Job Description 

Corporate Watch is looking to hire an anti-capitalist researcher and writer to investigate corporate power in support of movements fighting for social justice. Help us spread the word!

Note: All applications are welcome. But as part of our commitment to fighting structural inequalities, we actively encourage applications from People of Colour and Black applicants. We also welcome applications from working-class people, and experience of the criminal justice system is no barrier to applying. Experience is vital, but we do not require formal qualifications or a university degree.

Pay: £35,194 pro rata

Hours: 3 days (22.5 hours per week). There may be occasional out-of-hours work, but TOIL is offered.

Contract length: Permanent (subject to successful funding), with a 6-month probationary period.

Location: Remote working, based in the UK with some in-person meetings annually.

Application closing date: Sunday, 1st February 2026, 11:59 pm

About Corporate Watch

Corporate Watch (CW) is a research and training organisation that helps people challenge corporate power. We are a small workers’ cooperative which has produced strategic “information for action” to help grassroots campaigns win victories since 1996. We aim to model the world we would like to see: we take no corporate funding, earn a flat rate of pay, and make decisions by consensus.

We investigate exploitative bosses, landlords and property developers, companies profiting from prisons, deportation flights, animal exploitation and more, as well as the mega-corporations devastating our planet and communities – and the wider systems of power and profit they work within. We provide dedicated research and training for grassroots campaigners.

We are structured as a workers’ co-operative.

About the role

The researcher will work as part of a small team to:

• Carry out research on companies on behalf of grassroots campaigns and community groups, which includes uncovering information on a company’s structure, history, accounts, and the impact of their work.
• Produce and contribute to accessible explainers, factsheets, and analysis on how aspects of capitalism work for a broad readership. Topics vary, but may include issues such as NHS privatisation, the UK border regime, how venture capital damages communities, or the key producers of surveillance technologies.
• Manage your own research projects, which includes developing timelines and supervising contributors.
• Co-deliver occasional workshops and presentations on our research findings and research techniques (negotiable).
• Proofread or edit fellow researchers’ articles.
• Carry out a share of administrative tasks associated with running a cooperative, such as collective strategising, project planning, recruitment, funding applications and monitoring reports.

We especially welcome applicants with either experience of reading company accounts or editorial work.

Note that as a workers’ cooperative, you will have a voice in the development of research projects and thematic areas according to your interests and expertise, within the bounds of our strategic and funding priorities.

Key skills, experience and qualities

Essential:

• Experience of carrying out political/community research (note: this does not have to have been in an academic context).
• Experience of writing compelling, accurate and accessible texts (e.g., articles, leaflets, reports), that show an ability to convey complex ideas in clear, logical, and non-academic English.
• Experience of using a range of investigative tools, e.g. freedom of information requests, databases, interviews, etc.
• A solid understanding of the impact of capitalism and corporate power.
• Ability to work within a small team as well as independently (e.g. being self-driven and using research skills to solve problems autonomously); and ability to work on more than one project at once, balancing several strands of responsibility.
• Open-mindedness, creativity, drive, and confidence in this field of work.
• Working knowledge of grassroots campaigns in the UK.
• A commitment to our objectives and principles as an anti-capitalist co-operative.

Desirable: 

• Experience of reading – and ideally analysing – UK company accounts.
• Experience of editing texts for coherence, accuracy, language and grammar.
• Skills in using social media strategically for campaigns, and confidence in media-related skills.
• The ability to translate complex information into visual outputs (e.g. power mapping, infographics, explainers, factsheets).
• Experience of writing accessible texts on companies or markets.
• Experience writing funding applications.
• Experience of facilitating meetings, working with anti-oppressive practices and conflict resolution.
• Experience of working with grassroots groups to develop strategic research plans for successful campaigns.

Application Details

Before applying please check out our website and social media to fully understand what we do.

If you’re still interested, send your application to cwjobs@corporatewatch.org. Please include:

• A CV with details of relevant previous work or other experience.
• A short cover letter (2 pages max, 11pt font) introducing yourself. Tell us a bit about why you’re interested in this work and how you meet the key skills for the role.
• Examples of relevant work you’ve published before, e.g., links to any articles, reports, leaflets you’ve written. Please specify whether you were the sole author.
• If you have any ideas of particular research projects you’d like to propose, tell us about these.
• Interviews will happen the week commencing February 16th, 2026.

Corporate Watch wants to ensure the job role is clear and accessible. If you have any access requirements, questions, or would like to talk to us about the position or the application process please email us at cwjobs@corporatewatch.org. 

Interview and research exercise

If we feel that you might be a good fit, we will invite you to an interview which would take place remotely. We will also ask you to complete a research task which will take no longer than two hours after the interview. This time will be paid at a rate of £18 per hour.

Note: The use of AI is not permitted for either the application or the written exercise at the interview.