I'm a highly creative and detail-oriented content developer with 6+ years of experience crafting digital content for high-profile entertainment brands. I currently work with clients who collectively reach over 35 million followers. I'm organized, self-motivated, and tuned to current trends.

Sam Pirie

I'm a highly creative and detail-oriented content developer with 6+ years of experience crafting digital content for high-profile entertainment brands. I currently work with clients who collectively reach over 35 million followers. I'm organized, self-motivated, and tuned to current trends.

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I’m a highly creative and detail-oriented content developer with 6+ years of experience crafting digital content for high-profile entertainment brands.

I currently work with clients who collectively reach over 35 million followers. I’m organized, self-motivated, and tuned to current trends.

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Work Experience

Junior Content Services Manager at Storm Ideas
January 1, 2024 - Present
Currently managing junior content services, liaising with clients to develop and deliver high-quality digital assets aligning with their concepts. I optimize internal tools and processes to maximize team output while maintaining quality. I organize and implement training plans fostering junior team members' development and progression. Reviewing over 2,000 closed captions and more than 1,000 video edits to ensure accuracy, clarity, and adherence to client expectations. Ideating high-performing concepts based on current trends and selecting content moments that perform well across multiple digital platforms including YouTube videos, GIFs, and more. I also optimize content by reframing videos and adding closed captions for various social media sites, managing large daily task lists to meet priorities in a timely manner, and creating assets using Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, and Figma.
Senior Content Developer at Storm Ideas
January 1, 2024 - August 22, 2025
Liaised with clients to develop and deliver high quality assets capturing their desired concepts. Optimized processes with internal tools to maximize team output while maintaining quality. Organized and implemented training plans for new hires, fostering development and progression of junior team members. Reviewed high-profile assets to ensure they met client expectations. Reviewed closed captioning for over 2,000 assets ensuring spelling accuracy and visual clarity. Reviewed video editing of over 1,000 assets to meet required briefs and quality standards. Ideated high-performing concepts to promote client brand bases on current trends. Selected content moments from client’s content that would perform on various digital platforms such as YouTube videos and GIFs. Optimized content across social media by video reframing and closed captioning. Organized large daily task lists to ensure timely completion of priorities. Created high-quality assets using Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photos
Junior Content Developer at BBC Scotland
April 1, 2021 - August 22, 2025
Worked in fast-paced environments requiring immediate problem solving. Answered phones for BBC shows "Take The Floor: Your Requests" and "Out of Doors." Ideated, scripted, filmed, and edited content for BBC The Social’s social media. Created high-performing videos spanning genres from educational to comedy. Collaborated with producers to ensure videos met all appropriate guidance.
Junior Content Services Manager at Storm Ideas
January 1, 2024 - Present
Develop and deliver high-quality digital content assets; liaise with clients to capture concepts and drive results; optimize processes using internal tools to maximize team output while maintaining quality; organize training plans for new hires and support progression of junior team members; review high-profile assets to meet client expectations; oversee captions and video edits for assets; ideate concepts to promote client brands; select moments from client content for platforms like YouTube and GIFs; optimize content for social media; create assets using Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, and Figma.
Senior Content Developer at Storm Ideas
January 1, 2024 - October 3, 2025
Liaising with clients to develop and deliver high-quality assets; optimize processes using internal tools to maximize team output; organize training plans for new hires and support professional development; review and ensure client asset quality; oversee captions and video editing; ideate high-performing concepts; select moments from client content for different digital formats; optimize content for social platforms; create assets using Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, and Figma.
Content Developer at Storm Ideas
July 1, 2022 - October 3, 2025
Liaising with clients to develop and deliver high-quality assets that capture their desired concept; create engaging digital content; collaborate with producers to ensure appropriate guidance and quality; maintain speedy turnarounds with attention to detail.
Junior Content Services Manager at Storm Ideas
January 1, 2024 - Present
