Chief editor at GPmedia BV, publishing company of a wide range of trade magazines. Primarily responsible for trade magazines Meat&Co (meat industry), De Beautysalon (professional beauty sector in The Netherlands) and Fish&Co (fish industry).

Copy writing, text editing and press communications. Also projectmanagement as well as communication advisory. Want to find out more? Please visit my website https://martijnschwillens.nl

Freelance journalist at Nieuwsblad De Maas Driehoek and Kliknieuws. My focus will be on politics, society and cultural developments in and around Cuijk. Possibly sports too.

Freelance writer at Dutch football (culture) magazine Staantribune. Wrote several articles as well as the book 'Verdwenen profclubs', about football clubs that went bust since 1990.

Regularly, I am asked as day's chairman and/or guest speaker at several activities such as debates, sponsor events, as well as cultural events at local theatres and companies.

Organisator of international professional football tournament, yearly organised in the second weekend of August. Besides being responsible for the teams acquisition I also do the PR and communications for this under 19's elite (pro) tournament. The Copa del Agatha is a five nations' tournament. Location is Cuijk-Sint Agatha (Netherlands). Winners in the last decade were:2018: Odense BK (Denmark), beating Figueirense in the final. 3rd Leicester City.2017: Glasgow Rangers (Scotland)… Show more Organisator of international professional football tournament, yearly organised in the second weekend of August. Besides being responsible for the teams acquisition I also do the PR and communications for this under 19's elite (pro) tournament. The Copa del Agatha is a five nations' tournament. Location is Cuijk-Sint Agatha (Netherlands). Winners in the last decade were:2018: Odense BK (Denmark), beating Figueirense in the final. 3rd Leicester City.2017: Glasgow Rangers (Scotland), beating Club Brugge in the final. 3rd JVC Cuijk U212016: Club Brugge (Belgium), beating Red Bull Brasil in the final. 3rd Cerezo Osaka.2015: Red Bull Brasil, beating Cerezo Osaka in the final. 3rd Vitesse Arnhem.2014: Atlético Paranaense (Brasil), beating RSC Anderlecht in the final. 3rd Red Bull Brasil.2013: JVC Cuijk U23 (Netherlands), beating Sparta Rotterdam in the final. 3rd Racing Genk.2012: Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands), beating national team of Chile in the final. 3rd Racing Genk.2011: Shakthar Donetsk (Ukraine), beating Feyenoord Rotterdam in the final. 3rd Feyenoord Fetteh Ghana.2010: Botafogo Futebol et Regatas (Brasil), beating Schalke 04 in the final. 3rd TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.2009: Standard Liège (Belgium), beating Sheffield Wednesday in the final. 3rd Botafogo FR. Show less

To identify, address and facilitate internal and external communications within and for ROC de Leijgraaf. More specific being responsible for the units 'Economie & Bedrijf' (economic and business studies), 'Mens & Maatschappij' (healthcare and education) and 'Loopbaancentrum' (adult and integration education) as well as the website and corporate communication. Duties include setting and monitoring targets and instruments (offline and online). Also responsible for press contacts.

Editor in Chief of weekly newspaper De Maas Driehoek as well as of the daily news sites www.Kliknieuws.nl and www.Kliksport.nl. Both sites have more than 4,5 million unique hits combined every month, making it the biggest online news platforms in North East Brabant and Northern Limburg.

Responsible for all news content on daily news website Kliknieuws.

Consultancy and event organisation in professional sports industry.

Technical coordinator at local football club, in which period they gained historical promotion to '3e klasse' (7th tier, Dutch amateur leagues).

Editor in Chief of weekly newspaper De Maas Driehoek and B2B magazine Bedrijvig Land van Cuijk & Noord-Limburg.Furthermore, I am the editor in chief of the daily news sites www.Kliknieuws.nl and www.Kliksport.nl, Both sites have more than 4,5 million unique hits combined every month, making it the biggest online news platforms in North East Brabant and Northern Limburg.Part of the job was also the introduction of all newspapers of De Winter media groep in a Berliner format and… Show more Editor in Chief of weekly newspaper De Maas Driehoek and B2B magazine Bedrijvig Land van Cuijk & Noord-Limburg.Furthermore, I am the editor in chief of the daily news sites www.Kliknieuws.nl and www.Kliksport.nl, Both sites have more than 4,5 million unique hits combined every month, making it the biggest online news platforms in North East Brabant and Northern Limburg.Part of the job was also the introduction of all newspapers of De Winter media groep in a Berliner format and new layout on 1st January 2015. Show less

Chief editor of news weekly De Maas Driehoek, freely distributed in northeastern Brabant and northern Limburg. Circulation over 54,000 (house-to-house).

Organising friendly matches for (youth team) Fortuna Sittard as well contributing to the website and branden magazine. Also set up a provisional partnership with Brazilian football club Botafogo FR, who loaned two players to Fortuna Sittard and played a friendly match against them in Sint Agatha.

Chief editor of two trade magazines: De BeautySalon (for the professional beauty branche in The Netherlands, circulation over 11,000 freely distributed to all beauty specialists and other pro's) & SportZaken (magazine for the sports (fashion) branche in both The Netherlands and Belgium, circulation over 2,700 freely distributed to all sport shops as well as sports' selling points in warehouses).

Covering semi-professional and amateur football for regional newspaper on freelance basis.

Internship at daily newspaper.

Internship at Teletext and website (sports).

Back in 1997, at the age of 18, I became the youngest ever director at an English Football League club. My spell at Scarborough Football Club, then in the old Third Division (now League Two), lasted for two years. During this period I developed some of my managerial, editorial as well as communication skills. My spell in Scarborough also contributed no end to become a native English speaker.