Reference: 99918
Date Added: 4 August 2026
Closing Date: 24 August 2026
Job Title: Head of News and Media
Working For: Demos
Location: London
Salary: £58,000 - negotiable based on skills and experience
Length of Contract: Permanent
Job Details
This is a career-defining opportunity for an experienced media operator to play a key role in shaping the voice of one of the UK’s most dynamic and influential think tanks, as we enter an exciting new phase of growth.
We want you to develop a new media strategy for Demos, building our team’s voices in the national media, helping us to narrate the democratic emergency that our work is designed to address and ensuring our ideas are reaching their intended audiences.
A skilled storyteller, you will write, edit, coordinate and publish content across multiple channels, ensuring consistent, distinctive tone of voice and strong and clear narrative in the crowded communications spaces we work in. An authoritative media operator, you will be comfortable advising colleagues on where our media investment will have the most impact.
Full details: https://demos.co.uk/head-of-news-and-media/
Closing Date: 24 August 2026
Interview/Start Dates
First stage interviews online via Google Meet: Tuesday 1st/Wednesday 2nd September (30 minutes)
Final stage interviews in person: Tuesday 8th/Wednesday 9th September (50 minutes)
Application Details
To apply, please complete our online application form by 09:00 GMT (UK) on the closing date
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAa4uXf9aPre5VM2TXZjRqPm7NIRon98q8dDH4we9wLqnZhg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=100601847689636116139
Website: https://demos.co.uk/