Charlotte Davey
Reading/Lincolnshire
Summary
Diligent BA Hons Student of Modern Languages with English Literature set to graduate in July 2027, with experience in sports media and journalism. Seeking a post-graduate role, ideally to pursue my passion for sports writing, interviewing and content creating. Having launched my own women's football platform, I understand what it takes to work in the industry and maintain high-standards in a fast-paced, demanding environment and have a wealth of women's football experience. Advanced knowledge of French following a year abroad in Saint Étienne, alongside A Level German, hoping to incorporate my cultural and linguistic understanding within my role. Experience working collaboratively and leading a team of creatives, showing adaptability in voluntary roles.
Overview
4
4
Languages
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR, SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER, ACCREDITATION LEAD (VOLUNTARY)
HER GAME HER WAY
03.2025 - Current
- Founded and created the women's football platform, Her Game Her Way, to spotlight the game through widespread coverage: from the WSL, WSL2 and FAWNL to the Women's Champions League and international fixtures.
- Journalist, graphic designer and content creator contributing regulalry to the platform and reporting on all things women's football.
- Social Media Manager, uploading daily (on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook), scheudling content, and analysing statistics and analytics to address increasing engagement levels.
- Attend regular press conferences, women's football matches and networking events across the UK to cover the game - including WSL, WSL2 and UWCL manager and player interviews, and the World Sevens Football tournament, London.
- Liase with football clubs and correspondants to organise accreditations, press conferences and media opportunites for myself and the team of creatives.
- Developed successful strategies to improve organisation, boost engagement, and create a culture empowering women in football.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ASSISTANT
BRITISH COUNCIL | LYCÉE PROFESSIONNEL BENOIT CHARVET
10.2025 - 05.2026
- Year abroad taken during my third year of study, working in a lycée professionnel as an English Language Assistant in Saint Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alps, France.
- Worked with students aged 15-18 to practise spoken English and assist with their langauge studies.
- Overcame langauge barriers through perseverance and adaptability between French and English.
- Assisted in lesson planning and preparations, including teaching classes about Scottish and other English-speaking nations to enhance their knowledge of anglophone cultures.
STUDENT LIFE CONTENT CREATOR
UNIVERSITY OF READING, CAMPUS JOBS
12.2024 - Current
- Create content for the University of Reading student social media and website, including blog writing, Instagram reels and takeovers, and event photography.
- Attend events on campus or in town to promote the university to students and local people, increasing visibilty and promoting important topics.
- Produce video content, including filming and editing to engage a wider audience.
JOURNALIST (VOLUNTARY)
THE NEW WOMEN'S SPORTS MAG
10.2026 - Current
- Cover women's football and women's rugby for the magazine, producing articles for the site.
- Interview women's rugby players and women's football managers or players, including press conferences and exclusive interviews with clubs.
- Collaborate with a team of creatives to expand my knowledge across a range of sports.
SOCIAL MEDIA SECRETARY - KORFBALL SOCIETY
University of Reading
Reading
09.2026 - Current
- Manage the University of Reading Korfball society Instagram and Tiktok accounts.
- Produce weekly graphics including team sheets, match reports and monthly social and fixture schedules.
- Respond to enquiries to promote the society and increase numbers.
- Promote the society at events and matches, capturing content including photos and videos to produce engaging Instagram stories and reels.
PODCAST GUEST
THE WOMEN'S FOOTBALL PODCAST
02.2024 - Current
- Regular guest on the Women's Football Podcast to share my thoughts on women's football.
- Discuss current affairs in the women's game, including WSL, WSL2, FAWNL and international results.
- Act as the 'French football correspondent' to discuss the standings and affairs Arkema Première League following my year abroad in France.
- Confident during the recording to provide my opinions and insights, using my depth of knowledge surrounding the women's game both at present and in the past to analyse, compare and discuss interesting matters.
RADIO GUEST
TRACK RADIO
09.2026 - Current
- Regularly feature on Track Radio to give my insights on all things women's football: from a weekly WSL roundup, to features on breaking news or upcoming fixtures.
- Confident in my knowledge and insights to discuss live on air and engage in debate/conversation with the radio show hosts.
- Punctual, reliable and trustworthy to be frequently invited on the show.
FOOD TEAM MEMBER (SEASONAL)
HAVEN CLEETHORPES, BOURNE LEISURE
Cleethorpes
07.2024 - 09.2026
- Seasonal/summer role across the BRANDS team: Cooks Fish and Chips, Seaside Treats, Bertie's Ice Cream Van and the Costa Coffee Tuk Tuk.
- Adaptable and versatile across all four venues, including split shifts between food venues.
- RSPH Level 2 Food Hygiene trained, alongside completion of other online training modules including Fire Safety and Financial Fraud Awareness.
- Cleaned down venues to high standards, following food hygience and cleaning standard policies to ensure all venues will pass audits and inspections.
- Reliable team member, working overtime and picking up extra shifts in the unexpected absence of colleagues.
- Experience working in food environments, including serving coffees, frying fish and chips and making waffles and churros.
