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Ian Gade

Woburn Sands,Bucks

Summary

Multi-skilled Producer of live and non-live content. Equally comfortable making documentaries or producing live sport.

Strong relationships with people from across sport - Board members; Players; Media; Commentators - and can use these relationships to produce content of the highest standard.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Live Producer (secondment)

ICC TV
10.2022 - 02.2023
  • Producer for the ICC on the 2023 Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia including the England v India Semi-Final in Adelaide.
  • Performed to a standard that saw a request to be seconded on to the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa.
  • Producing editorial content for pre-game shows; working with requirements of global sponsors to produce the in-match and wrap shows.
  • Managing Commentators; working with Media Managers & Players from around the world to platform a global event.

Senior Associate Producer

Sky Sports
02.2007 - 03.2024
  • Delivering live and non-live content to a consistently high, innovative level. Passion to tell stories of people and issues within the game as part of a strong editorial content for the viewer.
  • Have produced games at the pinnacle of the sport: Sole Producer of 2023 Women’s Ashes series; T20 Blast Finals Day; IPL 2016; England’s tours of New Zealand & West Indies; numerous England Test Matches & white-ball matches.
  • Always conveying a calm, controlled manner whilst delivering strong editorial through effective communication to deliver high quality content to the viewer.
  • Progressed through all roles within the Department, from an Assistant Producer on live entertainment show Cricket AM; Domestic & International Statistician; Live AP; Third Man Analyst; through to Live Producer at all levels of the game for the past 13 years.
  • I have also worked across other sports, including Darts; Boxing & NBA.
  • I have been part of three BAFTA-winning production teams.

Director

Fast-Track Medico-Legal
01.2000 - 01.2007
  • Owner/Director of a fast-paced Medico-Legal Agency, providing medical solutions to Solicitors and their Clients.
  • Comfortable communicating with Board, Partner & Consultant level to negotiate deals and develop effective working methods that constantly evolve with the demands of the Clients & the Industry.

Education

BA(Hons) Business Management 2.1 -

University of Humberside
Hull
09.1993 - 06.1996

A-Levels - Economics (B); Pure Mathematics & Statistics (B) General Studies (B); Psychology (C)

Habergham High School
Burnley

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Editorialising live sport
  • Wide skill base for live and non-live production
  • Calm under pressure
  • Can work to strict editorial guidelines but also love challenging how things are done, telling stories, educating & informing viewers

References

  • Nasser Hussain, details upon request
  • Melanie Jones, meljones.com.au, details upon request
  • Sir Alastair Cook, details upon request

Timeline

Live Producer (secondment)

ICC TV
10.2022 - 02.2023

Senior Associate Producer

Sky Sports
02.2007 - 03.2024

Director

Fast-Track Medico-Legal
01.2000 - 01.2007

BA(Hons) Business Management 2.1 -

University of Humberside
09.1993 - 06.1996

A-Levels - Economics (B); Pure Mathematics & Statistics (B) General Studies (B); Psychology (C)

Habergham High School
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