Freelance Football Commentator | talkSPORT
October 2016 – December 2016
• Commentated on live Premier League football matches for talkSPORT international.
• At the time, talkSPORT International controlled the exclusive international audio rights of the English top-flight and broadcasted in 69 countries outside the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
Freelance Academy Commentator | West Ham United Football Club
August 2016 – December 2016
• Commentated on under-23 and under-18 fixtures.
• Commentaries were added to the highlight packages of these games which featured on the club’s official website and social media channels.
Freelance Football Commentator and Sports Video Editor | ITN Productions
July 2016 – December 2016
• Commentated on highlight packages of EFL and EFL Cup fixtures that were then displayed on the relevant club websites.
• Provided numerous commentaries for the EFL’s international highlights show – including Manchester United v Manchester City in the 2016/17 EFL Cup last 16.
• Edited sports news footage, highlights and press conferences for SNTV using Avid Newscutter – this often required me to carry out research, write scripts and record voiceovers.
Academy Commentator and Matchday Media Assistant (Unpaid) | Norwich City Football Club
January 2015 – May 2016
• Worked within the club’s digital media department.
• Commentated on every senior team home fixture, on all under-21 matches, and on FA Youth Cup ties.
• Commentaries of the senior side were purely for my portfolio – eleven Barclays Premier League commentaries, eight Sky Bet Championship commentaries.
• Used Adobe Premiere Pro to synchronise my commentary with the highlights of each game. This enabled me to critically review my work.
• Under-21 and FA Youth Cup commentaries were used for the highlights on the club’s YouTube channel (Norwich City TV).
• Live, full-match commentaries on Canaries Player HD when the under-21s played at Carrow Road.
Young Presenter (Unpaid) | LOCOG
March 2012 – September 2012
• One of fifteen ‘Young Presenters’ to be selected nationwide after impressing on the Supporter 2 Reporter scheme.
• Produced content for the sport presentation team which was then featured on the big-screens at Olympic and Paralympic events, and on social media websites.
• Collected vox-pops, and presented live at six Olympic events and one Paralympic event.
• Worked as both part of a team and as an individual, and did so under enormous pressure.
• Felt extremely comfortable when presenting live in front of tens of thousands of people.
Presenter of ‘The Cool Down’ (Unpaid) | The Youth Sport Trust
May 2015 – September 2015
• Approached by the YST and asked to assemble a team of UEA:TV members in order to produce a daily highlights show for the Sainsbury’s 2015 School Games.
• Attended a production meeting and helped to plan the structure, format and content of ‘The Cool Down’.
• Travelled to Manchester for the event and co-presented the show. This involved working in a studio, conducting interviews, and adding voice-overs to VTs.
Radio Presenter (Unpaid) | Livewire1350 – UEA’s Student Radio Station
January 2014 – June 2015
• Hosted The Sport Show every week.
• Co-hosted a daytime show from January 2014 until February 2015, before switching to a specialist show until May 2015.
• Listened back to every show that I was involved in – I analysed my performances and identified areas that required improvement.