About Public First

We are part think tank, part strategic consultancy, part research company, and part communications agency. In practice, we bring together the disciplines that make policy change happen: research and analysis, political insight, strategy and communications.

Tech, Media & Telecoms

Working in the Tech, Media & Telecoms Practice, you’ll help to deliver policy, campaigns and impact projects. You will deepen your knowledge of the political landscape surrounding tech and media policy, help to analyse public opinion insights, and bring new research to life for our clients.

Technology, media, and telecommunications are major areas of specialism for Public First, and we work with some of the best-known businesses in the sector – including Google, AWS, Meta, NVIDIA, Uber, Sky, the BBC, YouTube, Microsoft and others. We are looking for the right person to join our growing TMT practice.

The Role

We are currently looking to recruit a Policy Analyst to work across all of our projects and support team projects. This is the ideal first or second job for a bright individual who is interested in working in technology, media, and telecommunications policy.

In this role you will gain experience working on projects that are politically relevant and help inform the decisions of some of the UK’s most influential organisations. You will play a central role in helping deliver our team projects, contribute to the growth of the team and find opportunities for thought leadership.

You will work alongside senior members of the team to manage and deliver our research projects, as well as contributing to the team’s overall strategy and growth. This will include:

• Playing a central role in the delivery of the Public First Tech Media and Telecoms Team’s projects.
• Keeping up to date on emerging tech, media, and telecommunications policies and trends.
• Conducting desk research on specific policies, programmes and projects.
• Working with colleagues to deliver quantitative and qualitative public opinion research.
• Conveying thoughtful analysis of your findings in clear, compelling prose.
• Providing administrative support to ongoing projects and contribute to the growth of the team
• Liaising with clients in a professional and organised manner.
• Assisting with new business generation.