Sam Davies applies a journalistic approach to brand and corporate communication, drawing on 20 years’ international experience as a reporter, copywriter, video producer and content director. He started at the Phnom Penh Post in Cambodia, then worked in print and broadcast journalism in Australia and Qatar. Moving to Paris in 2008, he joined France 24’s social media and video desk, then in 2016 became Danone’s first ever Global Head of Content, executing its new brand positioning ‘One Planet One Health’. He launched Samedi Media in 2019, a high-end content and communications agency combining traditional storytelling techniques and traditions with AI processes and latest digital tools. Clients include global players in energy, finance, luxury, hospitality, food & beverage, advertising and media, with content featuring Elon Musk, Piers Morgan and Jeremy Clarkson, and more.

Sam Davies

Sam Davies applies a journalistic approach to brand and corporate communication, drawing on 20 years’ international experience as a reporter, copywriter, video producer and content director. He started at the Phnom Penh Post in Cambodia, then worked in print and broadcast journalism in Australia and Qatar. Moving to Paris in 2008, he joined France 24’s social media and video desk, then in 2016 became Danone’s first ever Global Head of Content, executing its new brand positioning ‘One Planet One Health’. He launched Samedi Media in 2019, a high-end content and communications agency combining traditional storytelling techniques and traditions with AI processes and latest digital tools. Clients include global players in energy, finance, luxury, hospitality, food & beverage, advertising and media, with content featuring Elon Musk, Piers Morgan and Jeremy Clarkson, and more.

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Sam Davies applies a journalistic approach to brand and corporate communication, drawing on 20 years’ international experience as a reporter, copywriter, video producer and content director.

He started at the Phnom Penh Post in Cambodia, then worked in print and broadcast journalism in Australia and Qatar.

Moving to Paris in 2008, he joined France 24’s social media and video desk, then in 2016 became Danone’s first ever Global Head of Content, executing its new brand positioning ‘One Planet One Health’.

He launched Samedi Media in 2019, a high-end content and communications agency combining traditional storytelling techniques and traditions with AI processes and latest digital tools.

Clients include global players in energy, finance, luxury, hospitality, food & beverage, advertising and media, with content featuring Elon Musk, Piers Morgan and Jeremy Clarkson, and more.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Founder & Content Director at Samedi Media
January 1, 2019 - Present
Led global content strategy, editorial direction and corporate communications; built AI-enabled content workflows and crisis management processes.
Journalist at France 24
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2020
Anglophone web team; digital video and social media operations.
Editor-in-Chief & Branded Content Producer at ICC / Story Jungle
August 1, 2014 - August 1, 2016
Global editorial leadership and branded content production for ICC; high-profile client storytelling.
External Communications Consultant at Independent / Freelance
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2014
Provided external communications consultancy across corporate and public affairs.
Senior Editorial Project Manager at Word Appeal
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2010
Led editorial projects and production for TV/print campaigns.
Editor-in-Chief at Asian Games (Doha) — Doha, Qatar
August 1, 2006 - January 1, 2007
Editorial leadership for media coverage of the 2006 Asian Games.
Media Unit Journalist at Victoria Police
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2006
Journalism and media relations for police communications.
Editor-in-Chief at Doha Asian Games
August 1, 2006 - January 1, 2007
Editor-in-Chief overseeing media operations for the Doha 2006 Asian Games.

Education

Bachelor of Journalism at RMIT University, Melbourne
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2003
French Language Certificate (Level C1) at Paris, France
January 1, 2025 - December 13, 2025
MSc Innovation & Entrepreneurship at HEC Paris
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019

Qualifications

Advertising Awards – Writing for TV
January 11, 2030 - December 13, 2025
MSc Innovation & Entrepreneurship
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019
BA Journalism
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2003

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Software & Internet, Travel & Hospitality