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West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Management of the club’s social media channels, focusing on further improving the quality of written and video content.

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Covering sports for the digital team at the Express & Star. Managing digital content being published on newspaper websites including the Shropshire Star and Express & Star, my role also includes optimising print copy for an online audience.Other focuses include live streaming multiple games on match days, interacting with fans and publishing content quickly and accurately.Video production is also a major part of my role. Helping to provide informative content to readers at a high quality.

Nationwide

Featuring regularly on TalkSPORT 2 alongside Nat Coombs to report on the NBA.

Constructing engaging Twitter posts for one of the biggest unofficial NBA Twitter feeds based in the United Kingdom. Working in partnership with my own website (BouncyOrangeBall.com), content written on the site is shared through the @NBA_UKFans handle.During my time with @NBA_UKFans, I've attended numerous NBA based UK events, including regular season and pre-season games along with other affiliated events.

Having built it from scratch, I'm the Owner and Editor of the NBA based website BouncyOrangeBall.com.Whilst writing engaging and entertaining features for the site, I've also designed the website and built it on WordPress myself.The website has built a decent following on the UK basketball market, gaining over 1,000 monthly views, and I have recently brought in several extra writers to hep bolster the content side of the site.

Solihull

Managing JustSayPlease's Content team, I was in charge of delivering written content, video and social media for numerous in-house projects and clients. This included articles, news, reviews and SEO optimised content based on the technology, automotive, retail and comparison sectors.Clients which I worked with include:- MoneySuperMarket- Confused.com- Carphone WarehouseManaging the Content Team, I directly produced engaging content and managed the creation of monthly content plans and social media channels (including Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube).Liaising with other teams within the business, I was regularly tasked with idea generation to meet current trends and to report live on major events on the technological calendar. Content created by my team featured on numerous high-end sites, including MoneySuperMarket, Confused and the Carphone Warehouse.

United Kingdom

Freelance writing for GiveMeSport's NBA department. Regularly contributing articles and features to the site. Articles ranged in size and subject, but all met with the core focus on the NBA.

United Kingdom

With a continued focus on the NBA, I managed to secure a role writing features for Hoopsfix.com - Britain's biggest basketball website. My main responsibilities were based on conducting interviews and writing features for the site, whilst also researching statistics and information to help create more informative content.Also based on WordPress, I have further knowledge of the system thanks to my time with Hoopsfix. Also, having conducted many interviews, this role also helped me build contacts in the sports journalism sector.

During my time at Staffordshire University, I worked part-time as a waiter at Nandos, building teamwork and leadership skills.I was often relied upon to handle extra tasks on top of my regular duties, which included cash handling, food preparation and customer service - both face to face and over the phone.Whilst the job wasn't in the sector I am building a career within, it did offer me the chance to build top notch time management skills along with a customer service mindset.

Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom

During my studies, I approached Sports-Desk.co.uk to see about any possibilities to help head their NBA section of the website - a role that they let me perform on a freelance basis.My tasks mainly involved writing news stories about the NBA, but also features some stories based on both international and Euroleague basketball.This role helped me build not only a solid sports writing style, but also helped me work on my proof reading and interview skills.

Fort Dunlop, Birmingham

Organising a one week placement originally, I impressed during this stint to warrant what turned out to be a two-month work placement period with the Solihull News.Having settled in at a busy news room, I quickly began writing numerous news articles both based on the sports pages and in straight news.During my time there, I also gained great experience writing to a strict deadline whilst also conducting telephone and face to face interviews.

Stoke-On-Trent, United Kingdom

Working on a freelance basis during my time at university - Gx-World had me write numerous NBA based features on a weekly basis.It helped me build my writing ability, whilst also giving me the opportunity to write regularly and conduct interviews with NBA personalities.

Bachelor'S Degree, Sports Journalism, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Basketball TeamSports Journalism, NCTJ Shorthand, Media Law, Broadcast Journalism, Web Based Journalism, Editing.

Btec, Sports Studies, Double Distinction

Activities and Societies: Basketball Team, Squash TeamAchieved a Double Distinction in a BTEC Double Diploma in Sport.

Gcse'S, 9 A*-C Qualifications

Grades Achieved; English Literature: A* English Language: B Mathematics: B Design Technology: C P.E.: B Drama: C Information Systems: C.