Two founding roles are now open at Common Sense.
Hey Sense-ibles
Earlier this year, Common Sense completed its transition from a news company into a media and insights collective.
The change was not cosmetic. It reflected what our work had already become across documentary, commercial communications, and the community projects that keep us rooted in South East London. Now we are appointing the two people who will lead the next stage of it.
The first is a Founder’s Associate, who will own growth and partnerships across the whole network. That means brand collaborations, grant funding, our commercial services, and sponsorship of our shows and live events. It is the seat where relationships become revenue, and the person in it will shape strategy rather than carry out someone else’s. The base salary is £27,000 with performance bonuses, reviewed at eight months, with a clear path to Head of Growth.
The second is a Chief of Staff, functioning as our Head of Operations across the network, Common Sense Plus, the studio, and On Mission.
Delivery across every live project sits with them, alongside hiring as the team grows, budgets and suppliers, and how the studio runs as a working building. This is not an assistant role. The base salary is £35,000, reviewed at eight months, with a clear path to Chief Operating Officer as the network expands.
Both are founding roles with genuine ownership and a direct line to me. The work ahead includes documentary commissions abroad, communications projects for major organisations and individuals, and a slate of live events and community programmes across the city. Both roles are full time and hybrid, based at Common Sense Studios in South East London.
If you are the right person for either of these, or if someone came to mind while you were reading, applications and questions go to mike@tcsnetwork.co.uk. We are interviewing as applications come in, so it is worth moving early.
Mike Omoniyi
Founder and CEO, The Common Sense Network