We’re looking for a proactive and diligent journalist to help us cover the media side of the marketing industry.
MediaCat UK provides information primarily for people who work within brands, platforms, media agencies, and media owners — but also for anyone else interested in media as a function of marketing.
Specifically, we aim to produce content that celebrates and inspires innovation and creativity in media: news analyses, interesting research papers, campaign case studies, consumer/media trends and industry best practices.
We’re looking for a journalist with an interest in commercial media, who understands the dynamics of audience-focused trade journalism, and is allergic to hype and rigorous about facts.
Experience of writing about the media and marketing industries would be beneficial, but it’s not a requirement for the job. Applicants must, however, have excellent written English. They must also have the right to live and work in the UK and be able to attend our central London office three days a week. This is a full-time role and the salary being offered is between £29,000 and £35,000, dependent upon experience.
Job description
- Research and understand the media industry as it relates to marketing
- Build and maintain relationships with members of the UK media industry
- Pitch and produce articles in line with MediaCat’s editorial focus
- Represent MediaCat at industry events
- Produce content for MediaCat podcasts and other editorial or commercial products as needed
- Help research, programme and moderate MediaCat events as needed
- Reports to the editor
If you would like to apply for the reporter job, please send the following to Jamesswift@mediacat.uk:
- A CV
- A short cover letter (230 words max) explaining why you would be a good fit for MediaCat’s editorial team.
- Two published articles that you have written
- Two ideas for articles (news analyses, case studies, interviews, etc) that you think would be suitable for MediaCat UK, based on the above description of our editorial focus. For each idea write three bullet points that explain i) the angle of the article ii) why you think it is appropriate for MediaCat iii) how you would approach the piece. For each idea, write no more than 130 words in total.
The deadline is 22 August 2025, but we will review applications as they come in, and as a result, the position may be filled before the deadline has passed.