Jo Wright Email & Phone Number

Liverpool, Gb

Counterculture helps cultural, educational, heritage, not-for profit, and creative organisations and individuals to plan, manage and thrive. Our approach is built on exceptional experience offering a tailor-made approach from strategic planning to funding, financial and project management, legal and governance advice, capital projects and HR advice.For more information visit www.counterculturellp.com

United Kingdom

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Sound City (Liverpool) Ltd is sister company to Liverpool Sound City Limited, the UK's leading independent music festival.Sound City (Liverpool) Ltd is a not-for-profit company whose primary purpose is to develop the music industry and artistic community of Liverpool City Region and the North of England through industry conferences (Off The Record, Sound City +), talent development programmes (Carousel, SC Music Enterpreneur Training and Mentoring), and international showcasing… Show more Sound City (Liverpool) Ltd is sister company to Liverpool Sound City Limited, the UK's leading independent music festival.Sound City (Liverpool) Ltd is a not-for-profit company whose primary purpose is to develop the music industry and artistic community of Liverpool City Region and the North of England through industry conferences (Off The Record, Sound City +), talent development programmes (Carousel, SC Music Enterpreneur Training and Mentoring), and international showcasing opportunities for emerging artists including Liverpool Sound City and Sound City Korea. Show less

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Crosby, Liverpool

Wright Consulting (UK) Ltd is a family-owned multi-disciplinary consultancy firm based in Crosby, near Liverpool. We offer advice and support to businesses, social enterprises, charities, academic institutions and public bodies across a range of sectors - from arts, music and media to construction, manufacturing and logistics - and in areas including strategy and business planning, governance and management, creative and cultural policy, fundraising, and project and programme design, delivery… Show more Wright Consulting (UK) Ltd is a family-owned multi-disciplinary consultancy firm based in Crosby, near Liverpool. We offer advice and support to businesses, social enterprises, charities, academic institutions and public bodies across a range of sectors - from arts, music and media to construction, manufacturing and logistics - and in areas including strategy and business planning, governance and management, creative and cultural policy, fundraising, and project and programme design, delivery and evaluation.For more information visit www.wrightconsultinguk.com Show less

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Ropewalks CIC is a community interest company, established to support the development and regeneration of the Ropewalks district - a thriving, creative and independent quarter in central Liverpool that encompasses Bold Street, Wood Street, Seel Street, Duke Street, East Village and Chinatown.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

A member of the Liverpool City Region Digital and Creative Industries Board, supporting the development and implementation of regional sector strategy for the digital and creative industries.

Liverpool

FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) is the UK's leading organisation for commissioning, exhibiting, promoting and supporting artists’ work and innovation in the fields of film, video, and new media. Reporting to the CEO and Board, I held senior responsibility for business planning, strategic development, marketing & communications, fundraising & development, commercial services, research & innovation, and finance & operations.

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Led and managed a diverse, pan-Wales team tasked with driving the global economic growth of the £1.6 bn Welsh creative sector, helping to create or safeguard more than 3000 jobs and £100m inward investment through projects and activities including:o Pinewood Studio Wales: a partnership that has established Pinewood's first UK studio outside London, backed by a £30m commercial Media Investment Budget and international marketing campaign to attract, support and grow Film + TV production… Show more Led and managed a diverse, pan-Wales team tasked with driving the global economic growth of the £1.6 bn Welsh creative sector, helping to create or safeguard more than 3000 jobs and £100m inward investment through projects and activities including:o Pinewood Studio Wales: a partnership that has established Pinewood's first UK studio outside London, backed by a £30m commercial Media Investment Budget and international marketing campaign to attract, support and grow Film + TV production in Waleso Wales Screen: the national screen commission for Wales, helping connect home-grown and visiting productions with locations, crew and facilities o Creative Europe Desk UK: the Welsh support desk for the EU-wide Creative Europe programmeo Business Finance: to support capital investment, job creation and production projects in the sector, including Bad Wolf - a BBC Worldwide spin-out securing £30m additional annual production spend to Waleso Digital Development Fund: a £3m grant fund, which has so far helped more than 70 companies develop and exploit digital content and services in international marketso International Trade: trade missions to key industry events such as MIPCOM, SXSW and GDC and tailored support to companies from across the sector to exploit overseas markets. I also led the development of a strategic partnership between the governments of Wales and the Mexican State of Jalisco, negotiating at Ministerial level.o Inward Investment: helping to promote Wales and the Welsh creative industries around the World, driving and securing UK and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the Welsh sectoro Infrastructure: facilitating development of creative workspace across Wales - from the 40k ft "GloWorks" facility in Cardiff Bay to production bases for high-end TV dramas such as "Da Vinci's Demons" and "Atlantis".o Policy and Strategy: assisting Welsh Ministers to develop and implement national sector policy and strategy, and handle government business. Show less

Helping to create the conditions in which the Welsh digital and creative industries can prosper, through the development, implementation and evaluation of national sector strategy and policy (see above for examples of initiatives and their impacts).

