Specialist, Copywriter

At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to CHANEL.

About the role:

CHANEL Inc. is seeking a highly collaborative copywriter with beauty experience and exceptional attention to detail, whose primary role is to adapt and execute global campaigns for the U.S. market. This individual is responsible for contributing to the growth of the U.S. business through creative initiatives with compelling, consistent brand communication.

What impact you can create at CHANEL:

The CHANEL specialist copywriter contributes to the Artistic Direction team by executing on-brand campaign language for all categories of the CHANEL portfolio including beauty, fragrance, watches and fine jewelry and fashion. This person must appreciate the heritage of the House and be able to work within the established identity. They play a critical role in upholding the CHANEL brand voice with a majority focus on digital outputs. They align with our international vision and contribute to the creative force of the House under a common ideal and give meaning and consistency to new ideas and new opportunities.

You are energized by:

• Working efficiently in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment
• Navigating complexity
• Connecting the dots across multiple touchpoints and projects
• Problem-solving and being proactive
• Finding new ways of working within large and small groups in a complex, dynamic envirnonment
• Learning new skills, acquiring knowledge of the House history and staying informed about the luxury industry landscape
• Art, culture and beauty, which influences individual and team contributions
  
  
  

What you will bring to the team:

• Beauty and luxury category experience required
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent proofreading skills
• Expert ability to connect the dots across multiple, complex projects
• Strong organizational skills and follow-up ability
• In-depth understanding of digital and social media, e-commerce and point-of-sale
• True team player
• Display sincere humility and a sense of self-awareness
• Passion and enthusiasm for CHANEL brand voice
• Proficiency/fluency in French desired
  
  
  

Position Logistics:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum 2 years of experience
• Partially Remote: Role requires a minimum of three days in-person office presence at the NYC Office.
• Chanel, Inc. reserves the right to edit, change, or make exceptions on designations where circumstances where deemed appropriate.
  
  
  

What experiences might you have?

• Adapt and implement globally developed language for the U.S. market
• Assist in the execution of 360 campaigns that are on tone for the launch of new products, brand initiatives and ongoing business needs across digital, social, print and POS
• Write tight, compelling collateral copy for marketing and events initiatives
• Adhere to U.S. style guidelines
• Work closely with digital, print and POS designers to create holistic communication
• Attend operational, creative and task force meetings
• Cultivate a growth mindset that contributes to the creative process, the mission of the Artistic Direction team and the vision of CHANEL
• Foster creativity and innovation by taking risks, testing, learning and growing
  
  
  

Compensation:

• The anticipated base salary range for this position is $60,500 through $95,600. Base salary is one component of the total compensation for this position. Other forms of variable pay [may/will] be offered for this position. Other components [may/will] include bonus potential, benefits, and/or perks.
  
  
  

Benefits and Perks:

• Wellbeing resources include dedicated paid time off for wellbeing (2-week August Office Closure and a Wellbeing fund)
• Family and care giving benefits (inclusive of parental leave, fertility support, MilkStork, and Care.com Membership)
• Generous paid time off policies to include vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer days
• 401K and other incentives
• Robust healthcare offerings; medical, dental, vision, MDLIVE (virtual care), One Medical, Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care), Health Savings Account and Employee Assistance Program
• Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Health Advocate, International Business Travel Accident & Medical, and Commuter Transit & Parking
  
  
  

Additional Information:

Chanel is a private company whose values are grounded in creating the conditions for people to perform at their best and feel fulfilled and confident in their work. We offer a unique work environment where individuals are encouraged to better understand the brand, the business, and motivations, so that together we can unlock the possibilities of growth. This is reflected in:

Diversity and Inclusion:

• At CHANEL, we are intentional in promoting Diversity & Inclusion. We foster respect, empathy and dignity for all. We believe strongly that the diversity of our people across the full spectrum of human differences is essential to our organisation and the connections we have with each other and our clients.
• We offer Employee Resource Groups in the US that are voluntary, open to all, employee-led groups formed around a shared identity or lived experience, whose aim is to foster a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community aligned with the values and missions of the communities they support.
  
  
  

Chanel Community:

• CHANEL Community empowers our employees to channel their passions, talents and sense of purpose to contribute to and learn from our communities.
• Employees are encouraged to take time off annually to volunteer through CHANEL Community. CHANEL also matches employee donations to select charitable organizations.
  
  
  

Sustainability:

• CHANEL Mission 1.5° is our climate action plan. It is focused on transforming the business in line with the ambitions of the Paris Agreement on climate change to limit the average global mean temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.
• Employees are encouraged to contribute to our US Sustainability efforts at the corporate level and within the divisions, through organized taskforces and initiatives.
  
  
  

Arts and Culture:

• We are committed to extending our legacy of cultural engagement. Global support includes the CHANEL Culture Fund, which supports a select group of leading art culture institutions across the globe, and the CHANEL Next Prize for the next generation of creative talent. US support currently includes Annual sponsorship of the MoMA film program, Tribeca Film Festival programs and Through Her Lens, Support of the Academy Gold Fellowship for Women and Sponsorship of the BAAND Together Dance Festival at Lincoln Center.
  
  
  

Fondation Chanel:

• Since 2011, Fondation CHANEL’s mission is for women and girls to be free to shape their own destiny. Through multi-year partnerships with financial and technical support, Fondation CHANEL is committed to improving the safety and autonomy of women and adolescent girls around the world, impacting over a million women and girls in its first 10 years.
• For more information, please navigate to the Fondation Chanel website here
  
  
  

Career and Leadership Development:

• We have dedicated in-house teams focused on supporting the onboarding of employees, developing leadership skills via custom programs like Imagine Chanel People, Heart of Leadership and group and individual coaching, and blended online and live classes offered on our Bloom platform and by skilled trainers, such as Shape Your Career, to develop career building skills.
• Chanel, Inc. benefits and perks are dependent on eligibility and subject to modification by Chanel at any time.