Yes. Ciphr is built for UK mid-sized organisations that need configurable workflows and reporting that can flex around a varied workforce, including contract and project-based staff.
HR software built for the pace of media and communications
For those who make work work better
A media or comms business rarely sits still. Titles launch and close. Freelancers come and go mid-project. One team is on a broadcast deadline while another is closing a client retainer. HR software for media and communications firms has to keep up with that pace without adding a layer of admin on top of it.
Ciphr connects HR, payroll, recruitment, learning and benefits in one integrated suite, so the person who owns a freelancer contract, the person who runs payroll and the person reporting to the board are all looking at the same data. Fewer handoffs. Fewer version-of-the-truth arguments. More control over the complexity that comes with a fast-moving, project-based workforce.
HR software that helps media and communications firms shine
One system, not five spreadsheets held together by goodwill
Media and comms teams often run on a patchwork: a payroll bureau, a separate freelancer tracker, an ATS that doesn't talk to the onboarding portal, a benefits platform nobody checks. Every new hire, leaver or contract change gets keyed in more than once, by more than one person.
With Ciphr, a change to contracts or working hours updates payroll and benefits without manual re-entry. A new starter moves from offer to onboarding and payroll within the same record. That's the difference between software that sits next to your other systems and a suite built to connect them.
"It’s straightforward and simple, but it does a whole array of complex and clever things in the background. The support we have received from start to finish has been great and I’ve already recommended it to other HR professionals.”
A+E Networks
Built in the UK, for UK media and comms firms
Global HR platforms adapted for the UK market weren't built around UK payroll cycles, UK statutory reporting, or the realities of managing freelance and contract staff under UK employment law. Ciphr was.
Your people data is held under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act, managed by UK-based teams who understand what a change to HMRC reporting or an Acas Code of Practice means for the way you run HR and payroll. For a sector that works with freelancers, contributors and short-term contracts as standard, that distinction matters more than it does elsewhere.
AI with the full picture, not AI for its own sake
AI is only as useful as the data behind it. Because Ciphr's AI sits on top of one connected record rather than a chatbot bolted onto separate systems, it can answer real questions using real, current HR data rather than guessing at an answer pulled from a knowledge base.
Some of that capability is live today. Other capability is on the roadmap, and we'll say so plainly rather than describe it as if it's already shipped.
Live now:
- AI assistant
- AI form summarisation
- AI-powered coaching (through MyTeamBuilder)
HR REPORTING FOR MEDIA FIRMS MADE EASY
Reporting your CFO doesn't have to double-check
When the board asks for headcount, cost or turnover across titles, departments or brands, the answer shouldn't depend on which system last got updated. Because HR and payroll sit on the same data in Ciphr, the report you pull for the CFO matches the report payroll would give for the same question.
“It was the smoothest transition I’ve ever experienced.”
Iliffe Media
Self-service that gives people their time back
Freelancers and staff alike can update their own details, book leave, or find a policy without raising a ticket with HR. Fewer interruptions for your team, and a system people trust enough to use unprompted.
Implementation is part of the product, not a login and a shrug
You aren’t handed a system and left to configure it yourself. Ciphr's implementation is a structured, supported process: your data migrated properly, your workflows built around how a media or comms business operates (like multiple titles, freelance contracts, project-based teams), and a named team with you through go-live and beyond.