Andy Walker Email & Phone Number

England, United Kingdom

St. George'S Park, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

*Spokesperson for the England men's team overseeing all media activity involving the senior squad*Overseeing and on-going development of a PR strategy for the England senior men's team, working alongside players, management, media, clubs, player representatives and commercial partners to also incorporate support for various community and charitable causes*Working in co-operation with The FA's internal marketing and commercial departments to effectively deliver all contractual and… Show more *Spokesperson for the England men's team overseeing all media activity involving the senior squad*Overseeing and on-going development of a PR strategy for the England senior men's team, working alongside players, management, media, clubs, player representatives and commercial partners to also incorporate support for various community and charitable causes*Working in co-operation with The FA's internal marketing and commercial departments to effectively deliver all contractual and promotional activity related to the England squad*Handling a variety of interview and appearance requests from international, national and regional media for the England squad and manager*Responsible for England squad announcements and updates*Media management of the squad and backroom staff throughout FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship and UEFA Nations League campaigns. Of note, the award-winning delivery of a communications strategy in 2018*Working in co-operation with The FA's editorial team to identify promotional opportunities for England, including development teams*Management of the roles of PR Officer for England development teams and Communications Officer for St. George's Park*Oversaw a communications strategy across England men's development teams (U17 to U21) including on the ground tournament support with achievements of note being a UEFA U19 European Championship winner (2017) and UEFA U17 European Championship finalist (2017)*PR assistance at media events, matches and tournaments for England women’s senior team *Media guidance for players, staff and coaches, as well as providing media training for candidates as part of the UEFA Pro Licence and UEFA Goalkeeping A Licence*Handling of general media queries for The FA Group including out-of-hours support*Editorial and social media assistance for TheFA.com*Media assistance for major events at Wembley Stadium including FA Cup semi-finals/finals, the NFL International Series and concerts Show less

Birmingham, United Kingdom

*Promoted from the position of PR and Social Media Manager (see below)*Management of the club's media and communications department made up of a digital media manager, media & charity co-ordinator, webmaster, programme editor and media assistant *Overseeing and on-going development of a social media strategy across all channels (Facebook,Twitter,YouTube,Foursquare,CoveritLive, Pinterest, Instagram,Audioboo, Vine & Linkedin)*Heralded as one of the first sports brands in the world to… Show more *Promoted from the position of PR and Social Media Manager (see below)*Management of the club's media and communications department made up of a digital media manager, media & charity co-ordinator, webmaster, programme editor and media assistant *Overseeing and on-going development of a social media strategy across all channels (Facebook,Twitter,YouTube,Foursquare,CoveritLive, Pinterest, Instagram,Audioboo, Vine & Linkedin)*Heralded as one of the first sports brands in the world to actively use Vine by internationally-renowned social media website, Mashable*Officially a 'Golden Tweeter' having been awarded a commendation in the sports category of the 2012 Golden Twits Awards *Handling a variety of media queries, including player, management and board interview requests, from international, national and local mediaCrisis management including writing proactive and reactive club statements relating to ownership, managerial and player issues *Media/social media guidance for senior/academy players and club staff *Overseeing official club media coverage from home and away fixtures including the running of a popular live blog service that attracts up to 8,000 viewers *Arranging and overseeing community/charity events in order for the club to gain positive PR *Interviews with national and regional broadcast and print media to positively promote the football club *Contributing written features and news stories to the club’s matchday programme and official website *Working in co-operation with the club's marketing department to ensure maximum exposure for kit launches, season ticket campaigns etc *Providing assistance to the club’s audio visual team including co-commentary *Assisting the club’s commercial partners to gain maximum publicity *Developing relationships with the club's worldwide supporters groups *The on-going development of a PR strategy for top FA Women's Super League and UEFA Women's Champions League side, Birmingham City Ladies FC Show less

