“I got paid to watch Ronaldo score a hat-trick!”- The Salford graduate who achieved his childhood dream.

Nathan Salt beat thousands of people to get the job as a reporter for The Mail, and works across three of their most popular publications, the MailOnline, The Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday; covering a rang of topics and sports.  

One of his recent accomplishments was match reporting on the Champions League last-16 tie between Juventus and Atletico Madrid, one of the tournaments most memorable games as Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick!

Nathan said: 

“It was a really surreal moment because it is the biggest tournament in club football and I was being paid to watch and report on one of the greatest players ever. Safe to say I had goosebumps in Turin that night." 

You can read Nathan’s report of the game here.  

The 23-year-old graduated with a First Class Honours in Multimedia Journalism back in 2017, and has thanked Salford for the great work experience he received when studying here. He said: 

“Salford was great for me because its links with industry allowed me to gain vital work experience which caught the eye of the Mail when I applied to get a spot on their fiercely competitive graduate trainee scheme in 2017. When I studied at The University of Salford I had work experience, paid and unpaid at BBC and Manchester United, two big players in sports journalism.  

I stay in touch with the department and remind them that I owe them a great deal for starting me off to help me to where I am today.” 

He explained that it was his drive for the industry that helped him succeed, as well as making some minor alterations to his life… 

You can keep up to date with Nathan’s reporting via his social media.