Sam Billinghurst-Brown

Enthusiastic Sports Journalist with a Master's in International Sports Journalism who has been fortunate enough to publish footballing stories on the Sport Gazette. One of the most enjoyable experiences from the sport reporting industry includes interviews with fellow Sports Journalist from Sky Sports and ex-footballers. I continue to immerse myself with everyday events around the game and industry that I live and breathe. I have a great desire in broadcasting, creating visual and audio content and have developed digital marketing skills through work experience with ESPN. One of my most memorable experiences was a placement with Fulham Football Club where I was assigned as their Live Twitter match reporting admin. I have also had the pleasure of attending and asking managerial questions at Brentford press conferences.

1. Writer for Sports Gazette 2021/2022

• Published numerous footballing stories covering various areas within the sport
• Written about topics such as careers after football, Jose Mourinho & the lack of Women’s football boots
• Attended and asked questions of Thomas Frank at Brentford Press Conferences

1. Interviewing Experience: 2021/2022 includes interviews with:

• Ex-Premier League and EFL footballers including Jamie Mackie, Lee Sandford and Paul Raven 
• Academy Footballers
• Fellow Football Journalists, Sky Sports Paul Gilmour, Dharmesh Sheth

1. Fulham FC: Fulham Ladies Football Team Match Admin Reporter (University Placement 2019)

• Reporting on regular key match events for Fulham Ladies matches via the Fulham FC Foundation twitter account
• Shared the pre-match line ups, chances created, goals, saves, substitutions and half time and fulltime results
• Completed in depth post-match reports

ESPN: Work Experience (July 2017)

• Shadowing the Digital Marketing team, learning about the image editing process
• Assisted in delivering digital marketing photography
• Repositioned creative assets to deliver a compelling story

1. Disney: Marketing/Sales Department (Seasonal Work Experience Placement, 2015, 2016, 2017)

• Conducted and presented consumer market research
• Stock management within The Disney Stores Europe
• Administrative duties such as digital filing

Master's in International Sports Journalism (Results pending)