Dan Pope Email & Phone Number

Dundalk / London

Regular contributor to FC Business - the business magazine for the football industry. Recent features include Dundalk FC’s European success, Northern Ireland at Euro 2016 and record Premier League season ticket sales. Requires highly engaging, well-written articles, submitted to deadline.

London, United Kingdom

ConnectSport is an independent agency which showcases and shares the best news and academic research from the sport for development sector. I write articles for the website’s news pages and have worked with clients to deliver quality online content and deliver media coverage around key events and campaigns.

Mangolab is a digital agency that specialises in web and software design. I produce a range of engaging digital content for a variety of clients on web and social media platforms to engage customers, drive SEO and boost revenue. I also manage the Adwords PPC account for a large UK manufacturer to ensure top Google SERP rankings and meet ROI targets.

Dundalk

Member of the Dundalk FC media team, responsible for producing a wide range of audio-visual content for the club's media channels, including live match Twitter commentary, match reports and pre- and post-match interviews.

Wrote articles on topical football news for Teamer’s global audience of 2m members. Covered the big issues in grassroots football (e.g. facilities, funding, FA reform) and stories that affect the game at all levels (e.g. IFAB's 'sin bin' trial).

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for all digital output across various news and social media platforms for Club Website - the UK’s largest grassroots football network, with over 20,000 teams, 300 leagues and one million monthly users. In five years as permanent editor and three years as freelance, I:• Wrote articles on all the latest grassroots football news, from the FA’s national game strategy to poor football facilities (our Club Website campaign was featured on Sky Sports News). Interviewed some of the… Show more Responsible for all digital output across various news and social media platforms for Club Website - the UK’s largest grassroots football network, with over 20,000 teams, 300 leagues and one million monthly users. In five years as permanent editor and three years as freelance, I:• Wrote articles on all the latest grassroots football news, from the FA’s national game strategy to poor football facilities (our Club Website campaign was featured on Sky Sports News). Interviewed some of the biggest names from the professional game, including Rafa Benitez, Robbie Keane and England manager Hope Powell• Produced over 100 issues of The Clubhouse - the monthly e-newsletter sent to over 350,000 Club Website members. Wrote lively and engaging lead content, co-ordinated contributions and oversaw design and layout, all to a strict deadline each month• Managed Club Website’s Facebook & Twitter accounts, producing a range of engaging content that drove growth from zero to over 70,000 combined followers Show less

London & Nationwide

Panathlon is a nationwide charity that provides sporting opportunities to over 10,000 disabled youngsters in the UK each year. On behalf of the agency ConnectSport, I reported on some of the charity’s biggest competitions - including Olympic Park finals - where I interviewed competitors and Paralympic patrons to produce engaging content for the Panathlon website.I was also responsible for raising Panathlon’s media profile around these events. Through close PR liaison, engaging press… Show more Panathlon is a nationwide charity that provides sporting opportunities to over 10,000 disabled youngsters in the UK each year. On behalf of the agency ConnectSport, I reported on some of the charity’s biggest competitions - including Olympic Park finals - where I interviewed competitors and Paralympic patrons to produce engaging content for the Panathlon website.I was also responsible for raising Panathlon’s media profile around these events. Through close PR liaison, engaging press releases and tailored content, I secured exposure on national and local TV and radio (including BBC One and Radio 5 Live) and in more than 300 local newspaper articles. Oversaw a successful redesign of the Panathlon newsletter, which I produced bimonthly, whilst also providing regular content for the Panthlon website and social media channels. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Know the Score is a nationwide charity that uses football to help tackle bowel cancer. I co-managed PR for the charity’s 2015 campaign on behalf of ConnectSport. Placed ambassador interviews on Sky Sports News and in the national press, KTS branding shown numerous times on national TV, articles carried by dozens of clubs in matchday programmes and/or on websites. Twitter activity reached over 10m people, with a 100% increase in followers.

Westminster, London

Website co-ordinator and Higher Executive Officer for the TB Communications Unit in Defra's Animal Health Division.Managed the content of Defra's bovine TB website and produced monthly national TB statistics. Wrote departmental and Ministerial correspondence to members of the public and Ministerial briefings.

Bsc, Psychology, 2:1

Final year research project specialised in Sports Psychology.

English, Maths, Psychology, A Levels

Radio Production

Course content: Radio programme making (production, presenting, interviews, talks) & package/documentary making (digital editing & mixing).