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Craig Ritchie is an award-winning sports journalist and communications professional, currently working in Public Relations as an Account Director for Morrison Media.He won the Hamp Hamilton Award for Scotland's Outstanding Young Communicator at the 2022 CIPR PRide Awards.With a background in print and online journalism at both local and national level, Craig has significant experience in sports reporting, news writing, features, as well as sub-editing. This is underpinned by a successful spell as sports editor for the regional daily, the Paisley Daily Express, where he received a commendation in the Jim Rodger Memorial Award open to young sports writers working at a daily publication.His passion for sports has also earned him bylines across the nationals, including the Daily Record, Sunday Mail and The Scottish Sun, as well as the Scottish football periodical, Nutmeg. Craig has since used his journalism background to make the switch to PR, most recently joining Morrison Media in 2020 and being promoted to the role of Senior Account Executive in 2021, and then Account Director in January 2023.
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Account DirectorMorrison Media Jan 2023 - PresentGlasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Senior Account ExecutiveMorrison Media Jun 2021 - Jan 2023Glasgow, Scotland, United KingdomWinner of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations's 2022 Hamp Hamilton Award for Scotland's Outstanding Young Communicator
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Account ExecutiveMorrison Media Ltd Mar 2020 - Jun 2021Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Pr Account ExecutiveMedia Zoo Scotland Aug 2019 - Mar 2020Glasgow, United KingdomThis role had a major focus on media relations and the preparation of press materials, including: press releases, thought leadership, feature articles, fact sheets, pitches, and proposals across a number ofindustries for a portfolio of vastly differing clients.Duties also included successful organisation and management of press calls which achieved national coverage both in print and broadcast on BBC, STV and Sky Sports, as well as Scottish Sun, Daily Record and Daily Mail.A focus was also placed on establishing business development opportunities, with a number of pitches and meetings arranged through a network of contacts. -
Sports EditorReach Plc Dec 2015 - Aug 2019Paisley Daily Express - Glasgow, United KingdomAs sports editor of the Paisley Daily Express, Craig was responsible for producing four pages of sports content on a daily basis, with a major focus placed on providing unrivalled coverage of professional football club, St Mirren.Craig developed and nurtured relationships with at all levels of the club, and sport in the wider Renfrewshire area, resulting in a number of exclusives, including breaking the successful fan-led purchase of St Mirren in 2016 and numerous transfers.This period coincided with a managerial merry-go-round at St Mirren, which seen the club have seven managers in four years, placing a huge emphasis on relationship building on a regular basis. -
Match ReporterScottish Daily Record And Sunday Mail Ltd Dec 2012 - Jul 2019Glasgow, United KingdomCovered all levels of Scottish football for the Daily Record and Sunday Mail, from the Scottish Juniors up to the Scottish Premiership. The role included producing a match report for both publications as well as post match interviews with managers and players. -
News And Sport ReporterNewsquest Feb 2014 - Dec 2015ClydebankSuccessfully ran the sport desk for five papers The Renfrewshire Gazette, Barrhead News, Clydebank Post, Helensburgh Advertiser and Dumbarton Reporter.In this role, Craig re-established the relationship between The Gazette and St Mirren Football Club as part of the paper's expansion into the town of Paisley following years of focusing on the surrounding villages. He was also the driving force behind expanding the sports pages of the Barrhead News and The Gazette from four pages a week to 10, while balancing duties across the other publications.Covered a number of major sporting events during this time, including the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. -
Sub EditorScottish Sun Aug 2014 - Jan 2015Glasgow, United KingdomCarried out a number of sub-editing roles, including producing headlines to draw readers attentions to match reports and features across a range of sports, including rugby, ice hockey and football.Turned around and rewrote copy in a quick fashion to ensure that reports were ready and readable for the paper. Working in a fast paced environment, accuracy was key to ensure that deadlines were met and changes kept to a minimum. -
News PresenterYour Radio Mar 2014 - Aug 2014ClydebankIn this role I built the news and sports bulletins between the hours of 2-6pm, reading the reports hourly using original copy, as well as Sky contributed audio, before presenting each bulletin on the hour.
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Editor/Production EditorCardonald Courier Aug 2012 - Aug 2013Glasgow, United KingdomCombined the role of editor with production editor, taking overall charge of the newspaper and its layout. The Courier was later nominated for Scottish Student Publication of the Year at the Scottish Student Journalism Awards.Left the position upon the completion of the course, before moving on to Glasgow Caledonian University. -
Sports EditorThe Glasgow Journal Jan 2013 - Jun 2013Glasgow, United KingdomManaged a team of sport writers, working to tight deadlines and communicated closely with management in order to meet print slots and have the highest possible quality of content.
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Freelance Contributor/Shift WorkGlasgow Times Nov 2012 - Mar 2013Glasgow, United KingdomSubmitted a number of articles including the feature attached below, that was later printed as a two page feature spread. Work was mostly in the news section of the paper.
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Park Mains High SchoolScottish Highers
Frequently Asked Questions about Craig Ritchie
What company does Craig Ritchie work for?
Craig Ritchie works for Morrison Media
What is Craig Ritchie's role at the current company?
Craig Ritchie's current role is Account Director at Morrison Media.
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What schools did Craig Ritchie attend?
Craig Ritchie attended Glasgow Clyde College, Park Mains High School.
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Craig Ritchie has skills like News Writing, Journalism, Storytelling, Sports, Magazines, Sports Writing, Online Journalism, Publications, Feature Articles, Match Reports, Indesign, Blogging.
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Craig Ritchie's colleagues are Philip Gates, Erin Lindsay, Stan Arnaud.
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