Connor
Bragger

My ambition to become a journalist/producer stems from the desire to entertain people and put smiles on their faces. I want to share stories from the famous and the ordinary to inspire others to be the best they can be, bringing a positive mental attitude to a world full of so much hate.

I currently work as an Output Producer at Sky News where I write news scripts, put together TV packages and edit videos to produce high-quality news programming. It is my responsibility to work alongside the correspondents and editors to structure segments so that they provide the audience with full knowledge of the story. To do this, I also commission and deliver visual graphics so the audience can understand the stories we are telling them and keep them engaged with our product throughout.

I worked as a Producer at GB News on their breakfast programmes with the likes of Eamonn Holmes, Anne Diamond, Stephen Dixon and Andrew Pierce. In the role, I curated and edited scripts, SOTs and VOVs/floats for the show on a range of topics. I also had to have strong communication with the breakfast production team and the presenters to ensure we produced the best product for our audience. This meant I had to book guests who were appropriate for the programme and the topics being discussed. I spent 10 months as an assistant producer on the same shows, developing my skills before being promoted to this role.

As Deputy Station Manager at Forge TV, I helped to organise and produce content with the Forge TV team and release a great product. I was a producer for our live streams of the SU student elections and Varsity as well as personally being the lead for all student elections content across the year. Alongside this, the station manager and I led committee meetings every week with the Forge TV team to ensure we kept producing high-quality content.

I worked at both Deadline Digital and the Sheffield Star which helped me gain industry experience. At Deadline Digital, I further developed my video editing skills by creating video testimonials and promotional content for their clients. At the Sheffield Star, I worked on a range of stories from crime to charity to lifestyle which has shown my versatility as a journalist. Here I showed I am comfortable working and communicating with a range of people from business owners to NHS executives to celebrities like Laura Turner and Tom Kitchin.

In my spare time, I have run podcasts, YouTube channels and hosted gaming competitions that enhanced my editing and presenting skills. This led me to appear as a guest on some podcasts too.