Copywriter - FTC

Please note this role is Edinburgh based with an expectation to attend the office approx. 1-2 days per week.

Why join us

Joining our team at Sainsbury's means being a part of an innovative and forward-thinking organisation that values creativity and originality. As a Copywriter, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to the creative direction of our campaigns and produce high-quality content that resonates with our customers. Working collaboratively with our Design team, you'll have the freedom to ideate and create compelling copy across various channels and platforms, ensuring our brand messaging is clear and impactful.

With a focus on digital-first strategies, you'll stay up-to-date with the latest trends and utilise your skills in Microsoft Office suite and Figma to deliver exceptional work. With flexible working options, competitive benefits, and a culture that encourages growth and innovation, joining us means being part of a dynamic team that is at the forefront of digital banking innovation.

What you'll do

You will play a vital role in driving the creative direction of our campaigns and producing high-quality creative content from conception to end-user delivery. Working closely with our design team, you will respond to a wide range of creative business requests, ensuring that our copy is concise, compelling, and tailored to optimise each stage of the customer journey.

Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, you will support the Creative Lead and Designers in creating and managing original, persuasive, and conceptually compelling work for campaigns, content, and experiences.

A key part of this role will also be to support the business across service communications that build trust, enhance customer relationships, and support the broader strategic objectives of the business.

With a focus on digital platforms, you will have experience in creating copy solutions across both offline and online channels and staying up to date with the latest trends You will work collaboratively with stakeholders to understand the objectives of each brief, deliver digital-first copy across various channels, and contribute to the development and maintenance of our tone of voice guidelines.

Additionally, you will shape and design copy and messaging in partnership with Designers, ensuring that key messages are communicated effectively. A keen eye for detail, strong project management skills, and the ability to adapt copy to engage at different stages of the marketing funnel will be crucial to success in this role. Supporting the Creative and Traffic Leads, you will contribute to resource planning and estimate project timelines.

Overall, your creativity, communication skills, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment will be essential in delivering attractive and compelling campaigns and content in line with our brand identity.

Who you are

You are adept at driving the creative direction of campaigns and producing high-quality, engaging content from inception to end-user. With a collaborative mindset, you work closely with stakeholders across the business to understand objectives, parameters, and brand guidelines.

Your expertise lies in writing concise, engaging copy and scripting compelling long-form content, tailoring your messaging for various channels and stages of the customer journey. With a digital-first approach, you excel in creating copy solutions for offline and online platforms, proactively stay up to date with the latest trends and leverage technology to collaborate effectively.

Your creative flair, adaptability, and attention to detail enable you to produce persuasive and original copy that resonates with audiences and supports the execution of campaigns and projects. Your strong communication skills and ability to effectively present creative concepts contribute to the overall success of our marketing initiatives.

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you'll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there's always the chance to try something new - whether that's as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we'll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:

Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury's every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary, depending on how we perform.

Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme.

Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks' pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks' pay for paternity leave.