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Experienced PR, Marketing and Sponsorship Consultant, specialising in sport
Chris Soult
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South Croydon, United Kingdom
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I am a conscientious and ambitious marketing, sponsorship and public relations consultant specialising in sport, with over 13 years experience working in dynamic and challenging environments both agency and in-house.
Specialities include: day-to-day account management, client handling, copywriting, crisis comms, event management, media relations, PR/marketing strategy, brand activation, press office, proposal writing, creative thinking, social media implementation.
Specialities include: day-to-day account management, client handling, copywriting, crisis comms, event management, media relations, PR/marketing strategy, brand activation, press office, proposal writing, creative thinking, social media implementation.
Markets
United States
(Remote
only)
United Kingdom
Language
English
Fluently
French
Good
Ready for
Ongoing relation / part-time
Available
My experience
2019 - 2019
job
Head of Partnership Management
West Ham United.
Senior leadership role within West Ham United's commercial department, with overall responsibility for
managing the relationships between the club and its commercial partners. Role included overseeing the
delivery of day-to-day and matchday rights, activation and content strategy for existing and prospective partners, as well as developing contract renewals and proposals.
managing the relationships between the club and its commercial partners. Role included overseeing the
delivery of day-to-day and matchday rights, activation and content strategy for existing and prospective partners, as well as developing contract renewals and proposals.
Leadership, Management, Content, Content strategy
2014 - 2019
job
Account Director
Pitch Marketing Group.
Pitch is a leading international marketing and communications agency that specialises in sports
marketing, sponsorship activation, PR and social media.
As an Account Director and Team Head for one of the agency's account teams, I had responsibility for managing and overseeing the day-to-day output across a range of high-profile Pan-European and international clients, planning yearly
budgets for the team and being the agency lead for Pitch's global network of PR agencies.
I worked on the planning, execution and delivery of projects spanning traditional and digital PR/marketing, content
creation, sponsorship and event management for clients including Hyundai, NBA, Premier League, BT Sport, FEI, LaLiga,
FIFA, Yahoo and the DS Virgin Racing Formula E team, as well as driving additional project-based activation and supporting
new business development with the senior management team.
Key highlights include:
marketing, sponsorship activation, PR and social media.
As an Account Director and Team Head for one of the agency's account teams, I had responsibility for managing and overseeing the day-to-day output across a range of high-profile Pan-European and international clients, planning yearly
budgets for the team and being the agency lead for Pitch's global network of PR agencies.
I worked on the planning, execution and delivery of projects spanning traditional and digital PR/marketing, content
creation, sponsorship and event management for clients including Hyundai, NBA, Premier League, BT Sport, FEI, LaLiga,
FIFA, Yahoo and the DS Virgin Racing Formula E team, as well as driving additional project-based activation and supporting
new business development with the senior management team.
Key highlights include:
Social Media, Marketing, Business development, Event, Pr, Management, Content, Sport, Network, Development, International, Sponsorship, Planning, Social, Communication, Communication strategy, Press and PR, Write articles, Copywriting, Press releases, Proofreading
2010 - 2014
job
PR & Communications Manager
Arsenal Football Club.
Working within the communications department at Arsenal Football Club to help manage and enhance the Club's reputation and deliver its core messages to stakeholders.
My role centred on the creation and delivery of communications plans around Arsenal's
community and CSR narrative, as well as support across the Club's commercial partnerships and retail divisions to support the delivery of effective PR and marketing campaigns (including store openings, events, kit/product launches etc.)
As part of the communications team, I proactively engaged first-team players and managerial staff in initiatives where
appropriate throughout the season and helped to manage an effective press office (both proactive and reactive) while supporting and coordinating media output to rights and non-rights holders on first-team matchdays.
Key highlights included:
• Helping to globally launch and develop the Club's charitable arm, The Arsenal Foundation, in partnership with both internal and external stakeholders
• Communications planning and delivery of major fundraising events for the Club's charitable partners
including the Arsenal Foundation Matchday, charity fun-run and End of Season Charity Ball, resulting in increased fundraising totals year-on-year
• Devising and delivering creative PR campaigns to support landmark Club initiatives such as the 100 years in Islington anniversary in 2013
• Supporting key commercial and retail milestones including the 125th anniversary kit launch and Brent Cross
Retail Store opening, as well as activations with key club partners including Citroen, Carlsberg and Paddy
Power
My role centred on the creation and delivery of communications plans around Arsenal's
community and CSR narrative, as well as support across the Club's commercial partnerships and retail divisions to support the delivery of effective PR and marketing campaigns (including store openings, events, kit/product launches etc.)
As part of the communications team, I proactively engaged first-team players and managerial staff in initiatives where
appropriate throughout the season and helped to manage an effective press office (both proactive and reactive) while supporting and coordinating media output to rights and non-rights holders on first-team matchdays.
Key highlights included:
• Helping to globally launch and develop the Club's charitable arm, The Arsenal Foundation, in partnership with both internal and external stakeholders
• Communications planning and delivery of major fundraising events for the Club's charitable partners
including the Arsenal Foundation Matchday, charity fun-run and End of Season Charity Ball, resulting in increased fundraising totals year-on-year
• Devising and delivering creative PR campaigns to support landmark Club initiatives such as the 100 years in Islington anniversary in 2013
• Supporting key commercial and retail milestones including the 125th anniversary kit launch and Brent Cross
Retail Store opening, as well as activations with key club partners including Citroen, Carlsberg and Paddy
Power
Marketing, Retail, Fundraising, Pr, CSR, Support, Community, Office, Power, Manager
2005 - 2010
internship
Graduate Trainee - Account Manager
Lexis Public Relations.
After joining Lexis as a graduate trainee in September 2005, I helped to develop and activate PR
campaigns across a number of high-profile sport and consumer clients, including Barclays Premier
League, Premier League Creating Chances, Rugby Football Union, EDF Energy, Ryder Cup Madrid
campaigns across a number of high-profile sport and consumer clients, including Barclays Premier
League, Premier League Creating Chances, Rugby Football Union, EDF Energy, Ryder Cup Madrid
Account Manager, Pr, Sport, Energy, Energy, Manager
My education
University of Exeter
Bachelors, English Studies
Bachelors, English Studies
The Rawlett School
Secondary, English Literature
Secondary, English Literature
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