What it's like to work on the FIFA Women's World Cup with Media Volunteer, Vi Truong
This elite SportsGrad Member shows how you can begin to build your dream career early
Reuben Williams
August 21, 2023
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Welcome to the SportsGrad Podcast: The ultimate guide to make it in the sports industry!
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Meet Vi Truong, a journalism student who landed a Media and Broadcasting role at the FIFA Women’s World Cup
Still in the first year of her degree, Vi’s experience involves roles at the FWWC, a journalism internship at the Ministry of Sport, and now a Digital Media Assistant position at UniSport Australia.
She jumps on the pod to talk about how she received the gig at the FWWC, a day in the life on the Media team, her best tips for group interviews, how she networks in the industry, and how she creates experiences for herself so early on in her career.
Vi is a superstar SportsGrad member, who joined the community early this year. She dives into how being a member enhanced her journey into the industry, and how she utilises different tools to continually land epic roles. If you’re interested in learning how to gain experience whilst navigating your studies, make sure you tune in to this episode!
In this episode we cover:
(0:00) - Introduction
(1:19) - Community update
(11:17) - Welcome Vi
(11:44) - Vi’s experience working at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
(19:54) - The ins and outs of a Media operations & Broadcast Volunteer role
(22:52) - How Media Operations works at a World Cup compared to a usual event
(25:56) - Her tips to nailing a group interview
(30:57) - How the Matilda’s run has impacted Vi’s volunteer experience
(32:50) - Vi’s daily diary and vision board
(36:36) - How the SportsGrad Community has helped Vi
(41:25) - Vi’s advice on the importance of volunteering before going into paid work
(45:55) - What skills Vi would like to work on next
(48:26) - An offer from SportsGrad
(50:28) - #ASKSPORTSGRAD
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