Copywriter

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are looking for a storyteller with a flair for the creative, who also has a direct writing style. We want someone equally comfortable writing engaging marketing pieces as they are creating PowerPoint presentations for our Sales teams. We need a Copywriter who can turn copy around quickly under short deadlines; and who can contribute to long term strategy.&nbsp;</span></p>

Toronto

Venngo

Venngo is The Original PERKS company&trade;. Since 2000, Venngo WorkPerks&reg; has helped Canada&rsquo;s top employers improve employee engagement and quality of life with our exclusive, branded group discount programs. Venngo seamlessly manages and maintains programs via a custom co-branded website, e-newsletters and exclusive mobile app, simplifying and reducing the cost of managing your group discounts. Employee enrollment rates of over 80% are typical and we reach more than 1 million Canadian households. We offer unique PERKS not available anywhere else from more than 1,000 name brand and local merchants in over 6,000 locations across Canada. We can save each employee thousands of dollars every year on everyday purchases like dining and clothing plus unique experiences and big-ticket items like travel, insurance, computers and automobiles. http://www.venngo.com

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Entry Level

Overview: <p><strong>#WhyVenngo? </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At Venngo, we help companies expand their brand experience beyond the organization with unique benefit programs for the good times. Simply put, the teams at Venngo spend their days thinking of ways to make people happy, and bring a smile to someone&rsquo;s face, by helping them save money with exclusive discounts. As the leader in group discounts in the Canadian market, we&rsquo;re on an accelerated growth path. </span></p> <p><strong>The opportunity</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are looking for a storyteller with a flair for the creative and direct writing style. We want someone equally comfortable writing engaging marketing pieces as they are creating PowerPoint presentations for our Sales teams. &nbsp;We need a Copywriter who can turn copy around quickly under short deadlines; and who can contribute to long term strategy. If you want to be challenged and you are continually seeking new opportunities to learn, gain and apply new skills and knowledge, this is the role for you.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Venngo is undergoing an exciting growth period and as a smaller company, there is a lot of innovative work being done. Joining now is an opportunity to increase your visibility and have your strengths recognized and applied on new and varied projects.</span></p> <p><strong>What&rsquo;s in it for you?</strong></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">An incredible learning opportunity and the chance to grow. &nbsp;</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">You want to join a rapidly scaling company, where you can make your mark, be part of building out a brand and work closely with our co-founder and SVP, Strategy+Product.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">An unequivocal level of job satisfaction.</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> We make people happy. Ultimately, we help companies enhance their brand experience beyond the organization and boost engagement. </span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">An open door.</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> From individual career counselling to weekly company lunches Venngo has a transparent culture where we fully support the career development of our people. After 20 years, we know a thing or two about making our own team happy.</span></p>
Responsibilities: <p><strong>What our new Copywriter will do:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Work within the Strategy+Product team. You will be a key player on our external facing marketing team. You will work on a range of short and long term writing assignments to promote and support our products.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meet with the Senior VP, sales and customer success teams. You will tackle new sales collateral; pilot messages; and, gather feedback from the group. Your work will help set up a successful roadmap for future copywriting projects.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Be a part of special projects. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Branding. You will help document and roll out new branding guidelines for all our products. This is a genuinely fresh and exciting piece of work to participate in. &nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Client-directed. You will work on copy such as email messaging, launch announcements and engagement opportunities for our group and retail clients.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Follow documentation standards. You will adhere to or create (where absent) template standards, styles, formatting, branding and writing guidelines.</span></li> </ul>
Requirements: <p><strong>Here&rsquo;s what you bring:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Education. You have a post-secondary degree in English, Communications, Marketing or Business Administration.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience and creativity. You have played a role as a contributing part of a collaborative business-focused team. You can adapt to the style, pace, and demands of internal and external clients. You have experience writing sales support materials, promotional emails, external marketing and communications. You may have exposure to rolling out branding guidelines. You have a strong portfolio with examples of creative business writing that demonstrates your personal style.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Communication and translation. It goes without saying, your writing is impressive, engaging and more than a little fun while still professional. Your verbal communication skills - including the ability to listen and reflect &nbsp;- need to be remarkable.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Motivation, drive, and passion. You love the idea of coming into the office and actively solving problems. You ask questions and you answer them too. You can balance multiple projects at one time and adapt quickly to a changing environment. </span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Who we are</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Simply put, the team at Venngo spends their days thinking of ways to make people happy, save money with discounts and bring a smile to someone&rsquo;s face. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We believe strongly in the value of what we are doing and our capacity to make work better for everyone. And that starts internally. From access to our amazing perks to professional development to genuine respect for ideas from every single person here. We ensure that everyone&rsquo;s accomplishments are acknowledged out loud regularly and we prioritize helping our people grow their careers.</span></p> <p><strong>Join us.</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At Venngo we know that not everyone takes the same path when it comes to building their skills. If you feel you meet all or most of the qualifications we are seeking; and you are excited by the possibility of growing our company, take a chance and express your interest here. To learn more about how we are, follow us on </span><a href="https://twitter.com/venngo"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/venngoinc/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Facebook</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/venngo-inc-/?originalSubdomain=ca"><span style="font-weight: 400;">LinkedIn</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Venngo welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available by request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.</span></p>