Chris Harding Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

● Marketing and communications for a large academic conference in New York City that attracts over 10,000 attendees.● Writing and distributing press releases, gaining coverage in outlets such as VICE Magazine, Real News Network, Democracy Now, News Beat, HBO and BBC Worldwide.● Social media management.● Content creation for social media, web and wider collateral.● Leading creative planning meetings.● Acting as point person and press officer on event days for guests and media, arranging press interviews and coverage.● Working with diverse speakers including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Oliver Stone, Noam Chomsky and Medea Benjamin to produce live, video and written content.● Creating analytics reports to improve and develop content for audiences, reporting back to internal and external stakeholders.● Booking venues for talks, screenings and workshops and working with technical teams to produce live events including overseeing set up, soundchecks, visuals and preempting any issues that arise.● Market research to identify potential new audiences and curate the speaker line up.● Supporting event directors on an adhoc basis.

Greater New York City Area

● Project managing communications and marketing strategy and growing attendance to 15,000 people.● Managing creative social media marketing campaigns, seeing a 200% ticket sales increase.● Developing promotional partnerships with corporations including Warner Bros.● Writing press releases for broadcast, print and online media outlets including ITV, BBC, SKY News and SyFy.● Arranging press attendance, managing presslists and access to the event● Managing budgets and running event analytics to provide feedback for relevant departments.

New York, Ny

• Coordinated the production of materials for networks such as PBS, IFC and A&E.• Liaising with Lincoln Center to arrange and promote sell out premiere screenings.• Managed a team of researchers, production assistants and interns.• Worked with external companies to book equipment, clear copyright, secure interviews and gain access to archive materials.• Used Photoshop to create images for use in productions, including title screens, creating original graphics and restoring severely damaged archival photos.

Brooklyn, Ny

• Researched and coordinated productions for networks including PBS, IFC and A&E.• Contributed to the success of NewFest : The New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival.

Greater New York City Area

• Segment Coordinating Producer for the episode "40th Anniversary of Stonewall"

Brooklyn, Ny

• Managed busy schedule of CEO of company.• Acted as researcher, transcriber and editor.

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Post Graduate Certificate, Global Affairs

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Media Studies