Christopher Beale Email & Phone Number

Bristol, Gb

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Highlights:• Growing the Tonic brand as ‘Bristol’s Music and Poetry Party’, increasing its team of volunteers, producing sold-out events and adapting Tonic events for the online environment during C-19.• Sourcing local artists for BBC Upload and the heartwarming feeling when performers reach their most views on social media as a result.• Securing a partnership with Bristol Libraries Service to run free workshops and accessible events in Bristol Central Library.Responsibilities:Curating inclusive, high-quality music and spoken word events in and around Bristol; using key performance indicators to track reach; comms management; writing press releases for event launches; planning and facilitating group and 1-2-1 support sessions to build artists’ confidence and skills; hosting events and workshops online throughout lockdown, via Zoom, with an inclusive donation-based payment structure for those whose finances have been affected; developing a manifesto for online safeguarding and continuing our creative work with clear goals; talent scouting; adding to Bristol's arts scene with inventive and innovative events.

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Highlights:• Increasing Tonic's online community through accessible, engaging events and creating eye-catching digital content.• Developing Tonic's fruitful partnerships through social media interaction, direct links and promoting projects with organisations such as Bristol Libraries Service, BBC Radio Bristol, Paper Nations, Off The Record and Lyra - Bristol's Poetry Festival.• Writing styled copy, using specific branding and filming for social media posts and campaigns such as Tonic's "Instaview" series.Responsibilities:Directly running Tonic's Facebook and Instagram accounts; delegating the running of Twitter to another team member; scheduling social media posts; copywriting; editing; relationship development and maintenance with third parties; sound design; graphic design; composing original music for posts; photography; photo editing; filming; video editing; team leading.

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

London

Highlights:• Growing Out To Perform’s brand by adding platforms, creating logos and boosting engagement through targeted images and branded copy e.g. tag lines for national media coverage.• Contacting world-famous performers to add support for Out To Perform’s campaign #savecarolsinging.• Working closely with CEO Stuart Barr to tailor all copy for target audiences across multiple digital platforms and proofreading website content.Responsibilities:Digital content creation; brand development; social media management; social media comms & copywriting; email comms management; editing & proofreading web content ambassador outreach and support development; graphic design; streamlining platforms and website with Linktree.

Bath

Highlights:• Managing timelines for the writer’s ground-breaking poetry installations and communicating with decision-making staff at Westonbirt Arboretum, The National Trust and Dartington Hall on his behalf.• Working with BBC Autumnwatch to create the writer’s segment on the show, reaching over five million views and selling all copies of his poetry book through his website.• I promised I would get him through university so, from climbing trees in the rain when manually installing his poetry banners to writing successful funding applications, proofreading academic essays and workshopping creative writing, I was a loyal member of the writer’s team for over six years and honoured to accompany him on stage at graduation to help him receive his First Class Honours from Bath Spa University.Responsibilities:Website development and maintenance (using WordPress and Beaver Builder); increasing social media engagement and website traffic through engaging visuals and clickable links; providing internal comms to update colleagues with client projects and wellbeing; using Google Analytics to track progress in search engine optimisation; workshopping copy for client’s web content; creative writing support; academic research; personal care and physio.

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Highlights:• Stepping in to manage all deliveries with no notice when the Delivery Manager was unwell for three months.• Helping to build the store itself, installing lighting and displays with a new team.Responsibilities:Processing high volumes of product accurately, swiftly and safely; filling-in for the Delivery Manager when absent.

Bachelor'S Degree, Music, 2Nd Class

Activities and Societies: Symphony Orchestra University Choir and Philharmonia 4-in-a-Bar Barbershop Quartet Man Choir URN Radio.

A-Level, Music, English Literature And Philosophy & Ethics, Music: A, English Literature: B, Philosophy & Ethics: B, English Aea, Ecdl

Activities and Societies: Music Society Choral Society Adrian Boult Society Chapel Choir House Singing 1st Orchestra 2nd Orchestra School.