Copywriter

Our company is committed to being trusted voices of light and truth reaching hundreds of millions of people worldwide.

Job Title

Copywriter

Reports to

Director of Marketing Servies

Location

Corporate Office

Salt Lake City, UT

Starting Date

Immediately

Position Type

Full Time

Hybrid

Wage

$60,000 - $70,000 / year

Salary is to be determined by multiple factors including but not limited to the evaluation of the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant along with internal equity and alignment with market data

Our Company

Deseret Book Company is a mission-driven company building a culture that encourages diversity in thought and product, and experiences.

Our mission is to create, publish, and deliver products and experiences that cultivate stories worth telling, questions worth exploring, and beauty worth sharing.

We’re a company that understands each person we engage with is seeking something to help them find peace and comfort, learn, grow, and bring more light and spiritual truth into their lives.

If you’re passionate about inspiring people to live better lives, then this is a place where you will find it.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a strategic storyteller with excellent writing skills to create engaging and compelling marketing copy for campaigns, products, events and more intended to serve all members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at every step of their journey.

The copywriter will write marketing copy for our customers in digital and physical spaces across various channels, including but not limited to websites, product descriptions, social and mass media, email, signage, catalog, and more, according to campaign needs.

They will also be directly involved in the creation and development of campaign creative briefs, creative and copy for mass media (TV spots and radio ads), and other formats as needed.

With a direct connection to our editorial team, they will assist other departments throughout the company as unique writing needs arise.

Major Tasks & Responsibilities :

75% Copywriting / Proofreading . Develop a deep understanding of the Deseret Book communities, products, experiences, and content to create marketing copy that will enable our brand to communicate the right message to the right audience.

Write copy for Deseret Book printed marketing and product (catalog, signage, blurbs, programs, etc.) and for digital spaces (websites, product landing pages, emails, social media, etc.)

15% Collaboration & Project Management. Possess the ability to collaborate across multiples times while managing multiple projects at a time.

As a collaborative team member, this individual will work closely with marketing, graphic design, product, content, editorial, category management, and intercultural teams to develop marketing copy for materials.

Additionally, they must be able to manage multiple projects at once and need to be able to handle pressure.

10% Creative Writing. Assist with unique writing needs in support of the Deseret Book editorial team, LDS Living, and other content channels, communities, and teams.

Required Skills

• 4 5 years’ work experience in copywriting in a marketing environment or related field and / or bachelor’s degree in related field.
• Portfolio with demonstrated ability to adapt to brand voice, connect with distinct audiences, and support brand mission and vision.
• Experience with both creating cohesive marketing copy applied to various formats and settings across a longer-term campaign and writing ad hoc, one-off pieces as needed.
• Great team player who works well in a collaborative environment.
• Detail-oriented : Ability to analyze results, prioritize work, and organize time.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills, with advanced proofreading expertise (competency within the Chicago Manual of Style preferred).
• Proficient with technology, primarily the Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Self-motivated and great self-manager.

Benefits

• Excellent medical, dental, and life insurance
• 401(k) savings plan with company matching funds
• Company-funded retirement plan
• Merchandise discount
• Discounted UTA Eco pass
• Paid leave and holidays
• Great work environment
• Fully stocked breakroom!
• Hybrid work schedule : two days in-office, three days remote

Equal Opportunity And Diversity

We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply. We're committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best and most rewarding work of your career.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and are committed to a team and culture that embraces and celebrates diversity and inclusion without regard to race, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the State of Utah.