Copywriter
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Our client, a Swiss-Swedish multinational corporation headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, operating mainly in robotics, power, heavy electrical equipment, and automation technology areas, is currently seekingâ?¯a Copywriter for aâ?¯6 months contract position (strong potential to go permanent)â?¯located inâ?¯ Westerville, OH.
In addition to working with the world’s most recognized and trusted name in staffing, Kelly employees can expect:
Pay Rate – $30.00-$35.00/Hour
As a worker today, its up to you to take charge of your career and look for opportunities to learn, grow, and achieve your potential. Helping you find whats next is what were all about. We know whats going on in the evolving world of workjust ask the nearly 500,000 people we employ each year. Connecting with us means getting the support, guidance, and opportunities needed to take your career where you may have never imagined.
At Kelly, were always thinking about whats next and advising job seekers on new ways of working to reach their full potential. In fact, were a leading advocate for temporary/nontraditional workstyles, because we believe they allow flexibility and tremendous growth opportunities that enable a better way to work and live. Connecting great people with great companies is what we do best, and our employment opportunities span a wide variety of workstyles, skill levels, and industries around the world.
Kelly is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse workforce, including, but not limited to, minorities, females, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, sexual orientation, gender identity. Equal Employment Opportunity is The Law.
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In addition to working with the world’s most recognized and trusted name in staffing, Kelly employees can expect:
- Competitive pay
- Paid holidays
- Year-end bonus program
- Recognition and incentive programs
- Access to continuing education via the Kelly Learning Center
Pay Rate – $30.00-$35.00/Hour
- Duties:
• Work with the Service Marketing Manager of ABB Industrial Automation Service, as well as associated product managers, to understand the organization’s copywriting needs (brochures, case studies, news releases, video scripts, webpages, white papers etc.). Receive copywriting assignments and meet scheduled needs. Work assignments and scheduling according to agile development practices used by the development team (i.e. two-week “sprint” work cycles etc.). Requirements may include interviewing ABB customers, product managers, sales people, service people or other ABB employees to collect information from which to complete the copywriting assignments.
• Executing planned work, including:
o interviewing ABB customers, product managers, sales people, service people etc. to clearly understand the offerings and messages to be conveyed;
o studying other written marketing material as needed to enhance understanding;
o interviewing, writing and editing assigned work;
o editing or rewriting drafts written by product managers;
o identifying requirements for and/or creating relevant art to support content for which copy has been written (photographs, drawings, diagrams, charts etc.);
o managing the process through to completion;
o working with audio-visual, design and/or digital marketing personnel to complete, post, print and/or publish work product for which copy has been written;
o understanding and adhering to version control process for future revisions;
o proactively staying abreast of revisions through close contact with product marketing manager and/or product managers to ensure timely production;
o maintaining revisions and publishing version control.
Competencies:
• Interest in, familiarity with, and/or and ability to understand technical concepts related to industrial process control technology, and convey such concepts in writing.
• Excellent facility with the English language (writing test may be administered during the interview process). Facility with other languages desirable but not required.
• Very good writing skills, including: strong content organization; tight, clear sentence structure; good grasp of grammar; and effective (i.e. simple) word choice for maximum comprehension by international audiences.
• Basic understanding of good and effective document and webpage design (references, graphics, layout etc.). Must be able to take document from interview through final text and design concept with minimal additional input.
• Solid understanding and facility with Microsoft programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc; as well as basic Adobe programs such as Acrobat etc.
• Basic ability to generate graphic representations of key concepts using Microsoft or Adobe software (design competency desirable but not required).
• High production ability.
• Ability to closely adhere to plans and meet deadlines, yet willing and able to adjust as needed to business and market demands.
• Ability to adhere to and/or create appropriate standards and processes for efficient and repeatable development of good copywriting, including style, substance and salience.
• Understanding and facility with basic financial concepts, such as return on investment, revenue, gross and net margin, return on capital employed etc. Deep understanding of these concepts is not required; willingness to learn is.
Why Kelly®?
As a worker today, its up to you to take charge of your career and look for opportunities to learn, grow, and achieve your potential. Helping you find whats next is what were all about. We know whats going on in the evolving world of workjust ask the nearly 500,000 people we employ each year. Connecting with us means getting the support, guidance, and opportunities needed to take your career where you may have never imagined.
About Kelly®
At Kelly, were always thinking about whats next and advising job seekers on new ways of working to reach their full potential. In fact, were a leading advocate for temporary/nontraditional workstyles, because we believe they allow flexibility and tremendous growth opportunities that enable a better way to work and live. Connecting great people with great companies is what we do best, and our employment opportunities span a wide variety of workstyles, skill levels, and industries around the world.
Kelly is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse workforce, including, but not limited to, minorities, females, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, sexual orientation, gender identity. Equal Employment Opportunity is The Law.
#KellyGTS