Birmingham, United Kingdom

*Management of the club's PR and communications department including a communications assistant, webmaster and programme editor.*The introduction and on-going development of a social media strategy via channels such as Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, CoveritLive, Pinterest, Instagram and Linkedin.*Handling a variety of media queries, including player, management and board interview requests, from international, national and local media.*Experience of dealing with the differing… Show more *Management of the club's PR and communications department including a communications assistant, webmaster and programme editor.*The introduction and on-going development of a social media strategy via channels such as Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, CoveritLive, Pinterest, Instagram and Linkedin.*Handling a variety of media queries, including player, management and board interview requests, from international, national and local media.*Experience of dealing with the differing demands of the 2011 Carling Cup win and campaigns in the Barclays Premier League, npower Championship and UEFA Europa League.*Crisis management including writing proactive and reactive club statements.*Media guidance for senior/academy players and club staff.*Overseeing official club media coverage from home and away fixtures including the running of a popular live blog service that attracts up to 8,000 viewers.*Arranging and overseeing community/charity events in order for the club to gain positive PR.*Interviews with national and regional broadcast and print media to positvely promote the football club.*Contributing written features and news stories to the club’s matchday programme and official website.*Working in co-operation with the club's marketing department to ensure maximum exposure for kit launches, season ticket campaigns etc.*Providing assistance to the club’s audio visual team including co-commentary.*Assisting the club’s commercial partners to gain maximum publicity.*Assisting and aiding the development of the club's Customer Services Manager.*Developing relationships with the club's worldwide supporters groups.*The introduction and on-going development of a PR strategy for Birmingham City Ladies FC including the successful 2012 FA Women's Cup campaign. Show less

Birmingham, United Kingdom

*The introduction of a social media strategy following appointment as one of English football's first full-time social media specialists.*Facilitating player interviews with international, national and local media.*Assisting official club media coverage from home and away fixtures.*Arranging and overseeing community events in order for the club to gain positive PR.*Contributing news articles and features to the club’s matchday programme and official website.*Providing… Show more *The introduction of a social media strategy following appointment as one of English football's first full-time social media specialists.*Facilitating player interviews with international, national and local media.*Assisting official club media coverage from home and away fixtures.*Arranging and overseeing community events in order for the club to gain positive PR.*Contributing news articles and features to the club’s matchday programme and official website.*Providing assistance to the club’s audio visual team.*Assisting the club’s principal partner, F&C Investments, to gain maximum publicity. Show less

Birmingham, United Kingdom

*Football: In-depth print and online coverage of Aston Villa, Birmingham City, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Walsall, including match day liveblogging.*Covered Birmingham City's historic tour of Hong Kong and China through daily videos, written pieces and a diary-style blog.*Presenter of weekly online football and rugby shows for birminghammail.net.*Sports columnist and blogger for the Sunday Mercury.*Film and produce videos for birminghammail.net and… Show more *Football: In-depth print and online coverage of Aston Villa, Birmingham City, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Walsall, including match day liveblogging.*Covered Birmingham City's historic tour of Hong Kong and China through daily videos, written pieces and a diary-style blog.*Presenter of weekly online football and rugby shows for birminghammail.net.*Sports columnist and blogger for the Sunday Mercury.*Film and produce videos for birminghammail.net and sundaymercury.net.*Occasional county cricket, athletics, junior football and rugby coverage.*Occasional rugby and cricket coverage for sister title, Coventry Telegraph.*An early champion of the social media movement at BPM Media.*TV presenter training, including appearances on ITV’s Central News football segments. Show less

Birmingham, United Kingdom

*Football: In-depth coverage of Aston Villa, Birmingham City, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coventry City and Walsall.*Rugby: In-depth coverage of Worcester Warriors, Moseley, Coventry and Birmingham & Solihull Bees. *Cricket: In-depth coverage of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and England, both Test and O.D.I.*Occasional features on motorsports, athletics, tennis and non-league football.*Sports comment pieces for print and Final Word blog at… Show more *Football: In-depth coverage of Aston Villa, Birmingham City, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coventry City and Walsall.*Rugby: In-depth coverage of Worcester Warriors, Moseley, Coventry and Birmingham & Solihull Bees. *Cricket: In-depth coverage of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and England, both Test and O.D.I.*Occasional features on motorsports, athletics, tennis and non-league football.*Sports comment pieces for print and Final Word blog at sundaymercury.net.*Occasional contribution to sister titles, Birmingham Mail and Birmingham Post.*Investigative journalism and introduction to subbing workshops Show less

Solihull, United Kingdom

*Edited sports pages for both weekly titles.*Covered a variety of sports, including non-league and junior football, semi-professional rugby, field and ice hockey, cricket, boxing and athletics.*Uploaded stories on to icsolihull.co.uk, the joint website for both titles.*Sports Editor of the Solihull and Warwickshire Guardian until the title switched to a property-only publication in April 2006.*News reporter and stand-in contents editor for Solihull News.

*Football and rugby match coverage for national and regional newspapers.*Titles worked for include: The Sun, Birmingham Post, Sunday Mercury, Western Daily Press, Wolverhampton Express and Star, Gloucester Citizen, Coventry Telegraph, Yorkshire Post and The Non League Paper/The League Paper.

Certificate, Journalism

Ba (Hons), Media Writing 2:1

Activities and Societies: 2003 Southampton Insititute Students' Union election candidate.

A-Levels, Media Studies, English Language, Theatre Studies And General Studies

11 G.C.S.Es