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advertising copywriter

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Advertising copywriters are responsible for the written or verbal design of advertisements and commercials. They write slogans, catchphrases and work closely together with advertising artists.

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Competences
35
Groups
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Essential
12
Optional
23

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Essential knowledge 3 competences

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product comprehension

The offered products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.

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advertising techniques

The communication strategies intended to persuade or encourage an audience, and the different media which are used to achieve this goal.

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copyright legislation

Legislation describing the protection of the rights of original authors over their work, and how others can use it.

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Essential skills and competences 9 competences

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create advertisements

Use your creativity to draft advertiments. Keep in mind the costumer's requirements, target audience, media and marketing objectives.

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identify customer's needs

Use appropriate questions and active listening in order to identify customer expectations, desires and requirements according to product and services.

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write to a deadline

Schedule and respect tight deadlines, especially for theatre, screen and radio projects.

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apply grammar and spelling rules

Apply the rules of spelling and grammar and ensure consistency throughout texts.

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brainstorm ideas

Pitch your ideas and concepts to fellow members of the creative team in order to come up with alternatives, solutions and better versions.

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develop creative ideas

Developing new artistic concepts and creative ideas.

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develop digital content

Create and edit digital content in different formats, express oneself through digital means.

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follow a brief

Interpret and meet requirements and expectations, as discussed and agreed upon with the customers.

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meet expectations of target audience

Research the needs and expectations of the target audience to ensure the program's theme meets both.

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Optional knowledge 5 competences

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desktop publishing

The creation of documents using page layout skills on a computer. Desktop publishing software can generate layouts and produce typographic quality text and images.

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printing techniques

The techniques and processes to reproduce text and images using a master form or template such as letterpress printing, gravure, and laser printing.

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social media marketing techniques

The marketing methods and strategies used to increase attention and website traffic through social media channels.

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types of media

The means of mass communication, such as television, journals, and radio, that reach and influence the majority of the public.

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typography

The procedure of arranging written texts for printing processes.

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Optional skills and competences 18 competences

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create storyboards

Apply story development and plot lines and edit animations to create storyboards that render the flow of the animation. Map out key scenes and develop characters.

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evaluate writings in response to feedback

Edit and adapt work in response to comments from peers and publishers.

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practice humour

Share humourous expressions with audience, eliciting laughter, surprise, other emotions, or a combination thereof.

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Humourous expressions may take the form of jokes, oneliners, slapstick, stories, or other forms.
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analyse consumer buying trends

Analyse buying habits or currently prevalent customer behaviour.

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analyse cultural trends

Keep up to date with popular cultural trends such as pop culture, cultural and social slang.

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apply desktop publishing techniques

Apply desktop publishing techniques to create page layouts and typographic quality text.

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conduct search engine optimisation

Execute optimal marketing research and strategies on search engine processes, also known as search engine marketing (SEM), in order to increase online traffic and website exposure.

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coordinate advertising campaigns

Organise course of action to promote a product or service; oversee the production of TV advertisements, newspaper and magazine ads, suggest mail packs, email campaigns, websites, stands and other advertising channels

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develop media strategy

Create the strategy on the type of content to be delivered to the target groups and which media to be used, taking into account the characteristics of the target audience and the media that will be used for content delivery.

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draft press releases

Collect information and write press releases adjusting the register to the target audience and ensuring that the message is well conveyed.

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evaluate advertising campaign

Assess the performance of the advertising campaign after implementation and conclusion. Check if objectives were met and if the campaign was successful.

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give live presentation

Deliver a speech or talk in which a new product, service, idea, or piece of work is demonstrated and explained to an audience.

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lay out digital written content

Lay out pages by selecting sizes, styles and entering text and graphics into computer systems.

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manage budgets

Plan, monitor, report on the budget and prepare set production budgets.

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perform market research

Gather, assess and represent data about target market and customers in order to facilitate strategic development and feasibility studies. Identify market trends.

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perform media outlets research

Research what will be the best and most effective way to reach the majority of consumers by defining the target audience and the type of media outlet that better fit with the purpose.

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proofread text

Read a text thoroughly, search for, review and correct errors to ensure content is valid for publishing.

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use word processing software

Use computer software applications for composition, editing, formatting, and printing of any sort of written material.

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