Copywriter - 12 Month FTC - Maternity Cover

Bury, UK

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 3 months ago

Job Summary

Own JD copy across product pages, blogs, CRM, and site updates with a focus on consistent JD tone, SEO-friendly tweaks, and channel-specific formats.

  • Content ownership: product descriptions, blogs, CRM emails, push copy, and site content across JD UK/IE.
  • Channel & formatting: write for WordPress HTML and paid channels with tight word limits.
  • SEO & optimization: refresh product listing copy to boost rankings and visibility.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Produce product descriptions for all categories
  • Understanding and adopting the JD tone of voice in all copy
  • Writing engaging blog posts to support marketing, brand, product and sport messages
  • Format blog copy into WordPress using basic HTML
  • Introductory SEO skills
  • Crafting CRM copy for JD and JD STATUS including subject lines, email copy and push notifications
  • Creating engaging copy for paid channels, following strict word counts
  • Improving rankings with new and updated product listing page copy
  • Update JD UK & IE site content to promote new and trending collections

Requirements

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Committed to working as part of a team
  • Proactive with a positive attitude
  • A passion for writing
  • Able to work quickly and effectively whilst maintaining a high level of quality across multiple projects at one time
  • Organised and be able to manage own workflow
  • Ability to clearly articulate ideas to line manager and other team members
  • Receptive to feedback from different channels across the business

Preferred

  • Staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation and personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.

Benefits

  • Staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation and personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.
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JD Sports Fashion

Founded in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, JD Group has grown into a leading global omni-channel retailer in Sports Fashion, Outdoors, and Gyms. Our diverse and dedicated teams operate across a portfolio of renowned retail brands in multiple international markets.Listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1996 and a proud member of the FTSE100 since 2019, JD Group continues to expand both in the UK and globally driven by a commitment to innovation, excellence, and possibility.Our vision is to become the world’s most trusted and dynamic omni-channel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us in shaping this future. If you're passionate about contributing to an inclusive, people-first, and customer-centric organisation and are motivated by continuous growth and operational excellence we’d love to hear from you.

Founded in 1981
Bury, England, GBR
34K employees (1,447 in marketing)
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Copywriter - 12 Month FTC - Maternity Cover

JD Sports Fashion · Bury, UK