Liaising with clients to develop and deliver high-quality assets that capture their desired concept. Optimising processes using internal tools to maximise team output while maintaining quality. Organising and implementing training plans for new hires and fostering development and progression of junior team members. Reviewing high-profile assets to ensure client expectations are met. Overseeing captioning for thousands of assets and coordinating video edits to meet briefs and quality standards. Ideating high-performing concepts to promote client brands based on current trends. Selecting moments from client content for platforms such as YouTube and GIFs. Optimising content for social media through video reframing and captioning. Creating high-quality assets using Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, and Figma.
Senior Content Developer at Storm Ideas
January 1, 2024 - October 3, 2025
Liaising with clients to develop and deliver high-quality assets that capture their desired concept. Optimising processes using internal tools to maximise team output while maintaining quality. Organising and implementing training plans for new hires while fostering the development and progression of junior team members. Reviewing high-profile assets to ensure client expectations are met. Reviewing captioning for thousands of assets and coordinating video edits to meet briefs and quality standards. Ideating high-performing concepts to promote client brands based on current trends. Selecting moments from client content for platforms such as YouTube and GIFs. Optimising content for social media through video reframing and captioning. Creating high-quality assets using Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, and Figma.
Content Developer at Storm Ideas
July 1, 2022 - October 3, 2025
Liaising with clients to develop and deliver high-quality assets that capture their desired concept. Optimising processes using internal tools to maximise team output while maintaining quality. Organising and implementing training plans for new hires while fostering the development and progression of junior team members.
The Social Contributor at BBC Scotland
April 1, 2021 - October 3, 2025
Worked in fast-paced environments requiring immediate problem solving. Answered phones for Take The Floor: Your Requests and Out of Doors. Ideated, scripted, filmed, and edited content for BBC The Social’s social media. Created high-performing videos across genres, from educational to comedy. Collaborated with producers to ensure content met guidelines.
Storm Ideas Content Services Manager/Producer at Storm Ideas Content Services
January 1, 2024 - October 1, 2025
Organised and implemented training plans for new hires, supported team development and progression. Reviewed high-profile assets to ensure they met client expectations. Audited captions for accuracy and clarity across 2,000+ assets. Ensured video edits met briefs and quality standards. Ideated concepts to promote client brands based on current trends and selected moments for platforms such as YouTube and GIFs.
Senior Content Developer at Storm Ideas Content Services
July 1, 2022 - January 1, 2024
Liaised with clients to develop and deliver high-quality assets that captured their desired concept. Optimised processes using internal tools to maximise team output while maintaining quality.
Social Contributor at BBC Scotland (BBC Runners Pool)
September 1, 2019 - April 1, 2021
Worked in fast-paced environments requiring immediate problem solving. Answered requests, contributed to scripting, filming, editing, and editing captions for BBC Scotland’s social channels. Created high-performing video assets across a range of genres and collaborated with producers to ensure alignment with brand guidelines.
TikTok Presenter/Host at Elite Luxury London
December 1, 2025 - Present
Hosting and operating live streams for 6 hours a day, leveraging in-depth knowledge of TikTok and TikTok Live features. Negotiating prices with potential buyers, building rapport and energy. Developing content for the brand TikTok account to drive further sales.

Education

BA Honours Marketing at Strathclyde University
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2019
Advanced Higher at Aberdeen Grammar School
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2015
BA (Hons) Marketing at Strathclyde University
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2019
Advanced Higher English; Higher Business Management; English; Modern Studies; Drama; Maths; Music at Aberdeen Grammar School
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2015
Honours Marketing 2:1 at Strathclyde University
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2019
Advanced Higher and Higher Qualifications (English, Business Management, English, Modern Studies, Drama, Maths, Music) at Aberdeen Grammar School
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2015
BA (Hons) Marketing at University of Strathclyde
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2019
Advanced Higher / Higher (Secondary Education: English, Business Management, Modern Studies, Drama, Mathematics, Music) at Aberdeen Grammar School
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2015

Qualifications

TikTok Presenter
December 1, 2025 - May 2, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services