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Vatsal Vora

United Kingdom

Summary

A hardworking and enthusiastic individual who is always keen on learning new things for personal and organisational development with a professional background in working in the cricket and football industries for more than four years.


Possessing necessary skills like news gathering, interviewing, proofreading, editing and managing social media platforms, amongst others.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work history

Communications Assistant

The Professional Cricketers' Association
07.2024 - Current
  • Write and distribute engaging and informative press releases and stories covering English cricket.
  • Contributing in three editions of 'Beyond the Boundaries' magazine with featured articles.
  • Part of the communications team during the 2024 PCA Awards.
  • Handle the day-to-day functioning of www.thepca.co.uk with the help of WordPress.
  • Cover cricket games from the press box.
  • Handle organisation's social media platforms and create graphics to use using Adobe Photoshop.

Football Writer

Sportskeeda
03.2021 - 06.2024
  • Written close to 3,000 pieces covering football news which accumulated nearly 10 million reads worldwide.
  • Applied strong writing, editing and proof reading abilities to each assignment to produce best possible content.

Media Intern - FAW Certified Media Officer

Sport Swansea - Swansea University FC
11.2022 - 09.2023
  • Assisted social media strategy development, providing targeted ideas to improve engagement and awareness.
  • Create eye-catching graphics for team lineups, press announcements and in-game events to post on various social media platforms.
  • Cover games live on social media platforms: X and Instagram,
  • Conduct post-match interviews with players and backroom staff.

Media Work Experience

Swansea City FC
04.2023 - 06.2023
  • Cover U21 games from the press box and write match reports on the same.
  • Attend post-match press conference and post questions to players and the coaching staff.

Podcast Host

The Cricket Corner Podcast
02.2023 - 06.2024
  • Solo hosted a cricket-themed podcast with nearly 100 episodes.
  • Use various audio and video editing suites to share the podcast on multiple platforms.

Education

Master of Arts - Sport Communication and Journalism

Swansea University
Swansea, Wales
2022 - 2023

Master of Science - Sport Business and Leadership

Loughborough University London
London
2019 - 2020

Master of Business Administration - Family Business and Entrepreneurship

Nirma University
Ahmedabad, India
2017 - 2019

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting and Finance

Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Vadodara, India
2014 - 2017

Timeline

Communications Assistant

The Professional Cricketers' Association
07.2024 - Current

Media Work Experience

Swansea City FC
04.2023 - 06.2023

Podcast Host

The Cricket Corner Podcast
02.2023 - 06.2024

Media Intern - FAW Certified Media Officer

Sport Swansea - Swansea University FC
11.2022 - 09.2023

Football Writer

Sportskeeda
03.2021 - 06.2024

Master of Arts - Sport Communication and Journalism

Swansea University
2022 - 2023

Master of Science - Sport Business and Leadership

Loughborough University London
2019 - 2020

Master of Business Administration - Family Business and Entrepreneurship

Nirma University
2017 - 2019

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting and Finance

Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
2014 - 2017
Vatsal Vora