OPEN DAY STUDENT AMBASSADOR
University of Reading
Reading
10.2024 - Current
- Work student stands at the University Open Days in October/November, March and June, promoting societies (Women's Football, Korfball).
- Engage with members of the public and prospective students to promote the university and the sports societies on offer.
COMMITTEE MEMBER
CAISTOR TWINNING ASSOCIATION
Caistor
04.2020 - Current
- Assist in planning the bi-annual visit from our local twinned-town in France, Savigné l'Évêque, run fundraising and social events in the local community, organise social media polls and posts on behalf of the committee.
- Attend regular in-person meetings to discuss and organise regular events and visits.
- Plan the itinerary for the twinning visit to my town, including trip suggestions and bookings, entertainment planning, and translation into French for tours and trip itineraries.
- Liase with our French committee to discuss, practising my French language skills both written and orally.
JOURNALIST (VOLUNTARY)
THE HALFWAY LINE
10.2024 - 08.2026
- Produce articles on women's football, particularly feature articles across the UK leagues and international tournaments.
- Collaborate with a team of journalists to promote women's football and produce collaborative articles to reach a wider audience.
- Attend press conferences and accreditations to gain hands-on experience in the industry.
JOURNALIST AND CONTENT CREATOR (VOLUNTARY)
ONLY WOMEN'S FOOTBALL
03.2024 - Current
- Attend press conferences across the WSL clubs, interviewing managers/players and writing a match preview.
- Collaborations with other creatives and media representatives to capture video content at women's football events, including editing and uploading to social media.
JOURNALIST (VOLUNTARY)
HER FOOTBALL HUB
02.2024 - 03.2026
- Produce articles on women's football, including news pieces, features and match reports.
- Collaborate with a team of journalists on compelling stories and team articles.
- Attend accreditations and press conferences, writing match reports and interviewing football managers and players - including WSL fixtures and Lionesses accreditations at Wembley Stadum.
- Create and schedule social media posts to assist in the growth of the platform and ensure regular uploads to the site.
JOURNALIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER (VOLUNTARY)
BEYOND THE PITCH
07.2024 - 11.2025
- Write articles on women's football, specifically feature articles to raise awareness of issues and challenges for women in sport, or spotlight important news or figures within the women's football community.
- Accreditations for written media and photography, producing content for the social media and website across the WSL, WSL2 and international fixtures.
- Collaboration with other creatives in the team to promote women in football through media opportunities.
JOURNALIST AND CONTENT CREATOR
KICK VISION MEDIA
04.2024 - 10.2024
- Produce written and video content in women's football, covering matchday action and news.
- Meet deadlines for articles to be published prompty and reach a wide audience across the sport.
- Conduct research into topics for articles, ensuring articles are written to high standards and factually correct.
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER (VOLUNTARY)
MARKET RASEN TOWN FC LADIES
08.2024 - 09.2025
- Manage daily posts across the social media platforms to increase Facebook, Twitter/X, and Instagram engagement for my local football team.
- Workshop attendance with Adobe Express to enhance my skills in content creation, boosting engagement levels and understanding analytics and viewer statistics.
- Respond to any enquiries via social media to promote the club.
- Produce weekly graphics including lineups, match reports and monthly schedules.
RAINBOWS, GIRLGUIDING LEADER (VOLUNTARY)
GIRLGUIDING UK
12.2018 - Current
- Full qualified Adult Leader with Girlguiding UK, formerly a Young Leader.
- Lead and assist with sessions for girls aged 4-7, creating a fun space for them to learn, play and meet new people to become more confident in an extra-curricular environment.
- Completed my First Response training, Safe Space (safeguarding) training, and a DBS check with Girlguiding UK.
- Volunteer as a leader with local Rainbows units both at home and at university.
EARLY YEARS SPORTS COACH
SPORTY MINIS
Reading
02.2025 - 06.2025
- Spend 2-4 mornings a week at local nurseries to run sports sessions with early years children, typically aged 2-4.
- Plan and run sports sessions introduing nursery children to the basic elements of sport and activity, including the fundamental movement skills that shape interest and ability in sport, while engaging with fun games and drills.
- Part-time role during university, showing my time management, reliability to meet high demanding schedules, and be responsible.
ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH
FIRST KICK FOOTBALL
04.2024 - 08.2024
- Football coach for children aged 7-14, assisting with fun after-school sessions.
- Assist in planning football sessions to engage young children in football, providing opportunities for both boys and girls to play as an extra-curricular activity.
- Attend 2-3 sessions per week to lead football drills and games, building a positive rapport with the children.
WOMEN'S FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM CAPTAIN
UNIVERSITY OF READING
Reading
09.2024 - 06.2025
- Third team Captain of the university women's football society, voted by society members.
- Dedicated point of contact for third team members, organising matches and training sessions, transport, administrative tasks and social events.
- Lead weekly training sessions, including tactical and skill football drills alongside fun games.
- Attend committee meetings with the society to plan events, feedback any concerns on behalf of the third team and help with fundraising ideas.
