7 Craig House, Hartington Rd, Ealing, London W13 8QJ tel: +44 (0)7967 820 537 email: [email protected]
Anton Sensky CV www.pbshowfolio.com/profile/antonsensky
Profile Overview
A producer / director / reporter with 16 years experience in TV and radio. From reporting in Rwanda to producing
sporting documentaries - a proven versatile, driven and creative individual. Great under pressure, a capable selfstarter and happy leading, or being part of, a team. Specialises in sport but ultimately just likes telling good stories.
Professional Experience
July 2015 April 2016
TACKLE AFRICA
Programme Manager, Kenya
Nine-month voluntary sabbatical to set up and run the charity’s latest project in western Kenya,
combining Football coaching with HIV education
Recruited, trained and monitored 75 coaches across three regions with access to 2000 players
Current (since 2004)
BBC SPORT – SPECIAL EVENTS / LIVE OBs / DOCUMENTARIES / PROGRAMMES
PSC Crew Producer / VT co-ordinator / Assistant Producer / Reporter (contract/freelance)
 Events incl: 2015 Wimbledon, ITU Triathlon, 2014 Winter Olympics, 2013 Wimbledon,
ATP Tennis, ITU Triathlon, 2012 World Club Championship, 2010 Carling Cup, 2009
Confed Cup, 2008 Euros, The Open Golf, Rugby Lge Challenge Cup Final, 2007
Women’s World Cup, 2006 Winter Olympics, Commonwealth Games, World Cup
 Docs incl: “Can Anyone Beat Bolt” 2012 (BBC 3) 2012, “Our ‘Enry’” 2011 (BBC 2)
and Producer/Director on Nick Faldo Inside Sport Special 2008 (BBC 1)
 Progs incl: Match of the Day, Football Focus, Late Kick Off, Inside Sport, Sport Relief,
Ski Sunday, Athletics, Boxing, Rugby, Triathlon, Golf
Current (since 2006)
HOST BROADCAST SERVICES / FIFA TV
PSC Crew feature producer / director 2010 and 2014 World Cup (freelance)
Leading a team producing colour features at the South Africa and Brazil World Cups,
Unit producer for the official FIFA documentaries for the 2010 and 2014 World Cup Finals
Gallery highlights producer for the live EBIF shows during the 2006 World Cup
Current (since 2009)
SUNSET & VINE – SPECIAL EVENTS / LIVE OBs / PROGRAMMES
PSC Crew feature producer and OB producer / director (freelance)
Channel 4 2014 Winter Paralympics, Commonwealth Games, BT Sport 2013/4 Football, BBC
2013 Women’s Euros, Channel 4 2013 American Football, Paralympic Swimming, Channel 4
2012 Paralympics, BBC 2011 Cricket World Cup, Channel 4 2011 Paralympic World Cup,
Channel Five Europa Lge and ESPN Premiership Rugby
Current (since 2009)
IMG / ESPN / PREMIER LEAGUE PRODUCTIONS
Feature producer / director (freelance)
IMG PSC crew / highlights producer for 2016 Euros and Euro Qualifiers, 2015 SE Asian
Games, 2014 Asian Games
Scripting / producing / directing features / programmes for shows incl: Premier League World,
ICC World Cricket, Talk of the Terrace, Between the Lines, Eredivise Review and Europa Lge
Current (since 2012)
POKERSTARS TV
Producer (freelance)
Programme / documentary producer for various hour long international shows from locations
incl. Barcelona, Bahamas and Monte Carlo broadcast on Channel 4 and distributed globally
Current (since 2014)
PERFORM
PSC Crew producer / director / VT co-ordinator (freelance)
Filming and supervising highlights from the 2014 Nottwil Paralympic Athletics Grand Prix
Running VT for the 2014 Pralympic European Swimming championships
Jul 12 – Aug 12
OLYMPIC BROADCAST SERVICES
Assistant Director (freelance)
Running VT for all football coverage at Wembley during the London 2012 Games
Jun 11 – Jun 12
AL JAZEERA ENGLISH
Senior Sports Producer (continuous contract based in Doha)
Writing / editing / reporting / producing sports features / bulletins for 24 hour news
Channel and PSC crew producer on major sporting events incl. the 2011 Monsoon Cup and
half hour special profiles incl. IOC President Jacques Rogge for Talk To Al Jazeera
Sep 10 – Oct 10
SIS LIVE
Highlights Co-ordinating Producer 2010 Commonwealth Games (freelance)
Supervising a 25 man team producing twice daily highlights shows for global distribution
Oct 09 - Nov 09
BRITISH EUROSPORT
Producer (freelance)
Producing / editing daily one hour highlights show for 20-20 Champions League Cricket
Aug 09 – Jun 11
BT / CSI
Corporate Promo and feature producer / director (freelance)
Producing / directing promos for clients incl. The Football League and BT Global Services
Scripting / producing / editing features for global tennis show ATP World Tour Uncovered
Sep 08 - May 09
SETANTA SPORTS
Programme / feature producer (freelance)
Writing / producing / editing the Blue Square Review show
Producing features for the 2009 FA Cup, Football Matters and Friday Football show
Dec 05 – Nov 06
BBC RADIO FIVE LIVE
Sports Producer / Presenter (freelance)
Sports producer for breakfast programme, jacking guests, researching and scripting items
Producing / presenting sports bulletins to half hourly deadlines
Nov 00 – Dec 05
BBC SOUTH: NEWS / SPORT / INSIDE OUT / BBC RADIO SOLENT
Reporter / Assistant Producer / Video Journalist (staff)
Radio: Sports reader, reporter, features producer for daily breakfast and weekend sports show
TV: Reporting / filming / scripting / producing news and sports features and breakfast bulletins
Inside out: operating undercover / researching / field producing shoots
NB. 2004 RTS Most Promising Newcomer for reporting from Rwanda ten years after the
genocide / undercover filming illegal charity workers / producing 2004 Olympic profiles
May 00 – Nov 00
HEART 106.2 FM and GALAXY FM Network
Producer / Presenter / Writer / Editor (freelance)
Producer/presenter Galaxy’s network entertainment programme producing film reviews and
conducting celebrity interviews including Barry White and Christina Aguilera
Mar 99 - Aug 99
ST MICHAEL’S JUNIOR SCHOOL, Accra, Ghana (Voluntary)
Voluntary placement teaching English, music, drama and sport to pupils aged 5-16
Adapted / directed Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” performed on national television (GTV)
June 98 -Sep 98
BBC RADIO MERSEYSIDE
Broadcast Journalist (freelance)
Producing feature packages on stories from the Omagh Bomb to the return of Louise
Woodward. Included free-lance work for BBC Radio 4 and BBC TV Northwest Tonight
June 95-Jun 98
WATFORD FC / PALOMA SOCCER SCHOOL / BRITISH SOCCER
Football Coach (freelance)
UEFA B qualified football coach for Community Schemes in the UK and USA
Higher Education
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Sep 99 - July 00 City University, London. Postgraduate Diploma: Broadcast Journalism
Sep 95 – July 98 University of Liverpool. BA Hons Politics and Communications 2:1
References available from: Phillip Bernie, BBC Head of Sport / Dylan Jane, Exec Producer at Sunset and Vine