Helena Deakin Email and Phone Number

As a Music Consultant within the Advertising team at Audio Network it was my responsibility to creatively service clients from all of the major advertising agencies, along with music supervisors and freelance creatives. This included responding to music briefs, curating bespoke playlists for brands and agencies, pitching in house artists to appropriate clients, including negotiating licenses and annual deals. I successfully account managed the biggest agencies across the globe, lead meetings for clients as well as team members. As well as working on bespoke projects for clients, working directly with the creative directors, producers and composers to create music specifically designed for picture. I also played a major role in the companies DE&I work, working directly alongside senior management to encourage and champion diversity within the workplace. This also involved organising and supporting on events for Black History Month, International Women's Day, PRIDE etc.

As a Music Consultant for De Wolfe Music, my role consists of sourcing and looking after clients, consulting them on music selection and putting together suggestion playlists for use on TV, Radio, Adverts and Film. I have sourced music for a Pringles social media campaign, Tyrrells Crisp advert, Countryfile, Coast and Country, Gardeners World, CBBC, Cbeebies and BBC Sport.

Organising, promoting and hosting secret gigs all over Birmingham. Booking local artists as well as artists from far & wide! Duties Include: - Booking artists, through management etc. - Finding unique locations for gigs, negotiating with owners and location hosts. - Artist liaison.- Social Media management & email communication. - Organising videographers, photographers and Sound Engineers to film and record the live shows, which are then posted on the Sofar Sounds global YouTube channel. - Show lead on the night, making sure everything runs smoothly.

As well as heading up the Birmingham team, I also volunteer for the London team. Duties Include: - Booking Sofar London's Alumni gigs.- Artist Liaison.- Organising the shows on the night, making sure everything runs smoothly. - Comparing/MCing shows.

Duties Include: - Booking artists for shows.- Artist Liaison.- Organising the shows on the night, making sure everything runs smoothly. - Comparing/MCing shows.- Sourcing venues, negotiating with hosts.- Running social media accounts on the night of the shows as well as the run up.

I was a freelance Artist Booker for Bora Coffee Co. for their Friday evening music nights. Duties Included: - Booking local artists. - Artist Liaison.- Sorting out social media material. - Promoting shows.

As a contributing writer for WFM blog, I have written several articles about fresh new releases and wonderful EP's, as well as picking out Novembers 'Top 5 Albums'.