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West Drayton, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

Overseeing relationships with top clients and ensure that their merchandising and e-commerce needs are met. Lead the creation of the A&R team and headed the hiring of 3 team members.- Creation and day-to-day management of A&R department overseeing client relationships and new business, team generated over 50 new clients in 6 months.- Negotiation and creation of client deal terms, inline with our business goals and growth strategy. - Management of touring merchandise in UK, EU, AUS and US markets, grossing over £1mil in rev to date for artists such as Franz Ferdinand, Placebo, Andrea Bocelli, Big Thief & The Always Sunny Podcast.- Lead on ecommerce and merch strategies which support new releases, tours, and growth targets including:> Development of limited merch drop campaigns grossing over £400k to date, clients incl. Underworld, Placebo & Only The Poets> Directing e-commerce album campaigns including production of goods, marketing pushes etc. clients incl Black Honey, Palace & The Teskey Brothers.> Advised on touring merchandise strategy for US merch companies entering the UK & EU markets to maximise profits and quality of goods.

London, England, United Kingdom

Managed relationships with leading clients including Underworld, Placebo, Franz Ferdinand & Jessie Ware.- Grossed over £500k in 2021 through client’s webstores. - Orchestrated the development of Shopify stores including design, functionality & social media integration.- Working with charities to develop e-commerce and merchandising strategies to maximise profits and donations. Developed e-commerce strategies for The Joe Strummer Foundation & The Music Venue Trust.

London, England, United Kingdom

Oversaw the development of products for e-commerce and touring artists. Sourced product solutions for budgets and negotiated cheaper supplier prices.- Provided manufacturing costs to account management. Calculated mark-ups based on raw costs of goods to produce.- Maintained production schedules and organise logistics on completed jobs including the delivery of stock to UK & EU festivals including Glastonbury & Rock Am Ring.- Sourced and developed relationships with suppliers for a wide variety of products including towels, puzzles, condiments and coffee beans. - Lead the research into sustainability of suppliers in packaging, blank garments & accessories.

London And High Wycombe

Lead the development & creative direction of an indie band from formation to debut album. - Orchestrated the release of 1 album, 1 EP and 19 singles, including the tracks ‘NHS70’ and ‘Youth’; achieving over 4.5m cumulative streams through 1.4m listeners on Spotify.- Built relationships with relevant tastemakers leading to strong radio promotional campaigns; achieving plays on BBC Radio 1 through Jack Saunders & Huw Stephens as well as on BBC 6 Music and Radio X.- Organised and marketed national tours including sold out headline shows at The Garage & Camden Assembly in London as well as The Sunflower Lounge in Birmingham.- Executed the promotion of the band through social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram and SoundCloud which has generated over 175,000 total plays on Soundcloud with over 190,000 views.- Developed the ecommerce & touring strategy for music & merchandising including formalising pricing strategies and the creation of products.

Wallingford, England, United Kingdom

Assisted the production department in the creation of merchandise and music products. - Raised purchase orders and invoices accurately and distributed to the appropriate clients. - Inputted product data including costings and prices into Sage requiring meticulous attention to detail.- Coordinating business to business accounts to provide royalty reports for clients and management.

High Wycombe

Day to day running of the stockroom which requires accuracy, attention to detail and efficiency.Constantly hitting sales targets.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

• Assist with the set up and running of events including the set up of sound systems and lighting rigs.• Running sound checks prior to the event and running the sound and lighting systems throughout an event.Interacting with clients to ensure the smooth running of events and following a set brief given by the client to deliver the desired event

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

• Assisting in student union shop.• Managing telephone enquiries and stock levels.• Helping to promote discounts, sale items and promotions.• Merchandising the shop floor.

High Wycombe

• Tested and assembled circuit boards for manufacturing• Provided written analysis for any faults detected• Prepared boards for shipment to customers• Applied modifications to faulty boards using various soldering techniques

High Wycombe

• Tutored and supervised up to six students at a time, aged between 5 and 13, in Maths and English.• Provided written and verbal details of each session for the student's parents.• Handled customer queries.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Music And Sound Technology, Upper Second Class Degree

Activities and Societies: Lacrosse TeamMy degree focused on the development of key skills necessary for enhancing music production.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Wycombe Tigers Football Club3 A Levels – Maths B, Chemistry C, Theatre Studies C. AS Level – Economics C. 11.