takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Marketing Copywriter & Content Producer to join our team in Cape Town.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

This position reports to the Head of Brand & Communications.

Your responsibilities will include:

Writing, developing, producing and delivering multi-channel content and campaigns, across video, audio, visual and written mediums, to engage a diverse range of audiences, aligned with Takealot’s brand marketing strategies and initiatives and overarching strategic priorities.
Researching and keeping the team abreast of competitor trends and best practices with regards to communications.
Measure and track engagement with content and use results and data to strategically inform future efforts and outputs.
Must be able to grasp Marketing and/or Creative briefs, from ATL campaigns to CRM initiatives, and work with the team to craft compelling content that brings the idea to life.
Undertake content planning and effectively brief collaborators and additional creative team members as required.

Attributes required:

Top of the class written communication and creative copywriting skills
Razor-sharp and lightning quick proof-reading accuracy with an obsessive eye for detail
Ability to write different types of copy consistently depending on its purpose
Capability to present creative ideas succinctly (written & verbal)
A grounding in Marketing and Communication principles
Highly organized and efficient, can work towards and meet tight deadlines
Creatively-minded with an ability to craft numerous campaigns across multiple departments
Results-oriented with a can-do attitude
High energy with a thirst for knowledge and willingness to learn
A passion for delivering outstanding customer experiences
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Experience in writing for online, blogging & social media (advantageous)
Experience in creating content for brands (advantageous)
Bi-lingual in English / Afrikaans (advantageous)

Qualifications:

A minimum of 4 years working in copywriting / content production and/or related digital marketing.
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification in communications, copywriting, English language or related degree
Experience in an e-commerce environment (advantageous)

The Environment:

takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.
We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
We are short on ego and high on output.
We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all.
We love what we do and what we are creating.

We seek to Employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who:

is respectful but forthright
is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours
is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience
is entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster
is business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input;
is curious and challenge the status quo
is innovative and enjoys iteration
is collaborative
will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com
thinks like an owner of the business
is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARD WORKING