Congratulations on joining the J+ Community as a copywriter. You can now complete project application tasks to start creating high-quality content for our ecommerce clients.
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How do I become a copywriter with Jellyfish?
To become a copywriter in the J+ Community, go to your J+ Community account, click Profile, then Disciplines & skills. Add 'Copywriter' to your disciplines and you'll see an option to 'Complete screening' for the role.
When we're ready to launch a new project or when we're looking to grow the content creator team on an ongoing project, we'll publish a job post on J+ Community.
An automatic email will be sent to all members of the community whose approved language and discipline match the requirements of the project. See How do I apply to work on projects with Jellyfish? for information about the application process.
Copywriter responsibilities
As a copywriter, you will:
For any projects you join, attend the webinar on the client’s content brief and complete training consisting of 1:1 feedback given by the Content Quality Lead or Content Manager via J+ Scribe
Use the information provided in J+ Scribe to write content in line with the content brief
Write content that meets ‘subbing standard’ – this means copy editors should only need to proofread and fact-check it, rather than make substantial changes
Meet all deadlines outlined in the project schedule
Complete amendments requested by the copy editor by the deadline specified in the schedule
A subbing standard piece:
Adheres to the topic/inputs
Is factually accurate
Meets all elements of the brief
Has the correct tone of voice
Includes logical syntax
Has good readability
Is well structured
The process for copywriting with Jellyfish
Get all the information you need to start work
You will be provided with a content brief detailing the client’s requirements. There may also be extra resources, such as glossaries and style guides, to help you write to the client’s specifications
The Project Manger will share with you a project hub which contains key project resources including the schedule. It may also include an availability tracker which you should complete as soon as possible to notify the Project Manager of any holidays or absences. Please see Understanding the project hub and your schedule for details of what is included in this important resource
The Project Manager will allocate tasks to you to write on J+ Scribe. You will receive an email letting you know when you have received new work. Learn more about receiving your allocation
J+ Scribe will display key product information for each task; this should be used in conjunction with the content brief to write a piece.
Once you’ve finished writing your piece, you can submit it to the copy editor on J+ Scribe
A key part of the process at Jellyfish is amendments (or ‘amends’, as we call them). You should consult the schedule to know when to expect amendment requests and feedback from the copy editor.
Complete any amends by the deadline outlined in the project schedule
The copy editor may request up to two rounds of amends
Apply amends carefully and at scale. Read more about how to apply feedback.
Deadlines
The project manager will share a schedule with you via the project hub, which will include the following deadlines:
Receiving payment
For projects run on J+ Scribe please see the J+ Scribe payment process
For projects run on J+ Community please see the J+ Community payment process
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