Sam OShaughnessy

Senior Business Director - Hypebeast | Global Partnerships. Founder - Statement Consultants | Partnerships + Media consultancy. Experienced branded content and brand launch expert.

London Area, United Kingdom

About

Experienced Solutions Director with a demonstrated history of working in the publishing industry. Skilled in Microsoft Word, English, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, and Social Media. Strong marketing professional with a Bachelor's Degree focused in Industrial and Product Design from University of Bedfordshire.

Experience

  • Senior Business Director at HYPEBEAST
    May 2026 - Present · 3 mos

    Senior Business Director | Hypebeast, working across global multi platform partnerships and 360 brand collaborations. Part of the commercial team in the UK - I'm mainly looking after: footwear, luxury fashion, and autos across Hypebeast main brand and other key business verticals: Hypebae, Hypemaker and Hypemind. www.hypebeast.com

  • Managing Director / Founder at Statement Consultants
    Nov 2025 - Jun 2026 · 8 mos

    Statement Consultants : A independent partnerships, sales and media consultancy - offering full brand commercial strategy, advice and support, branded content management and full service production and delivery. Over 20 x years of branded content, sales, media and partnership experience.

  • SXSW London (London Area, United Kingdom)
    • Partnerships Consultant
      Nov 2025 - May 2026 · 7 mos

    • Global Head of Partnerships
      Sep 2024 - Nov 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Global Head of Brand Partnerships: for SXSW London, working across the delivery for the inaugural year launching the festival event series taking place 2nd-7th June 2025 and all connected media with brand partners. Overseeing all client direct & agency brand partnerships for SXSW, as full multi media brand offering, including: bespoke digital media, social, video and audio content, with the June 2025 event series as the high-impact tent pole moment. Develop and build long term brand partnerships with SXSW London sponsors on a Local, Regional and Global level, working closely with the Penske Media team, SXSW Austin team and the SXSW Sydney team.

  • Hearst (Greater London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid)
    • Global Client Partner
      Aug 2023 - Sep 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Global Client Director
      Aug 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Global Agency Director at Hearst UK
    Aug 2021 - Aug 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo