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Overseeing and managing all internal and external projects, including commissions, training programmes and more. Representing clients for the UK's first exclusively neurodivergent talent agency. Supporting all administration, negotiation and liasing with hires as well as coordinating client welfare and access support. Delivering bespoke access consultancy across the agency's roster and delivering training to external clients.

Representing clients for the UK's first exclusively neurodivergent talent agency. Supporting all administration, negotiation and liasing with hires as well as coordinating client welfare and access support. Delivering bespoke access consultancy across the agency's roster and delivering training to external clients.

Strategic and creative development of Scotland's yearly queer film festival. Producing festival delivery and planning for future growth as the organisation expands. Responsibilities in line management, shared budget ownership, organisational development and more.

Leading and organising team of Trustees and governance model at Contact, a nationally recognised and celebrated arts organisation and charity in Manchester. Responsible for delivery of charity governance oversight, line management of AD/CEO, liaising with key stakeholders and funders, advocating for Contact in wider arts and charitable networks and contributing to strategic future planning. Oversight of multiple Trustee + Chair recruitment processes, ensuring Contact's Board expands with… Show more Leading and organising team of Trustees and governance model at Contact, a nationally recognised and celebrated arts organisation and charity in Manchester. Responsible for delivery of charity governance oversight, line management of AD/CEO, liaising with key stakeholders and funders, advocating for Contact in wider arts and charitable networks and contributing to strategic future planning. Oversight of multiple Trustee + Chair recruitment processes, ensuring Contact's Board expands with knowledge and expertise in key areas. Show less

Assistant Producer in campaign development. Utilising audience insight and behaviour data to inform relevant campaigns for young people, teachers and parents. Developing multi-platform campaign content, pitching to exec BBC commissioners and supporting wider outreach plans.

Participant in BBC x Contact's reciprocal mentoring scheme, in which young people based in Manchester are partnered with BBC staff members, to mentor each other for a period of twelve months. Supporting a senior BBC commissioning editor + mentoring her across the next twelve months - and vice versa!

AP on BBC 100: Share Your Story, sharing the power of storytelling with young people across the UK. Supporting with planning, safeguarding, and logistical checks. Supervising + leading a team on tour across the UK, leasing with schools and directing live shows.

Creative Director of Every Brain; an evolving project supporting and celebrating neurodiversity. Currently: training cultural organisations around neurodiversity & supporting them to improve creative access across their work. A commissioning project 2020 - 2022 + now a training and consultancy specialist.

In collaboration with Contact and University of Manchester, I'll undergo a 9 month research project to investigate how arts programming could benefit from interacting with health research, with an emphasis on neurodiversity.

Governing the activity and campaigning of GMTU as Secretary of the committee. Arranging monthly committee and branch meetings, liaising with branch representatives, liaising with GMTU staff team, administrative management of committee activity and contributing to the delivery of all activity and campaigning.

Producing community event in Ancoats to launch Thick Skin's new audio experience 'Monuments' as part of their Walk This Play series. Liaising with community organisations and Manchester City Council to support logistical and administrative delivery of the event.

Creative Producer managing engagement project with young people at M13 to celebrate the organisation's 25th birthday. Hiring freelance practitioners, overseeing all logistics and supporting the event delivery.

Dramaturgical & development support for idontloveyouanymore's upcoming third project, currently in residency at PACT Zollverein, Essen and a finalist for Barbican's Samuel Beckett Theatre Award.

Temporary Monument, Permanent Protest is a project designed to celebrate 30th anniversary of the Section 28 protests in Manchester. This project is supported by Arts Council England, Manchester Pride and Contact.

One of four young programmer and producers at Contact theatre.

As society Choreographer I am creative director of the material we create for our two annual shows. Alongside choreographing and teaching routines for society performances, I am also in charge of the training and development of the team; leading warm up and cool downs and designing activities to improve the skills of the group. Within this role I am also part of the society committee which oversees all the organisational aspects of the ream and often make key decisions regarding the activities… Show more As society Choreographer I am creative director of the material we create for our two annual shows. Alongside choreographing and teaching routines for society performances, I am also in charge of the training and development of the team; leading warm up and cool downs and designing activities to improve the skills of the group. Within this role I am also part of the society committee which oversees all the organisational aspects of the ream and often make key decisions regarding the activities of the society. I am also partly responsible for the welfare of the society's members as well as for the marketing and promotion of the societies events. Show less

- Performing Celladour REDUX seen at SHIFT Festival at Contact Theatre, Manchester (Dec 2014)- Performing The Scent Tent seen at Sensored Festival at Contact Theatre, Manchester (June 2015) as part of a one week residency

Representing student voice throughout the College of Arts and Media, coordinating and leading student forums, communicating with the Student Union. My personal goals for the role include expanding the communication and relationships between students and exterior organisations and companies, through which association could heavily improve their university learning and university experience.

Cast Member of Summer, by Quarantine http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/jun/12/summer-review-quarantine-regent-trading-estate-manchester

Planning, preparing and leading a termly Youth Theatre course for children aged 5-11.

Leading a wide range of activities for children ages 5-12 with a holiday play scheme company, specialising in drama and dance.