Junior Social Media Strategist - FTC

This role is a 6 month Fixed-Term Contract

💸 £23k-£25k salary on a full time, fixed term contract
🌎 Edinburgh office or fully remote working from anywhere in the UK!  
✨ Working with globally recognisable brands in US Entertainment  
💻 High-end, fast computer  
💡 All the latest software and productivity tools you’ll need  

ABOUT STORM IDEAS

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 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?  

Your role will assist with brainstorming and developing comprehensive proposals and strategies for the entertainment clients, including movies, TV and streaming and other brand campaigns.
 

• Contribute to a variety of client-facing social media audits, reports, and strategy documents  

• Generate tactical and strategic recommendations for our clients’ social accounts  

• Research industry trends and have a point of view on best practices by platform  

• Analyse performance data from social media networks and pull out the most valuable ideas, insights, and stories 

• Create visually appealing and cohesive slide designs for client-facing presentations 

• Maintain best practice documentation for all social platforms  

• Assist internal teams with implementing new social media features and strategies for clients 

• Become an expert on each of our clients’ unique needs and priorities  

QUALIFICATIONS 

What's important for us:  

• Good school/university grades  

• Ability to pro-actively generate new ideas  

• Ability to analyse data and identify most valuable insights   

• Strong oral and written communication skills  

• Strong visual communication skills  

• Ability to prioritise workload and complete tasks to deadlines  

• Meticulous attention to detail and time management  

• High work-ethic and self-motivation 

• A keen interest in the social media industry  

What's nice to have:

• Experience working on social media for major brands  

• Expertise with the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint  

• A deep understanding of social media platforms and their most current tools and features  

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. We have flexible working hours so we start our day between 8am and 11am.  

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

SALARY

£23,000 - £25,000 per year, depending on experience and skills. 

EMPLOYMENT TYPE

6-month fixed term / full time. Either in our Edinburgh office or remote within the UK.  

IMMEDIATE BENEFITS

• 33 days’ holiday 

• High-powered macOS or Windows equivalent machine, it’s up to you! 

• 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

RECRUITMENT PROCESS 

First, you will receive questions to answer via a self-recorded video. 

If successful, we will send you a short task to test your social media knowhow and communication skills. 

If we move forward, you will be invited to an interview (60 minutes via Zoom). During the meeting, Robyn, our Social Media Strategy Manager, will get to know you and try to understand if you’d be a good fit for the role, and at the same time answer all your questions. 

That’s it!