Intermediate Copywriter

**WHAT ON EARTH IS DECIEM?** Known as “The Abnormal Beauty Company”, DECIEM is the parent company of The Ordinary, NIOD, and other beauty brands & is an industry disruptor with a science first approach to innovation. DECIEM was Co-Founded in 2013 by the late Brandon Truaxe, a visionary who set out to change the beauty industry through authenticity and transparency. He developed DECIEM to be a happy family (of people and beauty brands), rooted in kindness, creativity, diversity, and respect, alongside Co-Founder and CEO, Nicola Kilner. We are growing rapidly and we’re looking for someone who shares this vision and wants to grow with us **WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR** This is a hybrid role based out of our **Toronto** office. **WHAT YOU’D BE DOING IN THIS ROLE** - Work alongside the Brand & Creative Design teams in concepting and product positioning - focusing on NIOD & DECIEM - For NIOD in particular, understanding its complex scientific terminology and singular tone of voice in order to have the ability to create highly elevated scientific copy - Familiar with the editor-writer relationship and workflow. At times, operate in a more traditional editor role with other copywriters, which includes giving feedback, editing their pieces, revisions and/or suggestions, as well as creative direction and guidelines that the Intermediate Digital Copywriter can follow to improve their copy - Produce individual campaign assets based on the creative direction - Copy-edit independently, and/or finish pieces started by another writer or the Lead Copywriter - Understand and support communicating the DNA of DECIEM’s brands through copy on marketing, and all customer-facing materials - Support copy development for DECIEM websites, aligning with the company’s voice - Absorb the complexities of the brands’ chemistry and scientific approach that relates to beauty - Develop creative copy ideas and concepts, often in partnership with brands/creative design leaders - Proofread all final assets with copy before formal handover **SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED TO GET THE JOB DONE** - Product concepting and positioning experience - Impeccable grammar and spelling, cheekiness, and a sense of humor - Ability to write in a range of “tones” - from formal to playful and abnormal - Previous experience writing copy for social media, marketing materials, internal communications, and customer-facing content **WHAT YOU’LL BE GAINING BY JOINING OUR TEAM** There’s a lot of good stuff that comes along with being a DECIEM team member. Here’s a few of our favourite perks and benefits, in no particular order - Generous Vacation & Personal Days, plus additional time off for volunteering in your community, voting, peaceful protesting, celebrating your birthday, and more. - 6 months of paid time off for new parents (inclusive of all genders). - Work from anywhere 4 weeks per year. - A hybrid work model (for applicable roles). - Summer Friday’s - get off at 1pm all summer long (for applicable roles). - A dog-friendly office (and lots of cute dogs to play with). - Unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Program that includes mental health care, mindfulness programs, and more. - Access to Development Grants & a LinkedIn Learning membership to help you keep growing and learning. - A generous discount on DECIEM products for you, your family, and your friends. **BUILDING GROWTH TO POWER GOOD** We are a People first company that lives by our core values to - Do the right thing - Create impact - Respect small things - ❤️ Care too much - Be the future These values continue to guide us in all that we do. Along the way, we’ve been honoured to win some pretty incredible awards, including a CEW Achiever Award, Best Skincare Brand at Sunday Times Style Beauty Awards, and Most Popular Sustainable Brand by The Cosmetify Index Global. We’re still blushing **SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT** DECIEM’s objective is to build growth and do good things while prioritizing people, animals, and the Earth. Our Sustainability strategy is focused on fighting climate change, improved waste management, responsible packaging, responsible sourcing and product lifecycle, and water conservation. In 2020, DECIEM established the Good Fund to support both large and grassroots charities in response to global events. **CREATING A HUMAN WORLD OF BEAUTY** DECIEM is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by creating meaningful, measurable change in the lives of our team members and in the communities where we operate. Achieving equality is critical to DECIEM and our future. You can learn more about our DEI commitment in our open letter, "**Belonging is the Destination, Change is the Journey**". DECIEM is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on age, colour, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, and any other legally protected class in accordance with applicab