules to deliver all copy as required on time
*Ensure the tone, quality and consistency of all copy across the Company
*Ensure all copy writers are working to the highest standards and producing engaging, grammatically correct prose
*Edit, sub-edit and proofread content created by other members of the team
*Maintain, evolve and share our brand guidelines, be the brand guardian for the written word
*Write press releases for Travel Agencies and proofread all press releases for B2B distribution
*Manage projects with many stakeholders, formulate the right brief and ensure that what's produced matches expectations ensuring communication at all stages of the project
*Identify customers' needs and gaps in content and recommend changes
*Propose new content ideas to support lead generation activity and Company business objectives
*Continually review the content portfolio, making changes as appropriate


THE CANDIDATE:
*An experienced writer and seasoned travel industry professional with a thorough knowledge of what it takes to sell holidays in a highly competitive marketplace
*Educated to degree level in English or a communications-related discipline or with a demonstrable command of the English language
*Proven experience creating engaging content of varied formats with a portfolio to share
*Excellent writing, editing and proof-reading skills in English
*Thorough understanding of tone of voice and experience in shaping and maintaining a brand voice
*Working knowledge of SEO
*Experience of using content management systems
*Exceptional attention to detail
*Able to pull the creative from vague briefs
*Confident decision maker with an understanding of the bigger picture
*Understanding of brand and what that means for content
*Able to work to and meet tight deadlines
*Communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise with a range of people
*IT literate including MS Office
*Organised and a multi-tasker, and especially able to work to strict deadlines

THE PACKAGE:
The successful candidate can expect a fantastic basic salary in the region of £40000 - £45000 plus there are some amazing company benefits, you will be joining this fabulous company and the most exciting time and play an integral part to this team.

INTERESTED?
If you would like to be considered for this very exciting new role please follow the link and click "apply" send your CV to Helenc@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk, call Helen Cassin on 01293 850647 for more information.

Company

TRAVEL TRADE RECRUITMENT
Travel Trade Recruitment handles vacancies from hundreds of employers each year. We have a wide variety of permanent and temporary job opportunities within all sectors of the travel industry, including business travel, tour operations, retail travel, and reservations.
We want to help you find the ideal travel industry job, make the next career step, and maximise your potential. We do this by finding out about you, as well as what is important to your career goals and lifestyle aspirations.

TRAINING
We also offer CRS training courses in the four major systems of Galileo, Sabre, Amadeus, Worldspan, and can advise which course would enhance your career.
Find more details at www.traveltradetraining.com

VOTED 'BEST UKTRAVEL RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY'
Travel Trade Recruitment won three awards in 2009 for Best Travel Recruitment Consultancy, including 'Best UK Travel Recruitment Consultancy' at the Globe Travel Awards, Star Recruitment Consultancy at the Travel Bulletin Awards, and Travel Recruitment Company of the Year at the recent British Travel Awards. We are an official ABTA Industry Partner, Members of the Institute of Travel and Tourism (IATA) and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

All information supplied to Travel Trade Recruitment will be dealt with confidentiality. Your details will not be passed onto a Client without your specific permission.

Our service to job seekers is completely free. Contact your nearest office and speak our friendly consultants for free advice, or register for our online recruitment services at

www.traveltradejobs.com

London Office
Tel: 0203 887 9444
Email: london@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Birmingham Office
Tel: 0121 222 2624
Email: birmingham@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Manchester Office
Tel: 0161 923 6120
Email: manchester@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Leeds Office
Tel: 0113 394 4147
Email: leeds@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Scottish Division
Tel: 0141 248 5222
Email: scotland@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

Temp Division
Tel: 0203 887 9444
Email: temps@traveltraderecruitment.co.uk

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0203 887 9444
Location
3rd Floor, 1 Aldgate
London
EC3N 1RE
GB

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