Multi-Market Editorial Leadership & Team Development
Building stronger teams, healthier editorial cultures and scalable leadership models across EMEA and European language markets.
Overview
Leading Teams Across Markets, Cultures and Challenges
I have led editorial teams across multiple markets, languages and time zones throughout my career. At ESPN, as Managing Editor for EMEA, I managed a 30-strong staff through some of the most challenging periods in modern media history — including the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent return-to-office transition. I was a mentor in Disney's leadership programme and a vocal advocate for inclusive storytelling across platforms.
At Goal.com, I led eight language teams located across key European territories including France, Spain and Germany, producing real-time football content at scale. I integrated operations within Perform after Goal's acquisition in 2011, while ensuring Goal.com became one of the world's most visited single-sport sites. This required the ability to lead through change, maintain editorial standards and build trust across culturally diverse teams simultaneously.
At European Tour Productions/IMG, I rebuilt and led a 20-strong content team through significant organisational change, resetting expectations around quality, workflow and long-term value. I developed in-house talent for on-screen roles across social, video, podcasts and broadcast formats, and provided senior leadership that helped the team navigate uncertainty while maintaining delivery standards and creative ambition.
30
Person EMEA Team at ESPN
Managed a 30-strong editorial team across the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa through Covid and return-to-office periods.
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European Language Editions
Led eight language teams at Goal.com across France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Turkey and beyond, producing real-time football content at scale.
Disney Leadership Programme
Mentor in Disney's leadership programme; vocal advocate for inclusive storytelling and editorial culture across platforms.
Team Rebuilding and Development
Rebuilt a 20-strong content team at IMG through significant change, resetting quality expectations and developing in-house talent.
Expertise in Depth
The Depth Behind the Work
Great editorial teams do not happen by accident. They are built through clear leadership, consistent standards, genuine investment in people and a culture that values both quality and wellbeing.
Team Structure and Design
Editorial team structures that are fit for purpose, scalable and aligned with content strategy and operational model.
Leadership Development
Developing the next generation of editorial leaders, building capability, confidence and succession depth within the organisation.
Editorial Culture and Standards
Establishing and strengthening the editorial culture, values and quality standards that define how a team works and what it produces.
Multi-Market Coordination
Coordination frameworks that enable multi-market editorial teams to work effectively together without losing local relevance or voice.
Change and Transition Leadership
Leading editorial teams through periods of change — restructuring, acquisition, digital transition or strategic pivot — while maintaining morale and delivery.
Talent Development and Retention
Talent development approaches that identify, grow and retain the editorial talent an organisation needs to succeed.
A leadership approach built on trust, clarity and genuine investment in people — developed across some of the most demanding editorial environments in global sports media.
In the Field
Behind the Work
With Genesis Scottish Open winner Bob MacIntyre at the Genesis Scottish Open, July 2024 — one of the season's landmark moments.
Behind the scenes with Usain Bolt after his final race at the 2017 World Athletics Championships — a moment I was privileged to cover for ESPN.
The ESPN EMEA content team at an industry awards evening in London — a group I was proud to lead and develop over several years.
The ESPN team celebrating together — building strong editorial culture was as important as the work itself.