Immediate Media Co
Ruairidh Pritchard has a diverse work experience in the media industry. Ruairidh currently holds the position of Head of Commerce Content Innovation & Distribution at Immediate Media Co, where they are responsible for implementing innovative ways of working and establishing new channels to distribute commerce content. Ruairidh focuses on product and technology solutions, AI technologies, and launching new content distribution channels. Prior to this role, they founded and launched The Recommended, an online shopping guide, and worked as a Digital Editor at Immediate Media. Ruairidh has also held positions such as Production Editor, Writer, Editor, and Content Producer during their freelance work. Additionally, Ruairidh has worked at companies like TI Media and Global Blue, where they held roles such as Production Editor, Deputy Editor, and Features and City Guide Editor. Ruairidh began their career as a Production Assistant at SHOP magazine. Before entering the media industry, Ruairidh worked as a Researcher for Tagsa Uibhist, a charity in the Outer Hebrides, and was involved in securing funding for charity projects. Ruairidh also gained experience during their time at Glasgow Caledonian University, where they served as Editor of The Edit student magazine, Head of News at Radio Caley student radio station, and Student Ambassador.
Ruairidh Pritchard completed their Standard Grades and Highers at Sgoil Lionacleit from 2002 to 2007. Ruairidh then pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in Journalism at Glasgow Caledonian University from 2007 to 2011, focusing on Journalism and Media.
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Immediate Media Co is the special interest content and platform company, home to over 1,000 people in London, Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester. We own and operate some of the best-loved brands in the UK. And we only focus on special interest markets, engaging over 75 million people globally each month, with world-class content, innovative new products and services and live events. Immediate operates over 70 consumer brands and sells over 51 million magazines each year. With over 1.3 million active subscribers across print and digital, we are the UK’s leading publisher by subscribers. Immediate is the market leader in many of the sectors we operate in, including food, gardening and children’s publishing. Our brands include Radio Times, BBC Good Food, olive, BBC History magazine, BBC Gardeners’ World magazine, Girl Talk, and MadeForMums. We publish BBC Top Gear on behalf of BBC Studios and children’s titles for LEGO and Disney. Immediate Live, our live events business, is the UK’s leading organiser of unmissable consumer events. We create premium events and experiences that connect and inspire our audiences, including BBC Gardeners’ World Live, the Good Food Show, London Art Fair, The Cycle Show, Move It, The Festival of Quilts and the Hampton Court Food Festival. In November 2022, Immediate acquired Nutracheck, the UK’s leading subscription-based weight management and dietary improvement platform and with 350,000 premium subscribers, one of the biggest digital subscription apps in the UK. In January 2022, Immediate was named the UK’s 4th best place to work in the Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards 2022 and was the highest ranked media company in the list confirming its position as the leading employer in the sector.