Expert Copywriter - Dutch SEO
Sector: Banking
Location: Brussels
Contract length: 3 months
Estimated daily rate (EUR): 600 - 740
Languages: Dutch (native) · French · English
Estimated daily rates are Rivant market estimates for guidance — not a client rate card.
Role details
Start date: 2026-10-15
Duration: 3 months
Extension possible: Yes
Estimated daily rate (EUR): 600 - 740
Education: Bachelor or Master in communication, journalism, marketing, languages, literature, or equivalent experience
Location detail: Brussels (5 min walk from Central Station) - about 80% (32 hours/week). Remote/telework from Belgium only
About the role
A major Belgian bank in Brussels needs a Dutch-speaking Expert Copywriter for retail-customer content. You turn briefings into high-value copy across channels and optimise for search and AI overviews (SEO/GEO), working with marketing managers, digital marketing and visual creators. Two seats, about 80% (32 hours/week), through end of December 2026, extendable. Please attach writing samples (for example one social post, one article and one email).
Responsibilities
- Turn briefings into channel copy aligned with content pillars and business goals
- Write and optimise articles, emails, social posts and video scripts in the right tone of voice
- Optimise copy for search engines, AI overviews and LLM answers (SEO/GEO)
- Use AI tools to speed research and adaptation without dropping quality or compliance
- Work with audiovisual colleagues on video, carousels and short formats
- Translate and adapt French texts into Dutch and propose improvements from performance data
Business experience
| Skill | Level | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Journalistic background and thought-leadership or accessible technical writing | Minimum 6 years as a storyteller / copywriter | Mandatory |
| SEO optimisation | Not specified | Mandatory |
| GEO / AI-overview optimisation | Not specified | Preferable |
| Retail / individuals segment or banking and financial services | Not specified | Preferable |
Functional experience
| Skill | Level | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch copy that meets regulated commercial-communication rules (B2 language level, no misleading claims, anti-greenwashing) | Expert (6+ years) | Mandatory |
| Adapt French source copy into Dutch in tandem with a French-speaking writer | Not specified | Mandatory |
Technical experience
| Skill | Level | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Clear, attractive copy across social, email, articles, scripts and web | Not specified | Mandatory |
| AI tools for research, copywriting, optimisation and translation | Not specified | Mandatory |
| Surfer SEO and content enrichment for search / LLM visibility | Not specified | Mandatory |
| Reading performance metrics (engagement, reach, CTR, SOV) | Not specified | Preferable |
Language requirements
Dutch (native) · French · English
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent | Yes |
| French | Good | Good | Good | Yes |
| English | Good | Good | Good | Yes |
Soft skills
- Creative, curious and analytical
- Able to challenge a briefing and recommend a better angle
- Accurate and detail-minded while staying pragmatic
- Adaptable Agile working style
- Affinity with AI writing and research tools
- Team-oriented, autonomous and a clear listener
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