Agency Copywriter

Hello, fellow creative! Despite the economic downturn and mass layoffs in the tech industry, our agency is growing and we're looking for a motivated and coachable agency copywriter with a background in persuasive conversion-oriented copywriting for websites, videos, and ads for software and gaming products and bit of travel (primarily B2B).

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This is a full time in-office position located in Victoria BC.

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This position is not fit for bloggers, journalists, columnists, technical writers or book authors. If you don't understand the marketing funnel, this job is not for you.

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Not quite what you're after? Have a look at other positions open at One Net.

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What you'll do

• Contribute headline and copy ideas in creative concepting sessions
• Conducting client and customer interviews to inform content strategy and sales narrative for websites, videos, and ad campaigns
• Performing competitor and audience research
• Studying Google Analytics and other heat mapping tools to inform IA and content strategy
• Performing SEO keyword research
• Creating sitemaps and IA diagrams
• Write persuasive conversion-oriented copy for web pages
• Write copy for marketing materials, such as sales presentations and pitch decks
• Write long form content like blog posts and case studies
• Participate in the website content QA process
• Write digital ads
• Write scripts for video ads and product explainer videos
• Efficiently managing your priorities to ensure project timeline and due dates are met
• Clearly communicating, well in advance, dependencies or missing assets / resources and problems that might prevent you from achieving your milestones and due dates

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Tools our copywriters are fluent in:

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• Web docs: Google Docs, Google Sheets
• Figma
• Mindmeister
• Presentation software: Canva, PowerPoint, Google Slides
• CMS: Webflow, WordPress, and Mailchimp
• Zoom & Google Meet
• Loom

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What you've got

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We are committed to training; however, candidates must demonstrate a clear understanding of the differences between content writing and copywriting. Here are the skills you'll need to be successful at this position. If you don't meet 100% of this criteria, we still encourage you to apply.

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• A college or university diploma or degree in Business, Psychology, English, or another Humanities
• Work examples of conversion-oriented copy (even for your own project)
• A command of the English language
• Proven ability to adhere to brand and voice guidelines
• Ability to quickly learn and understand technical software products
• A disciplined approach to managing your own projects
• Attention to detail and immaculate file organization
• A basic understanding of conversion rate optimization (CRO)
• Experience working inside of content management systems
• Experience in keyword research and a basic understanding of on-page SEO
• Knowing when to apply the old Oxford Comma

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An asset, but not required:
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• A keen interest in positioning
• A love for storytelling
• Experience in conversion optimization
• Experience with content management systems, such as WordPress, Webflow, Contentful, and Mailchimp
• An interest in learning web development technologies like HTML, CSS, and Javascript

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Salary will be commensurate with skills and experience.

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Why One Net?
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Our small but mighty agency has been at work for 14 years with the name drops to prove it. Our office (and heart) is in Victoria, but our clients are international.
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We’ve done work for companies like Lenovo, AppLovin, Uber, and Google, but we also love to work with innovative tech start-ups building a range of disruptive technology in AI, dev ops, data science application security, and video game software and hardware. See some of our work here.
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We’re proud of our culture, and consider everybody part of our work fam. We have monthly team outings, quarterly parties, unlimited snacks, pets in the office, required vacation—and even the occasional happy hour (read: Hey Alexa, play 90’s hits). The list is actually longer, but we don’t want to spill all of our secrets.

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One Net offers:
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• Exciting clients and a changing landscape
• Competitive compensation
• Profit sharing
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Great benefits: dental, optometry, paramedical
• Employee assistance plan (EAP)
• Healthy living allowance
• Self-education allowance
• A paid week off during the holidays (not counted as vacation)
• An organization with strong core values
• A team-oriented and collaborative environment
• Quarterly group activities and an annual retreat
• Bring your dog to work
• Downtown office location
• Flex hours

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How to apply

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Please email your cover letter, resume and 2-3 non-blog portfolio work examples to hr@onenetinc.com using the subject “Agency Copywriter.” Emails without this subject line risk not being read. Please ensure your resume contains your current address.

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This is an in-office position located in Victoria BC.
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This position is for Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada, or foreign nationals with a valid Canadian work permit. One Net will not sponsor work or immigration visas at this time.

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Are you a contractor or freelancer?
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One Net often hires value-added contractors and freelancers in the areas of design, illustration, animation, web development, and video production. If you are a contractor interested in working with our agency, please send your resume and work examples to:  partners@onenetinc.com

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We thank all applicants who apply; however, after initial acknowledgement, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.