Emmy Award winning editor Amanda Benson has joined Leeds based post production and live facility Sticks & Glass after 18 years at ESPN.
Benson has joined S&G to strengthen their live sport offering and head up the creative department of their post production facility as Creative Lead.
S&G delivered over 160 live WSL2 and SWLC matches last season and Benson has been brought in to head up the team of creatives, craftspeople and freelancers who attend the new purpose built broadcast centre in Leeds on a weekly basis.
She won her 3rd Emmy for “NFL Live” as Supervising Editor last month. She was part of the team that helped establish ESPN’s Los Angeles Sports Production facility in 2009 and has led teams across a host of sports including NBA, WNBA, NFL, NHL, MLS, Women’s College Basketball and College Baseball.
Amanda Benson: “Joining S&G at such a pivotal stage in their growth is super exciting, and a huge contrast to being at an institution like ESPN, which I owe so much of my career to. What really attracted me to S&G was the opportunity to help build something while working closely with such a talented team, developing the creative output and helping shape what the next stage of S&G and sports broadcasting looks like”.
Verdy Oliver, Director, S&G: “Finding an Emmy award winning sports editor who had recently moved to West Yorkshire from California was very much a pinch me moment, the team are incredibly excited to see how Amanda can help us transform the business once again”
Sticks & Glass partner with Aurora Media Worldwide to bring the WSL to millions across the world as host broadcast partner.
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