Journalist

Love telling stories that matter? Want to play a key role in shaping the conversation around the North's creative, media, and tech sectors? Prolific North is looking for a driven and curious Journalist to join our small but ambitious editorial team. You’ll work at the heart of the region’s fastest-growing media, marketing, and tech news platform, producing features, industry insight, and original content that informs and inspires. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to high-profile content and events, build relationships with influential voices across the North, and be involved in some of our flagship editorial projects and research rankings.

About Prolific North

We are the go-to source of news, features, opinion, and research for the North’s creative, digital, and tech industries. Our journalism, events and rankings are respected throughout the region, and we pride ourselves on being an independent, inclusive platform championing the people and companies shaping the North's economy.

What you’ll be doing

• Feature Writing: Produce engaging and insightful features, interviews, and profiles on key figures, trends, and businesses across the North’s creative and tech scene, alongside some general news reporting on the sectors we cover.
• Thought Leadership / Opinion: Work with partners and clients to deliver compelling thought leadership, opinion pieces and commercial content – maintaining editorial integrity while meeting client needs.
• Regular Features Management: Own and manage our most-loved formats, such as What I Learnt and How I Became, ensuring regular, high-quality content and strong contributor relationships.
• Event Coverage: Report from key Prolific North events including the Creative Awards, Digital City Festival, and more. Live blogging, interviews and post-event write-ups will all be part of the mix.
• Industry Research: Support our research projects and rankings – like the Top 50 Digital Agencies and Tech Companies to Watch – with research, interviews, and data analysis.
• Contribute Ideas: Bring fresh ideas to our editorial meetings and help shape the direction of our coverage.

What we’re looking for

• Excellent writer: Strong journalistic instincts and the ability to craft clean, engaging copy across formats.
• Organised & proactive: Able to manage multiple deadlines, relationships and editorial strands at once.
• Confident communicator: Comfortable interviewing senior industry figures and collaborating with commercial colleagues where needed.
• Digital savvy: Experience using CMS platforms (ideally WordPress) and understanding of SEO and social media best practices.
• Interest in the creative, tech and marketing sectors: You don’t need to be an expert – curiosity and enthusiasm go a long way.

What’s in it for you

• Hybrid working: One day a week in our central Manchester office, the rest from wherever suits you.
• Flexible hours: We trust you to manage your time and priorities.
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays and a generous Christmas shutdown.
• Professional development and the opportunity to raise your profile in the industry.
• A platform with purpose: We’re championing the North’s creative economy – come be part of that story.

If this role and our culture resonate with you, please get in touch with Karl Holbrook: [emailprotected] with your CV, a link to your LinkedIn profile and tell me what makes you the right person for this role.

Our hiring process

• Informal chat with our Editor about your interest in the role. This is a chance for us to get to know you.
• A second interview with a task where you'll present to our Editor & Managing Director.
• Meet the team. A chance to get to know the wider team and see if Prolific North is the right fit for you.

We welcome applications from everyone and are keen to build a diverse and truly inclusive team.