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Copywriter, Sports
2 years ago
Who We Are
Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms, include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment.
Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, thinkers and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically-acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K, Battleborn, BioShock, Borderlands, The Darkness, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization, WWE 2K, and XCOM.
At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We are dedicated to diversity and inclusion, and want our community of candidates to reflect this commitment. We encourage all qualified applicants to explore our global positions.
2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).
What We Need:
We’re seeking a talented and passionate copywriter to join our in-house Creative Services team, focusing on 2K’s Sports titles, such as NBA2K, WWE2K, and PGA2K. You would work on all things related to these franchises, ranging from taglines to social posts and everything in between.
Additionally, we’re looking for someone who’s passionate about games and gaming culture, with a strong knowledge of 2K’s core titles and a deep understanding of current gaming culture and fandom.
What You Will Do:
- Work in collaboration with Sports Brand Marketing and the creative studio to perform and fulfill a wide variety of copy needs.
- Create content for our brands’ social media channels.
- Create customer-facing marketing content across multiple digital channels that results. in effective and exciting communication.
- Follow brand guidelines and maintain a clear brand tone of voice.
- Ensure product, technical, and factual accuracy, and cultural relevance.
- Deliver work of a consistent creative quality level.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously and ensure timely delivery.
- Leverage glossaries and style guides to ensure brand alignment.
- Work collaboratively with a global production team at 2K.
- Keep own product and brand knowledge up to date.
- Proactively contribute feedback and ideas for process improvements.
Who We Think Will Be A Great Fit:
- Impeccable writing skills and ability to develop innovative creative work that’s in-line with the overall brand strategy.
- Meticulous attention to detail, combined with the ability to digest the brief and focus only on the details that matter, so that the resulting copy is clear and simple.
- Ability to work independently but also able to create good rapport with other team members and clients, across multiple timezones.
- Proven ability to manage and organize multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong desire to make cool stuff, write copy worth reading, and actually connect with fans
- Strong problem-solving skills and an ability to adapt and manage an evolving environment where change is often around the corner.
- Degree or equivalent.
- Minimum 4+ years copywriting experience OR awesome portfolio.
Please note that 2K Games and its studios never uses instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews and when emailing, only use 2K.com accounts.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation.
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