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Beeston, Gb

Assisting the technical and production departments in the realisation and delivery of all technical requirements for both main-stage and studio productions including co-productions, touring shows, community productions, events and hires. This involves working on the pre-production set up; rigging, cabling and construction tasks during fit ups; plotting lights for events; troubleshooting quickly and efficiently; liaising with stage managers, performers and front of house on show operation matters; working efficiently and safely during get-outs; and working alongside the technical and production teams to ensure that all technical elements of each production are maintained to a high standard.

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

- Rigging and de-rigging lights and speakers, plus coiling and re-running cables- Manual handling of flight cases, flats, truss, lights, speakers, staging blocks and more- Working at height

Emerging lighting designer based in the East Midlands. Credits include: The Trials, Hansel & Gretel (Nottingham Playhouse); Chips off the Old Block (Streetwise Opera); Working Class Hero (Edinburgh Fringe); Rat King, Esse SA Essay, Franz Woyzeck (The Nottingham New Theatre)

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

- Rigging & focusing intelligent lights and re-running cables- Programming & operating lights using ETC Nomad- Programming & operating sound & AV using Qlab and an X32 Behringer- Assisting with the operation of live-streamed shows during Covid-19 using ATEM- Responsible for powering the venue on and off

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Lead contact for logistics, marketing and artist welfare for a UK tour of It's Not Rocket Science. This included arranging and attending auditions; organising rehearsals; liaising with venues regarding ticket allocations and marketing requirements; booking travel and accommodation; writing contracts; manage spending; and writing funding applications

Leicester, England, United Kingdom

In addition to continuing the duties I carried out as Marketing Assistant:- Budget holder for the Marketing Department- Analysing & evaluating data and using this to produce reports for the board & funders

Leicester, England, United Kingdom

- Plan & implement marketing campaigns for each activity across AOC & Shiamak UK- Leading on planning & delivering social media & email marketing to over 5000 followers- Writing copy & editing images to produce print and keep the website up to date- Writing & creating marketing, touring & promoters packs for each of our touring shows

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Primary logistical, marketing and pastoral contact for two online shows created in the pandemic, and one in person show, creating and distributing rehearsal schedules; organising productions meetings; writing contracts; managing the budget; maintaining the brand; and assisting with content creation where required.

Derby, United Kingdom

- Help plan & implement marketing campaigns across LIVE, Parks, Libraries & Active- Manage 30+ social media accounts & their inboxes across all our services- Assist with design work using Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator to design brochures, leaflets, adverts, signage and images for print & online- Writing news stories & press releases for the websites and to send to regional media- Trained on Spektrix and Dotdigital to manage customer information and create targeted marketing emails compliant with GDPR

Nottingham, United Kingdom

- Keep the website up to date with the newest copy, images & videos- Managing social media & email marketing- Organising incoming print and arranging distribution of both internal & external print- Filming & live streaming gallery & museum events using an ATEM video switcher

Nottingham, United Kingdom

- Administration duties including drafting contracts; organising meetings & taking minutes; room bookings; booking travel & accommodation; purchasing; raising POs; & liaising with third parties- PA duties to the Director & Head of Business & Development including diary management- First point of contact for visiting artists, and responsible for greeting them at the venue- Assist with event planning for large events such as the international children's festival, Wheee! by writing risk assessments, arranging staff and volunteers and organising equipment hires- Responsible for relaying information between departments internally

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Created, rigged, focused and programmed lighting designs on an ETC Ion for shows across three seasons. Designs included both generic and intelligent fixtures plus the use of gels, gobos and barn doors.

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Produced four shows across two years from hard hitting published works to devised comedy pieces, to be shown to a diverse audience of members, students and the general public.Responsible for creating rehearsal schedules, based on the timescale for the production and the availability of the cast and crew, as well as booking rehearsal spaces.Managing budgets, liaising with third party suppliers, purchasing equipment and materials, and keeping an accurate log of all expenditure in addition to a detailed file of all receipts and invoices. Marketing of the show from creating online content such as social media posts, website copy and imagery, to contacting reviewers to invite them to the show, and designing and producing posters and programmes.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Technical Manager to two shows that ran for the full month of August at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 at Greenside Infirmary Street, Olive Venue.Lighting designer duties including rigging and focusing lights during rehearsals, programming the design using an ETC ion and transferring this design to a Jester lighting desk once in Edinburgh.Sound designer duties including sourcing music and sound effects, programming using Qlab, and sourcing cables and equipment to allow for stereo sound in a venue with a mono speaker set up.DSM duties including measuring out and marking up the rehearsal space, organising technical rehearsals, and calling the shows throughout their runs.

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Set design and construction roles including sketching to-scale diagrams, purchasing materials and supplies, and using power tools to cut and construct wooden sets.Management duties including assigning set assistants to our 30+ in-house shows, administering training on the Workshops equipment, and providing a backstage insight to production teams putting forward their shows for selection.General committee duties involving selecting our programme of in-house shows, weekly front of house and stewarding positions, and attending meetings to organise logistics and management of the theatre.

Bsc (Hons), Zoology/Animal Biology, Second Class Degree

Activities and Societies: The Nottingham New Theatre

Biology, Chemistry And Mathematics, Aab

Activities and Societies: Student ambassador at multiple open days and parents events.

Gcse'S

Activities and Societies: STEM Club, Cheer leading, Film club, Production Stage Manager, Drama