Luke Lambourne - Leyton Orient

Chris Payne is a football brand designer and is the man behind the Alfreton Town and Eastleigh FC badges. He is based in USA and tells the story of how he won his first football club client by presenting a rebrand to his local team via email.We also discuss why football club badges are changing to circle designs and the emergence of secondary logos for sports teams. If you are an aspiring sports designer Chris also reveals the best practices on how to win your first clients and the tools you need in the industry to get started.You can see Chris' work at: https://www.footballbranddesigner.com/Remember you can follow the podcast on Twitter and LinkedIn for updates on new episodes!Join the Facebook community here.Intro/Outro music by True Magenta.Support the show

Kara runs the twitter feed for the renowned Bayer 04 Leverkusen English account. She has the distinction of working from New York and commutes only to the coffee shop as she is employed as a remote worker for the club. She speaks about the importance of having a second language under her belt which set her apart from other applicants when looking for jobs and gives some valuable tips on how to be successful on social media, building communities, and developing the Bundesliga's presence overseas.Remember you can follow the podcast on Twitter and LinkedIn for updates on new episodes!Join the Facebook community here.Intro/Outro music by True Magenta.Support the show

Jay Taylor is the Digital Media Manager for i2i International Soccer Academy and is just about the busiest man in football media, running multiple social media accounts; some of which you might have seen with the likes of 'All Orlando City' and 'All FA Vase'. We discuss how he got himself straight into a full-time job out of his studies at UCFB, reporting on Orlando City from the UK and working the digital department for an international organisation.Remember you can follow the podcast on Twitter and LinkedIn for updates on new episodes!Join the Facebook community here.Intro/Outro music by True Magenta.Support the show

Dean Davies has worked as a freelance sports designer for the likes of Squawka, Eleven Sports and the Football Association of Wales. He takes me through the best steps to learn photoshop, how to get paid clients when just starting out, and when to sacrifice payment for exposure. We also discuss 'copycat' designers and graphic design skills being heavily undervalued in football.Remember you can follow the podcast on Twitter and LinkedIn for updates on new episodes!Join the Facebook community here.Intro/Outro music by True Magenta.Support the show

John Gillespie is the Digital Manager for the Irish Football Association (Northern Ireland) and speaks to me about his grounding in news reporting which helped his transition over to sport digital as well as an insight into how the relationship works between national team and clubs from a media point of view and an anecdote of interviewing Virgil Van Dijk.Remember you can follow the podcast on Twitter and LinkedIn for updates on new episodes!Intro/Outro music by True Magenta.Support the show

Luke Lambourne is the newly-appointed Media Manager at Leyton Orient and is the man behind the viral #UltimateQuaranTeam FIFA competition which attracted reach of well above 100 million people as well as over 25,000 new twitter followers and global press attention. He talks through how to go viral on Twitter as well as stories about interactions with AS Roma whilst at AFC Fylde and his decision to move up north to start his football media career.Remember you can follow the podcast on Twitter and LinkedIn for updates on new episodes!Intro/Outro music by True Magenta.Support the show

Hal Boxhall-Dockree is the Media Manager for National League side Harrogate Town and has been with the club through a transformation period which has seen a full rebrand and a promotion push to the Football League. He explains the rebranding process, how he carved his way into a full-time job at his local club, and the day-to-day at a non-league club on the up.Remember you can follow the podcast on Twitter and LinkedIn - just search The Press Conference Podcast. If you are a regular listener you can also review the podcast on Apple Podcasts - this will help it reach more people and get us further up the charts.Intro/Outro music by True Magenta.Support the show

Ben Towse is the PR & Social Media Executive for Championship side Hull City and is best known for taking social media by storm with a tense game of Connect 4 against Bayer 04 Leverkusen. I chat with Ben about the backstory of the twitter matchup as well as his route into the industry without going to university and top tips for content during the lockdown.Remember to follow the podcast on Twitter and LinkedIn - just search The Press Conference Podcast.Intro/Outro audio by True Magenta.Support the show

Gav Wilson is the Media Manager at York City Knights Rugby League club. On this podcast he takes me through a life-changing mountain bike accident which pushed him to pursue a course in Sports Journalism and a career in rugby media. We also speak about the rise of Rugby League in the City as well as the new LNER Community Stadium which is just around the corner. Remember to follow the podcast on Twitter and LinkedIn - just search The Press Conference Podcast.Support the show

Craig Wilson (known as @DigitalWilson) is the Social Media Manager for Leeds United Football Club. Loved by fans for his sarcastic and somewhat savage replies on Twitter, Craig takes me through his career to date starting at Newcastle Students Union, his battle with One Direction's Niall Horan, what works best for big numbers on social media and his experiences of working at a football club like Leeds United.If you work in football media this podcast is for you...Remember to follow the social accounts, just search @PressConfPod on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Support the show