Template for background of study-UTW Name : NIM : Write your draft for the background of study (+/-5 pages) by providing the aspects below. Clear context of the study In today's digital era, almost all activities, both in communication and in the world of advertising, are carried out by computers, which are supported by internet. In this digital era, almost all activities can be done via the internet. Internet allows communication involving one to others. or even two-way communication where message givers can receive direct feedback from the recipients of the message (Dominick, 2009:15). One of the examples is when someone reads a piece of writing, he can directly discuss it with other people as well as provide criticism or comments which of course can also be seen by everyone. The rapid digital era and the development of the internet have also greatly influenced the marketing sector. Lee (2007: 388) stated that this influence encourages entrepreneurs to more easily see new trends in the market and look for opportunities to develop their business. this impact also affects how entrepreneurs advertise their business, and how entrepreneurs employ advertisers. Initially, the world of advertising was only developed through the media where the main goal was that the message reached the audience. However, since the development of the internet, entrepreneurs have demanded advertisers to convey messages to their audiences as well as to get immediate responses or feedback from their audience. So that, the content created by advertisers is very influential on the success of these ads. Basically, an advertisement must be able to present a message in the form of a story, when an advertiser uses written media to promote his business. Edi (2017) assumed that the advertiser must be able to use the right headline, using short words but covering what will be conveyed. This task is in the creative department, which is more precisely managed by the Content Writer. Facing the shift in marketing technology that has changed using digital is a challenge for content writers who are required to create interesting writings that are able to attract the attention of readers and also have an effect that attracts responses from the readers themselves. Therefore, the writing skills of a content writer are very important for entrepreneurs. Because readers’ interest in their business, is depends on how interesting the writing is made by the advertiser of the company. To achieve the goals of entrepreneurs, Justesen (2019) claimed that a content writer is required to have skills in the form of; Adaptability is the ability to fit the tone and style with the purpose of the piece or the culture of the brand; Strong Research Skills, because a good research is key for good content writing - it will add credibility and, most importantly, value of the writing results. Therefore, it's vital to find trustworthy and interesting information from reliable sources online; A Solid Understanding of SEO; Organizational Skills is also included in the ability to get focused and ready to be on the deadline; and the last is communicative. With these skills, a content writer must be able to create words or visual images that can be embedded in the audience's memory. For example, the audience can immediately recognize a brand by only seeing the image, color, icon, or even the words contained in an advertisements. This is called brand awareness, Kotler and Keller (2009) define this as the consumer's ability to identify (recognize or recall) the brand within the category, in sufficient detail to make purchase. Recognition is easier to achieve than recall,because usually the consument would buy a product that came from the well known brand. The more attractive an advertisement is displayed by a company, the more likely it is that consumers will see an offer from that company and the higher potential for increased profits that the company will get. Therefore, the skills possessed by a content writer determine and occupy an important position in the marketing field of a company. In general, the role and position of a content writer in a company is as a person who is responsible for managing the distribution of content in the form of marketing articles or content containing important information that will be needed to be uploaded on the company website. With the characteristics of digital media that are flexible and able to disseminate information quickly, a content writer must of course be able to take advantage of this condition by adding some content such as videos from YouTube, adding features such as livechat, especially if the company or client has provided target visits. Thus, the addition of the above content is necessary to increase interest and traffic. things like this are important elements that must be considered by content writers in order to be able to create integrated content easily and can be accepted on various platforms. Soni (2017) explains that with increasingly integrated digital media, content writers can easily target and know what their marketing targets need. A content writer can process data more deeply based on the data contained in the target's search history, who they follow on social media, what trends they follow, or the hobbies they announce on their social media identity. however, even so, the creative writing results of a content writer must be able to penetrate the target needs and be packaged in a variety of digital marketing. To fulfill its important role in marketing in a company, Soni (2019) explains the content writer's responsibility to the company, such as; Content writers are tasked with creating unique and quality content according to company needs by referring to the thorough research that has been carried out within the specified deadline; A content writer is expected to write interesting content for company promotion because a content writer is fully responsible for planning and creating content in print, reviews, product descriptions, or digital media; Content writers must also be able to produce wellresearched, interesting, and audience-oriented content on tight deadlines as determined by the company. And a content writer have to be able to hand proper facts, brainstorming with the team to come up with engaging idea, write original content after doing competitor analysis, developing a good network over social media, take inspiration from other’s innovative contents, write variety contents which are on different niche and of various forms, having a discussion with managers, designers and creative team. These responsibilities are necessary to achieve the marketing objectives of a company. One of the companies that advertises its business through digital media and attracts readers by displaying content in the form of the latest news that is currently happening and its designed by a content writer is the Hipwee website. Explanation on the profile of company/ organization or research* The researcher uses Hipwee websites as an object of this research. Hipwee is one of the websites that always uploads content regularly about things that are happening and is much sought after by readers. Tom (2018) in Kompasiana.com explains that Hipwee is an online media that focuses on creating viral content in Indonesia with a young audience segment. There are many categories in Hipwee, namely Inspiration, which contains news or lifestyle-themed content, contains features, relationships, tips, wedding, travel, and young moms. There is also entertainment which content’s purposes are to entertain readers, contains men, jokes, and it is up to date. Then, Hipwee has a unique way to attracts the readers, that this media allows readers to become online journalists by creating Hipwee Community whose content is made by journalists and people outside Hipwee's own office. Hipwee has a creative team that is responsible for developing the web, but has a way to attract readers so that anyone can write content that will be published on the Hipwee website. Tom (2018) also explains that Hipwee has New media criteria such as digital, which means changing physical form into a document that can only be accessed using digital media, is supported by Edi (2017) who states that digital is one of the fastest marketing media. Hipwee also has Interactive criteria, by providing the opportunity for readers to respond to the content they have read, here the interactive form is a comment button. Hipwee also uses a hypertextual writing style so that when people who don't understand the word can press it and be directed to another page that focuses on discussing the word. Nelson (1965) defines hypertextual as a text which is not constrained to be linear. It is also contains links to other texts. In its use, the character selection used by the creative department on this website is very beneficial because in addition to attracting the attention of readers, it also makes it easier for them to understand the news or information that is being given. With the addition of content that is written uniquely, and focuses on writing content that contains things that are happening right now, is one of the efforts made by advertisers to increase the number of visits. This is also a challenge for content writers in order to increase brand awareness of hipwee websites and increase the number of visits within a specified period of time. Reason for choosing the topic The researcher interested in raising this topic because digital media is currently developing very rapidly. Then, it affects the marketing process of a company that switches to marketing their business via digital or online. The company has a creative department that employs content writers as people who are responsible for the marketing of their business. Therefore, the position of a content writer in the marketing field of a company is very important because it determines the success or failure of their product in the market. So that, the researcher wants to know the role of a content writer for a company to find out the needs of a company and its influence in a company and make it a guideline for potential content writers. Urgency for conducting the study Thus, this research is urgent to conduct, to find out what the role of a content writer is in the marketing or web development especially in developing brand awareness of a company. Purpose of Study This study focuses on the role of the content writer in developing brand awareness by creating content on the Hipwee website. How a content writer attracts the attention of Hipwee website visitors with the content they write (*In some cases you can provide the explanation on the profile of company or the research you will assist after the reason for choosing the topic.) REFERENCES Dominick, J. R. (2009). The Dynamics of mass Communication -10/E.: Media in The Digital Age. New York: Boston McGraw Hill. Edi, A. S. (2017). 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