Davin Sgargetta Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Lecturer in the Bachelor of Sports Media and Sports Business degrees, teaching Digital Media Production, Sports Broadcasting, Video Journalism and Social Media

Melbourne

Hook Media is a Melbourne-based digital media production agency, specialising in content creation, building online communities and transforming digital platforms into highly valuable and engaging media channels. Hook Media offers strategy building, implementation and ongoing platform management, content creation, which includes video production, copywriting, animation and epublishing, as well as in-depth analysis and reporting.Hook Media has a strong presence in sport, health and fitness, civil engineering, asset management, logistics, sustainability and risk management. Our clients include VISY, Toll, Hammer Strength, Life Fitness, Aurecon, Aegis RMS, Patrick, EML, Telstra, and others.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Series Director of the popular sport and lifestyle show GolfBarons which is broadcast on FoxSports/KayoSport, the Nine Network and distributed globally by Flame TV.

Melbourne

Have written, produced and directed a number of film, TV and documentary projects. These include GolfBarons, a sport and light entertainment TV series that looks at the golfing lifestyle, currently available on Foxtel/Kayo 9Now and being distributed globally by Flame Distributions. Wrote/Produced six episodes of FIBA World Basketball for Inverleigh Media Holdings. Produced and directed Fat and Back, a feature-length documentary about obesity, which centres on the journey of a personal trainer and underwear model, PJ, who intentionally gained 40kg of body fat to better understand obesity. Distributed by IMG and currently sold into multiple television markets including Australia (Network Ten), the UK (Discovery), Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands and Japan. Also produced and directed the highly regarded feature-length documentary Chris Cormier: I Am the Real Deal, which follows the life and career of bodybuilding legend and Mr Olympia and Arnold Classic competitor Chris Cormier, which can be purchased on Amazon Prime and Vimeo on Demand.

I worked as the main basketball writer for The Age newspaper in Melbourne, which involved NBL, WNBL, Boomers and Opals match reports, analysis pieces and feature articles. I also wrote a number of feature articles for Inside sport and Men's Fitness Magazine. I have also had my work published in The Guardian, The New Daily, Men's Health, Sport & Style and a number of other popular titles.

Melbourne

Managed all media activities for Basketball Australia, which included National teams the Boomers and Opals, as well as across all other national teams. I managed press conferences and media events, wrote and distributed media releases, produced news and features copy for the Basketball Australia website, managed the production of all internal publications, assisted with media duties across the WNBL, as well as managed, produced and uploaded photographic and video content (produced, shot and directed the documentary short Brotherhood — History of the Boomers).

Managed all media responsibilities for Victoria's premier senior basketball competition. Produced all match reports and previews, feature articles, managed photographers, liaised with local media outlets, produced video content, including the weekly online program 'Inside Big V'. Also created, wrote and designed the monthly Big V eMagazine, 'Overtime'.

Editor of Australia's premier bodybuilding and fitness publication, which involved commisioning articles and structuring the publication, writing and editing copy, managing photo shoots and published images, assisting in the direction of cover design and page layouts as well as managing the editorial and photographic budget.

News reporting, advertorial writing, editing and structuring the weekly newspaper that serviced the Shepparton and Goulburn Valley region, with a readership of over 70,000 people.

Masters Degree In Communication, Media And Communications

Graduate Diploma Of Psychology, Psychology

Graduate Certificate Of Professional Writing, Communications

Bachelor Of Behavioural Science (Psychology), Psychology

Activities and Societies: Was a part of the La Trobe Uni Men's Basketball team that won silver at the 2000 Australian Uni Games.