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Are you passionate about writing?
We want new writers to
join our dedicated in-house writing team producing outstanding
marketing
copy
to strict
deadlines.
Writing anything from website copy
to brochures and case studies you will follow our own writing
training course, learning what makes good marketing copy,
how to write to exact word lengths, how to optimise copywriting
for search engines, how to liven up your text and a host
of other techniques.
What we're looking for
- You must be able to demonstrate a love
of the English language.
- You must show application, creativity
and good grammar in the sample of work you send in,
as well as your covering letter and CV. The successful
applicant's writing will stand out from the crowd.
- You will have thought about the kind
of writing career you would like to pursue.
- You will probably have an arts degree
at grade 2.1 or above.
- Preferably you will already have had
some experience of real working life, but not necessarily
as a writer.
- We are looking for someone who is commercially
aware, who is excited by marketing copy and who just can't
stop reading and writing.
What to include in your application
Covering letter
The writing in your covering letter will
be judged for style as well as content. We want to know
why you are passionate about writing, why you should get
the job and what makes you tick. Please try to keep the
covering letter to about a page.
Writing sample
We would like you to enclose a writing
sample with your application. This can be any subject
or style,
but no more than three pages long. Remember that we won't
be judging the content (although this needs to make sense),
but rather the style, language, grammar and overall writing
ability. This sample needs to be your writing at its very
best.
Below are some examples of what you could send, but this
is not a complete list. You are welcome to send several
short pieces, as long as they don't total more than three
pages. Please remember that although we gladly accept writing
which
is esoteric, such as academic writing or poetry, sometimes
a very set style can make it harder for us to judge your
writing ability.
- Review - of arts events / music
- News piece or press release - for student
newspapers / websites
- Essay / thesis - remember no more than
three pages, so you might want to send either the introduction
or conclusion
- Creative writing - short story, poetry,
part of novel
- Writing competition entry - whether you
won or not
- Travel journal / diary entry - nothing
too personal!
- Writing specifically for this application
- about your views on something, yourself, or what you
did on holiday..
CV
Please try to tailor your CV to our position.
Two or three pages at the most is normally enough information,
but please ensure that you include grades and subjects for
all exam results from A levels onwards.
How to send your application
Please submit your
application either by post to Claire Fuller, Writing Machine,
19 City Business Centre, Hyde Street, Winchester, SO23 7TA
or via email to clairef@writingmachine.com
If applying by email
it is very important that the subject heading of your
email
is Writer Vacancy. Without this, it is possible that your
application will be blocked by our spam filters.
Please include how you heard about the position
(i.e. how to you came to our website).
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