Jonathan Witty Email & Phone Number

Manchester, Gb

Manchester

Manchester

Manchester

Leeds, United Kingdom

Leeds, United Kingdom

Responsibilities/skills:- Creating and managing social media strategy and content for the Sky Bet, Sky Bet Football League, Super 6 and Sky Sports Fantasy Football channels.- Managing a team of content executives who are responsible for Sky Bet’s social media channels (Facebook/Twitter/Google+/Instagram/Vine).- Producing and optimising paid adverts to promote Sky Bet on Facebook & Twitter.- Working with the customer services team to train staff and implement a viable solution to respond to customers’ Twitter queries around the clock. - Working closely with Facebook, Twitter and Google to develop new features.- Achieved ‘preferred partner’ status with Facebook and Twitter to gain access to new products.- Compiling weekly content and competitor reports to analyse performance and industry trends.- Creating original content for all platforms, such as a transfer deadline day viral.

Leeds, United Kingdom

- Managing Sky Bet’s social media strategy and content for all social channels.- Created a staff social media policy and produced a ‘how to’ guide for editorial team.- Used paid advertising campaigns to promote Sky Bet on Twitter and Facebook.- Organise a charity bet competition, hosted on Facebook and Twitter, with a number of Sky Sports stars.- Provided regular betting analysis and comment pieces for Sky Sports News Radio.- Created betting features, stories and ‘Scribble’ live blogs on SkySports.com.

- Produced/managed online content for a variety of websites, including ITV and AOL.

Worked across a variety of desks.The Sport Briefing Responsibilities/skills: - Produced stories and features for a daily sports business newsletter.- Used Twitter to release breaking news.- Arranged and conducted interviews with key business and sport figures.Sport Direct - Produced match reports and quote pieces from live football matches.- Conducted post-match interviews with football managers and players.Page Ready Sport - Sub-edited stories on a wide range of sports.- Produced pages for publications including Daily Sport, Sunday People, Daily Star,Sunday Mirror and BBC Match of the Day Magazine.Sport International - Translating player quotes and transfer stories from international websites.- Writing reports for the main sports wire on a variety of sports including football and cycling.

Leeds, United Kingdom

- Produced and edited copy for SkySports.com.- Published stories for web use.- Hosted text commentaries on live games.