Swiss German Advertising Copywriter & Voice Over Director (VOD)
Posted 6 days ago by RWS Group
Negotiable
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EMEA
Summary: RWS is seeking a freelance Swiss German Advertising Copywriter and Voice Over Director (VOD) to join their international talent pool. The role involves transcreating and editing brand content from English to Swiss French, as well as directing voice over talent for TV commercials. Candidates should have a strong background in creative copywriting and voice over direction within the advertising sector. A passion for helping brands navigate cultural and linguistic differences is essential.
Key Responsibilities:
- Transcreate and edit brand content from English to Swiss French across various channels.
- Direct Swiss French voice over talent for dubbing English TV commercials.
- Collaborate with the Creative Director, project managers, and client teams.
- Adapt marketing content to meet local market needs, considering language and cultural nuances.
- Ensure the integrity of source content while correcting errors in grammar and language usage.
- Participate in conference calls and in-person client meetings as needed.
Key Skills:
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in creative/marketing transcreation and copywriting.
- Experience in voice over direction within the advertising and marketing sector.
- Strong command of English and native proficiency in Swiss French.
- Ability to adapt content for local markets, considering cultural and emotional factors.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Collaborative attitude and client-facing experience.
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Swiss German Advertising Copywriter & Voice Over Director (VOD) Freelance – Home Based
RWS Launches Marketing Solutions to Enable Brands to Adapt, Manage and Deliver Global Customer Content. Marketing Solutions builds on RWS’s legacy translation services, language tech innovation, and unparalleled geographical footprint to deliver transcreation expertise to help global brands speak, breath, feel and be local. Everywhere.
RWS is currently looking for a freelance Swiss German creative Copywriter with experience as Voice Over Director of TV commercials to join our fast-growing international pool of talent. The successful candidates will have the opportunity to work with leading brands on projects across Creative Content Editing, Transcreation (short and long formats), Voice Over Direction, Cultural Consultation, Market Insights etc. We are looking for people who are passionate about what they do and that have a genuine interest in helping brands speak across cultural and linguistic borders.
Purpose: RWS Marketing Solutions facilitate Transcreation, Content Production and Web Editing services for brands and agencies looking to deliver globally consistent and locally relevant marketing, advertising and branded content. The Copywriter/VOD will be working closely with our Creative Director, project managers, Language Office translators and client teams, transcreating and editing (there may be some copy origination work too) brand content to brief across all channels from an English source into Swiss French, as well a directing Swiss French voice over talent in the dubbing of English TV commercials in Swiss French.
Requirements:
- Minimum of 3 years of proven creative/marketing transcreation and creative copywriting experience and voice over direction ideally within the advertising and marketing sector
- Experience gained from language service provider, internal localization department, creative agency, internal agency or production agency perspective
- Sound experience of working with multiple types of local and global brands, confident in understanding nuances of tonality, style and target audience for brands
- Good command of English
- Swiss French native speaker based in Switzerland
- Ability to adapt brand, advertising and marketing content to suit local market needs and requirements, taking into account language, culture, emotion, tonality, imagery etc.
- Ability to transcreate English content into Swiss French for style and flow, ensuring overall suitability to brief, channel and target audience, while maintaining the integrity of the source content and correcting errors in grammar, spelling and language usage.
- Strong creative flair and sound knowledge of local culture, regulations and trends
- Compliant with requirements for English back translation and comments/rationales
- If/when applicable able to attend conference calls and in-person client meetings to discuss brief and feedback
The Candidate:
- Well versed in the creative copywriting, VOD and transcreation arena
- Flexible, with an ability to prioritize and adapt quickly
- Understanding of the creative process in marketing production cycles
- Collaborative attitude, working towards constant improvement
- Client-facing experience
- Familiar with creative/transcreation briefs
- Works well with an international/multi-location team
- Creative flair – able to bring new dimensions to projects and briefs at the adaptation and editing stages
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to work under pressure and prioritize effectively
- Never fails to meet a deadline
- Ability to take on board and respect feedback
- Approachable, with a can-do attitude