Ultimate Apprenticeship Winner Announced
An aspiring sports marketing professional has secured the ‘Ultimate Sports and Entertainment Apprenticeship,’ which will see him travel around the world working at global events including the Olympic Games, Super Bowl and the Sundance Film Festival.
Ollie Silverton was named the winner of the initiative, run by GMR Marketing, after successfully passing a six week application process that culminated in a 24 hour challenge at the Rugby World Cup final last month.
Starting in Sydney at the Extreme Sailing Series in December, the 23 year old will travel around the world reporting on the top sports and entertainment events for the industry’s leading agency.
Among other events, Ollie will fly to California for Super Bowl 50, work behind the scenes in Paris for the 2016 UEFA European Championships, mix with Hollywood stars on the red carpet at the Sundance Film Festival and report on the ground at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
“I’m ecstatic I have been selected, the feeling is incomparable to anything else. I don’t think it is going to sink in until I am on the plane to Sydney,” he said.
“This job is simply unbelievable, it combines quite literally every passion of mine with a mix of sport, travel, marketing, writing and presenting. I can’t tell you how many messages I’ve had from friends who are delighted for me but also a bit jealous.”
Charlie Dundas, director of business development at GMR Marketing, commented: “Each challenge we set brought out different strengths and weaknesses in the contestants. During the online vote, Ollie showed great creativity and character by producing extra tongue in cheek videos in different formats. In just over a week, two of the videos received 25,000 views with hundreds of shares.”
