Copywriter Lead

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own and elevate Boden’s editorial voice across channels, lead a copy team, and ensure brand consistency that drives engagement and sales.

  • Brand & content leadership: steward Boden tone across website, emails, catalogues, and social; collaborate with brand content, campaigns, graphics, product, and marketing.
  • Quality & outcomes: custodianship of quality, sub-editing accuracy, and headlines/PLP descriptions that feel seen and convert.
  • Cross-functional impact: partner with marketing and e-commerce to blend creativity with commerce and deliver campaigns that resonate with British spirit.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Bringing our unique Boden tone of voice to life across every channel — from website to emails to catalogues and social.
  • Leading and nurturing our talented team of copywriters — championing their ideas, sharpening their skills, and helping them flourish. Encourage a culture of bravery and outside the box thinking alongside technical excellence and efficiency.
  • Acting as the daily custodian of quality, consistency and brand brilliance. Ensure accuracy in sub-editing across all content.
  • Collaborating with brand content team, head of words (campaign), graphics, product and marketing teams.
  • Ensuring every headline, PLP description and campaign line not only makes our customers feel ‘seen’ but also drives engagement and sales. Full of British spirit and impossible to ignore.
  • Working hand-in-hand with marketing and e-commerce to make sure creativity and commerce live happily ever after.

Requirements

  • Strong experience writing and editing copy — ideally within fashion or lifestyle brands (journalistic / editorial background very welcome) and can understand the importance of tone of voice
  • Leadership: You’ve guided, mentored or managed junior talent before — and you know how to get the best from creative minds without dimming their shine
  • Conceptual Thinking: You’ve always got a bag of ideas at the ready and can spin a brilliant campaign concept from a single spark
  • Versatility: You’re nimble, quick-thinking and comfortable juggling digital and print at a dynamic pace
  • Cultural awareness: You’ve got your finger firmly on the pulse of fashion, trends-at-large and the competitive landscape — and you know how to make a brand stand out in it

Preferred

  • journalistic / editorial background very welcome

Benefits

  • Competitive salary & targeted annual bonus scheme
  • Generous Boden clothing allowance
  • 30% discount on all current clothing ranges
  • 25 days holiday annual, plus Bank Holidays
  • Online portal with an array of discounts on retail & entertainment
  • Virtual GP Service for you and your household
  • Free onsite parking and subsidised café

J.P. BODEN & CO. LIMITED

J.P. BODEN & CO. LIMITED is a retail company based out of BODEN HOUSE 114-120 VICTORIA ROAD, LONDON, United Kingdom.

London, England, GBR
18 employees