Copywriter - German Speaking - 12 month FTC

JD Sports- Head Office, Warwick House, Bury, Bury, United Kingdom

Posted Thursday 26 February 2026 at 01:00 Expires Friday 27 March 2026 at 00:59

Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with our colleagues working in stores across several retail fascias in many markets around the world.

JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally.

We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us to achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives.

KeyObjective: The Copywriter plays a key role in shaping how the brand speaks - creating engaging, on-brand copy across all touchpoints. This role blends creativity with precision, requiring confidence in Microsoft Office and other systems to manage daily tasks, alongside a creative mindset that brings ideas to life in every piece of content.

Responsibilities:

• Writing engaging and informative product descriptions for all categories
• TranslatefromEnglishwhenrequired-includingshort and long formats
• Createengaging, SEO-friendlyblog posts to support marketing,productand sport messages
• Format blogsin Wordpress using basic HTML
• IntroductorySEOskills
• Understanding and adopting the JDtone of voice in all copy
• Work closely withthe rest of the Copy Team toalign and share ideas, as well as across otherfunctionsincludingDigital Marketing, Content,Trade and CRM

Skills and Experience:

• Acquiredcopywriting skills in a certified apprenticeship or a comparable competency through work history
• Committed to working as part of a team
• Pro-active with a positive attitude
• A passion for writing
• Able to work quickly and effectively whilstmaintaininga high levelof quality and managing workloads
• Organised and be able to manage own workflow
• Ability to clearly articulate ideas to line manager and other team members
• Business fluent in German andvery goodknowledge of English

We know our colleagues work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits including staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation and personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.

JD Sports- Head Office, Warwick House, Bury, Bury, United Kingdom