Role Overview:
We're looking for a talented, middleweight creative with a bias on writing to join our growing creative department. You’ll need to be great at short form storytelling creating scripts and storyboarding your ideas ready for video production. You will have experience of overseeing video production, editing and motion graphics. You will be able to work quickly and handle multiple projects at one time. Waste specialises in entertainment and gaming brands and this position is to work predominantly on gaming clients. So it’s vital that you are an active gamer, with a love of games and you love immersing yourself in the culture of games and gamers.
The successful applicant will have:
3+ years of experience as a creative writer at an agency or in-house
A solid portfolio, with examples of video content across a number of different media
The ability to sell ideas, both in person and in a deck
A love and understanding of games and gaming culture
A good working knowledge of the main social channels
This is a UK based role, with flexible working from home and in the office
In return, you’ll get:
To work with one of the most innovative mobile gaming clients in the world
Competitive salary
The option to work between home and the office both now and long term.
The opportunity to develop your own skills in a fun, supportive environment.
The opportunity to grow and take on line management
To work on big game titles in a fast-paced, exciting and ever-growing agency
To work alongside extremely passionate digital natives, producing world-class work
Access to training and development at the directors and line managers discretion
Waste shuts during the Christmas period ranging between 1 and 2 weeks with that time not being taken out of your regular holiday entitlement
Early-finish/late start Fridays in August & February
Christmas and summer parties you'll want to post about
Regular team outings and social events
Workplace pension
Cycle to work scheme
Birthdays off
Volunteer days
Access to Employee Assistant Programme (EAP)
Flexible start times
Group Life Assurance
Group Income Protection
Private Medical Insurance
About Waste
Waste is an independent creative agency founded in 2006. We connect entertainment brands with their fans, to drive creativity, culture and commercial success. A virtuous circle we call ‘Brands powering fans, powering brands’.
Clients include the mobile gaming giant, Supercell (Clash of Clans, Brawl Stars). Our remit is player acquisition and retention, built around community listening and high-speed, high-quality content creation. We also work with the mighty Nintendo, creating TV, OOH and integrated marketing campaigns, for both hardware and software. Other notable clients include Riot Games (League of Legends), Ubisoft, Sega, Verizon Media and most recently Zynga.
In 2020 we were named both “The Drum Content Marketing” and “Digital Industries (DADI)“ Agency of the year. Globally we employ 70+ specialists covering strategy, creative, social, content, experiential, OOH, and TV. We have physical offices in London & LA, and work with brands around the world.
Our approach to everything is shaped by The Waste Way (our company values), and an entrepreneurial spirit. It’s seen us win 100+ awards, including Art Director’s Club, Awwwards, BIMA, D&AD, Clios, Design Week, The Drum, The FWA, Marketing Week Masters, and The Webby Awards. We brew our own craft beer, the Waste Pale Ale, a favourite with clients and partners. And we’ve recently started our own animation production company, This Thing of Ours. We also support the UK based gaming charity, SpecialEffect.
The Waste Way
At Waste, we live by 4 key cultural pillars and expect ALL Waster’s to live up to these principles. This is what Waste was founded on:
Be Brave – We look for fresh ways to solve problems and encourage diversity of thought.
Own Your Shit - We value actions over words and empower Wasters to make things happen.
Make it Better – We’re always looking for ways to improve our work, agency and ourselves.
Be Kind – We’re a team. Win together, lose together, learn together.
How Wasters embrace Diversity & Equal Opportunity
Us Wasters are committed to diversity, equality and inclusion. For us diversity and inclusion are not just a tick-boxing activity, but a chance for us to make long-term meaningful change. A diverse workforce means that we’re able to unlock our ability to innovate, be creative, be better problem solvers and provide an inclusive environment for everyone and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.