Junior Copywriter

ABOUT STORM IDEAS  

Founded in 2008, we are an international team with our home office based in Edinburgh, that works with incredible 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 175+ 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?

• Writing engaging and on-brand social media copy for Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube 

• Reviewing and editing written content across clients for social media and blogs 

• Pitching article ideas 

• Implementing SEO and copywriting best practices 

• Developing strategies to improve the quality of written content 

• Maintaining internal guidelines for social copy and blog posts 

• Developing voice and tone across various clients  

QUALIFICATIONS

What's important for us:

• A 2:1 Bachelor’s degree or higher 

• 1+ years experience as a copywriter 

• Great knowledge of SEO 

• High level of attention to detail  

• Experience using various social media platforms  

• Excellent understanding of grammar, punctuation and written English in general  

• Strong work-ethic and self-motivation  

• Ability to work well within a team and balance a shared task load  

• A friendly and enthusiastic demeanour  

• A love of TV shows and movies   

YOUR WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Modern Tech Stack
We use the latest tools, hardware and methodologies across our teams.  We’re always on the look-out for new ways of working and ensure everyone is setup with enough hardware firepower to excel, Windows or Mac.

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 a responsive, adaptive culture.

Outstanding People
We believe that great teams are built by a mixture of personality and skills, we’re an international team with more than 175 people onboard and we’re looking for people with a passion for what they do - just be yourself!

Flexibility  

We’re a remote-first company and support 100% remote working for this role, usually you will be starting your day at 8:30am PST, but some days you’ll need to be flexible to work later if there’s a key delivery to a US client.

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.  

PAYMENT 

US - 27,000 - 33,000 USD per year, depending on experience and skills.

CA - 36,000 - 44,000 CAD per year, depending on experience and skills.

CONTRACT TYPE 

Full time employment contract - fully remote working from anywhere in PST!

BENEFITS

• 33 days’ holiday

• High end laptop of your choice or PC equivalent, it’s up to you!

• Top of the range monitors, headphones, keyboard, mouse and gel rests 

• Paid training to further your skills

• Up to $750 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  

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Firstly, you will be invited for a 60 minute interview via Zoom with Nicola Taghizadeh, Head of Content Services and Tania Pardisi, Senior Content Services Manager. We usually ask about your previous experience, future career path and motivation for changing your job, as well as provide you with more details about our projects and working in our team.

If the interview goes well, we will invite you to a second step – a technical task. The last step is the final interview (30 minutes) with Duncan Thomson, Chief Content Officer – it’s a mix of technical and culture-fit questions. 

And that's it!