Position Purpose: A team leadership role that assists in creating and setting the highest standard of quality content that the team produces for all clients. Creates and develops clear and brand-relevant content/copy for homedepot.com and other web related initiatives such as blogs, community and social media. Writes and/or edits relevant and creative copy for various types of online communication for various audiences.
Major Tasks, Responsibilities & Key Accountabilities:
20% Write headlines, feature articles, marketing and promotional copy for products, vendors and various categories/departments
20% Ensure all messaging is on target and consistent with the department/organization's objectives and vision
10% Work/communicate with leaders, product experts and vendors to write effective and relative copy
10% Edit content to adhere with online editorial standards and brand guidelines
10% Oversee assigned areas of site, supervising and coordinating efforts among merchants, designers and marketing managers
10% Ensure all work/copy/content is top quality, proofread and error-free
10% Plan projects and arrange schedule to meet or exceed all deadlines within budget
10% Work in CMS/Editing software to modify and push content/ images live
Nature and Scope: Position reports to Reports to Mgr Online Copywriting No direct responsibility for supervising others.
Environment: Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable. Travel: Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
Standard Minimum Qualifications: Must be eighteen years of age or older. Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Additional Minimum Qualifications:
Education Required: The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Years of Relevant Work Experience: 5 years
Certifications & Licenses:
Physical Requirements: Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
Additional Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in journalism, communication or other relevant area or equivalent work experience 5 plus years experience in writing headlines/copy, proofing and editing
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies:
Must have strong writing skills, SEO and ecommerce writing preferred
Thorough knowledge of content strategy and content creation processes
Thorough knowledge of online copywriting/editing and web production processes
Working knowledge of online marketing, advertising and ecommerce
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$86,224 to $111,968
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