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Alessandro Schiavone

London and Luxembourg

Summary

A multi-talented, diligent and ingenious professional who is very knowledgeable about digital media, having a rich background in sports and political journalism, social media and ninee years of experience having worked for the Daily Express, AC Milan, and The Sun with a circulation of millions. Shoots, writes, and edits engaging productions for online and print consumption. A versatile journalist who excels at creating unique pieces to weave compelling stories. Hard-working, concise trustworthy, he has a knack for breaking big stories, delivering scoops and producing on-the-minute news stories and features.Experienced writer with reporting experience across a variety of platforms, such as print, online, and television. His huge network of contacts has enabled me to break big stories across the world and be invited on prominent shows.ws. A regular host on English and Italian television including the BBC, Telelombardia and Sky Italia. Before his career took off, he had completed a Bachelor's degree in Sports Journalism and a Master's in Journalism from prestigious London universities. On top of his journalism career, and thanks to the fact that he's a polyglot, he also has great experience when it comes to translating articles for print and online including newspapers, books and magazines.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

UK

Capital Football
London
03.2021 - Current
  • Attending and covering the Premier League, Championship, League One, League Two, FA Cup, Champions League, Europa League, and UEFA Conference League live games in stadiums.iums. Tasked with writing on-the-minute match reports, attending press conferences, and mixed zones to do interviews.
  • Increased audience by 250%, and established great working relationships with other journalists and reporters that I met in media facilities.
  • Maintained an up-to-date knowledge of relevant laws pertaining to journalism practices.
  • Generated ideas for feature stories that would be compelling to readership audiences both at local and international levels

UK

The Sun (Print and Online)
London
06.2020 - Current
  • Conducted exclusive interviews with professional athletes current and past and managers to obtain information for articles.
  • Collaborated with editors on feature stories including news stories
  • Published articles through various mediums such as newspapers and websites.
  • Monitored fan reactions and comments on all published materials.
  • Reported on breaking news stories and scoops related to football industry.

Luxembourg

Sky Italia, GianlucaDiMarzio, MilanNews
London, Europe
09.2015 - Current
  • Many of the interviews are translated from either English, French, German, or Spanish into Italian.
  • I write up news stories, features, profiles and interviews from London and Europe for Sky Italia and Gianlucadimarzio.com. On average, I produce around 15 pieces per month. I also attend live games for Sky Italia, such as Barcelona-Atalanta and Feyenoord-Inter in the Champions League recently.

Italy

AC Milan
Milano
07.2020 - 07.2023
  • All the works related to being a social media admin on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Youtube and Facebook
  • Video editing, sub-editing, voice over, created captions to go with the photos and videos, accepted collaborations with sponsors, scheduled 'On this Day' videos and important events such as milestones and birthdays.
  • All this was done both hybrid and at the club's Casa Milan headquarters and San Siro stadium
  • Developed strategies for increasing website traffic from organic search sources like Google or Bing.
  • Created monthly reports highlighting key metrics such as engagement rates, follower growth.
  • Worked with marketing team to develop creative concepts for campaigns.
  • Tracked progress of campaigns using tools such as Google Analytics or Hootsuite Insights.
  • Coordinated efforts between internal teams to ensure alignment with brand objectives.
  • Engaged with and responded to online audience through relevant comments.
  • Collaborated with public figures, companies and press to boost and enhance brand on social media.

UK

Daily Express
London
11.2021 - 07.2022
  • Conceptualised, researched and wrote news stories in fields such as politics, gossip, war and sports
  • Created multimedia content including articles and blogs
  • I learned skills such as the use of CMS and Adobe Premier Pro
  • Conducted interviews with subjects in a variety of settings.
  • Edited raw footage into compelling stories using editing software.
  • Created video content for live broadcasts and television programs.
  • Developed story ideas and pitched them to senior producers.
  • Reported on breaking news events in a timely manner.

UK

City AM
London
01.2020 - 03.2020

I wrote news stories about everything happening in London for the website.

<ul><li>Video editing, creating GIFs, updating the website, and contacting Getty Images for photo permission.</li></ul>

Engage Digital Partners
Chiswick London
12.2018 - 12.2018
  • Video editing, creating GIFs, updating the website, and contacting Getty Images for photo permission.

Education

Highschool Diploma ("Première G") - Human and Social Sciences

Luxembourg
Luxembourg

3 A Levels -

Bristol
Bristol

Bachelor in Sports Journalism -

London
London

Journalism Master - Print & Online

London
London

Skills

  • Critical Analysis
  • Natural storyteller
  • Meeting Deadlines
  • Creating captions for Social Media
  • Sub-editing
  • Wordpress
  • Meticulous proofreading
  • Team contribution
  • Social media management
  • Feature writing
  • Breaking news reporting
  • Collaboration skills
  • Press relations
  • Investigative reporting
  • Videography and photography
  • Critical Analysis
  • Natural storyteller
  • Meeting Deadlines
  • Creating captions for Social Media
  • Sub-editing
  • Wordpress
  • Meticulous proofreading
  • Team contribution
  • Social media management
  • Feature writing
  • Breaking news reporting
  • Collaboration skills
  • Press relations
  • Investigative reporting
  • Translations between 5 languages

Personal Information

Languages

English, French, German, Italian and Luxembourgish on a fluent basis both written and spoken.

Timeline

UK

Daily Express
11.2021 - 07.2022

UK

Capital Football
03.2021 - Current

Italy

AC Milan
07.2020 - 07.2023

UK

The Sun (Print and Online)
06.2020 - Current

UK

City AM
01.2020 - 03.2020

<ul><li>Video editing, creating GIFs, updating the website, and contacting Getty Images for photo permission.</li></ul>

Engage Digital Partners
12.2018 - 12.2018

Luxembourg

Sky Italia, GianlucaDiMarzio, MilanNews
09.2015 - Current

Highschool Diploma ("Première G") - Human and Social Sciences

Luxembourg

3 A Levels -

Bristol

Bachelor in Sports Journalism -

London

Journalism Master - Print & Online

London
Alessandro Schiavone