Amelia Sophy Irwin Email & Phone Number

Lappi, Oulu, Finland

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Malmesbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Responsible for designing, building, setting up & running the conference centre for Dyson.Managing a team of staff to run the centre, whilst also organising major Dyson events & conferences, including creating & organising in a team of 2; The Dyson Summer Party for 4,000 people each July, as well as being part of the project team organising the Dyson Christmas Party for 2,500 people.Also designed the interior of 14 houses for the Dyson graduates & purchased all items to furnish the houses, coming in well under budget.Property Management:Staff recruitment & managementLiaise with contractors such as builders, architects, maintenance companies, gardeners, landlords.Keep on top of any upkeep of buildings & grounds Purchase equipment, materials & items to maintain & improve the external & internal property.Interior design of all bedrooms & meeting spacesSource & purchase soft furnishings & furniture Organise enquiries to maximise revenuePull reports on to excel from sharepointForecast profits and writing budgetsOrganising the following events annually (AV, catering, transfers, accommodation, entertainment) ; Dyson Summer Party - 1 day 4-5000 peopleDyson Christmas Party - 1 night 2-3000 peopleDyson World Service conference - for 4 days with 300 delegates, New Talent Week - 5 days 400 people Finance Conference -2 days 90 people Dyson Professional Global Summit x 85 people 4 days including Awards DinnerGDPR conference - 2 days 70 peopleBlue & Gold Launch Dinner 2 nights 70 people to the Worlds’ media

Responsible for managing a team of venue finders sourcing hotels & venues for corporate events, such as conferences and meetings from 2 delegates to 1,500 delegates. Creating & designing one click links to booking pages displaying BAR & allocation rates for ease of delegate accommodation booking, dealing with room contracts, release dates & rooming lists. Organising staff schedules, holidays, absences. Managing workloads, delegating, overseeing work, encouraging improved performance, recruitment & interviewing candidates. Diary management, travel arrangements & site inspections. Attending client lunches & onsite conference support at their events. Building relationships with blue-chip clients Liaising with hotel event sales & operational teams negotiating prices down & commission up. Building relationships with hotel account managers. Writing clear, legible, concise & accurate proposals for client events, proof reading, working to clients’ budgets & sourcing the correct venues for the budget. Attention to detail being paramount. Taking briefs from clients both existing & new, whilst building relationships with new clients to ensure repeat business. Working on Delegate Hotels; our online hotel booking platform for delegates getting the best available or held rate in the right area, for the delegates attending conferences. Finding accommodation for conference delegates & promoting a link-through booking site, whilst managing their requirements & bedroom allocations. Booking accommodation from single clients to groups of 400+ holding rooms on allocation whilst managing release dates & contracts. Attending trade shows such as the meeting show & networking with all suppliers. Working on Square Events & booking Masonic lodge events, dealing with invites, booking forms, registration & payments. Banking cheques & balancing the books. Editing the live booking platform; 'reg online'.

Responsible for organising the Oxjam Cheltenham Takeover, as part of Oxjam’s national Takeover, a music festival launched in 2006, run and led by volunteers in aid of Oxfam. Raising £14,000 for Oxfam in the space of 6 months through three successful events.Duties include:Recruiting, training and supporting volunteersDesigning and managing the Oxjam Cheltenham website www.oxjamcheltenham.comOrganising a series of individual fundraising events including: The Oxjam Auction of Promises, the Chelt’n’Jam Bake Off and the Oxjam Music Festival.Liaising with sponsors, the media and artistsBudget management and monitoringStock management and dealing with various suppliers, including ticketing offices.Leading and motivating Oxjam Cheltenham Takeover Events Team

Puerto Banus, Marbella

Concert Promoter and OrganiserKings Of Production Marbella Jan 2010 to Aug 2010Organised a concert for 10,000 people with Faithless. Ran the entire marketing campaign and liaised with the artists and their management companies.Organising and managing a teamLiaising with the press, radio and magazinesArranging sponsorship dealsDesigning flyers, posters, websites and advertsBooking VIP tablesDealing with the artists and their agentsCreating the brochure, collecting adverts and bios from the artistsOrganising the artists’ riders, food, hotels, flightsInstrumental in the marketing of the entire campaign from hiring the team to planning the strategy - plane banners, magazine spreads, radio interviews with artists and myself, competitions to engage the audience.

London, United Kingdom

This was a paid work experience placement for three months.Taking bookings for celebrities for events.Pro-actively finding work for the celebs on the books.Organising events – (involved in the OK! Magazine Christmas party)Sourcing free items for 'goodie bags'Liaising with magazines and clothing companies to organise photo shootsOrganising Sam and Amanda's (BB stars) Birthday Bash on a boat on the Thames.Admin - invoices, records, writing bios for the new celebs. Press liaison: magazines, radio, TV

Arts, Music And Entertainment Management, Management Of The Arts

A Levels

AS English literature AS Theatre Studies AS Philosophy of Religion AS Biology AS General Studies A2 Theatre Studies A2 English Literature.

Gcse'S, 12 Gcses