Luke Sansom

Experience

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  TIFFIN SCHOOL

  Sept 2013 - Sept 2015

  Assistant Duty Sports Centre Manager

  Alongside studying for my A Levels, I worked as an Assistant Duty Manager on weekday evenings and weekends at a busy sports centre. I was responsible for the setting up of sports equipment, taking bookings over the phone, using Excel to schedule bookings, and handling payments. On weekends, I was regularly tasked with organising and leading children's birthday parties.

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  Fox and Duck, Petersham

  Apr 2016 - Sept 2017

  Bartender

  I worked as a member of bar staff in a popular London pub. I regularly worked individually on morning and afternoon shifts, as well as with a team of bar staff on extremely busy live music evenings. In my first few months at the pub, I helped launch, organise and run a popular weekly quiz night,

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  Compass Group

  Jun 2016 - Jul 2018

  Day Housekeeper

  For three consecutive years, I worked as a Day Housekeeper at the Wimbledon Championships. The job required me to perform cleaning and maintenance tasks across the grounds, working both independently and as part of a large team including employees across various companies. Owing to the prestigious nature of the event, punctuality, attention-to-detail and good communication were essential skills.

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  TCS Recruitment UK

  Dec 2016 - Jun 2017

  Waiter and Bartender

  I worked at a number of high-profile sporting events and venues including Twickenham Rugby Stadium, Kempton Racecourse and Stamford Bridge as both a silver-service waiter and bartender.

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  British Council

  Oct 2017 - Jun 2018

  English Language Assistant

  I worked for 9 months as the English Language Assistant in two French schools (one secondary school and one sixth-form college). I worked with a wide range of age groups, from 10 years old up to 19. I worked with both individuals and with large groups of up to 15 students. I was responsible for preparing the older students prepare for their oral examinations, giving them written feedback and marking their work regularly. With younger students, I was tasked with lesson planning and organising engaging educational activities for large groups. For the final two months, I worked voluntarily, running lunch-time clubs for students which were very popular. Show less

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  Epigram

  Sept 2018 - Jun 2019

  Sports Writer

  I contributed several articles to the sports section of the University of Bristol's student newspaper. I demonstrated an ability to critically analyse topical issues and questions in sport, previewing and reviewing sporting events. I also engaged in extensive independent research while producing these articles.

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  Beat Media Group

  Aug 2019 - Oct 2021

  Social Media Account Manager and Strategist

  - I work with several high-profile clients, including Premiership Rugby, Six Nations Rugby and the Guinness PRO 14, but my primary responsibility is working as the social media account manager for the European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) social media channels. - I run 9 social media channels for EPCR across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram in both English and French. - Creating and implementing a social media strategy and calendar for each of these channels.- Adapting the content calendar to cover extremely busy match day weekends and splitting responsibilities for particular channels between the team.- Using video-editing software (Tellyo, Grabyo) to create fast turnaround clips to publish on social media and 3-minute highlight packages. - EPCR season launch in Cardiff and tour of France: collecting content to promote the upcoming season, interviewing several high-profile players in both English and French, using Instagram Stories to offer behind-the-scenes insight. - Using analytics and measuring tools to produce a detailed report on the performance of EPCR channels in the 2019/20 pool stages. This demonstrated a considerable increase in engagement, reach, reactions and followers compared to the same time period in the previous season, particularly on the French channels.- Heineken Champions Cup Rewind: I have taken a lead role in shaping and implementing EPCR’s main content strand during the COVID-19 pandemic. - Streaming a classic fixture each weekend and receiving audiences of up to 100,000 per game and consistently outstanding engagement.- Interviewing several stars of European Rugby in both English and French to discuss their memories of the tournament and the Rewind fixtures. These have included SIr Ian McGeechan, Emile Ntamack, Dimitri Yachvili, Jamie Heaslip, Nick Abendanon, Leon Lloyd, Simon Zebo and Guy Noves.- Using content captured in these interviews to offer fans insight and analysis from players who played in the Rewind fixtures. Show less

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  The Football Association

  Oct 2021 - now

  • Competitions Content Manager

    Jun 2023 - now

  • Content Producer

    Oct 2021 - now