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London, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for every touchpoint and output from Live Union’s creative department. Instrumental in the creative design development phase of activity, through to strategic messaging and environment design of physical and virtual events. Instrumental in the development of a multi-award winning bespoke virtual event platform Beehive.Global leading on environment and UX design. This technology platform is now used to deliver the majority of Live Union’s event output. Other responsibilities: - Art direction: Responsible for the sourcing and managing designers in all fields, from PPT design to 3D environment design using Twinmotion. Experienced in working on multiple projects simultaneously, writing and creating briefs for designers, offering constructive feedback and overseeing delivery to client. - Event strategy: Work closely with clients to understand their needs and create compelling messaging and event strategies to deliver results. Experience leading all briefing sessions with C-Suite speakers and session managers to designing bespoke session formats and agendas to enhance the content for their audience. - Branding: Responsible for overseeing internal design teams and other agencies getting fully immersed into the brand tone and voice. Oversee the implementation of this branding work in every aspect of an experience, from PPT design, environment design through to film & animation. - Event production/show calling: Responsible for high-level live virtual events and pre-records, managing everything from speaker training to technical check-ins and familiarisation. Main client point of contact on show days, ensuring all speakers are well informed, supported and directed through the experience, whilst ensuring the final broadcast output is meeting the clients expectations.

London, United Kingdom

Live Union is a full service creative events agency creating events in London and Globally. Responsible for end to end account management and content strategy on multiple fin-tech clients.

London, United Kingdom

In today’s noisy world presentations have the power to get noticed and make a difference.Whether your audience is an individual or a room of hundreds you have the rare opportunity to gain attention and create change.We exist to help you make the most of this moment.

London, United Kingdom

Part of the Central Events Team, with responsibility for delivering a full calendar of events & awards.► Responsible for the IPA Effectiveness Awards, a global scheme rewarding campaigns that demonstrate the payback of Marcom’s investment.• Main contact & responsible for all entrant collateral: ensured the accuracy of details, in every publication produced before the ceremony & in the book published, in conjunction with Campaign, after the awards.• Events Co-ordinator on the night of the awards, a sit-down meal for 300, liaising closely with the award production company who created the show, stage & graphics.• Post event was part of the team who published the Advertising Works Book. • Support with briefing our advertising company to create the 2016 campaign & participate in board meetings, the board is made up of industry professionals who shape the awards scheme & find the direction it needs to go.• Involved in the creation of a spoof video, humorously using dogs to test the impact of popular Christmas advertisements, that raised awareness of the awards & received national media attention.► Provide key input into other awards, including the IPA Best of Health Awards & IPA Media Owner Awards, involving in anything from sourcing venues, providers, catering, presenters & any other requirements.► Point of contact & responsible for time management for a series of events including: • Large round table events covering Industry issues.• A closed-door event for the high echelons of the IPA Member agencies.• Developed a series of master classes reflecting the learnings from the awards.► Created the Effectiveness Newsletter, to promote the master class events & to share new learning from around the globe.► Built & maintained a new intranet system that significantly improved internal communication & project managed the upgrade of the IPA meeting & conference rooms with the latest in wireless & video technology, which increased room rental income three fold.

London, United Kingdom

Successfully project managed the complete and complex renovation of my parents’ house whilst they both lived abroad. • Planned and implemented this six month building development project, managing diaries, project meetings, planning applications, contractors, suppliers• First point of contact for all suppliers and builders and involved in all sourcing and negotiation.• Negotiated, managed and arranged the development to ensure efficient planning, safe and timely implementation and successful delivery• Responsible for general administration, budgeting, tracking and overseeing all documentation for the project

London, United Kingdom

Ideas Box is the solution for event professionals searching for unique and innovative ideas to add extra dimension to their events.• Regularly the sole point of contact for each high end professional event, ensuring even in high-pressure situations that things ran smoothly and to the highest possible quality of service.• Responsible for the set up and servicing of Pashley Tricycles that offered anything from a full coffee service, to crêpes, popcorn, Pimms, and Pick and Mix.

Level 3 Award In Effective Management, Management And Leadership

Providing an effective bridge from my Acting Degree to the skills required in Business. Key areas covered included Events planning.

Ba Honours Acting, Acting For Stage And Screen

Intensive three-year degree completed in one of the UK’s premier drama schools. Involved in the development of a research project.