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four23 seeks a creative writer/researcher to join its multidisciplinary studio in London.

Creative writer/researcher
London, UK

Reporting to: creative directors/operations director /head of strategy

Who we are

Founded in 2004, four23 came to life as a multidisciplinary studio, bringing creativity, insight, strategy and craftsmanship to a diverse range of clients, delivering creative projects for clients including global organisations ? adidas, Oakley and Virgin ? Arts and Charitable Institutions ? the Belarus Free Theatre, Medici Quartet and Graeae Theatre Company ? and for individuals including Olympic athlete Mo Farah and Oscar winning actor Kevin Spacey.

What we do

A multidisciplinary structure was at the core of four23 from the outset and the blurring of disciplines and crafts enables us to seamlessly combine graphic design, moving image, spatial design, writing, photography and digital media.

Making such broad creative strokes is an approach that has taken a number of years and a great deal of thought and experimentation to evolve and refine.

Projects

Recently we have shot film with Kevin Spacey at the Old Vic, been shortlisted in an international architecture competition, researched Maker culture with a world leading Business School, created animations for Snell & Wilcox, interior designed retail environments at Boxpark, engineered a touring sustainability museum with the Princes Trust, created brands for a Swiss private bank and the UK?s leading disability led theatre company, celebrated Originality on every billboard in London, curated exhibitions for the UK Film Council, cloaked Covent Garden in a 3D projection for Oakley, taken over the high street at the Edinburgh Fringe with Virgin Money, photographed the best footballer in the world at the Barcelona Olympic Stadium, choreographed an Olympic launch party at the Design Museum, designed Mo Farah?s double gold winning running shoes, created an audio-visual installation for Samsung, toured the world to document Sam Mendes? Richard III, illustrated cartoon strips for Virgin Money Giving, developed a mobile app for Stella McCartney, broadcast live TV with Shaun White, helped define the meaning of Original Modern with Peter Saville, explored Beyond Reason with Valentino Rossi and Fernando Alonso and collaborated with the cleverest, sharpest and most interesting people that came into our orbit.

Job purpose

We are not an ad agency, we won?t be asking you to generate endless strap?lines, we do not have a house style and avoid the ?hard sell?, instead we choose a well thought out, considered tone to all our communications.

We are looking for someone who can turn their skills to a variety of projects,?selecting the appropriate tone for presentations and pitch documents, scripts, social media channels, client websites, long form articles and thought pieces.

You will help us develop a new language and begin new conversations. Your work will feed into the creative development of our studio, enhancing our content generation through the sharing and communicating of our knowledge.

As part of your role, you will be expected to undertake research briefs to support the development of our creative strategy. You will be asked not just to compile information but question your discoveries and form and articulate an opinion on your findings and present back to the team in a coherent and comprehensive manner.

Skills

You will have a passion for writing and the craft of communication, you will be able to grasp and understand the four23 tone and that of our clients and have the ability to translate that knowledge into compelling copy.

You will have a social media appreciation, and will know how to use it as an ongoing source and outlet for current, breaking, alternative information.

You will have strong research and analysis skills, taking on a brief, questioning it, thoroughly investigating all avenues and identifying and answering new questions that fall from it, discovering key insights that will add value and direction to creative projects. With a wide perspective and great cultural/artistic/literary references and will deliver back your research, through written presentations and informal team meetings.

You will be organised with great librarian skills. We will need to you contribute to and manage a system that collates our already large body of research, making it easily searchable and accessible.

You will need to be a great communicator, someone who is energetic and is always actively searching to make improvements and bring a valuable craft to our team.

This role will only suit an ambitious self-motivated, creative and enthusiastic individual.

Experience

An agency background is not essential but you will have a good knowledge and understanding of the creative delivery process and industry terminology (knowing when it?s needed and when it should be ignored).

You will have experience of working within a similar role for a minimum of two years.

In summary

You?ll be highly organised, remain calm under pressure and be able to manage your own time.

You?ll liaise with the creative team and production teams to ensure work is delivered to an exceptional standard with an eye on the commerciality of the business.

You?ll be aware of the overall delivery requirements of the studio, and communicate project updates regularly and with clarity.

You will demonstrate you value others? input and expertise and are keen to learn.

You thrive working collaboratively, build great relationships within our network and really enjoy the creative process.

You will be expected to take a client facing, presenting a confident, assured manner when presenting to clients or talking in group meetings.

We are a unique business and seek a unique individual.

Process

Please send a CV, a covering letter plus 750 words on ?why you and us?.

Empty Desk ? Creative Writer / Researcher four23 Limited
Berry House
4 Berry Street
London EC1V 0AA

Or

writer@four23.net

Hours of work:?9.30am to 6pm five days a week (full and part-time applications considered)

Holidays: ?25 days per annum

Salary: please indicate your salary expectations

Application deadline: 12 August 2013

This role is based full-time in the four23 London studio.

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