NIKKI SCHER CV

I lead a team that writes all the global copy for The Body Shop's marketing platforms - POS, PR and digital. Digital includes landing pages, home page assets, emails, display, organic and paid social. I work closely with The Body Shop’s creative team to ensure their TOV is carried through all assets over various events and campaigns. Since I started, The Body Shop has transitioned to a new website and new TOV. I help to develop the new TOV and try to encourage the client to embrace it. I refine our copy templates to make sure they reflect the new website and that everything is written with best practice and customer insight in mind. I also work on tightening processes - from working with the digital team on how to create great briefs to how we can work smoothly with various teams. I manage a Junior Copywriter and onboard freelancers when they're needed.

Focusing on creating engaging, informative and effective copy across both womenswear and menswear for all CRM communications. This involves working alongside the marketing and editorial teams to devise successful copy that not only entertains but drives conversion to sales. As well as looking after .com and some international emails, I also write the lifecycle emails, specialist newsletters, CRM SMS and push notifications, paid social, and I work with Digital Marketing on hit and run campaigns. I also manage the Junior Editor.

Freelance Journalist

April 2009 – September 2014

Writing for several publications including delicious magazine, Stylist.co.uk, MSN, Metro, Tatler, Red magazine, Daily Mail, Neverunderdressed.com, Ikea Family Live, fresh escapes and Womanandhome.co.uk.

Fresh magazine was a monthly, glossy food and travel title. My responsibilities included flatplanning, commissioning and writing features, sourcing and interviewing talent such as Jamie Oliver, Marco Pierre White, Trudie Styler, Jimmy Choo and Raymond Blanc, reviewing restaurants, products, books and gadgets, organising and styling product shoots, and working with clients on advertorials.

I was responsible for writing regular features like Cheese of the Month, food news, product reviews, events and competitions. I also organised props for shoots and maintained relationships with prs, agents, writers and photographers.

A-levels: English Lit, Maths and Social Biology
GCSES: 10 passes A-B