HicksonMedia

Wayne Hickson established his media company HicksonMedia on Australia’s Gold Coast in 1999.

He specialises in all forms of media and public relations from corporate to government to major events.

Wayne provides press release production, copywriting and media liaison services to a wide range of clients and he is also a part-time tutor and lecturer (Teaching Fellow) at Queensland's Bond University.

Sports Media

He has worked nationally and internationally on some of the world’s largest sporting events, including The Sydney, Beijing, Vancouver, London and Sochi Olympic Games, the Manchester, Melbourne, New Delhi and Glasgow Commonwealth Games and a host of world championships, a Rugby World Cup and several major sports events in China.

Wayne is a media consultant to the Gold Coast Marathon, the Pan Pacific Masters Games and the Great Barrier Reef Masters Games for Events Management Queensland.

He is the curator of the Gold Coast Sporting Hall of Fame and has wide sporting interests.

Wayne is also a tutor, lecturer (Teaching Fellow) at Bond University in Australia in media relations and sports media subjects.

He has worked in senior roles at the following events as either a core Planning Team member, a Supervisor, a Venue Media Manager or as a Sports Information Specialist:

The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games;
The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games;
The Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games;
The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games;
The London 2012 Olympic Games;
The London 2012 Paralympic Games;
The Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games;
The Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games;
The Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games;
The Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games;
The New Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games;
The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games;
The 2006 Australian Special Olympics;
The 2007 World Junior Rowing Championships (China);
The 2009 World Triathlon Championships (Australia);
The 2009 World Transplant Games (Australia);
The Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games (China);
The 2011 World University Games (China);
The 2011 Rugby World Cup (New Zealand);
The 2013 Asian Youth Games (Nanjing, China)
The 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (Nanning, China).