Copywriter (Storyteller)

You may know us as the home of PERi-PERi chicken, but we're a people-first, chicken-second kind of place. At Nando's you'll be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where you're encouraged to bring your whole self to work.

We make sure our teams have a great time at work, but we're still serious about serving fresh, delicious food and developing our Nandocas (that's what we call our staff).

Pride, Passion, Courage, Integrity and most of all, Family are the values we live by at Nando's. If these values inspire you, then you've come to the right place

Why Nando's?

Many of you may already know us as the home of PERi-PERi chicken, but we're a people-first, chicken-second kind of place. At Nando's you'll be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where you're encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We make sure our teams have a great time at work, while still being serious about serving fresh, delicious food and developing our Nandoca's (that's what we call our staff).

Pride, Passion, Courage, Integrity and most of all, Family are the values we live by at Nando's. If these values inspire you, then you've come to the right place

About the role?

The Copywriter position is responsible for bringing our brand to life in exciting, fun and engaging ways that will resonate with our audiences. The role requires someone who is an open minded, energetic, creative thinker and an animated storyteller. They need to be insightful (about people), agile and quickly translate and build on ideas that get people excited. They should be a confident writer and communicator with a large appetite for work across a spectrum from long form internal to short form external copy. The key objective for this role is to deliver end to end communications that creates change using engaging approaches and solutions. The role is fast paced and requires someone who is high energy, collaborative, can work autonomously, has great attention to detail and a strong level of organisation to help meet tight deadlines.

Key responsibilities:
Delivering copy that brings the Nando's brand to life in fun and meaningful ways that will resonate with our internal and external audiences by:
- Working across multiple channels and campaigns, ensuring the delivery of innovative, impactful marketing and communications materials in response to creative briefs.- Writing audience appropriate content for social platforms, eDMs, website, TVC, out of home, radio and other collateral- Creating or proofreading and editing existing materials to ensure Nando's TOV- Generate, build on and translate ideas for new and existing content types, proactively seeking out and proposing ideas to better connect Nando's with its audiences- Writing, editing and sense-checking internal focus content that easy to understand, reflective of our values and consistent with our visual identity and tone of voice and ensuring our Compass and Behaviours are embedded into all internal communication channels. These are not rules to restrict but guides to amplify. We have an appetite for risk if it serves a purpose.- Designing, implementing and maintaining communication protocols and policy

Who are we looking for?- Proactive, energetic and agile with real drive to get things done quickly and make waves.- Experience as a Content Writer, Copywriter or similar role (preferably with a relevant degree qualification)- Demonstrated content and concept creation experience showing your high-level communication skills (both verbal and written)- Strong end to end communications skills and ability to produce various styles of content utilising your excellent writing and editing skills with a fun TOV- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail with the ability to manage competing priorities and achieve desirable outcomes within set time frames.- Experience writing briefs and engaging with external creative agencies, while also being able to interpret internal incoming briefs and deliver accordingly- An ability to build rapport at all levels within the organisation.

What's in it for you?- Opportunity to work in a purpose led business- Competitive salary package & bonus program- Ongoing training and development opportunities- Flexible Working agreement - WFH 2-3 days a week- We even offer paid parental leave for both primary and secondary carers- Engagement events to grow, connect and have fun.- Access to nutrition advice, exercise support, financial and psychological counselling.- Oh And of course, can't forgetFREE NANDO'S meal on shift plus a great discount when you're out with your family and friends

Nando's is an Equal Opportunity Employer who seek to ensure that people are employed, trained and promoted fairly. Nando's is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We want all our people to feel comfortable to bring their whole selves to work