Senior Writer, Go.Compare - Home Services and Personal Finance (9 Month FTC)
We pride ourselves on being a fun but fair place to work, with flexible hours and plenty of perks, thanks to the Future community teams’ work making sure each team member is treated equally. We only collaborate with organisations we can rely on, so we’ve built up a huge network of trusted partners.
We're also authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.A team of bright-eyed insurance experts launched Go.Compare back in November 2006 and we’re still going. Based at our office in Cardiff, we’ve worked on getting our customers the best deals, partnered up with the Welsh Rugby Union, crafted engaging TV ads, and so much more.
What you'll be doing…
The Content team sits within the wider SEO team, and is responsible for all creative copy across Go.Compare from updating help text on the car insurance journey to writing social post copy, newsletters and site guides. We support Go.Compare to deliver high quality copy to convey a consistent tone of voice across the brand.This role would purely focus on the SEO responsibilities we deal with.
Main Responsibilities...- Write high-quality content that follows SEO best practices using industry experience and prioritising according to our needs
- Improve content to enhance our rankings and brand visibility keeping it fresh, accurate and ensuring we answer user’s questions in the best possible way
- Keep on top of market news and trends around personal finance, broadband and energy using this to influence content
- Be an expert voice when it comes to information such as insurance and personal finance
- Write and editing copy following the Go.Compare TOV
- Use data to help tell a story and make content improvements
- Ensuring content is compliant and meeting FCA guidelines.
- Experience writing for an insurance brand including a portfolio of bylines
- A understanding of the insurance industry and FCA guidelines
- Experience proof-reading and editing content within a style guide
- Experience using content management systems
- Experience with SEO best practices
- The ability to conduct research to find out answers, and to use data in your copy
- Knowledge of personal finance and household bills industries would be beneficial (but not essential)
What's in it for you…
We have many awesome perks available to our staff. We offer huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues. We have a fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed.Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed in to one finite area but get the opportunity to develop many different experiences and skills. And to top it all off, not only do we offer unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time but we also offer a share in our success whereby every colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme - if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus.
Internal job family level E5
The expected range for this role is £29,000 - £32,000
This is a Hybrid role from our Cardiff Office, working three days from the office, two from home
Please note that this role is a 9 month fixed term contract
Who are we…
We’re Future. We’re 3000+ colleagues over 250+ brands speaking to 400 million people every month across the globe through websites, events and magazines. We’ve got ambitious plans that build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities and we’re looking for experienced people who want to be a part of it.
Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future
We have a voice and we’re going to use it. We promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do. We’re an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process is free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respecting of all backgrounds and beliefs.Our culture is underpinned by our values and employees - current and future - are treated with respect and fairness.
Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!
Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.
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