Team Scotland has confirmed its media and content team for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. The team will provide specialist communications support to athletes and lead on the creation and delivery of content across Team Scotland’s social channels.

Mark Snell will continue as Head of Media, bringing experience from the Scottish Football Association, Arsenal Football Club and Topgolf UK. Sarah Bell, Internal Communications Lead at Scottish Rugby and a Media Officer for Team Scotland at Birmingham 2022, will serve as Deputy Head of Media and lead the Celebrating Success programme at Team Scotland House.

Gillian Cooke, Digital Services and Communications Manager at Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS), will lead on digital and content, with Jamie Graham, who joined CGS from BBC Scotland in May last year, will head up Team Scotland’s video output.

Media Officers include Gareth Burrell, with experience at an Olympic Games, three Paralympics, World and European Championships, and the 2018 Commonwealth Games with Team England; Lorna Campbell, former Head of Public Relations at the Boston Athletic Association and a four-time Commonwealth Games Media Officer for Team Scotland; Paul Elliott, Communications and Marketing Manager at Scottish Hockey and Birmingham 2022 Media Officer; Charlie Harris, Digital Communications and Marketing Officer at Scottish Swimming; and Pete Matthews, Head
of Marketing and Communications at Scottish Cycling and Team Scotland Media Officer at the 2018 and 2022 Games.

Supporting the Celebrating Success programme are Kate McCall, Communications Manager at Paralympics GB, with multiple Paralympic and international Games experience, and Julia Stenhouse, Business Manager at Scottish Student Sport and Digital Officer for Team Scotland at Birmingham 2022.

Team Scotland’s digital and content operation will be coordinated by Social Media Executives Habbi Liton, Content Manager at Ten Toes and Team GB Media Officer at Paris 2024, and Rebecca McGuire, Communications Officer at Judo Scotland, alongside Content Creators Sikhalo Mguni, a member of the World Athletics content creator programme, and Jack Hodgetts, who leads on content at British Universities and College Sports.

They will be supported by Digital Administrators Kate Cruickshank, Account Manager at Mission10, and Emma Christie, a journalism student at the University of Stirling.

Gregor Aiken-Boyd, content lead at the Scottish Professional Football League, will support as a videographer, while Andrew Lush, content creator for Premier League hockey side Brooklands, and Alex Walker, a YouTube and Twitch creator, will support the team as Video Editors.

Experienced photographers Jeff Holmes and Craig Watson complete the team, both of whom supported Team Scotland at Birmingham 2022.

Mark Snell, Head of Media for Team Scotland, said: “Our Games-time media and content team is central to showcasing our athletes and celebrating their achievements.

“We have recruited a highly experienced group of professionals to handle the elevated media interest that comes with a home Games, and have a team in place capable of delivering engaging and innovative content across Team Scotland channels at Glasgow 2026.”

Elinor Middlemiss, Team Scotland Chef de Mission, added: “I am delighted that we have been able to recruit such an experienced media and content team to support Team Scotland at Glasgow 2026.

“With the countdown to the Games well under way, excitement is building, and we are looking forward to an unforgettable summer of sport.”