TEMP - Copywriter, Fenty Beauty and Lip Lab - Kendo Brands

Job Description

ABOUT KENDO

Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury group. A play on the words "can do", Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.

Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:

• "Can Do" Spirit: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals
• Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion: We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces so everyone's voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.
• Storytelling: We tell authentic stories like no, one else. It's our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.
• Resilience: We embrace challenges as opportunities. Change is ever- constant, and agility is our strength.
• Product Excellence: We put the consumers first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.

The salary range for this position is $45-50 per hour based upon a San Francisco location. Offered salary is dependent upon experience and location. Kendo Total Rewards offerings also include an annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental and vision insurance, flex paid time off program, parental leave, employee discount/perks, a retirement plan with employer contributions, Summer Fridays, opportunity to work from anywhere for a month in the summer and July and December wellness/shutdown weeks for applicable positions.

The Kendo house of brands currently includes: Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, KVD Beauty, Lip Lab, Ole Henriksen.

Kendo Brands has a hybrid work model with three days in office and two days remote each week.

SUMMARY

This role supports multiple brands, splitting time between Fenty Beauty and Fenty Eau de Parfum, and Lip Lab. On Fenty, you support the Fenty Beauty and Fenty EDP copy team on product naming, packaging copy, visual merchandising, and other marketing collateral. On Lip Lab, you own all global and digital copy, creating copy for product launches, new store launches, e-commerce and social. You are a talented and inspired writer with excellent organizational skills, exceptional attention to detail and ability to juggle multiple projects with ease. When you need additional information to complete a project, you're quick to ask questions and find solutions. In Kendo's fast-paced world, you take ownership of your projects and produce quality work under short deadlines. And of course, you love makeup and fragrance with a passion!

This role reports to the Sr. Copywriter, Fenty Beauty, and to the Sr. Director of Copy for Lip Lab.

• Writes on-brand copy across all channels
• Attends project kick-offs, examines various types of project briefs, paying close attention to marketing objectives and copy requests
• Executes clean, detail-oriented, on-brief copy for retail, digital and 360 marketing projects, including video scripts and treatments
• Works closely with brand management, marketing, product development, and education teams to align feedback, presenting any issues to manager
• Partners with the design team to ensure copy is correctly flowed into design and finds integrated visual/copy solutions
• Takes ownership of deadlines and follows project schedules and updates
• Requests and manages copy translations for the brand
• Corresponds with legal to acquire necessary trademark clearance
• Stays current on beauty industry trends, social trends and competitors

REQUIREMENTS

• 3-5 years of copywriting experience; beauty experience preferred
• Celebrity and founder brand experience a plus
• Experience writing across traditional and digital channels
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Creative self-starter; ability to navigate a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Curiosity, intellect, and a passion for great ideas; ability to bring them to life is essential
• College degree: BA preferred
• Please include a link to your portfolio