Marketing Media Coverage Clerk

Marketing Media Coverage Clerk

Office Administration | Marketing Records | Remote | Full-time or part-time
£58,500–£62,400 per year for full-time work; part-time pay pro rata

An organisation may be mentioned in a local publication, quoted in an industry article or included in a partner newsletter. The marketing team needs a reliable record of what was actually published, where it appeared and whether a copy can be found later. This position maintains that record using approved sources and clear notes. You would not pitch stories to journalists, claim that an unpublished draft is coverage or decide how the company should respond to a critical article.

Find the published source

The work starts with a link, publication notice or copy sent to the team. Open the source through the approved online route and check the publication name, date, headline and relevant page. A news release posted on the organisation’s own website is not the same as an independent article, and a planned interview is not a published story. Record those distinctions in the categories the employer uses. If a link is restricted or no longer opens, note that limitation rather than claim to have read it.

You may be asked to gather the following details:

• The title and date displayed by the published item.
• The publication or channel where it appeared.
• The page address or approved file reference.
• The organisation, product or representative mentioned.
• Whether the item is a full article, short mention or quoted comment.
• An existing campaign or event reference supplied by the marketing owner.
• A note about an access issue or missing source document.
• The date on which the entry was checked or updated.

The employer will explain which fields matter and how to handle a source that changes after publication. You should not copy a full copyrighted article into an internal document merely because it is easy to paste. Use the organisation’s approved record or link method and ask the owner about any licensed archive copy. If an item includes a correction, preserve the fact that a correction exists and route questions about the public response to the appropriate person.

Why accuracy beats speed

Suppose two sites repeat the same syndicated story. They may count as separate placements under the employer’s method, or one may be considered a republication. Your role is to record the sources and flag the relationship, not make up a reach number. Likewise, a web search result may show an older headline than the current article. Open the actual page, check the displayed information and note the discrepancy where it matters.

There may also be a message from a customer who has read a story and wants an answer about a product or service. That is a customer service enquiry, not a media record alone. Send it to the team that can answer while keeping the published-source entry separate. The two trails may be related, but combining them into one spreadsheet row could lose the person’s question. Careful office administration helps both teams find the right information later.

Day-to-day working style

You will work remotely with online publications, a shared marketing tracker and digital files. A home office with a reliable connection helps you verify links, names and dates. Some assignments may arrive as a batch of mentions after an event; others may be single items from a colleague. Organise them so a source you could not open remains visibly pending. Before completing an entry, test that the link points to the item you described, rather than a publication’s general front page.

No journalism or public-relations qualification is required. Training will cover the employer’s categories, data fields and record-handling rules. You should be comfortable reading short sources, summarising what is verifiable and asking when a source is ambiguous. Prior marketing or office experience is welcome but not essential. The hiring company will confirm the actual full-time or part-time schedule; part-time salary would be pro rata.

Application details

Tell us how you would record an article when two websites show different publication dates. We are interested in how you would check the source and note any uncertainty. You do not need prior media-monitoring work to apply. An example from a class project or personal research is welcome.

If the employer advances your application, it may ask you to complete its own form on the hiring company’s website. The instructions for that step will be sent to selected candidates. The employer will train you in the tracker and source rules used for its opening.