Senior Editorial Copywriter

Job Description

Company Description

Hudson’s Bay Company is one of the fastest-growing department store retailers in the world.  In North America, HBC’s leading banners include Hudson’s Bay, Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, Gilt, Saks OFF 5TH, Find @ Lord & Taylor, and Home Outfitters. In Europe, HBC’s banners include GALERIA Kaufhof (the largest department store group in Germany), Galeria INNO (Belgium’s only department store group), and Sportarena. At HBC we are a company of adventurers who explore uncharted territory, challenge convention, and work with imagination and fun.   

Essential Functions 

-Create impactful customer-facing editorial and promotional copy across all saks.com digital channels: primarily site navigation, emails, mobile

-Collaborate closely with design team and merchandising to distill marketing initiatives into focused editorial content

-Concept, develop and write 360 degree communications for the Saks Fifth Avenue brand

 Additional Responsibilities

-Brainstorm seasonal strategies and campaigns that will translate across digital and print platforms

-Contribute to print projects when needed, specifically catalogs, store visuals and signage

-Conduct research on fashion news and cultural trends

-Conduct interviews with the fashion office, buyers and fashion designers to inform the stories told in copy

Qualifications

-5+ years experience as an editorial writer in a retail, publishing or agency environment

-Creative thinker and storyteller

-Ability to manage multiple projects at once and meet deadlines

-Proven ability to work across teams and distill marketing and merchandising initiatives into creative content

-Works proactively to solve problems

-Exceptional proofreading and time management skills

-Self-starter who is detail-oriented and an enthusiastic team player