OLS is an employee-owned global content design studio. We exist to bring creative thinking to content execution and have helped over 800 brands create digital creative, social content and bespoke assets which deliver impact across all areas of their media plans. We do our best work as an extension of our clients’ in-house creative teams and pride ourselves on being as agile, responsive and ambitious as they are. Our skills include design, copywriting, 3D, animation, video editing, creator content, motion graphics and AR.
Do you love the challenge of switching from a luxury beauty voice to a high-tech tone before your first coffee break?
We are looking for a Copywriter with the strategic range to support high-impact campaigns across beauty, tech, and beyond. If you have the expertise to manage a diverse global portfolio of consumer and lifestyle brands, we want to hear from you!
SUMMARY:
A skilled, confident, and strategically minded writer who independently delivers high-quality, engaging copy for a diverse portfolio of brands. You will write with authority and consistency, adapting easily to multiple voices while balancing creative expression with commercial awareness to meet client goals and brand standards.
Working across multiple touch points – including static, video, and interactive units – you will bring insightful thinking to everything from campaign headlines and social posts to video scripts and web content. You will own projects from concept to delivery, applying critical thinking to produce elevated copy that is engaging, impactful, and persuasive.
YOUR DAY TO DAY:
- Stakeholder Engagement: Attend project kick-off calls with a variety of key stakeholders, contributing expert opinions and insights.
- Creative Collaboration: Partner actively with Designers, Creatives, and Leads, playing a key role in ideation and providing innovative solutions to meet client needs.
- Brief Ownership: Take ownership of briefs to develop dynamic copy for multiple project "packs" simultaneously – each consisting of different formats and requiring unique copy that adheres strictly to brand guidelines.
- Quality Control: Provide clear, thorough, and actionable feedback during sign-off stages, incorporating guidance from the Creative Lead and ensuring projects move through the studio efficiently.
- Strategic Rationale: Provide client-facing copy rationale for creative writing decisions, enforcing strategies and underpinning the work with logic.
- Mentorship: Mentor junior team members, providing a professional sounding board alongside friendly, genuine support.
- Studio Innovation: Contribute to the "always-on" evolution of the studio by adopting AI-supported workflows and actively developing time-saving processes and automations.
SKILLS YOU HAVE (& WE WOULD LOVE):
- Versatile Storyteller: The ability to develop concepts and write effective, authentic copy for a wide variety of brands across beauty, fashion, travel, food and beverage, technology, and more.
- Audience-First Thinking: Skilled at merging audience data with brand objectives to create purposeful, strategically aligned copy for discovery, consideration, and conversion.
- Platform Expert: Deep knowledge of platform best practices, viral trends, and industry news to ensure work is always current and relevant.
- Cool, Calm, Collected: Confidence in attending client meetings and articulating knowledge in a professional, mature manner – often acting as the sole copy representative for a project.
- Operationally Excellent: A strong communicator who works proactively, self-prioritises, and manages multiple projects simultaneously without losing attention to meticulous detail.
OLS BENEFITS:
- Great work/life balance
- An employee-owned business
- Annual bonus/profit share
- 21 days’ holiday, rising by a day a year after 3 years (plus 3 days off between Christmas and New Year and an optional day to support a cause of your choice)
- Hybrid working
- 2 weeks working from abroad
- Training budget for each person
- Commitment to team learning and innovation
- Home office budget
- West End Club discounts (London team only)
- Free wellness sessions (London team only)
- Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
- Fresh fruit, breakfast, healthy and unhealthy snacks (London team only)
- Pension scheme
- Additional holiday entitlement for length of service
- Opportunities to make a difference outside of client work
- Bupa EAP
- And last but not least, the chance to work as part of a social, collaborative, open and friendly team!
OLS VALUES:
At OLS, we want you to feel part of a team of talented people who collaborate to create the best results. By encouraging everyone to bring their authentic selves to work and through the power of diverse minds, we push the boundaries of creativity. As such, it’s important that every role suits every team member and that our environment is one in which you can thrive.
Our core company values provide a great indication of what we look for in each team member, providing an environment and sense of collaboration that allows you to be who you are, and that makes us who we are.
JOY
As a member of the OLS team, you’ll be a pleasure to work with, creating great relationships with colleagues in your department and client team, the wider OLS team and with clients. Bring your enthusiasm, and you’ll be just fine!
TRUST
We communicate like humans – friendly, emotionally intelligent humans – but we also inspire confidence in our knowledge. By working well with internal colleagues and external clients, providing support and taking the lead when required, you’ll build trust with those in contact with you.
QUALITY
Our team leans in; we’re enthusiastic and willing to learn – and we’re all super-talented. Beautiful creativity that performs well is our goal… always. If you show that you’re willing to learn, avoid repeated mistakes and contribute towards the creation of really great work, that’s what we’re after.
INGENUITY
We want to bring out the passions of our team and let them inspire others around them. Rather than waiting for things to fall in our laps, we jump into opportunities. If you’re passionate and engaged, you’ll fit in perfectly here.
SIMPLICITY
Simplicity has to be at the heart of everything we do. The process needs to be easy and effective to enable the team to create brilliant work and ensure a complication-free experience for our clients.
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit your CV and a portfolio/website showcasing your ability to adapt your voice across different industries, regions and digital platform.