Meet Cate…
Cate Sevilla is an author, journalist, and podcast host who has led editorial teams for some of the world’s largest media and technology companies.
Born in the Silicon Valley, Cate has lived in the UK for 15 years, where she started her career as an editor and writer for the UK’s first blog publishing company, Shiny Media. In 2008 she founded the online women’s magazine, BitchBuzz, and worked across various projects with brands and publications, such as Stylist Magazine, Big Brother and Very.co.uk.
After BitchBuzz closed in 2013, she joined Microsoft as an editor for MSN, and later became one of the founding members of BuzzFeed UK, helping to grow and manage their award-winning editorial team first as Homepage Editor, and then as Managing Editor. In 2016 she joined the tech start-up DRIVETRIBE, founded by the former Top Gear presenters, as Director of Content Operations. Cate was later headhunted by Google’s Cultural Institute to lead the editorial strategy for their consumer app, Google Arts & Culture.
As an advocate for diversity and representation, with a strong passion for amplifying the voices and stories of women, Cate was thrilled to join The Pool, an online lifestyle platform founded by Sam Baker and Lauren Laverne, as its new editor-in-chief in 2018. After The Pool’s sudden closure in early 2019, Cate worked as a freelance writer and contractor, her clients included Refinery29, Dove and VICE Media. Her first book How To Work Without Losing Your Mind was published by Penguin Business in January 2021, coinciding with the launch of her careers podcast The Heart of It.
In November 2021 it was announced that Cate will be joining HuffPost UK as their new editor-in-chief in January 2022.
Latest news…
HuffPost UK names Cate Sevilla as its new Editor in Chief
HuffPost editor-in-chief Danielle Belton described Sevilla as an “inspiring newsroom leader and brilliant editor”.
Harper’s Bazaar Work Summit
“Author and editor Cate Sevilla led a discussion on mental health and how to force a path to happiness at work”
Penguin Business to publish 'hilarious' and 'relatable' guide to working
In her debut book, Sevilla opens up about the good, the bad and the ugly situations she’s found herself in at work…
“I’m proud of the complexity of who I am and where I’m from”
Cate speaks to The Metro for their “Mixed Up” series on what it’s like being mixed race
Editorial consultancy
This isn’t me, but pretend it is
If your business is in need of a new (or improved) content strategy or assistance with its editorial direction – I’m here to help. Find out more about how I can help your business, here:
Editorial roles
at the buzzfeed uk office in 2013.
From blogging about “women’s issues” in the noughties to managing news rooms – you can find more about my professional experience here:
Writing examples
Illustration by the wonderful rebecca hendin
Rather uniquely, all of my writing has been for online publications and I’ve never actually written for the print version of a newspaper or magazine. You can read examples of my writing here:
“I am yet to meet a person as committed to fairness, efficiency, diversity and inclusion as a senior leader. She’s an advocate for all the things that make teams great.”
Speaking engagements + radio + podcasts
“Cate’s a rare find: a creative and collaborative leader that values the input and expertise of her colleagues and, with feather-light touch, can guide a team to produce its very best, day in and day out.”