Mark Pettit Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

Freelance work for distinguished companies, such as: • UEFA.com: Live blogging, writing, website and competition apps homepage management, stats compilation. Also England and Tottenham Hotspur match reporter, flash zone interviews.• InCrowd Sports: Social media posting and channel management, match graphics production for Six Nations and Autumn Nations Cup rugby.• LiveWire Sport: Matchday editor across four languages for HSBC Rugby Sevens Series in conjunction with World Rugby. Also live blogging and video clipping for social media posts.• Tottenham Hotspur FC: Working with club journalists, programme editor and marketing teams to create content for use on website, matchday programme and PR purposes.• BT Sport: Video editing and clipping for social media output across several channels.• Chelsea FC: Content structure planning and migration ahead of relaunch of club website.

Wimbledon

Responsible for writing news and features, sub-editing, live event coverage, producing social media content and all photography on UEFA.com.• Created content for and managed several social media accounts on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, engaging with more than 100m people across all platforms. Followers on Champions League Twitter increased by 17m in five years, Instagram by 700% in two years.• Set up Europa League Instagram account in 2017 and gained 500,000 followers.• Generated ideas and delivered content, including for sponsors and marketing department, for all platforms. Photographic content drove more than 2m people to site in both 2016 and 2017.• Built a network of freelance photographers across 55 European countries and managed a €15,000 yearly budget for their services. • Produced and sub-edited content on up to eight concurrent live matches per night.• Managed the photo desk and live photo coverage at UEFA EURO 2016. Achieved goal to have key in-game event photography in MatchCentre within 45 seconds instead of several minutes.• Compiled live data and statistics at UEFA matches, edited mixed zone videos and validated referee reports after communication with team of match officials.• Oversaw testing, streamlined workflows and improved delivery of images and adherence of contract requirements from external suppliers Getty Images and Sportsfile.• Improved quality of website text using Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) techniques.• Designed and produced graphics and edited photos using Photoshop.• Obtained Google Online Marketing certification in 2017 and YouTube certification in 2015.• Photography and social media best working practice documentation.• Tested and implemented new tools for use across social media.• Developed content plans and managed in-house and remote staff to deliver agreed content.• Analysed social media trends. • Sourced imagery for UEFA publications, official tournament and competition programmes.

Hammersmith/Wimbledon

Freelance position responsible for creating editorial content, sub-editing and website management.• Wrote news articles, magazine pieces, match reports, previews, follow-ups and round-ups, plus sub-editing and chat moderation using the content management system. • Delivered live coverage across all UEFA competitions, including youth, women’s and Futsal, enhancing our minute-by-minute coverage. • Produced copy and photographic content for UEFA’s annual European Football Yearbook. • Compiled press kits for UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup matches.• Composed or sub-edited daily, weekly or monthly articles on 53 European domestic leagues.• Appointed UEFA EURO 2008 Photo Editor to manage images from the tournament, including all player profiles, match-related photography, venue photos and historical content. • Selected as UEFA Champions League correspondent for Schalke 04 in group stage in 2007.

Freelance role for a start-up internet fanzine network following written assessment process. • Produced all editorial content for a new internet site as part of the Clubfanzine network. • Generated articles, previews, reports, features, profiles and ratings, edited guest columns and photos, maintained squad details and fixtures, moderated user forum, ran polls and the prediction league.

London, United Kingdom

Freelance Sub-editor also responsible for page layout on weekly Sunday newspaper.• Sub-edited news, interviews and columns during the week, and match reports on Saturdays – all using InDesign – and proofreading.• Requested pictures to accompany articles and liaised with staff and correspondents to ensure correct amount of copy was ordered and delivered for relevant pages.

London, United Kingdom

Invited to undertake a work placement following attendance at their sports journalism course. Freelanced as a sports journalist before, during, and after completing NCTJ pre-entry course.• Ran the news desk for work on The League Paper & The Non-League Paper.• Managed a network of 250 match reporters throughout England and Wales. • Involved with the setting up of Sportsbeat’s NCTJ course and training attendees on their ‘Introduction to Sports Journalism’ course.• Produced features, news articles, previews, statistics and round-up columns for The League Paper, The Non-League Paper and Press Association.• Produced articles to order during major sporting events such as the Commonwealth Games.• Reported on international, league, non-league and youth football matches, county and international cricket for The Independent, The News of the World, Press Association, The League Paper, The Non-League Paper and various online publications.• Interviewed players, managers, chairmen and authoritative bodies.• Promoted to Acting News Editor for football assignments during major sporting events in 2006.• Won Sportsbeat Graduate of the Year award in 2005.

Bsc Business Economics

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