We are looking for a mid-career copywriter who wants to do great work with great people. When we say ‘great work’, we mean the kind that gets under the skin of a problem and recasts it in such a way that makes people think, ‘I’ve never thought of it that way before’. The kind that doesn't just help a client achieve its goals but surpasses their expectations.  The kind of work that makes people feel smarter for reading it, that gives them quiet confidence and an endearing swagger.

To do that kind of work, we need someone who writes beautifully whilst being mindful that copywriting isn't just about words. It’s about the story – the part that resonates on an emotional level and helps people see how their lives could be brighter and better.  It’s about probing the why of a business and its strategy, then crafting a narrative stream that hits right in the amygdala. It’s about not just taking a brief but encouraging and challenging clients to go beyond what they think they want. And it's about working as a team - slotting into a small-but-perfectly-formed collaborative unit to do all that good work together. 

Working closely with the Studio Team, you'll design and produce marketing content (digital, print, video) for a wide variety of B2B clients and a wide range of campaigns. You'll be exposed to projects from conception to completion with supervision and guidance. Within a busy and fast paced studio, you'll work with videographers, designers, senior designers, technical specialists, conceptual creatives, and strategists to bring your ideas to life.

You will have high standards, for yourself and your colleagues only being satisfied when you craft B2B marketing to be proud of. Every time. This is more than churning out generic B2B copy. Our clients judge us on quality, not hours, so you'll develop a strategic approach to all creative work and be able to articulate your thinking to the rest of the team and external stakeholders. You'll be excited about presenting your work both internally and to clients.

Finally, you'll stay current with technology changes and design trends in the B2B industry and share this knowledge internally with the rest of your team.

Role overview

Are you a recent graduate ready for a new challenge in a fast-moving and award-winning B2B agency? Are you ready to work with B2B brands including Cisco, Sage and Anaplan from an office that is seconds from London Bridge station as well as home with our flexible working policy?

Would you like to fill your day crafting digital and print design to be proud of, being mentored by established designers, including Loughborough alumni? Are you excited about producing B2B marketing communications that means something? Do you know Adobe Creative Suite better than you'd like to admit?

Working closely with the Studio Team, you'll design and produce marketing content (digital, print, video and animation) for a wide variety of B2B clients and a wide range of campaigns. You'll be exposed to projects from conception to completion with supervision and guidance. Within a busy and fast paced studio, you'll work with videographers, copywriters, senior designers, technical specialists, conceptual creatives, and strategists to bring your ideas to life.

You will have high standards, for yourself and your colleagues only being satisfied when you craft B2B marketing to be proud of. Every time.

This is more than making things look pretty. Our clients judge us on quality, not hours so you'll develop a strategic approach to all creative work and be able to articulate your thinking to the rest of the team and external stakeholders. You'll be excited about presenting your work directly to Studio and be given the opportunity to present to our clients. 

You'll be mentored by senior members of the team to improve your work, accelerate your development, and enjoy the satisfaction of growing and evolving in a fast-paced B2B agency.

Finally, you'll stay current with technology changes and design trends in the B2B industry and share this knowledge internally with the rest of your team.

Responsibilities

• Attend internal meetings and contribute to creative discussions.
• Partner with client services members as required to review briefs and discuss ideas for creative projects.
• Adhere to workflow to support quality and accuracy within Studio.
• Help to create a culture of open, verbal communication within the wider studio team by being enthusiastic and honest when taking part in group meetings or discussions.
• Maintain the highest quality on your work
• Deliver within agreed budgets and timelines.
• Creatively seek out new products, maintain industry knowledge and bring new ideas to the table.

Qualifications, skills and experience:

• A desire and interest for working in a B2B creative agency team.
• Strong creative, organisational, problem solving and time-management skills.
• Good knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, digital and print design is required, while any experience in motion graphics design is welcome.
• A keen hunger for design, layout and typography.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Work well on own as well as within a team.

Personal qualities:

• Our culture values honesty and trustworthiness as we always do the right thing. It is a place where bright and curious people thrive.
• You will be willing to learn and adopt the way that we work at Velo – first understanding, then following and encouraging our Values, Processes and Expectations.

About Velo

We are an award-winning full service B2B marketing agency.

We craft powerful brand communications, integrated marketing and meaningful customer experiences for international technology, industrial and professional services companies. We aim to be the best - not the biggest - in our chosen sectors.

Small but mighty, our 30-strong team is packed with smart, inquisitive and ambitious people who offer services that wrap around our clients to provide insight, marketing, communications and creative expertise - all with the best client service possible. Our clients enjoy partnerships, not projects.

We craft B2B marketing to be proud of, which is why we've been built on client recommendation.

Although diverse and varied, it is always fast-moving. In every case, we provide real expertise coupled with excellent client service that makes many choose us as their preferred agency year after year.

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent