Experience

Ranks FC

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  An award-nominated podcast—formerly B/R Football Ranks—now turned independent and expanding into new areas and new formats. Myself, Jack and Dean are creating informative but fun football podcasts with a unique dynamic and balance. An award-nominated podcast—formerly B/R Football Ranks—now turned independent and expanding into new areas and new formats. Myself, Jack and Dean are creating informative but fun football podcasts with a unique dynamic and balance.



Southampton Football Club

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Matchday Programme Columnist

  • Jul 2016 - Present

  I recently commenced my fifth season contributing to Southampton's official matchday magazine and my second season writing for the club's official website. I supply an Opposition Tactical Analysis piece for the magazine, previewing the opponent for the day, explaining how they play and where the strengths and weaknesses lie. Key threats are picked out, vital statistics presented and an annotated predicted XI for the day sits alongside it. I also write once a week for the website, the subject for more varied this time; perhaps a closer look at an opponent or a scouting profile of a new acquisition.



Bleacher Report

• Spectator Sports
• 400 - 500 Employee

• B/R Football Ranks Podcast

  • Jan 2019 - Oct 2020

  Launched in January 2019, Ranks brought myself, B/R’s transfer insider Dean Jones and host Jack Collins together to produce a weekly podcast on football.Fast-paced with a clear structure and focus on ranking things—players, teams, predictions, anything!—it balances informative analysis with light-heartedness.Eighteen months in we passed the 30,000 subscriber mark, with a particularly large segment on the audience located in the USA. We spent the summer of 2019 meeting some of them on a mini-tour of the US, visiting three states and covering football there.In 2019, we placed 2nd in the FSF Podcast of the Year award (to the Peter Crouch podcast).

• Writer & Presenter

  • May 2012 - Oct 2020

  I began writing part-time for Bleacher Report in May 2012 and moved into a full-time position in November of that year, covering football from every angle.In August 2013 I was promoted to Lead Writer, heading B/R's drive into the UK market and penning various types of content, from slideshows to in-depth tactical analyses to match reports live from stadiums.In November 2015, I began working in front of camera, filming short, sharp videos for our app and hosting Facebook Lives whilst continuing to write. In 2019 we launched the B/R Football Ranks podcast, while 2020 brought presenting opportunities both in branded content (working with the likes of Deliveroo and Football Manager) and the chance to host Instagram Lives on @brfootball (7m followers) with Marcus Rashford, Bernardo Silva and Memphis Depay.Over the course of my time with B/R, I learned to create and deliver high-quality content in whichever form was required, whilst also gaining additional skills such as live production of shows, Photoshop and a small amount of video editing.



The Associated Press

• United States
• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Football Voter

  • Aug 2013 - May 2015

  The Associated Press (Sports) gather a panel of world football experts to give their views and comments on footballing action every weekend. Our comments form the basis of AP Sports' "Quoteboxes," as we dissect the goings on every Monday and select the star players and teams. The Associated Press (Sports) gather a panel of world football experts to give their views and comments on footballing action every weekend. Our comments form the basis of AP Sports' "Quoteboxes," as we dissect the goings on every Monday and select the star players and teams.