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Germany

United Kingdom

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

• Providing strategic and creative direction for Sky Sports’ production team in live matches across Sky's Scottish and International broadcasts. Primary focus was Sky's Scottish live output across linear and digital.
• Live & Non-Live Sports Programming: Scottish Football - SPFL, FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, UEFA Euro Qualifiers, International Friendlies
• Editorial Content: Proactively planned direction of programmes to develop innovative content and “big name” interviews. Collaborated with other departments to maximise use of content across all platforms.
• Strategic Input: Regularly reported to senior executives to provide strategy for future game scheduling and editorial choices. Advised other parts of business on editorial choices for advertising and promotional.
• Team Development and Management: Recruited staff and developed production team to the high production standards expected at Sky Sports.
• Finance: Oversaw multi-million pound budget. Negotiated appearance fees with talent and post-production fees with external edit facilities.

UK

• Live & Non-Live Sports Programming: Scottish Football - SPFL & Scottish Cup, UEFA Champions League, English Premier League, FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, UEFA Euro Qualifiers, International Friendlies, Under-21s, Victory.
• Finance: Oversaw multi-million pound budget. Negotiated appearance fees with talent and post-production fees with external edit facilities.
• On-screen Talent Management: Built relationships with on-screen talent to understand their strengths and weaknesses providing constructive feedback to improve on-air performances.
• Talent: Identified guests and dealt with agents/PR officers to book talent for live show appearances. Briefed guests as to what to expect and how to deal with on-air and in studio environment.
• Stakeholder Relationships: Developed strong relationships with other rights-holders (SFA, SPFL, UEFA) and member clubs.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

• Editorial responsibility for the planning and producing of live Scottish football highlights and results show Sportscene.
• Leading production team to generate creative features and inserts for linear and digital platforms.
• Built relationships with other broadcasters and departments to share footage.
• Planning studios and edit suite requirements.
• Creating running orders and working in high-pressure live gallery situations.
• Booking guests and dealing with agents/club PR’s.

London, United Kingdom

• Created and produced packages for programmes across Sky’s wide range of football coverage.
• VT Co-ordinator on live match replays for major sporting occasions such as English Premier League (Monday Night Football, Football Special, Football First), Scottish Cup Final and Scotland Internationals.
• Extensive experience of working in live studios to provide analysis and show inserts.
• Experienced working throughout Europe on Champions’ League outside broadcasts.
• Organised, directed and edited single camera shoots.
• EVS self-operator building analysis and show inserts on OB’s.