Matthew Roberts

Experience

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  Manchester Magic, Manchester Mystics and Freelance

  Jan 2004 - now

  Basketball Statistician

  I work for the Manchester Magic and Manchester Mystics on a regular basis. I am a FIBA Licensed Basketball Statistician (2-year licence valid until September 2020)I work as part of a world class statistics team, having worked at many major basketball events including the Olympic and Paralympic Games at London 2012 and have recorded over 400 games.I have worked for a number of clients including: NBA, WNBA, British Basketball, England Basketball, LOCOG and the BBL. I have been selected to do more than 10 major domestic finals.I was nominated England Basketball Volunteer Statistician of the Year in 2013. Show less

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  Greater Manchester Community Basketball

  Nov 2007 - now

  I run the companies' social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram), managment tools include: Tweetdeck, Buffer, Hootsuite, Photoshop, Canva, manage the website administration (including analytics) and produce and distribute the marketing material for Greater Manchester Community Basketball. As part of this role, I also assist in the recruitment of players to the teams (mainly focused on the two senior teams but also the junior teams where necessary) and assisting in the placement of our junior players abroad, at for example US Colleges. Show less This role involves assisting the tournament manager in running the tournament, including all back office work required and updating the tournament website. This tournament is an International Basketball event for Under 18 men and has seen teams from the USA, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Cyprus, the Netherlands and Belgium compete in past events. I also organise the statistics for the tournament, including arranging statisticians and setting up and managing the tournament statistics. Show less

  • Digital and Social Media Account Manager

    Aug 2013 - now

  • Haris Memorial Tournament Administrator

    Dec 2006 - now

  • Administrator/Website Developer/IT Support

    Nov 2009 - Jul 2010

  • Administrator/IT Development/Support, 3rd year placement

    Nov 2007 - Oct 2008
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  UKDC

  Feb 2011 - Nov 2011

  Data Processor (Coding)

  Processed data from the UK 2011 Census. During the 9 month contract, I was promoted twice, first to a multi-skilled team doing both coding and keying and then to expert coding within the multi-skilled team.

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  British Masters Basketball Association

  Jun 2011 - Jun 2011

  Tournament Administrator

  This involved assisting the tournament manager in running the over 50s men tournament, including all back office work required and updating the tournament website for all three Masters Tournaments (over 40 men, 50 men and over 35 women) taking place over the weekend.

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  BT Paralympic World Cup 2012

  May 2012 - May 2012

  National Technical Official

  As part of the build up to London 2012 I was selected as a National Technical Official for the BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester.

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  London Organisation Committee for the Olympic Games

  Jul 2012 - Sept 2012

  National Technical Official

  I was selected as a National Technical Official for Basketball (Statistician) for the Olympic and Paralympic Games for London 2012. As part of this voluntary role I have been assigned to do a number of warm up games in the weeks prior to the Olympic Games in Sheffield and Manchester.

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  Self-employed

  Mar 2013 - now

  Freelance Consultant

  Social media management and performance analysis, website administration, office administration and data collation.