Copywriter – English speaking

ABOUT OGILVY SOCIAL.LAB

Ogilvy Social.Lab is not a traditional agency. We are an agency born for the Social Age. Ogilvy Social.Lab understands that social is more than just another digital channel. We cherish our entrepreneurial spirit and embrace the opportunity to rethink marketing and communications while challenging the status quo.

We are working for several local and international clients incl. Deutsche Bank, IKEA, Actiris, Ford, Engie, several European Institutions, Nestlé, Pfizer, Unilever, Vans, OffWhite, etc.

Social.Lab as acquired by Ogilvy in 2013, is headquartered in Brussels and has offices in New York, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Bucharest, Singapore, Dubai, Cape Town, Warsaw, and Zurich.

We are growing fast, and we love it. We know that our success is a direct result of our talents.

ROLE

Is writing your thing? Do you juggle with grammar as much as with words? It doesn’t take much to be able to say a lot? Then you are exactly the person we are looking for: the copywriter who will join our creative team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create day-to-day content or larger campaigns based on a creative brief.
• Write short texts for various social media channels and target audiences.
• Manage projects from ideation to final execution, collaborating with specialists like storyboarders, production partners and animators.
• Challenge creative briefs and suggest additional ideas that showcase the agency’s creative potential.
• Have a strong interest and feeling for design.
• Articulate and defend your ideas, tone of voice, and wording choices, as well as your subject matter choices for specific briefs.
• Stay ahead on social media trends and formats, and find creative ways to leverage them to engage audiences.

PROFILE

• 3+ years of experience as a copywriter or community manager (with a focus on copywriting) in the creative industry.
• Native or excellent English speaker.
• Evidence that you can create a unique tone of voice or mimic that of an existing brand.
• A passion for creativity and training or experience in creative writing.
• A portfolio that proves your ability to respond to a briefing with clear, exciting and passionate ideas.
• A perfect understanding (and an attraction for) the different social networks, their characteristics, advantages and limits.
• Experience with content creation for premium brands in an international context and set-up.
• Excellent time management and a habit of working under tight deadlines.
• An ability to work in a team, a positive attitude and personality.
• A natural curiosity for what’s happening in today’s popular and digital culture.
• You’re not only aware of what is happening today, but also of what advertisers will want to tap into tomorrow.

OFFER

• Full time opportunity in an ever-growing, trendsetting advertising agency based in the greenest building in Brussels – the new WPP Campus.
• Work alongside a team of diverse and people-focused individuals, on impactful projects and with an array of local, regional and global clients.
• We are committed to keeping our environmental footprint low and ensuring that our work is ethical.
• We thrive on transparency – Our words and promises produce actions.
• Enjoy attractive employment benefits including:
  • A flexible working policy,
  • Eco vouchers,
  • Cafeteria plans,
  • 3 insurance options,
  • A car or mobility budget (seniority-dependant),
  • Relevant IT equipment and
  • Access to the company rooftop to take an occasional break, while overlooking the breath-taking city
• As an Ogilvy Social. Lab employee, you will be provided with continuous opportunities to grow through training, and career conversations, while doing strong work, that works on a daily basis.