Stuart Hodge Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Overseeing and developing content strategy and implementation on GPFans in English and Spanish language

Editor-in-Chief at GPFans Global – building a whole new editorial team from scratch and tripling the audience within the first six months, to become the UK’s fastest growing sports website.Also spearheaded the implementation of a full international team to cover races from various locations around the world. After one year, the website became 15 times more.

Football commentary, beginning in France in 2010 for Eurosport and Ma Chaine Sport and carrying on throughout my career working for the likes of DaZn, IMG, Norwich City FC, Spring Media and Spalk amongst others – covering all types of matches, leagues and competitions. I can provide commentary services to a bespoke standard both on-site and remotely.

Managing all aspects of Sky Sports' digital NBA output when on shift, including web editorial, video on all platforms and social media.This expanded to becoming a journalist covering multiple sports including: athletics, boxing, cricket, darts, F1, golf, NFL, rugby union, tennis, the Olympics and general sports news.

London, England, United Kingdom

– Managing all aspects of Sky Sports' digital NBA output when on shift, including web editorial, video on all platforms and social media– Generating and planning editorial, implementing ideas and shaping content strategy– Collaborating with all departments across the business to ensure best possible product– Measuring against KPIs and ensuring delivery on.

London, United Kingdom

Pushing content across social media accounts and covering multiple live events simultaneously for Sky Sports.

Live blogging of football matches and producing news stories for the Sky Sports website. This included adapting multimedia content into an appropriate, digestible size for social channels.

Various

The Hodgeythehack Creative Network is a range of content created by journalist, commentator and podcaster Stuart Hodge (also known as Hodgeythehack).Hodgeythehack can also be found on other social media 👇Twitter: https://twitter.com/hodgeythehack​Facebook: https://facebook.com/hodgeythehack​Instagram: https://instagram.com/hodgeythehack

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I began my freelance writing career back in 2009, prior to attending university, when I sold my first story to the Daily Record. Since then, I have regularly sold copy to a variety of local, regional and national newspapers and magazines and broadcast locally, nationally and internationally as well as being in charge of international broadcast feeds.

Norwich, England, United Kingdom

Norwich, United Kingdom

Shareholder in an exciting new business covering stories of #DigitalTransformation

Covering British Basketball League games as play-by-play announcer and colour commentator.

Play-by-play announcer/commentator for Caledonia Gladiators matches in both the BBL and WBBL.

Controlling all on-site operations and coordinating between all stakeholders for outside broadcast of pre-season matches around the UK.

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Providing commentary on pre-season matches from teams across a multitude of leagues, both from remote location and on-site in stadium.

Uxbridge, Greater London, United Kingdom

Providing as-live commentary on EFL matches, from the Championship, League One and League Two - some of which is broadcast on Sky Sports.

London, United Kingdom

Managing all press and public relations for rising star Jack Spring.

Producing work for the Daily Record digital desk for uploading online. This has helped keep my eye in as a "news man" and has increased my digital experience.Responsibilities:*Producing content for uploading online.*Ensuring copy is accompanied by appropriate digital assets.*Rewriting wire copy where appropriate into house style.*Desking stories.

Proofing copy and fitting it to pages/headlines/captions, ensuring accuracy and adherence to house rules and style.

Producing work for the Daily Record sports desk for uploading online.Responsibilities:*Producing content for uploading online.*Ensuring copy is accompanied by appropriate digital assets.*Rewriting wire copy where appropriate into house style.*Ensuring copy is legally safe and referring where appropriate.*Desking stories appropriately.*Uploading content to.

All press and PR activities related to the movie Destination: Dewsbury.

Providing live commentary and commentary on highlights of football (soccer) matches for the DaZn Canada platform.This has included Ligue Un, La Liga and Serie A matches as well as domestic cup matches in these countries.

Norwich, United Kingdom

Responsibilities:*Writing articles and features, as commissioned, for a variety of digital publications, particularly in the business and IT sectors.*Imagining and developing editorial ideas through to completion.*Generating editorial plans and liaising with management team to expand and enhance overall magazine portfolio.

Paris Area, France

Scripting and reading English language news across Eurosport platforms. Also includes work on the channel's Bundesliga coverage, commentating/highlights etc.Highlights include:*Co-commentating international football matches, including Spain versus Uruguay.*Putting together Bundesliga highlights programme, scripting and broadcasting as well as commentating.

Norwich, United Kingdom

Delivering live and as-live commentaries for home and away matches.

Norwich, United Kingdom

Reading the news and reporting on Radio Norwich 99.9, The Beach, North Norfolk Radio as well as Town 102 and Dream 100.*Scripting and newsreading duties on a combination of local and national stories, sport and weather.*Sourcing appropriate audio to accompany stories by conducting research, interviews, etc.*Providing written copy for online to supplement.

Irvine, Scotland.

Irvine Life was a 36-page free monthly magazine about the communities in the neighbouring towns of Irvine and Kilwinning. The magazine was designed and published by its owners, Chameleon Graphics - a well-established Irvine based business but folded after three issues due to an advertising shortfall unrelated to the editorial team.I was responsible.

Paris Area, France

Compiling and voicing sports bulletins/reports/packages, as well as putting together some magazine output for Radio France Internationale's English service.Highlights include:*Live broadcasting of bulletins on exciting sporting news days, (such as transfer deadline day).*Covering Champions League matches for the station as a correspondent.*Providing live.

Saltcoats

Coordinating all press activity and coverage for Scottish music acts Less Than Sober & Wee Kris.Highlights include:*Covering LTS'​s rise and journey since 2009 and taking charge of promotional messaging for the band.*Undertaking all press promotion of the 'Wee Kris To Open For AC/DC At Hampden Glasgow In June 2015'​ and 'Wee Kris Shadow Tour'​.

Glasgow/London

Sourcing and providing content for the world's first stadium matchday app - working in conjunction with 3 different businesses including Celtic Football Club.The job also involved managing 2 subordinates during the matchday deployment.Upon launch, we were the number 1 downloaded sports app on iTunes, with a 5-star rating. Given that this was a world first.

Paris Area, France

Commentating various sports events for French satellite channel MCS International.Highlights include:*Sole Commentator on the Belgian Cup Final and Belgian Pro League games throughout the season.*Sole Commentator on Argentinian/Portuguese top flight football, and international rugby matches.*Sole Commentator on a number of Serie A1 (including playoffs) and.

Telford, United Kingdom

Short period as sports reporter at Shropshire Star right in the midst of doing my dissertation and prior to graduating university. Left this job after 3 months due to personal reasons.

Various

Host of Football Fancast's flagship interview show.Highlights include:*Interviewing footballing luminaries including Steve McManaman and Christian Karembeu, amongst others.*Diligently exploring various pertinent & controversial topics, including racism and homosexuality in football.

Watford, United Kingdom

Placement shadowing the club's media team as part of University degree.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Sports Journalism, 1St Class. Winner Of Journalism Student Of The Year Prize.

Activities and Societies: One Media Group, Student Academic Representative.

High School