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We're ASOS. We blend our flair for fashion with our love of cutting- edge technology, but more importantly were interested in how we can bring the best out of you.
We exist to give people the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you're free to be your true self without judgment, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions.
Through our Fashion with Integrity strategy we are driving diversity, equity and inclusion across every aspect of ASOS and ensuring every ASOSer can be their authentic self at work. We want our people to be whoever they want to be, because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work.
Job Description
About the Role
This role sits within the Editorial Team, part of the wider Creative Services Team, at ASOS' head office in London. Reporting to the Editor, the role combines experienced writing skills with the ability to edit the work of more junior staff. The team works on all customer-facing content – from a fast-paced weekly workflow of CRM, Homepage and Style Feed articles to larger projects involving brand partnerships, paid media and brand campaigns. This is a hybrid role based at our London head office, with flexibility to work from home for some of the week.
What You'll Be Doing
- Writing, editing, subbing and uploading Style Feed articles
- Writing and editing on Marketing projects including emails, push notifications, brand partnerships, paid media campaigns, landing pages and homepages
- Working with the Senior Copywriter on messaging for campaigns and brand partnerships
- Helping the senior team create an ideas-first environment, coming up with storytelling opportunities, contributing to team research and brainstorming, and mentoring more junior writers
Qualifications
Who We'd Like to Meet
We’re looking for a team player with a natural ability for storytelling, good knowledge of fashion and an enthusiasm to actively support the editorial vision. You’ll be able to nail our tone of voice, quickly pick up our CMS, and write smart copy that appeals to our 20-something audience. You'll also be comfortable with a fast pace, tight deadlines, and taking on amends and feedback. Relevant experience might include time at an agency (desirable), a magazine (print or online) or a brand/retailer with a strong editorial presence.
- Experience in journalism or copywriting experience – the ability to pitch, write and edit timely and engaging articles for our 20-something audience, and to come up with snappy, smart short-form copy for campaigns and CRM
- Storytelling skills – the ability to build engaging campaign messaging and story ideas from our retail trends and Marketing briefs
- Editing and proofing skills – confident spotting spelling, punctuation and grammar mistakes; able to edit/polish others’ work; good understanding of applying tone of voice
- Interpersonal skills – confident working with different stakeholders, pitching ideas, and presenting if required. Organised and proactive following workflow processes. Willing to help with onboarding new starters and freelancers, and mentoring more junior staff
- An understanding of the 20-something ASOS customer and their online world
- A knowledge of fashion and a passion for the brand
Additional Information
What’s in it for you?
- Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!)
- ASOS Develops (personal development opportunities across the business)
- Employee sample sales
- Access to a huge range of LinkedIn learning materials
- 25 days paid annual leave + an extra celebration day
- Discretionary performance related bonus scheme
- Private medical care scheme
- Flexible benefits allowance - which you can choose to take as extra cash, or use towards other benefits
Our Commitments
We want our people to be whoever they want to be. That’s why we’re committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at ASOS, but how’re we doing it?
We’re proud members of Inclusive Companies, are Disability Confident Committed and have signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We’ve also recently been placed 8th in the Inclusive Top 50 Companies Employer List too.
We have several employee networks that operate as safe spaces, to help support and celebrate our people, find out more here.
How can we support you to be your best self? Our Talent team will be happy to provide support e.g. if you need additional time to prepare for an assessment or you have requirements for any part of the interview/hiring process - just let us know by email or phone, whatever works best for you. It’s also our policy to interview all candidates with a disability who meet the minimum requirements for roles they have applied to.
If you have any questions about the policies we have in place to support our employees (e.g. our parental leave approach), just let our Talent team know.
