Alex Young

Senior Producer at ATP Media

London Area, United Kingdom

About

Experienced and highly capable producer with 10+ years working in fast paced sports media environments. Strong operations professional with a Master's degree focused in Journalism and Communication from University of New South Wales.

Experience

  • ATP Media (Full-time · 7 yrs 5 mos)
    • Senior Producer
      Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

    • Producer
      Feb 2019 - Jan 2023 · 4 yrs

      Leading a small team to manage, plan, oversee and produce ATP Media's production of 32 ATP 250 tennis tournaments. This includes managing relationships with tournaments, ATP staff, broadcasters, clients, suppliers, stakeholders and crew. Also work across ATP 500s and ATP Masters 1000 events in a production and supervisory capacity.

  • Assistant Producer - Premier League Productions at IMG Media
    Jul 2016 - Jan 2019 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Producer at BBC
    May 2016 - Jan 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    Studio producer for the BBC's flagship cricket coverage, Test Match Special.

  • Producer at talkSPORT
    Sep 2015 - Jun 2016 · 10 mos

  • Grandstand Journalist and Producer at Australian Broadcasting Corporation
    Dec 2012 - Jul 2015 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Main responsibilities: - Producer of live weekend radio aired nationally on analogue and digital radio - On air presenting and hosting of live sporting events - Talkback radio producing - Working with a small team to assist and oversee the production and running of ABC's only sport-dedicated digital radio station, ABC Grandstand Digital - Create program run-downs as well as source and organise interviews and guests for on-air programming - Conduct regular weekly sport reports and live radio crosses to regional and metro ABC stations - Produce specialised programs for Grandstand Digital and ABC Local Radio on an array of sports including cricket, EPL, rugby league, triathlon as well a weekly panel hour featuring past and present athletes, administrators and sports journalists - Assist with the logistical management of Grandstand, including scheduling of live sport (co-ordinating as many six sports simultaneously across multiple platforms in eight states and territories), co-ordinating line bookings and personnel and ensuring the Grandstand auto-machine player is loaded with 24-hour alternative standby programs - Post updates, photos, links and audio to Grandstand’s social media accounts including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Soundcloud
 - Also worked as a TV editor and producer for Grandstand TV creating overlay, RVOs and written scripts for broadcast on the ABC's 24-hour dedicated news channel, ABC News24