Curation of multi-channel programming plans, from initial publication through to transmission, developing a clear strategy to maximise value and engagement across premium sports rights’ portfolio, serving five million paid subscribers in households across the UK. The schedule is at the heart of the operation, driving the wider business functions, including Digital, Production, Creative, Marketing, Traffic and Sales.• Maintained key relationships with external rights holders, league representatives and production companies, such as IMG, UFC, WRC, FIH and Icarus, to agree programme formats and distribution.• Managed hundreds of thousands of titles/versions within library of content in BMS, and maintained all relevant metadata, keeping planners and tracking content contractual commitments.• Identified content for acquisition and developed in-house programming ideas such as BT Sport Cricket Reload, Fight Night Live – Best Of, and European Football Games of the Season.• Introduced and led several weekly & monthly meetings with multiple departments.• Compiled reports for senior management from analysis of viewing figures using BARB.Key Achievements• 2022 UCL Final set Pay-Tv UK record for a live sports event, with audience reach of 12.6M.• Continually led the development of the team on best practices through process improvement, user guide documentation, and regular coaching of team members.• Project management experience as SME for system workflows and best practice including data migration and systems upgrade projects.• Managed Access Services requirements set by OFCOM, increased level of responsibility YoY.

Produced comprehensive playlists delivered daily for transmission on rotation across multiple channels, reacting to late changes, and working to tight deadlines with meticulous attention to detail. Managed optimisation of commercial airtime to maximize ad-sales revenue, ensuring OFCOM and COSTA compliance of each schedule.• Managed short notice programme changes up to the day of transmission.• Strategic scheduling of cross-promotional material and other relevant interstitials, aligning with channel and programme branding, and contributing to creative media planning campaigns.• Built commercial break formats based on production requirements or following international feed distribution.• Maximised commercial and sponsorship opportunities within programmes.• Evaluated and made recommendation for new BMS, based on supplier pitches.Played key role in many projects during build up to the launch of BT Sport. As one of the earliest employees, I was deployed in multiple capacities during the initial stages of the operation. Worked closely with all departments including our playout partners and production teams, identifying failings in the new systems and ensuring the correct processes were in place for a successful channel launch.

Managed BT Vision's Sport VOD offering through the placement of hundreds of new titles each month, including fast turnaround match replays, acquired content, and in-house programming.• Scheduled over 200 individual VOD titles each month across three platforms.• Overall creative license to personalize and categorize VOD area, sourced engaging imagery for all assets, editorial responsibility for synopses and ran regular stunts promoting new programming.• Worked closely with Production Manager to identify suitable content.• Managed media deliveries and ran QC checks.• Managed CMS (Movida/Bebanjo), tracked content rights, • Devised ideas for promos and VOD strategy based on analysis of viewing figures and industry trends.• Regularly worked with the operations team to integrate new systems and workflows.• Analysed title performance and used data to drive future scheduling strategies.

Provided remote technical support for business-critical telephony and data lines. Diagnosed Cisco router faults and provided support for products such as MPLS, ISDN30, IP Clear and more.• First point of contact within the team for key accounts including Rolls Royce & AstraZeneca.