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Graduate Copywriter Intern at Huddlebuy.co.uk
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The Role
How would you like to get involved with one of London’s most exciting startups?
We’re backed by some of Europe’s highest profile investors including the founders and early-stage investors behind companies like Google, LinkedIn, LOVEFiLM, Zoopla, Betfair, Shazam and Shutl.
We’re a daily deals site for small businesses where entrepreneurs, CEOs and freelancers can get up to 90% off everything from printers to press releases. So far we’ve run deals with some massive brands like Apple, Nokia and Ryman. We’re generating a lot of buzz in the press having recently been featured in The Guardian, The Times and The Telegraph.
THIS OPPORTUNITY
Huddlebuy was launched in Apr 2011 by 3 executives from Apple, Yahoo! and Microsoft and today the team consists of 7 members. Now we’re looking for writers to support our ambitious growth plans.
Writing compelling copy that interests and excites our users is a massively important part of the business. Ultimately it’s what makes people click the ‘buy now’ button and drives sales. As a copywriter with Huddlebuy you would be responsible for writing the copy on the Huddlebuy home page which would be read by thousands of people every day.
Please note: We are happy to cover reasonable travel expenses, however this role is initially an unpaid part-time internship.
YOUR RESPONSIBLITIES
- Writing deal copy to sell our products to our users
- Researching and fact-checking deals
- Co-ordinating with suppliers and the Huddlebuy operations manager
- Working in a fast paced startup environment and working to strict deadlines
- Your role could expand if you show interest and talent in other areas
This internship will run for 3 months and requires a minimum commitment of 16 hours per week (may be negotiable for the right candidate). You will be working primarily from our Central London Soho office.
Interns that impress us enough could be offered longer term paid roles after the 3 month period (we’ve recruited team members this way in the past).
Required Skills
- Undergraduate degree
- Excellent grasp of style and grammar
- Ability to enthuse, sell and promote via the written word
- A genuine interest in marketing and copywriting
- Ability to work independently, problems solve and self-motivate
- Ability to get lots of stuff done quickly i.e. a focussed, productive, no-nonsense approach to working
These aren’t required but one or all of the following would be an advantage:
- Writing experience – student media, blogging, creative writing etc.
- Previous experience working at a startup
- Working knowledge of HTML
- Interest in entrepreneurship, small businesses and the SME community
Working at a startup isn’t like working at a big corporate. You’ll be required to work hard, you’ll have responsibility thrown at you from day-1 and you’ll experience a very steep learning curve. This isn’t for everybody - but for somebody who wants to stand out from their peers by learning and developing at a lightning fast speed it’s the perfect working environment.
Plus this position is what you make of it - we really are a meritocracy and we award those that have drive, take initiative and can think creatively.
WHY YOU SHOULD GO FOR IT
- You will be given real responsibility from day 1
- We won’t ever ask you to make us coffee
- We will always be honest and transparent with you
- We will answer any questions you have about how the business is run so you can learn as much as possible
- You will learn from an industry leading team of managers, marketers and sales people
- You will get references and real concrete examples of things you’ve done for us to put on your CV and to use in future job applications
- We can draw on our extensive network of business contacts to help you find your next job
- If you want to found your own startup one day, getting hands on experience in an investor backed startup like Huddlebuy is the best preparation available
- If you show talent and initiative there may be chances to move into paid full-time management positions as the company expands
- Working at Huddlebuy is a lot of fun. We take culture seriously and make sure everyone is challenged, motivated and having fun
About Huddlebuy.co.uk
How would you like to get involved with one of London’s most exciting startups?
We’re backed by some of Europe’s highest profile investors including the founders and early-stage investors behind companies like Google, LinkedIn, LOVEFiLM, Zoopla, Betfair, Shazam and Shutl.
We’re a daily deals site for small businesses where entrepreneurs, CEOs and freelancers can get up to 90% off everything from printers to press releases. So far we’ve run deals with some massive brands like Apple, Nokia and Ryman. We’re generating a lot of buzz in the press having recently been featured in The Guardian, The Times and The Telegraph.
About the role
| Location: | London, United Kingdom |
| Company: | Huddlebuy.co.uk |
| Starts: | 04 Jan 2012 |
| Posted: | 04 Jan 2012 |
| Expires: | 18 Feb 2012 |
| Funding: | Expenses Covered |
| Work type: | Part Time |
| Tagged | copywriting, Writing, startup, Marketing, sales, internet, online |