Colin Harvey

• I write engaging and SEO-smart articles across a wide range of sports for Paddy Power's blog which focuses mainly on betting tips but also promotional pieces for the company such as offers, stunts and more.
• Since 2024 I have moved into a more editorial role within the company, regularly running the desk, distributing and checking work, as well as helping new recruits learn the ropes and get tuned into that unique Paddy Power style.
• I have ghost written for our columnists such as Mark Lawrenson and Peter Crouch and I have penned the weekly PP column in the Metro newspaper.
• I have worked fully remotely and on a full-time, freelance basis for Paddy Power, liaising effectively and efficiently with my colleagues from all across the globe since 2020.
• My role also includes posting on Paddy Power's famous social media channels, designing and creating images for the site and regular liaison with internal and external contributors

• UEFA - Minute-by-minute blogs for UEFA across their multiple men and women's competitions including the Champions League, European Qualifiers, Europa League and beyond.
• Football League World - I am FLW's Exeter City correspondent. I pitch and write regular articles on everything Grecian.
• Pitch PR - I help our with Pitch's copywriting requirements on an ad-hoc basis which could be anything from World Cup previews to press releases.

• I was initially responsible for writing and uploading product descriptions for Pro:Direct's huge catalogue of cutting edge equipment across a wide range of sports, helping the department catch up on a backlog before moving into a specialised role within the vitally-important football department.
• I was then asked to move into the marketing department at Pro:Direct to help the company's customer-facing launches for new boots like the Predator and Mercurial brands, writing feature-length magazine-style pieces promoting the boots and adapting them into YouTube scripts.

• My primary role was to source, write and upload interesting and engaging sports stories for what was, at the time, one of the fastest growing newspaper websites in the UK.
• I ensured that all stories were optimised to have maximum effect on Google and other search engines as well as newsnow.
• I wrote sharp copy to tight deadlines and word counts on a daily basis
• I created a huge amount of traffic for dailystar.co.uk, generating over 5,700,000 visitors and 16,800,000 views in 2016 alone – the most out of everyone working across all sections of the website at that time
• I was also been responsible for running live blogs for events such as England matches at major international tournaments, interviewing big sporting names.

I achieved a 2:1 in Sports Journalism on a course that included various NCTJ accreditations.

I also achieved three A levels and 10 GCSEs (all C or higher).