Hanne Doherty
Curriculum Vitae
A strategic content and media leader with 15+ years driving growth and engagement for global sport and lifestyle brands. Proven track record delivering multi-million view campaigns, leading cross-functional teams of 20+, and advising C-suite and board-level stakeholders on brand development, content strategy, media partnerships, communications and marketing. Serving as Senior Independent Director of the British Mountaineering Council and GB Climbing Board of Directors, providing independent strategic oversight and governance counsel on brand positioning, commercial growth and organizational transformation.
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
Strategic Leadership: Board-level governance delivering financial turnaround and five-year strategy for 85,000-member organization (BMC); operational leadership managing teams of 20+, €1M+ budgets, and cross-functional collaboration across global brands (Red Bull Media House, OS Studios, Atomic, Faction, WTA Media)
Emmy Award Winner: Executive Producer, The Ultimate Run (20+ million YouTube views)
Olympic Content Excellence: Produced Red Bull's best-practice benchmark for Winter Olympic YouTube content (Everyday Eileen); Team GB Paris 2024 Branded Content Lead Producer; Atomic Milano Cortina 'Road to the Games' content project
Feature Film Production: Lead Producer, 'Abstract' in partnership with Red Bull Media House, including global film tour
Athlete Program Scaling: Built and managed global roster of 80+ professional athletes with performance-linked contracts and integrated brand campaigns
CORE EXPERTISE
Content Strategy & Campaign Development
Cross-Functional Leadership
Brand Strategy & Positioning
C-Suite & Board Governance
Project & Budget Management
Commercial Partnerships & Distribution
Multi-Platform Production
Athlete & Talent Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Freelance Executive Producer - OS Studios | March 2026 - Present | Remote
Leading broadcast production strategy for global sports brands and federations, managing creative and technical teams across US and EMEA markets to deliver high-impact content, live broadcasts and digital programming.
Client Leadership: Partner with senior stakeholders across the internal business and external clients (Supertri, SayTV) to shape narrative direction, align scope, manage partnership requirements and deliver against budget targets.
Global team management: Oversee remote and on-site production teams across EMEA and North America, ensuring alignment on storytelling approach and delivery standards.
Integrated production: Build storytelling structures spanning digital, stage, and broadcast formats with modern workflows supporting global communication and audience engagement at scale.
Senior Independent Director - The British Mountaineering Council | Jun 2024 - Present | Remote (Voluntary)
Independent strategic oversight and governance for the UK's national governing body for climbing, hillwalking and mountaineering (85,000+ members).
Brand & communications counsel: Advise CEO and senior team on brand positioning, athlete marketing, media strategy, and public-facing campaigns to increase participation and visibility
Leadership: Acted as Interim Chair of The Board between July 2025 and March 2026
Governance: Chair of NomCom and Remuneration Committee; serve on International Strategy Group, Awards and Honours, and Hillwalking Committees
External stakeholder relations: Liaison with UK Sport, British Olympic/Paralympic Associations, Sport England, and World Climbing
Senior Specialist Freeski and Production - Atomic Austria GmbH | Jun 2024 - Feb 2025 | Salzburg
Led Milano Cortina 'Road to the Games' Olympic content series and brand campaigns, connecting HQ creative strategy through to regional market execution.
Olympic storytelling: Produced Milano Cortina 2026 'Road to the Games' content series, coordinating with Creative, Digital, Regional and Product teams for market-ready delivery
Global athlete program: Day-to-day management of Freeski roster including contracts, content briefs, event support (X Games, Freeride World Tour), and gear logistics
End-to-end production: Oversaw timelines, budgets, resourcing, and asset archiving for photoshoots and video projects
Branded Content Lead Producer (Freelance) - Team GB | Jul 2024 - Aug 2024 | Paris
Delivered branded content strands for Team GB's digital platforms with commercial partners Toyota, Aldi UK and Whole Earth during Paris 2024 Olympics.
Record-breaking performance: 185% increase in video views vs Tokyo 2020 and 107% uplift in commercial profit from branded content
Games-time logistics: Coordinated shoots across Olympic venues with compressed timelines, athlete availability constraints, and simultaneous partner deliverables
Athlete and Media Manager - The Faction Collective | Sep 2022 - Feb 2025 | Innsbruck (Role eliminated due to organizational restructuring in Feb 2025)
Built and led global athlete strategy and content production for performance ski brand, managing 80+ professional athletes with performance-linked contracts.
Feature film production: Lead Producer, music supervisor and script supervisor on 'Abstract' (Red Bull Media House partnership), including global film tour and YouTube release
Talent development: Negotiated contracts with performance incentives; identified and mentored emerging athletes; leveraged roster for integrated storytelling campaigns
Partnership execution: Managed production partners, distribution deals, and sponsor relationships from contract negotiation through results reporting
Executive Producer & Senior Producer - Red Bull Media House | Oct 2019 - Aug 2022 | Salzburg
Conceptualized and delivered winter sports content strategy with P&L responsibility for €1M+ annual budget (individual projects €50K-€750K).
Major contract management: Tendered and commissioned original and third-party content; managed concurrent live and non-live productions with internal and external partners
Distribution strategy: Partnered with distribution teams to identify market opportunities; oversaw 360-degree release campaigns across platforms with marketing, programming, and communications
Quality assurance: Managed quality control for incoming content ensuring technical standards, metadata, and archiving requirements
Regional consultation: Advised markets on content localization and event scaling for broadcast on Red Bull platforms
Senior Producer and Broadcast Manager (Freelance) - Selected Projects | Jan 2019 - Sep 2019 | London
Broadcast management and content production across major sporting events including tennis, horse racing, athletics, and global tournaments.
WTA Media: Broadcast Manager for major tournaments (Cincinnati, Tokyo, Wuhan), managing international broadcast delivery and rights holder coordination
Livewire Sport: Content development and field reporting for Royal Ascot and European Athletics
Jaguar Land Rover / Häagen-Dazs: End-to-end commercial and branded content production at Wimbledon with player and broadcast talent management
Yahoo Sport: Led content strategy and video production from Cricket World Cup, FIFA Women's World Cup, and Rugby World Cup with emphasis on women's sport
Producer - WTA Media | Oct 2016 - Jan 2019 | London
Led host broadcast production, feature content, and team development for global women's tennis coverage across 50+ tournaments annually.
Live broadcast production: Supervised and directed host broadcast coverage, highlight shows, magazine programs, and feature content for global rights holders
Head of content: Led content production at 2018 WTA Finals, producing world feed for global broadcasters and maximizing editorial coverage
Team leadership: Managed team of six assistant producers with focus on career development and editorial excellence; scheduled commentator pool of 20+ leading on talent identification and training as required.
Crisis management: Coordinated breaking news response with WTA communications team, ensuring broadcast partners had required materials
OTHER EMPLOYMENT
Freelance / Multi Platform Producer/Reporter: December 2015 - October 2016
The Press and Fairfax Media / Multi Platform Sports Reporter: November 2014 - December 2015
BBC Sport / Assistant Producer/Broadcast Journalist : October 2011 - October 2014
Sky Sports / Unit Assistant: May 2010 - October 2011
The Mountain Echo / Journalist: November 2009 - May 2010
EDUCATION & LANGUAGES
University of Leeds | BA Broadcast Journalism, 2:1
Languages: English (Native), German (B2), French (A2)