Copywriter (Temporary)

The Product Copywriter plays a crucial role in showcasing Skechers’ position as a global footwear leader and The Comfort Technology Company. This role creates compelling and accurate product descriptions that highlight the brand and products' strengths, collaborating closely with the copy team, product department, and retail teams to ensure key styles and features are effectively communicated. The Product Copywriter also works alongside SEO/Digital teams to incorporate important keywords, optimizing Skechers' online presence.

Responsibilities also include contributing to email campaigns for Skechers.com. In this position, the Product Copywriter helps shape how customers perceive and interact with the brand across various platforms, with their writing being instrumental in presenting Skechers' innovative products and reinforcing its market-leading position.

This is a temporary position with an expected duration of five to six months.

Essential Job Responsibilities-

• Write compelling and engaging product descriptions for U.S. and International websites

• Write clear, engaging copy for each target audience

• Ensure that the company’s content presents the actual picture of the products and is consistent with the brand

• Think creatively, translating ideas and visual concepts into copy that can also easily translate into other languages

• Translate product to other mediums, such as email campaigns

• Be extremely detail-oriented but also creative with email copy

• Ensure all International sites are getting current products translated and published

• Proof own work and others

• Other duties as assigned

Job Requirements-

• Ability to work on-site at the Skechers Headquarters in Manhattan Beach, CA

• Exceptional writing, proofreading, and editing skills

• Understanding of key SEO terms as well as key product terms

• Knowledge of AIP style

• Knowledge of HTML formatting desired

• Detail oriented

• Ability to adapt, collaborate, multi-task, and prioritize effectively

• Solid organizational skills

• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral)

• Excellent time management and quantitative/analytical skills required

• Proficient with Microsoft Office – primarily Excel

• Understanding of COMPASS, Sales Force and or like systems desired

Education and Experience-

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Journalism, Communications or related field, with an emphasis on writing

• 2+ years of relatable professional writing and editing experience

The pay range for this role is $30-$34/hr USD

About Skechers
Skechers (NYSE: SKX), a global, Fortune 500® brand develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories. Developing comfort technologies is the foundation of all we do – delivering stylish, innovative, and quality products. Serving over 180 countries and territories, Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores, e-commerce and digital stores, and through our more than 5,200 company-and third-party-owned retail locations. Headquartered in Southern California, with offices and distribution centers around the globe, Skechers has spent 30 years helping people of all ages look and feel good.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Skechers is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. Skechers provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state or federal law.

Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants for employment who require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job should request appropriate accommodation by emailing benefits@skechers.com.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily. The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.