Freelance Product Writer - London, United Kingdom - FARFETCH

FARFETCH

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

FARFETCH exists for the love of fashion. We believe in empowering individuality. Our mission is to be the global technology platform for luxury fashion, connecting creators, curators and consumers.

We're a diverse and global community made up of Farfetchers, our partners and our customers, which we believe is at the heart of our success.

Everything we do is centred around our values - Be Human, Think Global, Be Revolutionary, Todos Juntos, Be Brilliant, Amaze Customers - which define our beliefs and our actions.

We welcome differences and foster a consciously inclusive environment for everyone. We are FARFETCH For All.

CONTENT DEVELOPEMENT

We're a creative family that works closely together to make sure our customers know every last detail about our products before purchasing.

We have three primary teams:
Styling, Photography, and Content. This is the team who makes sure customers have an engaging, seamless and luxurious experience.

We're focused on continuous improvements and like to encourage everyone to make the most of their talents and contribute ideas.

THE ROLE

Reporting directly into the Localisation Lead - French, you will be responsible for transcreating and localizing product and operational content.

You will ensure that our copy is customer-centric, effective and tailored across all FARFETCH channels, whilst capturing and protecting the FARFETCH tone of voice.

Proven experience writing and transcreating content is preferred, as is having a sound understanding of the luxury e-commerce landscape in France.

To succeed in this role, you must have an extensive knowledge of the Frenchlanguage.

You'll benefit from working with a large multi-lingual team of around 120+ employees within FARFETCH, which will present unique opportunities to interact with various departments and to learn cutting-edge localisation tools and solutions.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

You will localise content including product names, editorial and technical descriptions
You will be an expert on particular fashion brands and categories
You will track and correct defects of product descriptions and other localised content
You will ensure all copy follows our Tone of Voice and Style Guide across all channels and reaches our quality standards
You will establish routines and standards with the team, including reporting, feedback and other quality checks

WHO YOU ARE

You are proficient in writing in French, and have a good level of fluency in English
You have a firm understanding of tone of voice, and can adapt your writing style to suit the specific context
You have a great writing and transcreating style that is accurate, with an impeccable use of grammar, syntax and cultural references
You have good knowledge of the luxury fashion ecommerce landscape in France, its players, and its consumers
Experience in fashion content localisation/writing is preferred, but a linguistics graduate with a passion to move their career into fashion will also be considered
You are comfortable with digital work on an inhouse CMS

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