JOURNALIST (VOLUNTARY)
RDG TODAY, READING
03.2024 - 07.2024
- Produce articles for the RDG Today newspaper to gain work experience in a journalistic field, mostly covering the Reading FC Women's Team in match reports or feature pieces.
- Addressed the lack of women's football coverage in the newspaper and offered to be the Reading FC Women's football correspondent, reducing gender inequality in sports media.
MEDIA MASTERMIND WEEKEND EXPERIENCE
WE SEE YOU NETWORK WITH CHELSEA FC AND THREE UK
Stamford Bridge, Chelsea
05.2025 - 05.2025
- Selected to attend the Media Mastermind Weekend in partnership with Chelsea FC and Three UK, including a weekend of media workshops, networking, and hands-on matchday content creation experience.
- Worked with professionals in the women's football and media field to learn from their experiences and discover new opportunities in the industry.
- Workshops in content creation, commentating and newsreading, and other aspects of media work.
- Q&A with a panel of creators in women's football to share their experiences and advice, with networking being central to the discussion.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - MODERN LANGUAGES WITH ENGLISH LITERATURE
UNIVERSITY OF READING
11-2026
A LEVELS - ENGLISH LITERATURE, FRENCH, GERMAN
CAISTOR GRAMMAR SCHOOL
CAISTOR01-2023
GCSES - TEN SUBJECTS
CAISTOR GRAMMAR SCHOOL
CAISTOR01-2021
Skills
- Sports journalism
- French language proficiency
- Social media management
- Live interviewing
- Team leadership
- Multi-platform content production
- Graphic design (Canva)
- Effective communication
- DBS checked and trained in first response and safe space (Girlguiding UK)
- Driving license holder
- RSPH Level 2 food hygiene certification
- International child protection certification (ICPC)
Languages Spoken
English – fluent (native language).
French – C1.
German – B2.
Spanish – A1.
Websites, Portfolios, Profiles
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-davey-571406300/
Her Game Her Way website: https://www.hergameherway.com
Media Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/charlottedaveymedia?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&obrf=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
UOR Korfball Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uorkorfball?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&exln=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
Timeline
JOURNALIST (VOLUNTARY)
THE NEW WOMEN'S SPORTS MAG
10.2026 - Current
SOCIAL MEDIA SECRETARY - KORFBALL SOCIETY
University of Reading
09.2026 - Current
RADIO GUEST
TRACK RADIO
09.2026 - Current
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ASSISTANT
BRITISH COUNCIL | LYCÉE PROFESSIONNEL BENOIT CHARVET
10.2025 - 05.2026
MEDIA MASTERMIND WEEKEND EXPERIENCE
WE SEE YOU NETWORK WITH CHELSEA FC AND THREE UK
05.2025 - 05.2025
FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR, SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER, ACCREDITATION LEAD (VOLUNTARY)
HER GAME HER WAY
03.2025 - Current
EARLY YEARS SPORTS COACH
SPORTY MINIS
02.2025 - 06.2025
STUDENT LIFE CONTENT CREATOR
UNIVERSITY OF READING, CAMPUS JOBS
12.2024 - Current
OPEN DAY STUDENT AMBASSADOR
University of Reading
10.2024 - Current
JOURNALIST (VOLUNTARY)
THE HALFWAY LINE
10.2024 - 08.2026
WOMEN'S FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM CAPTAIN
UNIVERSITY OF READING
09.2024 - 06.2025
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER (VOLUNTARY)
MARKET RASEN TOWN FC LADIES
08.2024 - 09.2025
FOOD TEAM MEMBER (SEASONAL)
HAVEN CLEETHORPES, BOURNE LEISURE
07.2024 - 09.2026
JOURNALIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER (VOLUNTARY)
BEYOND THE PITCH
07.2024 - 11.2025
JOURNALIST AND CONTENT CREATOR
KICK VISION MEDIA
04.2024 - 10.2024
ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH
FIRST KICK FOOTBALL
04.2024 - 08.2024
JOURNALIST AND CONTENT CREATOR (VOLUNTARY)
ONLY WOMEN'S FOOTBALL
03.2024 - Current
JOURNALIST (VOLUNTARY)
RDG TODAY, READING
03.2024 - 07.2024
PODCAST GUEST
THE WOMEN'S FOOTBALL PODCAST
02.2024 - Current
JOURNALIST (VOLUNTARY)
HER FOOTBALL HUB
02.2024 - 03.2026
COMMITTEE MEMBER
CAISTOR TWINNING ASSOCIATION
04.2020 - Current
RAINBOWS, GIRLGUIDING LEADER (VOLUNTARY)
GIRLGUIDING UK
12.2018 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - MODERN LANGUAGES WITH ENGLISH LITERATURE
UNIVERSITY OF READING
A LEVELS - ENGLISH LITERATURE, FRENCH, GERMAN
CAISTOR GRAMMAR SCHOOL
GCSES - TEN SUBJECTS
CAISTOR GRAMMAR SCHOOL