Who we are
marco/richards was founded in Manchester in 2013 by two former national newspaper journalists.
More than a decade on, we only recruit people who have solid backgrounds in journalism and between us, our team has over a hundred years working in newsrooms.
It matters because we are not guessing what journalists want. We know what makes a story, how to package it, who to call and what it takes to get it published, because we spent years on the other side of the fence. And it's why we can guarantee results.
Co-founder and director
Martin is the Mar-Co in marco/richards and co-founded the agency in 2013. A former news and showbiz journalist, he was staff at the Sunday Mirror covering major stories across the UK and beyond, and has written for most national newspapers as a freelance. He works closely with every client and leads our crisis communications work, advising businesses and high-profile individuals on getting through a media storm with their reputation intact.
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Co-founder and director
David spent his career as a staff photo-journalist at the News of the World, covering major domestic and international news. His pictures have appeared in every national newspaper in the UK. He put the Nikon down in 2013 to co-found the agency with Martin. He now runs new business, client onboarding and the day to day operation of the consultancy.
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Head of PR
Johnny joined in 2018 and heads up our PR team. A former news and sports editor, he has worked for the Daily Mirror, Sunday Express and BBC Sport. He learned the trade in regional journalism at the Manchester Evening News as a breaking news reporter, court correspondent and football writer, and has decades of newspaper production experience including senior sub editing roles across national titles.
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Senior PR consultant
Charlotte started out on local and regional newspapers in Lancashire, reporting on court proceedings, council meetings and the full range of human triumph and tragedy. After qualifying as a senior journalist she moved to the Daily Mirror's Manchester office covering news and showbiz.
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Senior PR consultant
Lucia is a former news journalist and editor who joined us three years ago. She specialises in securing high impact coverage across national and international news, with a focus on health, lifestyle and consumer stories. Before PR she worked at Sky News and was a senior reporter at Newsweek Media Group, and has written for the London Evening Standard, MailOnline and The Independent.
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PR consultant
Amy has been with us for four years, delivering national and regional coverage across the legal, lifestyle, health, property and leisure sectors. She holds a BA (Hons) in Journalism from the University of Central Lancashire and began writing for national and regional press while still studying. Before agency life she worked at UCLan coordinating projects and events and supporting the PR, media and marketing teams across print, digital, broadcast and social.
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PR consultant
Catherine joined at the start of 2026 after more than six years in journalism. She began as a freelance writer producing copy for publications, brands and small businesses including Metro, The Financial Diet and Deutsche Telekom, before joining The Independent as a staff writer. She then moved to Reach PLC, working on growing their under-35 audience across regional and national titles.
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PR consultant
Paul spent more than twenty years in UK national news, most recently as Health Correspondent at The i. He covered the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent inquiry, the NHS maternity scandals in Nottingham, Shropshire and Telford and East Kent, and the bereaved mothers' decade-long campaign that forced a public inquiry into up to 2,000 deaths from mental health failings at NHS units across Essex. He has previously reported for The Independent, Daily Mirror, The Observer and The Guardian, has advised AstraZeneca, Roche, Sanofi, Seqirus and Crohn's and Colitis UK on campaigns, and is a regular health commentator on LBC, Times Radio and the BBC.
LinkedInWe are always glad to hear from journalists thinking about the move into PR. Send your CV to hello@marcorichards.co.uk.
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