Oliver Dawnay

Senior Account Manager and Media Relations - Sport at Press Box PR
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Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Public Relations and Communications Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Account Manager and Media Relations - Sport
      • Mar 2022 - Present

      - SEO specialist who helps clients earn top tier coverage in the world’s biggest publishers - Manage betting and gaming clients on a day-to-day basis to ensure monthly/quarterly targets are met - Manage Account Executives to ensure that relationships with media are sustained and content is used - Report to Account Director to update on client relations and open up scope to more business - Explore and open door to new business opportunities - SEO specialist who helps clients earn top tier coverage in the world’s biggest publishers - Manage betting and gaming clients on a day-to-day basis to ensure monthly/quarterly targets are met - Manage Account Executives to ensure that relationships with media are sustained and content is used - Report to Account Director to update on client relations and open up scope to more business - Explore and open door to new business opportunities

    • United Kingdom
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Sports Journalist
      • Jan 2019 - Mar 2022

       Produce sports news content for the online website  Interview Premier League footballers as part of talkSPORT's GameDay coverage  Live blog the Premier League, Champions League and Europa League.  Appear on talkSPORT2 weekly to chat our biggest stories  Produce sports news content for the online website  Interview Premier League footballers as part of talkSPORT's GameDay coverage  Live blog the Premier League, Champions League and Europa League.  Appear on talkSPORT2 weekly to chat our biggest stories

    • United Kingdom
    • Online Audio and Video Media
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Freelance Sports Writer
      • Sep 2018 - Jan 2019

      Freelance sports writer for SunSport Freelance sports writer for SunSport

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Work experience
      • Jan 2018 - Jan 2018

      A week’s work experience on the sports desk of The Times. My duties included shadowing a senior sports reporter at AFC Wimbledon before their FA Cup tie with Tottenham and writing two features on cricket and tennis in the sports section. A week’s work experience on the sports desk of The Times. My duties included shadowing a senior sports reporter at AFC Wimbledon before their FA Cup tie with Tottenham and writing two features on cricket and tennis in the sports section.

    • Technology, Information and Media
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Work experience
      • Jan 2018 - Jan 2018

      Two week work placement on the sports desk of the Sun newspaper. My duties included being in charge of the live transfer blog on the Sun Sport website and working on SEO’s to optimize search capacity for the Sun Sport readers. Two week work placement on the sports desk of the Sun newspaper. My duties included being in charge of the live transfer blog on the Sun Sport website and working on SEO’s to optimize search capacity for the Sun Sport readers.

    • Advertising Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Work experience
      • Jan 2018 - Jan 2018

      A week’s placement in the sports and entertainment department of the advertising firm. I helped out to deliver and devise many marketing projects with key sporting talent. A week’s placement in the sports and entertainment department of the advertising firm. I helped out to deliver and devise many marketing projects with key sporting talent.

    • United Kingdom
    • Marketing Services
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Placement
      • Jul 2017 - Jul 2017

      Two week placement for Essentially - the talent management sector of CSM Sports and Entertainment. Duties included: - attending branding meeting, such as in the branding of a new Nike Fuel band. - go to the Olympic Park to view and choose the hospitality location of the London 2012 Paralympic reunion. Two week placement for Essentially - the talent management sector of CSM Sports and Entertainment. Duties included: - attending branding meeting, such as in the branding of a new Nike Fuel band. - go to the Olympic Park to view and choose the hospitality location of the London 2012 Paralympic reunion.

    • France
    • Wireless Services
    • Runner
      • Jul 2017 - Jul 2017
    • United Kingdom
    • Law Practice
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Shadow trainee
      • Jul 2017 - Jul 2017
    • United Kingdom
    • Legal Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Ignition Law
      • Jun 2017 - Jun 2017

      I spent a week with the Corporate Law firm Ignition Law. Ignition law is different kind of law firm that specialises in helping start-up companies grow. I got involved in key meetings with potential client start-ups , I also drafted and sent off the necessary stock transfer forms in other legal contractual exchanges for the firm and was able to attend a court hearing resolving the issue of unlawful retaining of shares by a company director. I spent a week with the Corporate Law firm Ignition Law. Ignition law is different kind of law firm that specialises in helping start-up companies grow. I got involved in key meetings with potential client start-ups , I also drafted and sent off the necessary stock transfer forms in other legal contractual exchanges for the firm and was able to attend a court hearing resolving the issue of unlawful retaining of shares by a company director.

    • United Kingdom
    • Legal Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Couchmans
      • Aug 2016 - Aug 2016

      Couchmans LLP is one of the UK’s premier specialist sports law firms. I was able to widen my knowledge of how the Sports and Law industries combine. The various duties I was asked to do range from the editing and analyzing of contracts between the firm and key sports personnel to the running of the social media pages in the run up to the Rio Olympic Games 2016 along with many research tasks. Couchmans LLP is one of the UK’s premier specialist sports law firms. I was able to widen my knowledge of how the Sports and Law industries combine. The various duties I was asked to do range from the editing and analyzing of contracts between the firm and key sports personnel to the running of the social media pages in the run up to the Rio Olympic Games 2016 along with many research tasks.

    • Information Technology & Services
    • Intern
      • Jul 2016 - Jul 2016

      Runner for the media team at Sportslobster app. Helping to develop the app in a range of sports, including the prediction centre for Premier League football. Runner for the media team at Sportslobster app. Helping to develop the app in a range of sports, including the prediction centre for Premier League football.

    • Finland
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Sports Coach for Greenhouse charity in the SEN (Special Education Needs) department
      • Aug 2014 - Aug 2014

      I spent a week working as a Sports Coach for children with Downs Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Autism and other disabilities. The experience was not only beneficial for me because I could see the operational side to how a charity works, but it was also very emotionally rewarding having the opportunity to teach sport to those who are less fortunate than I am. I spent a week working as a Sports Coach for children with Downs Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Autism and other disabilities. The experience was not only beneficial for me because I could see the operational side to how a charity works, but it was also very emotionally rewarding having the opportunity to teach sport to those who are less fortunate than I am.

Education

  • The University of Manchester
    Law with Poltics (LLB), Law
    2015 - 2018
  • Wellington College
    2009 - 2014

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