Expertly built for journalists and their readers
CounterPress has been designed by a small group of founders who have significant knowledge of and love for the industry and its communities. And it shows.
By knowledge, for knowledge
The CounterPress founding team have spent a combined seven decades in journalism, digital development, brand design, systems, security, and project management.
Experience matters
Our founders have worked for large multinational companies, national and global publishers, local newspapers, and digital startups. CounterPress blends our experiences in each sector to create a smart, modern, dynamic platform that works for 21st-century journalists.
Sam Morshead
Sam is a journalist and digital project lead with 15 years' experience in the media and publishing industries.
He has been on staff at local, national and international news outlets, including the Swindon Advertiser, Press Association, Daily Mail and MailOnline, and spearheaded the digital evolution of The Cricketer, the world's oldest cricket magazine, between 2017 and 2023.
Over the course of his career, Sam has been responsible for managing a variety of digital projects including editorial, commercial, app development and website design, digital marketing and social media.
Jay Collett
Jay is a full-stack developer with more than 13 years' experience delivering sustainable, accessible and efficient digital products for a host of clients across a wide variety of sectors.
Jay's work with companies in the education, travel, hospitality and media industries - and with BBC Children In Need - has helped him gather the broad and deep knowledge necessary to build CounterPress from the ground up: including secure user authentication, subscription management and the creation of an impenetrable paywall.
Max Saunders
Max is a creative director with 16 years' experience conceiving and delivering exceptional digital design and eye-catching branding for clients large and small.
He is comfortable working on projects to considerable scale - having previously been involved with the UN, the BBC, Warner Brothers and the NHS - and on more community-focused concepts, for NGOs, charities and members' clubs.
Max understands what it is to create meaningful user experiences and drive growth through strong brand presence, and that is visible in the CounterPress design: slick, modern and dynamic.
Michael Bland
With 20 years of experience in IT and systems architecture, Michael brings a robust background in supporting and designing technical solutions from startups to enterprises.
His career began in technical support before advancing to systems administration and network engineering.
Presently, he evaluates software architecture for an investment firm, manages cloud infrastructure, develops backend APIs and oversees website development for several portfolio companies.
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Sam Morshead
Co Founder
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