We’ve come a long way since 2004—and we’re just getting started.

As one of the longest-standing independent coffee roasters on UK shores, the love of coffee fuels everything we do. We are on an exciting growth journey, striving to deliver our own unique take on speciality coffee and hospitality to more people than ever before.

We build, nurture, and champion relationships at the source, celebrating producers, seasonality, and provenance. We support direct trade, traceability, and quality. From crop, to cup, every step of our journey is considered; we’re proud to be held accountable, always striving for better ways to do business, placing people and planet before profit.

Our product spans more than just amazing coffee, we are also passionate about bringing the world of speciality to life through a programme of education. From teaching professional SCA qualifications to at-home enthusiast brewing courses. Our digital channels are also an opportunity for us to offer engaging learning content such as onsite ‘how to guides’ and inspiring social content series.

We are proud to roast for some of the UK’s leading independent speciality coffee shops, bakeries, hotels, and restaurants. We have 1000’s of at-home coffee subscribers and 8 beautiful coffee shops across London, Cornwall, Bristol, and Edinburgh (opening Spring ’24).

We are so proud our brand, it is an important consideration within each touchpoint of our business; every aspect needs to feel distinctly Origin. From the design of our coffee shops to our packaging, from an email subject line to our onsite journal and the pitch documents we write to win new business. The Content Writer plays a central role in ensuring our brand consistently remains on point.

The Origin Content Writer innately connects to the brand. A coffee lover who considers themselves as much a fan of our product as they are a member of the brand team. They can naturally place themselves in the shoes of our customers and craft exceptional stories which seamlessly span our different channels and audiences.

They understand the value and power that language and image can have in bringing our stories to life. This role works hand in hand with the Social & Content Creative to create stories which engage, inspire, and educate.

Being tuned into the commercial priorities of the business is essential for this role. Understanding the part they play in helping us achieve our goals, The Content Writer ensures they understand the business objectives of any project before getting to work.

Requirements

The main areas of responsibility are

• Work with the brand team to develop, plan and execute stories and campaigns throughout the year (across journal, email, website, print and social) which align with our marketing and business objectives.
• Hold a close working relationship with Origin’s Director of Coffee, ensuring you are connected and informed about our product and the messages we want to deliver.
• Align yourself closely with the channel marketing leads (ecommerce, retail, wholesale, product) to understand the business priorities and how you can support. This will include (but not limited to):
• Creating SEO focused journal posts.
• Crafting sales decks and pitching documents for the Wholesale team.
• Delivering hard-working copy for in-store point of sale.
• Writing and proofing assets for new coffee releases.
• Help to create a consistent tone of voice across all channels. Supporting the wider brand team in delivering this across everything we do (both internal and external).
• Support the Social Content Creative in crafting copy for our social posts.
• Work closely with the Graphic Designer and Social Content Coordinator to ensure cohesive copy, image and design alignment.
• Plan and deliver content for x2 emails per week.
• Collaborate with the marketing and brand team to facilitate a consistent voice and storytelling approach across all channels. Establishing tools to help you do this where required.
• Ensuring that TOV and content ideas remain relevant, current, and authentic.
• Support the wider business with ad hoc copy related requests; help to proofread content prior to release.
• Ensure the Origin Coffee brand positioning is always at the centre of your writing and content ideas. Challenge and question all ideas to ensure they are reflecting the brand as authentically as possible.
• Constantly take inspiration from the wider world of speciality coffee, hospitality, fashion, and lifestyle to draw ideas for Origin and share with the wider team.

Immerse yourself in the world of speciality coffee, understand origins, processes, and varietals as well as the broader backstory of what the industry is all about (the good, the bag and the ugly). Use this to create an authentic voice which can allow Origin to inspire, educate and inform their audience – in a way that sets us apart from the competition.

​To be successful in this role, these qualities in you matter the most

• Someone who innately aligns with the Origin brand and understands the tone and positioning.
• A customer-first mindset.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Great taste - you intuitively understand what is on and off brand for Origin.
• Aware and engaged with social and cultural trends that will help to inform how we communicate with our target audiences.
• World-class people skills. You can build strong relationships with Origin teammates from across the business to support the work you do.
• An entrepreneurial spirit. You understand how your work impacts the business and you feel empowered by your successes and motivated by your mistakes.
• Passion, energy, and aspiration in line with Origin values, products, brand, and customers.
• Thrives on positive change and able to manage self under pressure.
• Willingness to own and drive your own personal development plan and open to asking for and accepting feedback on performance.
• Organised, deadline focussed finisher, who can balance the day to day with thinking ahead.
• A strong sense of accountability.

Benefits

Competitive Salary
Up to £30,000 FTE per annum. Salary is negotiable for the candidate with the knowledge and skills required to fulfil all elements of the role.

Nature of contract and working pattern

Permanent and full-time. Origin Coffee supports flexible working options for the right candidate who can meet both the role and the needs of the business.

Base

Porthleven, Cornwall or Southwark, London

Holidays

26 days including your birthday off, as well as 8 bank and public holidays.

Pension

Employer (5%) and Employee (3%) pension contribution, employees can increase their contribution.

Mental Health and Physical First Aid Training

We provide our employees with a toolkit for both preventing and addressing mental health crises in and out of work, providing genuine support, safety and happiness in the workplace.

Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, IVF Journey Leave and Pay

We recognise the importance of family and provide enhanced pay to support all parents and their journey to becoming one.

Transitioning at Work Policy

We want everyone at Origin Coffee to feel comfortable to be themselves at work. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity supporting our colleagues who identify as trans and providing support through any transitioning process.

Financial Wellbeing Support

We have partnered with Wagestream, a financial well-being provider that offers financial coaching, money management, debt advice, and individual-tailored advice.

Employee Assistant Programme

A comprehensive suite of support from an (EAP) including help with physical, mental, and financial wellness at work.

Continued Professional Development

We invest in all our employees by supporting personal development and encouraging you to broaden your experience and learning potential, led by you.

SCA Training

Everyone who works for Origin can embark on the SCA training programme. Depending on your readiness to learn you can dip your toe in or immerse yourself fully. It’s quite addictive!

An Employee Referral Scheme

Once you join Origin, you’ll want to introduce like-minded people to us. When you do, they settle in and pass their probation, you earn £200.

Other

Time off for volunteering, cycle to work scheme, free coffee at work and to take home, discounts in all our cafés and on our merchandise and partners. And of course, regular social and team events serving exceptional food, drink, and of course, amazing coffee!