Connor Whiten

Introducing

This placement with work predominantly within the Group Marketing team to help with social media content and PR for the Racing League and Cazoo St Leger Festival. As the largest racecourse Group in the UK operating 16 racecourses, this placement will focus on gaining ‘on the ground’ experience via attending racing fixtures across the country. The eight-week role will be tailored to the specific candidate’s skills and career aspirations. Opportunities include:

Producing social media content (video, photography, filming, interviews, written blogs)
Gaining operational raceday experience to understand how a racing fixture is staged
On course screen project to create a broadcaster brief PR opportunities – attending stable visits, writing press releases and written blog content
Possibility to spend time on the production desk with The Racing Partnership

Racing Media Academy – The Experience

The Racing Media Academy was a unique and memorable experience. The week at the British Racing School gave me the opportunity to learn from some of the best names in racing media, develop new skills and gain an insight into areas of the industry I’d never experienced before.

It also gave me a platform to put those skills into practice during my eight-week placement with Arena Racing Company, where I worked across marketing, media and content creation.

I’ve come away with confidence, real-world experience, connections and a desire to build a career within media. I’m thankful to everyone at the RMA and ARC who made the initial course and the placement possible.