Current Jobs at Oaklands and Johnson Limited for Copywriters

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Oaklands and Johnson, is an Experiential Marketing Company that has created innovative solutions in Africa for over 13 years. We are an Agency that employs a no frills ideation process in organizing simple thinking together in a beautiful creative space in sunny Lagos. With a recently opened office in Accra, we are maximizing the tropical energy in the West Coast of Africa to generate marketing ideas for brands that find Africa a fascinating market. We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: Copywriter Location: Lagos Job Description

• Advertising copywriters generally work alongside an art Director within the creative department of an advertising, media or full-service agency.
• They work with client briefs to conceive, develop and produce effective advertising campaigns.
• Liaising with clients and interpreting their briefs;
• Familiarizing themselves with their clients’ products and services, the target audience and their competitors’ activities;
• Writing clear and original copy;
• Updating digital media;
• Proofreading copy to check spelling and grammar;
• Amending, revising or redeveloping adverts or campaigns in response to feedback from the creative director, account team or clients;
• Developing creative ideas and concepts, often in partnership with the art director;
• Presenting ideas to colleagues and clients;
• Overseeing campaigns through the production stage to completion;
• Working on several campaigns at once, sometimes under pressure and often to tight deadlines;
• Casting actors for TV and radio jingles, and listening to voice tapes;
• Liaising with production companies, photographers, typographers, designers and printers;
• Keeping up to date with trends;
• Monitoring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Requirements (skills and Qualifications)

• B.A in English, Journalism, Communication, Media Studies, Advertising, or Public Relations or at least minimum 2 years work experience in an advertising agency
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines;
• Confidence, enthusiasm and determination;
• Accuracy and attention to detail;
• Commercial awareness with the ability to understand the target audience;
• An interest in popular culture, new trends and styles;
• Good research skills;
• The ability to write good, clear copy in a variety of styles with accurate spelling and grammar;
• Excellent teamwork, communication and interpersonal skills;
• Logic, creativity and imagination;
• Good proofreading skills.
• Must demonstrate sound work ethics

  How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to: [email protected] Using “Copy Writer” as subject of the mail.   Application Deadline: 18th August, 2017.

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