Writer

We are Accept & Proceed. We believe in the power of design, and we’re looking for a Writer to help us channel that power, purposefully. You’ll become a voice for both us and our clients, and strengthen our mission through your excellence with words.

Profile:

Are you passionate about, and attentive to, the world’s biggest issues?

Are you imaginative, explorative, and inquisitive about the world?

Are you rigorous, precise, and particular with language?

Are you agile, sensitive, adaptable in your style?

Are you excited about, and inspired by, the power of design

The role:

You’ll spend much of your time supporting the studio’s creative work, contributing to narrative development, content strategy, copywriting and storytelling, and where appropriate, briefing in freelance copywriting support. You’ll work regularly with our PR function to guide the copy and tonality of external communications.

Reporting to our Head of Strategy, you’ll be part of the strategy team, but with a dotted line to PR, and working closely with all creative functions. This is a brand new position, so you’ll have a chance to help us shape it, and shape how we approach writing at Accept & Proceed.

What you’ll be working on:

Contributing to proposals and pitches

Writing scripts and storyboards

Brand writing for our partners (including brand strategy, tone of voice and messaging guides, narrative and communication strategies, taglines, editorial and boilerplates)

Working with the Head of Strategy on internal Tone of Voice guides and training

Writing content for, and content guidelines for, A&P social communications

Crafting case studies

Research and qualitative analysis

Desired experience and skills:

Minimum 5 years experience as a writer, ideally including brand writing

A proven ability to shape and communicate compelling narratives

A proven ability to adapt style and tone

Examples of both longform and short-form copy

Experience interviewing and insight gathering

Experience writing to serve many regions, and working with translators

Comfortable with vocabularies of social and climate justice

Strong presentation skills

Additional favourable skills:

Research and qualitative analysis

An understanding of sustainability and its cultural intersections

An understanding of the digital landscape and its evolving platforms, mediums and formats

Background working with designers

Agency experience

Your time:

We typically work from the Hackney Downs studio 3 days a week (the other days working wherever you like)

9-day fortnight (every-other-Friday off, for nurture or to explore)

31 days holiday, increasing with service

Time off at Christmas, your birthday, and 3 paid volunteer days per year

Normal hours 9:30am - 6:00pm BST (flexible working considered)

Inclusion & Diversity:

We strongly believe diversity helps us create better design and we welcome people of all ages, stories and backgrounds.

Salary band:

£35-£50k