Marnie Freeman Frsa Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Qualitative research, insights and ethnography, evaluation specialist- children, young people, families and diverse communities.• Range of commercial and charity and public sector, social change & innovation organisations• End to end project management or specific project supportwww.marnieandco.org

London, United Kingdom

• Full service qualitative research with children, teens and families – covering diverse topics, ranging from TV characters, npd toys, young savers to teenage pregnancy, mental health and educational attainment • Variety of sectors, including Charities, Education, Health & Mental Health, TV & Media, Social Media, Toys and Play, Apps and Gaming, Food and Drink, Sport, Publishing, Environment for small and international brands• Clients include: Save the Children, DfE, GOSH, RNLI, RSPB, BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Disney, Petits Filous, Kellogg’s, Penguin Random House• Project range: NPD, Comms, Creative development, Accompanied Shops, Contextual, TV Pilot testing, Accompanied Surfs, Game development, App Development, Brand Positioning, Project Evaluation, Educational resource evaluation, Taste testing, Segmentation, Pitch work• Proven business winner - across categories• Developing new research methodologies – to reflect target audience worlds and tech usage• Moderation, development and facilitation of co-creation workshops, strategic workshops and ethnographic research in a range of settings e.g. kids’ bedrooms, parks, community centres, in house at client venues, TV studios, schools and viewing facilities• Client training and immersion workshops – understanding target consumers and strategic brand development, using research findings • Published reports – high level ministerial reports for DfE. • Co-Client conference presentations – DfE, BBC/Children’s Media Conference, MRS (ranging from 2010 to date) • Regularly write though pieces and ‘infographics’ on different topics• Training and Mentoring of junior staff, managing freelancers• Facilitation of MRS course: researching kids and teens (2008-2012)

• Set up the supplementary school for BME and Refugee young people aiming to get to university, running regular mentoring, development and teaching sessions to help bridge their learning gaps and encourage application to university education Baseline study, monitoring and evaluation of project• Co-Authored a study skills manual that included academic language support • Work carried out whilst studying for MSc

• Set up and developed the Community Development unit in an NGO• Managed a cross-cultural team of 6 – including recruitment and appraisal• Researched and co-authored manual on culturally appropriate conflict resolution stories based on refugee and migrant experiences in London• Needs assessment, baseline mapping and community consultation• Interface between community and local authority, community leaders• Successful fundraising from Comic Relief and local banks – plus relevant reporting• Helped to set up Refugee Week Festival, in partnership with local community groups

London, Kenya, Uganda, Guinea

• Piloted, set up, trained staff, ran training of trainers and community, monitored and evaluated the Peace Education Project in Kenya, Uganda and Guinea• Contributed to training materials and adapted them to suit specific cultural contexts and local sensitivities, including gender and minority ethnic groups• Developed and carried out specific participatory research with the Unaccompanied Minors ‘Lost Boys’ from Southern Sudan, which significantly contributed to the USA Resettlement agenda.

Msc Political Economy Of Violence, Conflict And Development

Post Graduate Diploma In International Humanitarian Assistance

Ba Social Anthropology With African And Asian Studies