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Copywriter
3 years ago
Kwalee is a leading independent mobile game developer and publisher based in Leamington Spa – the UK’s biggest gaming hub outside Greater London and a great place to live – along with growing teams in Bangalore and Beijing.
Now the largest hypercasual games publisher in the UK, Kwalee is a company known globally thanks to half a billion downloads for hit mobile games including Draw it, Bake it, Shootout 3D, Rocket Sky and many more. These successes have driven rapid growth in recent years and with exciting new projects in the works for Nintendo Switch and PC alongside the studio's hypercasual specialism, Kwalee shows no signs of slowing down!
Founded in 2011 by David Darling CBE, a key architect of the UK games industry who previously co-founded and led Codemasters for many years, our team also includes legends such as Andrew Graham (creator of Micro Machines series) and Jason Falcus (programmer of classics including NBA Jam) alongside a growing and diverse team of mobile gaming experts. Everyone contributes creatively to Kwalee’s success, with all employees eligible to pitch their own game ideas on Creative Wednesdays. Could your idea be the next global hit?
Our ideal Copywriter will have experience of writing compelling stories and love games. Consider this the perfect opportunity to combine your two passions!
You'll be part of a team that will be based in the new office that we're going to open in Bangalore.
What you tell your friends you do
“Give me the info and I’ll build you a story! I’m Kwalee’s resident wordsmith, bringing everything we do to life.”
What you will really be doing
- Writing digital content in different styles and for a multitude of uses, be it a blog post, a press release, a video script or something else entirely. No two days will be the same!
- Working with PR & Communications Manager to develop content ideas that will attract plenty of eyeballs.
- Collaborating with colleagues to gather required information and in some cases to develop accompanying visuals.
- Scheduling publication of stories and managing a content pipeline.
How you will be doing this
- You’ll be part of an agile, multidisciplinary and creative team and work closely with them to understand the specialist roles that are required and our company culture
- You'll think creatively and be motivated by challenges and constantly striving for the best.
- You’ll work with cutting edge technology, if you need software or hardware to get the job done efficiently, you can get it
Team
Our talented team is our signature. We have a highly creative atmosphere with around 100 staff where you’ll have the opportunity to contribute daily to important decisions. You’ll work within an extremely experienced, passionate and diverse team, including David Darling and the creator of the Micro Machines video games.
Skills and requirements
- Excellent written English and verbal communication skills
- 2+ years of experience of professional copywriting
- A solid understanding of PR and its objectives - PR, journalism or blogging experience preferred
- Passion for video games
- Ability to tailor writing style to different purposes, e.g. press releases, blog posts, website copy and more
- Ability to creatively execute writing tasks to a brief
- Knowledge of Wordpress a big plus
We offer
- We want everyone involved in our games to share our success, that’s why we have a generous team profit sharing scheme from day 1 of employment
- In addition to a competitive salary we also offer private medical cover and life assurance
- Creative Wednesdays! (Complete freedom to design and make your own games every Wednesday)
- 20 days of paid holidays plus bank holidays
- Great work-life balance with flexible working hours
- Quarterly team building days - work hard, play hard!
- Monthly employee awards
- Free snacks, fruit and drinks
Our philosophy
We firmly believe in creativity and innovation and that a fundamental requirement for a successful and happy company is having the right mix of individuals. With the right people in the right environment anything and everything is possible.
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