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London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

During the late stages of the lockdown, Peppermint Events and Marcus Weedon built and opened a small festival on the Southbank. Now in it’s third year of operation we have grown into a staple in the London scene, becoming one of the busiest venues in the capital.The event comprises of two venues, a food court, sponsorship activations and 8 bars that frequently change to suit the season. My roll on site:• Full project management of the event, managing budgets, targets and finances. Reporting only to the • Directors on profit and loss. • Full site operational overview, making key descisions on all aspects of the venue. • Mentoring a team of Event, Bar and Cellar Managers and helping to build a family within the event. • Designing, building and site managing the build and break of the venue each season.• Working with Sponsorship partners to showcase brands at the venue, while also generating profit and press.• Booking and maintaining a diverse roster of entertainment in the venue, generating revenue through ticket sales.• Driving revenues, achieving £500,000+ a week. • Selecting, booking and managing a team of 8 external food traders. • Working closely with Lambeth Council to ensure that all licensing and planning conditions are upheld.• Site maintenance, using carpentry, plumbing and electrician knowledge when repairs are needed.

London, England Metropolitan Area

• Responsible for day-to-day operations including, payroll, scheduling, inventory management, crew training, quality control of all foods, profit management, and equipment management.• Control costs and expenditures through detailed analysis of appropriate purchasing and inventory• Recruit, hire, train, and mentor staff, developing skills and customer service excellence• Conducting daily pre-shift and weekly departmental meetings to ensure organisational efficiency.• Scheduling and directing staff in daily work assignments to maximise productivity.• Increased the profitability of the store by 30% YOY bringing up the gross profits to over £1,000,000.• P&L and KPI analysis, identify opportunities improve company profits.

Oslo Hackney

The main part of my role at DHP Family was working as the Production Manager. In this I planned all aspects of live music events that took place within the venue. This included DHP’s in house shows and touring acts as well as liaising with external hiring parties from all the UK’s major promotion groups. My role was highly varied, but some key focuses were:• Negotiated and collaborated with the promoter, pre, during and post event to ensure the all technical aspects are compatible within the limitation of the venue and that the event is correctly marketed to ensure it has the best possible chance of success.• Making key decisions on the equipment, crew and transport for the venue pre event and liaising with the client on site at the event.• Collaborating with on-site technical crew to ensure the clients vision for the event is realised.• Designing and implementing creative solutions for any challenges that occur when on site. Post event completion of costs, invoicing and all related paperwork.• Working with the venue to constantly update equipment, review processes and implement creative ideas.

London Borough Of Hackney, England, United Kingdom

Alongside my role as Production Manager, as Assistant General Manager I ran the day to day operations of the venue which varied daily depending on the needs of the business, but my core tasks centred around:• Duty managing bar, restaurant and club shifts.• Team management of up to 30 staff on site to improve the performance of their roles and toensure they are working efficiently to deliver good customer service and to maximise revenue.• Designing and leading staff training sessions to bring new starters up to the company expectation.• Recruiting, retaining & motivating the team to drive the success of the venue.• Back of House management including P&L analysis, managing payroll, ordering, stock taking, auditing and rotas in order to achieve greater efficiency.• Developing menus and monitoring wet and dry sales to adjust the companies offering to ensure seasonal relevance as well as keeping the menus in line with current trends.• Health and Safety management, completing risk assessments for specific event productions and ensuring the site is fully compliant with the EMP and SOP • Kitchen management and chef assistance.• Booking in, briefing and liaising with security staff to ensure the safe running of the venue and exemplary customer service during operating hours.

Bristol, United Kingdom

I assisted in the promotion and operation of various events at the venue on a regular basis. My responsibilities varied on a weekly basis focused around the following tasks:• Managing operation and logistics of weekly in-house club nights.• Liaising with artists during events and providing assistance prior to performances.• Purchasing and distributing promotional materials• Managing the venues social media presence via Facebook pages and creating event pages.• Running promotional teams and photographers to help promote and document events.

Bristol, United Kingdom

I have previously worked as a freelance representative for MJRs events in venues around the country. This required me to travel to unfamiliar venues and carry out duties including:• Liaising with venue staff and touring parties to ensure that each event is delivered to a high professional standard.• Running the technical element of events and ensuring the visual and audio elements of the event are up to the promoter’s standard.• Stage management including monitoring and enforcing strict running times and curfews.• Team management of all freelance staff including runners/box office to ensure they are working efficiently to deliver good customer service.• Overseeing all event logistics including creating schedules and liaising with touring parties to ensure these are understood and followed.• Liaise with PA companies and freelancers to ensure all details have been received and understood.• Negotiating, amending and editing catering and technical riders in line with the agreed costings.• Preparing a final report post-show with detailed financials, reporting issues sent to MJR's Production department and company directors.

Bristol, United Kingdom

Working along side the bar team at Turtle Bay, I assisted with the running of the bar area to deliver a high standard of service and an enjoyable atmosphere for the customers. Alongside regular bar duties of cleaning and restocking, it was paramount to provide a visible presence to ensure that all customer requests were responded to promptly. I underwent training to memorise a large menu of cocktails that helped me to assist customers whilst ordering.

Bristol, United Kingdom

I worked in the office 3 days a week assisting the company directors with the day-to-day running of the record label and artist management. Duties included: • Stock management for merchandise.• Liaising with artists and booking agencies worldwide with itinerary details.• Drafting contracts and raising invoices.• Assisting with promotion and working at label events.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Audio And Music Technology, 2:1 (Hons)

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