Copywriter: Language Services

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Absa Bank Limited Full time
Bring your possibility to life Define your career with us

  • With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
Job Summary


To provide a professional and expert copywriting and editing service to the Absa Group by delivering content and communication with clear, direct and accessible messaging to mitigate possible reputational risk and financial loss to the Group.


Job Description:

Key Accountabilities:
Copywriting and editing

  • Interpret creative briefs to develop concepts for execution.
  • Write original copy and edit content for a range of English and/or Afrikaans marketing and communications materials, including banking, financial and insurance documents to meet Absa's language standard and language guide requirements.
  • Collaborate with marketing teams and product owners, from concept development to delivery of final product.
  • Present copy concepts and final deliverables to these teams, and revise copy based on feedback.
  • Maintain uptodate knowledge of communicationsrelated industry trends.
Copywriting advice, guidance and consulting

  • Provide copywriting advice, guidance and consulting service to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Maintain sound relationships with these stakeholders to ensure compliance with Absa's standards and convention.
  • Assist in implementing and socialising Absa's language standard and language guide to ensure compliance and adherence throughout the Group.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in journalism, English and/or Afrikaans, communications or related discipline (essential)
  • Postgraduate qualification in above (preferred)

Skills:

  • Ability to thrive in a fastpaced, collaborative environment with a highvolume workload often requiring short turnaround times.
  • Ability to organise and prioritise urgent work.
  • Keen eye for detail and appreciation of great design.
  • Exceptional writing and research skills.
  • Analytical and creative thinking.
  • Team player.

Knowledge and Experience:

  • Specialist knowledge of relevant languages.
  • Fair knowledge of financial services industry and industryspecific terms and terminology.
  • Minimum of 5 years' professional copywriting experience, with solid portfolio of work (essential).
  • Experience in financial services industry (preferred).
Education

Bachelor's Degrees and Advanced Diplomas:
Communication Studies and Language (required)

  • Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised_

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