Northwest England

Responsible for developing and implementing strategic projects and programmes to support and grow the media and wider DCI sector, particularly in the context of MediaCityUK - a £3bn development in Salford, which would become home to BBC North and ITV Granada, and create a global digital media hub in the North of England. These include:o MediaCityUK: project sponsor for £33m NWDA investment in infrastructure and public realm, and in the Public Sector Partners Programme, which… Show more Responsible for developing and implementing strategic projects and programmes to support and grow the media and wider DCI sector, particularly in the context of MediaCityUK - a £3bn development in Salford, which would become home to BBC North and ITV Granada, and create a global digital media hub in the North of England. These include:o MediaCityUK: project sponsor for £33m NWDA investment in infrastructure and public realm, and in the Public Sector Partners Programme, which coordinated interventions by public sector bodies in areas such as skills, employment, business support and community engagement in order to maximise the economic and social impacts of MediaCityUK o Media Enterprise Centre (MEC): responsible for managing a multi-partner team to develop an innovation and enterprise hub at MediaCityUK - now known as "The Landing" - securing a 55k ft lease, leveraging £11m EU, UK Government, RDA and Local Authority investment and delivering a strategic business plan to support its successful commercial operation. o Framework for Innovation and Research at MediaCityUK (FIRM): project sponsor, working closely with Salford University and international HE and industry partners to create a framework for DCI research and innovation, based at MediaCityUK but linked to a global network of academic and industry research specialists. £4m RDA and Research Council funding secured. o Northern Way MEC Network: project sponsor for £11m NWDA and Northern Way investment in physical premises and technology at strategic sites, to create a network of sector-specialist facilities across the North of England with MediaCityUK at its heart, supported by a £3m programme to promote and support collaborative innovation and skills development through cross-regional marketing and events that engaged over 450 businesses and 1000 individuals. Show less

Co-owner and company secretary of a music production house, with responsibilities for business development, business affairs, studio operations and production. Co-wrote and produced material for national TV and advertising, and various signed and unsigned recording artists.

Reporting directly to CEO and Board, I held overall responsibility for developing, managing and marketing the company’s creative industries enterprise development division (Creativebias). Projects included:o Move On Up: a £1m start-up programme, providing sector-specialist advice, training, information, grants, facilities, sales and networking events, and online resources. Over 500 individuals were assisted and over 200 new creative SMEs launched in Merseyside through the… Show more Reporting directly to CEO and Board, I held overall responsibility for developing, managing and marketing the company’s creative industries enterprise development division (Creativebias). Projects included:o Move On Up: a £1m start-up programme, providing sector-specialist advice, training, information, grants, facilities, sales and networking events, and online resources. Over 500 individuals were assisted and over 200 new creative SMEs launched in Merseyside through the programmeo Impetus: grants and consultancy for SMEs to implement high-growth projects. Between 2006-8 the fund created or safeguarded more than 130 jobs in Merseysideo Expo: worked with partners including Liverpool Sound City, Liverpool Music Week, Liverpool Culture Company, UKTI, Arts Council, NWDA, ACME and GONW to provide a range of trade support for NW music businesses, including missions to Popkomm, Germany and SXSW, Texas. This generated over £1m new business, and attracted international exposure and investment for artists including The Wombats, The Rascals, The Whip and John Smith (see link to SXSW08 film). o Amplifi: a programme of music and media training, internships and projects to promote and support enterprise and skills development among 14-25 year olds on Merseyside. Over 200 young people participated in 2007-08. o ViC: a virtual incubator pilot for creative entrepreneurs, supported by EU trans-national funding, with 12 international partners across Europe, including Creativebias.o BitBiz: a specialist IT suite in Central Liverpool providing hot-desking, training, networking and resources for creative entrepreneursIn 2007, I led MDA to achieve accreditation by “Customer First” (the National Quality Standard for Business Support) and subsequently to achieving UK Government recognition as an Enterprise Agency - the first creative sector specialist agency in England to do so. Show less

Reporting to the CEO, I was responsible for the development and implementation of an innovative Merseyside-wide creative industries business start-up programme (Creativebias “Move On Up” – see above), building on the recognised success of Musicbias (see below), and funded through DTI, HEFCE, NWDA, ERDF, ESF, commercial income and private/voluntary sector sponsorship.

Reporting to the Programme Director, I developed and managed the Music Business Incubation and Acceleration Service (Musicbias) programme, funded through ERDF, Liverpool City Council and the DTI Phoenix Development Fund, using innovative outreach and delivery methods to promote and support music enterprise, particularly by individuals from underrepresented groups and disadvantaged backgrounds.The programme exceeded all targets and was recognised in April 2004 by UK Government as a… Show more Reporting to the Programme Director, I developed and managed the Music Business Incubation and Acceleration Service (Musicbias) programme, funded through ERDF, Liverpool City Council and the DTI Phoenix Development Fund, using innovative outreach and delivery methods to promote and support music enterprise, particularly by individuals from underrepresented groups and disadvantaged backgrounds.The programme exceeded all targets and was recognised in April 2004 by UK Government as a national model of best practice, securing DTI “Building on the Best” continuation funding to 2006 and new contracts with Government Office Northwest and Liverpool John Moores University. This enabled rollout of services across the creative industries, including targeted support for graduate start-ups and spinouts from LJMU School of Art and Design and LIPA, under the brand Creativebias. Show less

Studio manager and resident producer / engineer.

Conducted initial feasibility analysis and managed the implementation of the successful Musicbias incubator pilot, sponsored by LIPA through funding from DTI Phoenix Development Fund (see above).

Provided support to the A+R and Press departments of the London office including admin, handling enquiries, reviewing demo submissions, compiling label copy, attending label meetings.Also undertook regional A&R scouting in the Northwest and presented acts to label management

Provided general support for day-to-day studio management and operations, including tape op + assistant engineer functions.

Los Angeles

o Provided admin and research support to an LA-based independent film production company o Also used spare time in Los Angeles to develop networks in film and music industries, attending meetings and production sessions at Hans Zimmer’s Media Ventures and Warner Bros studios

Ba 2.1, Ma (Oxon), Literae Humaniores (Philosophy, Ancient History, Archaeology, Classical Languages And Literature)

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Music Industries, Distinction

A Level, Maths, Music, Latin, Greek, General Studies, A

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Music Industries, Distinction