At Blink Tower, we are in the business of explaining stuff. If a business has a new product, service or idea, we condense it into a 60 to 90 second voiceover and graphics script. This then gets recorded in studio, and then our brilliant animators tell the visual story using 2D animation. Have a look at some of our work at youtube.com/blinktower.
And this is where you come in. We are growing rapidly and need to get a full time writer on board.
Full or part time negotiable, Full time salary 12k for 3 months (14k for one year contract if contract is renewed)
Start date: 1 June 2011 (though we can discuss this)
What your job will entail:Scripts
You’ll research and brainstorm with the team on ideas for scripts, commissioned scripts and also scripts that we will use for shotgun marketing, and our own ‘how to’ video scripts. Note that you will also be writing the visuals of the animations, but don’t let that intimidate you - you’ll work closely with the animators until you get the hang of it.
You’ll then write the first draft, and you’ll receive feedback from me and the creative director, Adrian. We’ll work on it in-house until we have a version we are all happy to send to the client. After discussing the client’s feedback, you’ll make the changes. This process can sometimes take quite a bit of time, but it is the most important part.
Marketing Material
It will also be your job to write marketing material, be it copy for our website or a letter motivating something we entered into the Loeries. We’ll also need you to write press releases and send them to the right people.
Social Media
You will be in charge of keeping our social media sites fresh and up to date. Daily tweets and Facebook messages need to be posted, and you’ll also be responsible for writing a weekly blog on our website.
You:
The most important thing is that you have a sense of humour, and that you understand humour in general, and can integrate it (when appropriate) into your writing.
We feel strongly about building a great, stimulating and exciting space for us all to work in, and we want you to feel like you are a part of building our company. So a positive attitude, a sense of fun and taking great pride in your work is important.
You need to be interested in learning new things – we often work with clients who have new business ideas. It can sometimes be hard to grasp at first, and it’s particularly challenging to write a script that we know will work well and that the client loves. We find it incredibly rewarding to always be exposed to new ideas, and this will have to get you excited too.
A keen interest in marketing is essential.
Attention to detail – spelling and grammar mistakes are a peeve hate here, and even though we’ll check scripts before sending to clients, you’ll be responsible for writing fault free copy for our online platforms.
As we are a startup, there is plenty of room to grow, and we would ideally want someone to join who aspires to be in a more senior position, who can lead others and take initiative.
Some other qualities we dig: innovative, responsible, reliable, funny, precise.
So if that all sounds right up your alley, then please do the following:
1. Send us your CV and some writing samples
2. Also answer the following questions –
* What about Blink Tower interests you?
* Why do you think you’ll be perfect for the role?
* What made you become a writer?
* Please tell us something quirky/interesting about yourself.
If we like what we read, we will send you a writing test. If that turns out well, we’ll invite you to come for a face to face interview.
We look forward to hearing from you at candice@blinktower.com
If you apply, and do not hear from us, it’s not because you are not fantastic, it’s just that you didn’t quite suit the criteria and we are a bit strapped for time. We’ll get back to successful applicants within one week.
Location: Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa
Contact Information:
For inquiries: candice@blinktower.com
For submissions: Elodie Kleynhans at candice@blinktower.com
Website: http://www.blinktower.com/