Strategy & Business Operations Manager

💸  £26k-£28k 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

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.  

We are looking for an Account Executive with the skills and enthusiasm to support our Account Management team with unparalleled attention to detail, ability to manage projects independently and the drive to learn all facets of the services we provide.

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?
Report to and work with the Head of Account Management, input and support other team members and work autonomously
Supporting Account Managers with the briefing, monitoring, feedback and execution of the services we provide for 1 – 2 major clients 
Learning and understanding the different processes and skilled work other teams provide for the accounts you’ll be supporting to drive improvements as well as prompt and high-quality delivery 
Driving progress on key ad-hoc projects for major clients that span multiple internal teams 
Identifying and actioning on process improvement opportunities for the Account Management team and broader cross-functional workstreams 
Communicating daily with Account Managers to understand requirements, process any feedback, and solve problems 
Work with management to improve overall quality of documentation and process 
Serving as a proactive, enthusiastic team member with a strong focus on performance, insights and process

QUALIFICATIONS 

What’s important to us:
Good school/university grades 
Strong organisational skills, unparalleled attention to detail and time management 
Comfortability working with collaborative tools for managing workflows and processes such as Airtable and Figjam 
Ability to work independently as well as part of a team 
Aptitude for learning creative and technical processes and digital platforms 
Passion and a keen interest for the ever-changing digital marketing industry 
Excellent oral and written communication skills, particularly the ability to communicate clearly with internal teams and clients 
Ability to prioritise workload and complete tasks to deadlines 
High work-ethic and self-motivation 
Nice to have:
Experience in a creative or digital agency or in a marketing team 
As long as you possess smarts, attention to detail and enthusiasm, please apply.  

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. The working hours will be 10am – 6pm GMT.

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

£26,000 – £28,000 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, 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 self-record a video response. 

Secondly, we will invite you to an interview (45 minutes via MS Teams). During the meeting you will meet Madelyn, our Head of Account Management who 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.  

If the initial interview goes well, you’ll be asked to create a short video for us to evaluate your expertise and creativity! You may then be asked to have a final interview, which we will provide details with at a later stage.

And that’s it!