Copywriter & Editor - Restaurants

at  Jamie Oliver Group

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Set up by our visionary founder, The Jamie Oliver Group is a global and integrated food brand with a mission to help build a healthier, happier world through the joy of food.
From media and restaurants to products, partnership and Ministry of Food, every part of our diverse business has a key role to play in making it easier for people to cook and enjoy better, healthier, more sustainable, and joyful meals. Whether that’s in our homes, in restaurants or workplaces.
As a proud B Corp, we are committed to educate and inspire people, workplaces, schools and communities all over the world, to help make better choices, one meal at a time.
At The Jamie Oliver Group we celebrate the fact that everyone is different and we treat every colleague with dignity and respect. We know that diverse and inclusive teams help us deliver our best work, and we love to see applications from groups who are currently underrepresented in the creative industries.

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience working in editorial
• You’re a creative wordsmith with a sensitive ear for tone, and a portfolio demonstrating your ability to write copy for different mediums including long- and short-form, B2B and B2C
• Copyediting and proofreading are a breeze for you. You’re a confident comma user and you certainly know your en dashes from your em dashes
• Your curiosity knows no bounds, you love getting into the details and finding the story at the heart of a brief
• Proactive and motivated, you take initiative to get tasks done
• You’re comfortable working under pressure and to tight deadlines, without compromising on quality
• With a wealth of experience in juggling multiple projects, you communicate clearly about workloads and priorities
• Readily adaptable, you take changing deadlines, evolving briefs and feedback on your writing in your stride
• A clear spoken and written communicator, you’re happy briefing and mentoring freelancers to complete work to a high standard
• You have the confidence to act independently, but are ultimately a great team player, with the ability to liaise with stakeholders internally and externally
• Digitally savvy, you take to new systems easily and are preferably Mac, Google, Adobe Reader and InDesign literate
• You have a passion for food, hospitality and writing and keep up to date with current trends
• Ideally you’ll have food editing or cooking experience — you’re confident spotting errors in recipes and crafting tempting dish descriptions
• You may have worked in hospitality and have an understanding of the different copy touch points in the industry
• You might have a good base of Jamie knowledge already, but if you don’t you’re happy to immerse yourself in his books and TV shows to get up to speed quickly.

Your responsibilities include:

• The delivery of all copy requirements for the restaurants’ team including dish names; marketing materials; press releases; video scripts; packaging and internal documents; as well as one-off publications, such as handbooks and brochures
• Making sure all content meets the brief, our brand standards and company objectives
• Acting as a guardian for our different brands, to achieve consistency in tone of voice across all written collateral
• Maintaining and evolving tone of voice guidelines and empowering junior editors, non-editorial team members, franchise partners, and freelancers to use tone of voice accurately, conducting regular spot-checks on content and providing feedback where needed
• Assisting in the creation of new restaurant concepts, supporting on all editorial and creative matters
• Managing menu creation, including reviewing recipes and working with chefs on dish names; editing menu change documents; coordinating feedback; making editorial changes directly into spreadsheets or InDesign files; and marking up PDFs for designers
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with marketing, operations, chefs, PR and management teams, in order to create best-in-class content
• Collaborating closely and creatively with marketing and design on briefs
• Interrogating briefs to ensure you and the in-house designers have all the necessary information to deliver the required assets to a high-standard and on schedule
• Collating feedback from key stakeholders on designed assets, and ensuring it’s implemented effectively
• Writing scripts, reviewing and providing feedback on films and supporting on restaurant film shoots
• Supporting chefs, designers and marketing with planning food photo shoots
• Supporting with the creation and maintenance of brand concept packs and assisting in creating tenders and presentations for potential new partners
• Applying wider business and cultural considerations to all restaurant collateral
• Staying up-to-date with industry trends, competitor activities, and emerging technologies to keep our content fresh and relevant
• Working collaboratively with the wider editorial and content team to share information, and to input creatively into brainstorms, ideas and projects, as appropriate