Kerry Messam Email & Phone Number

Swindon, England, United Kingdom

Events Officer | FundraisingSupport & Revenue.

Swindon, England, United Kingdom

Project Officer | Cultural HeritageExperience Development.Supporting the development of ambitious and actionable plans that offer a broader range of people more opportunities to access and enjoy cultural heritage assets in the care of the National Trust.• Integrating development activity across the Experiences Directorate, ensuring that the delivery of public benefit through experiences lies at the heart of all departments and areas of work (with a specific focus on historic houses, interiors, & collections)• Identifying and prioritising key opportunities for improving public benefit, access, inclusion, building support, and increasing revenue, and balancing these opportunities against resources and strategic priorities to help create a clear roadmap for change• Coordinating projects, meetings, and task-and-finish groups, liaising with colleagues across the organisation to gather understanding of strategic/audience drivers, record-keeping and tracking progress• Collaborating and communicating with senior stakeholders, project sponsors, and clients, enabling relationships to be built and maintained, and assisting with presenting to and influencing mutually beneficial, high-level partnerships• Developing tools, support, resources and delivery packages for consultancy and property based specialists working in experiences, creative programming, and visitor experience to help move closer to strategic goals/objectives• Researching and producing materials on strategic aims, developing presentations, papers and other communications to engage a range of stakeholders, creating and maintaining a resource hub of materials• Identifying opportunities to maximise accessibility through presenting information in a clear, compelling, and visually appealing way (options appraisals/communicating ambitions internally) • Analysing audience insight, understanding market needs and expectations, monitoring trends and using data to support areas of development thought and activity

V&A Academy Online

Researching and delivering academic art history lectures on an international scale for the V&A Academy summer term year course programmes: • 'Bauhaus Textiles: Threads of Modernity' for the year course: 'Textiles 1800-2000', (June 2023, May 2024)• 'Art Deco Textiles: Abstract Exoticism & Angular Elegance' for the year course: 'Textiles 1800-2000', (June 2023, May 2024)• 'The Beat Generation: Post-war Poetry, Politics & Photography' for the year course: 'Art & the City: Early Modern to Now', (July 2022)• 'Harlem Renaissance: The Black Mecca of the World' for the year course: 'Art & the City: Early Modern to Now', (June 2022)• 'Bauhaus Textiles: Die Webereiwerkstatt & Contemporary Fashion' for the year course: 'The Birth of Style: Fashion 1860-2020', (May 2021, May 2022)

London, England, United Kingdom

• Administrative and logistical support for Adult learning programmes including art history courses, practical workshops, lifestyle events, and the recent launch of online courses as a result of the global pandemic• Where needed supporting other areas of the Academy with logistical/administrative support including study days, lunchtime lectures, Friday forums, evening events, digital workshops, conferences, and Continued Professional Development courses• Managing the In Practice programme – a series of 90-minute online workshops for beginners • Producing both onsite and virtual events, introducing speakers, and facilitating panel discussions and Q&A sessions• Being a direct contact for course leaders, external speakers, staff, and students, answering inquiries and providing administrative assistance• Collaborating and liaising with internal colleagues concerning the preparation and delivery of events, including the Audio-Visual team, Catering, Collections, Curatorial/Exhibitions, Estates, Security, Visitor Experience, and Volunteers.• Editing the course brochures and website pages, as well as proofreading handouts and presentations.• Working across V&A sites including Museum of Childhood and Blythe House, as well as external heritage and leading museum/gallery institutions for offsite V&A courses• Obtaining and analysing evaluations, feedback, and impact framework to develop courses.• Undertaking the responsibility of financial administration across the team as the V&A Academy Finance Representative, monitoring expenditure, updating and improving finance procedures, and maintaining finance spreadsheets.

London, United Kingdom

• Administrative and logistical support for group visits from schools and colleges, including the management and maintenance of a database of booking requests and the effective delivery of the programme. • Supported all learning programmes across the department: Schools, College & Higher Education, CPD/Teacher Events, Family, Community, Adult, Access, and Outreach.• Liaised with other internal teams to ensure the smooth running of the programme, such as freelance Educators and Workshop Leaders and other departments including Corporate, Central Events, Estates, Security, and Visitor Experience. • Responsible for the administration and maintenance of the Learning Centre and other spaces used for educational programmes, including the Knowledge Centre, Treasures Gallery, and the PACCAR Gallery.

London, United Kingdom

As Learning Centre Assistant at the Victoria & Albert Museum, I was responsible for welcoming and organising large groups of school children and teachers to the museum. On a daily basis, I assisted families and young children with inquiries, ensured all resources were stocked and promoted the V&A educational programmes. I helped coordinate the use of various seminar rooms and studios for the wide range of courses, events, lectures, and workshops that the V&A offered. Throughout my time in this role, I had been given the responsibility of managing the delivery of and logistics of several special events in the Sackler Centre. Some of these events included the London Design Festival (September 2017), Graphic Gathering (September 2017) Caribbean Carnival (October 2017), and have provided training for new Learning Assistants joining the team.

London, United Kingdom

As the Secretariat Receptionist at the Victoria & Albert Museum, I independently managed and organised the Secretariat Reception desk, welcoming and assisting Trustees, Directorate guests, and back-of-house visitors to the museum. In this position, I was responsible for organising the diary, answering telephone and email inquiries, preparing security passes for all guests, and managing deliveries and couriers across various departments. On a weekly basis, I organised, produced, and published the Visitor Experience Newsletter. I was also responsible for producing a Secretariat Reception handbook as well as implementing new security procedures to ensure the safety and functioning of the museum reception. I interacted with colleagues at all levels as well as organising over 200 guests daily.

As a Gallery Assistant, I provided an excellent experience for visitors while also ensuring the safety and security of the public, staff, collections, and the building. I gained a thorough understanding of the workings of the Visitor Experience department due to working across all the V&A galleries, exhibitions, and displays. I regularly worked in sales positions such as the main desk or exhibition entrances, supporting and promoting the V&A activities and services, selling tickets, donations, Gift Aid, and Membership. I consistently exceeded fundraising targets and continually received excellent feedback from visitors. I have also delivered a number of public talks and tours throughout the museum including an In Focus Gallery Tour - ‘Femme Fatales throughout the V&A' (February 2018) and ‘Bauhaus Women: Women of the Webereiwerkstatt’ (March 2018).

Master'S Degree, Art History, Criticism And Conservation, Merit

Specialised in twentieth century American art and design. Dissertation: 'Art as Arena' (67%) Notable modules: Collaborative Curatorial.

Bachelor'S Degree, Art History, Criticism And Conservation, First

Dissertation: 'Woman, Wife & Widow: The degree to which the life and work of Lee Krasner has been read in gendered terms.' (71%) Notable.