Junior Creative Officer

💸  £23k - £24k salary on a full time, permanent contract
🌎  Edinburgh office or fully remote working from anywhere in the UK!  
🏖  33 Days Paid Leave  
✨  Working with globally recognisable brands in US Entertainment  
💻  High-end, fast computer  
💡  All the latest software and productivity tools you’ll need  

SUMMARY
 

Storm Ideas work with globally-recognised clients in the US TV industry on extraordinary digital and marketing projects. Every day we produce work that is innovative, challenging and enjoyed by millions of people! 

 

We’re looking for a TV and social media obsessed, creative genius to, well… come up with creative and genius ideas for social media posts for globally recognised TV brands. You will brainstorm all kinds of concepts like:

• Hilarious and relatable, appealing to the masses 
• Emotional and detailed, appealing to the hard-core stans 
• Clever and targeted, appealing to some more niche audiences
   

So, yeah, it’s basically watching TV, being creative and knowing all there is to know about what’s popular on social. If this sounds like a bit of you, please read on and don’t forget to follow the application instructions carefully.

ABOUT US 

 

Founded in 2008, we are an international team that works with incredible and globally-recognised clients all over the world, particularly in the US TV industry.  

Whether it’s developing our own products, producing engaging social content en-masse, or designing and delivering services to help our clients work more efficiently, our work is varied, exciting and at the very forefront of the latest technology and trends.  

Currently, we are a growing team of 195+ people, but still looking for new colleagues who make an impact and believe in the same ideas and values as we do.  

If the idea of a fast-paced, dynamic role with tonnes of opportunity for change, responsibility and innovation sounds exciting to you, then read on!  

RESPONSIBILITIES 

What can you expect?  

• Watching new TV shows from our clients as they arrive and taking well-organised notes of key moments and themes  
• Immersing yourself in fan culture for the properties we work with by following and combing through their social media accounts, as well as the talent, to help generate ideas based on what fans engage with  
• Producing concepts for a variety of social media formats to inform and entertain fans as well as accessing new audiences  
• Describing your concepts in detail for clients and writing thorough briefs for editors, motion graphic artists and graphic designers to create  
• Neatly formatting your ideas following established conventions, across a mix of platforms, like presentation decks and documents 
• Researching trending social
  media formats and cataloguing your annotated references in internal online collaboration tools  
• Suggesting new formats that go beyond what we currently see on social media  
• Being an expert in the specifications and capabilities of all social media platforms and monitoring changes and updates  

QUALIFICATIONS 

What's important for us:  

• Exceptional creative flair  
• Good school grades  
• Ability to prioritise workload and complete tasks to deadlines  
• Unparalleled attention to detail  
• Strong organisational skills  
• High work-ethic and self-motivation  
• Excellent written and communication skills  
• A massive fan of TV! 

What's nice to have:   

• 2:1 Bachelor’s degree or higher 
• Experience creating content for social media 
• Familiarity with using platforms like Microsoft PowerPoint and Word for creative, visually-exciting work 
• Knowledge of platforms like Airtable and Figma 
• Proofing and editing experience 

As long as you possess creativity, attention to detail and enthusiasm, please apply. 

YOUR WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Agility & Openness for Ideas   

We actively encourage the entire team to share their ideas, with that in mind we regularly adopt and implement suggestions across the company, you’re the specialist here!  

Operating with the agility of a high growth start-up, alongside the support you can expect from a larger organisation means we encourage quick decision making and responsive, adaptive culture. 
  

Outstanding People   

We believe that great teams are built by a mixture of personality, skills and a passion for what people do. We’re looking for people with a passion for what they do - just be yourself! 

We’re an international team with more than 200 people onboard and we come from a mix of the biggest names in tech, to innovative start-ups and everything in between.  

  

Forefront of Technology & Industry   

Our culture is deeply embedded in harnessing technology and we're always at the forefront of the latest capabilities and trends. If you’re interested in the possibilities that technology can bring to both the way we work and how our clients communicate with their audiences, then we’d love to hear from you! 
  

Top-notch Equipment
   

We’ll provide you with a high-end MacBook or PC equivalent as well as top of the range monitors, headphones, a keyboard, mouse and whatever you need to feel comfortable at work.  

 

Flexibility   

We’re a remote-first company and support 100% remote working, at your role you will be working only on day shifts between 9am and 5:30pm.  

 

Joining us means becoming an integral part of the whole team no matter where we’re physically working, we have a number of initiatives to create a team environment regardless of geographic location.  

SALARY

£23,000 to £24,000 per year, depending on experience and skills. 
EMPLOYMENT TYPE

Permanent / Full time. Either in our Edinburgh office or remote within the UK.  
BENEFITS 
IMMEDIATE BENEFITS

• 33 days’ holiday 
• High-powered macOS or Windows equivalent machine
• Top of the range monitors, headphones, keyboard, mouse and gel rests 
• Paid training to further your skills 
• Annual Flu inoculation 
• Team outings and monthly meets

AFTER 3 MONTHS 

• Up to £700 to spend on a chair, desk or any other necessary workspace equipment to kit out your home office. 
• £750 budget every two years to choose your own mobile phone + monthly mobile contract paid for 
• Enrolment in workplace pension scheme with matched employer contributions 
• Money towards glasses with Specsavers 

AFTER 1 YEAR 

• Performance Related Pay Scheme giving an annual bonus of up to 100% of monthly salary whenever Storm Ideas is in profit 
• Access to the Cycle to Work scheme

APPLICATION 

Along with your CV, please send us a cover letter that tells us why you’re the perfect creative fit for this role, PLUS, make us a meme! Try your best to make us laugh. We’d also LOVE if you could let us know your current favourite social media trend and why! 

 

RECRUITMENT PROCESS  

 

You will meet with our Content Strategy Manager, Kiera, via a 60 minute MS Teams interview. She will get to know you a bit better and see if you’d be a good fit for the role, as well as answer all your questions. If the interview goes well, we will ask you to complete a short Creative Task. 

Following that, if we like your task, we’ll invite you to a follow-up call, with Kiera and Nina, Head of Content Production.  

  
And that’s it! 

Apply