Change your Career: Copywriter (m/f/d)

Change your career: try becoming an advertising copywriter!

Are you a wordsmith with a passion for creativity? Do you have a knack for crafting compelling stories? We're seeking a bilingual (German/English) talent who'd like to change careers and become a copywriter (m/f/d) to join our award-winning creative team in Munich.

Who are you?

The Role:
As future copywriter, you'll work alongside experienced creatives to develop engaging copy across various media. Your colleagues are going to teach you and help you to understand how to reach excellent advertising results. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone looking to transition into the exciting world of advertising.

Key Responsibilities

• Craft compelling copy for print, digital, and social media campaigns
• Collaborate with art directors to bring concepts to life
• Develop persuasive ideas and concepts that align with strategy and target audience needs
• Adapt to different brand voices and tones
• Meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Requirements

• Fluency in German and English (written and spoken)
• A love for language
• A love for exceptional advertising and simple, yet great ideas
• Strong writing skills and a very creative mindset
• Ability to think conceptually and strategically
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Adaptability and eagerness to learn

Nice-to-Have

• Experience in writing for various formats (blogs, social media, etc.)
• Understanding of marketing principles
• Background in journalism, literature, or related fields

Application Process
Interested candidates must complete our copytest as part of their application. This test will assess your creativity, writing skills, and ability to think on your feet.
Please send your CV, a brief cover letter explaining why you want to transition into copywriting, and the completed copytest. We look forward to discovering fresh talent and nurturing the next generation of copywriters. Please find the copytest here: https://iris-worldwide.de/hr/Iris-Newbie-Copy-Test.pptx

Applications without the completed copytest will not be considered.

Who are we?

About Iris

We are Iris. The Participation Agency. With over 1000 people in 14 offices worldwide, we use the power of Participation to help brands grow further, faster. We combine creativity, data-driven media and the power of people to help brands to explode into cultural moments and embed themselves in people’s lives.

Our office

Iris Germany is a hub for integrated marketing expertise across a broad spectrum of disciplines, from B2B and Account-based Marketing (ABM) to B2C, Brand Strategy and Digital Platform Development. We offer over 20 years of experience in partnership with some of the world’s most ambitious brands in IT, healthcare, engineering, transport, finance, home appliances and technology.

Iris specialises in integrating brands seamlessly into customers’ lives, driving progress through participation with people. By combining insight and creativity with commercial expertise, we enable brands to take bold leaps forward – aligning their ambitions with those of their customers for long-term profitability.

The Iris Character

We have five core behaviours that we look for to help us to build a culture that fosters true progress: Courage, Storytelling, Collaboration, Empathy and Commitment.

​What's in it for you?

• A truly international and friendly team. English is our primary language
• Flexible working with core hours
• Possibility to work from home for 2 days per week
• Company Pension scheme
• Company subsidy for monthly public transport tickets
• An office in the heart of Munich
• Well-known international customers and a large agency network
• Room for the growth of your talents through individual development opportunities
• Open-door policy and the opportunity to contribute your own ideas
   
  

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

‘FOR THE FREE’ is our global DE&I strategy. Its aim is to create a business where everyone feels free to be themselves and has the same opportunity and access to progress. Our DE&I strategy encourages courageous thinkers who champion outsider perspectives. ‘FOR THE FREE’ has three main pillars of activity:

Diversity - We want to invite difference. To be an organisation that is fully representative of different groups and reflects the city, country and world that we live in. We value our talents’ lived experiences – including gender, race, class, disability, neuro-diversity and sexual orientation.

Equity - We want to be fair to everyone. To remove barriers for individuals and groups and provide the bespoke access, support and opportunities that are needed to fully participate in our organisation. We are levelling the playing field.

Inclusion - We want everyone to feel at home. To provide a place where people can be themselves, express their unique identity and contribute to the life of our community

Privacy Statement

If you decide to apply for a role at Iris we will only keep the data provided by you for 2 years from the date we receive it, following which your data will then be destroyed. We have a legitimate interest to process the data you provide us and we will protect your rights in accordance with all applicable data legislation. If at any point you decide you would like us to delete the data we hold or have any more questions please email us at dpo@iris-worldwide.com.

You can find out more about our Privacy Policy here: http://www.iris-worldwide.com/privacy-policy/

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and recruit on talent alone, regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, education, class, sexual orientation or disability. We champion diversity and believe it not only benefits, but enhances our creativity, our company and the wider society at large. We are For The Forward.