Sam Ross Email & Phone Number

Bath, Gb

Bath, England, United Kingdom

Green Party Ward Councillor for Clutton & Farmborough in North East Somerset.

Remote

A member of the Mill Folk as part of the marketing and planning team, helping to organise upcoming events (online and physical) and implementing the lively launch calendar.Also creating and maintaining JAT’s welcoming and dynamic online presence, answering customer queries, liaising with indie designers and other JAT collaborators, and event contractors.

Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Passionate about making a real difference to community life; helping to influence and deliver real change to communities across the West of England. Working strategically, representing the organisation in wider networks and modeling good governance. An active member of a small board using my expertise and influence to shape and manage the West of England Rural Network (WERN).WERN is a charity that principally works with the communities of South Gloucestershire, Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset and Bristol. It works closely with Local Authorities (including the West of England Combined Authority - WECA), the new Integrated Care Systems, grant funders, community organisations, Government Departments and national colleague organisations.

Bath & North East Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Founded in response to a lack of community cooperation and the realisation that money and time was being spent on the same thing in multiple groups across the NE Somerset area.The intention of the group is:- to bring everyone to the table - individuals, businesses, community groups, Parish Councils, Local Council, NGOs, etc.- to discuss common issues - energy, climate change, land use, food production, etc., and,- to find ways to collaborate, provide advise and assistance, and create a network of people working together to improve our local environment for all.

Farmborough, England, United Kingdom

A councillor for Farmborough, responsible for managing and allocating resources to assets and projects within the village for the benefit of the community.Currently Chair of the Council, and lead on the Climate Change Working Group. Also kicked off a regeneration project of the local recreation ground and set up a local consultation to gather the views of the community around new play and fitness equipment, with an estimated total cost of around £100,000.Looking to continue work on improving the standard of Farmborough's assets and to work with the community to make the village more sustainable and reduce its carbon impact.

Bath, England, United Kingdom

Communicating spinning, weaving and dyeing ideas that inspire readers through the design and production of The Journal magazine (quarterly).Includes preparing the layout - designing article and classified advert pages using InDesign, preparing photos using Photoshop, preparing, sending and correcting proofs, liaising with the printers, preparing final magazine electronic files ready for print, arranging images and downloadable articles for website editorial and social media.

Bath & North East Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Helping small/medium-sized businesses to improve communications with their customers, by creating and updating promotional and informational materials.Offering a range of services to promote products and services, including bespoke design and copy using simple imagery and friendly conversational language to create effective digital and print materials, such as magazines and newsletters, booklets, brochures, leaflets, posters, and business stationery.Graphic design and copy work primarily uses Adobe Creative Cloud and Microsoft Office products. Skills and Abilities: Design and communications for print and digital: magazines, newsletters, flyers, brochures, social media, photo editing, copy writing and editing.

Farmborough, Nr Bath, England, United Kingdom

Member of the managing committee for Farmborough Community Shop, currently Company Secretary, taking and distributing minutes for meetings, producing communication and PR materials as necessary in print and publishing them on the website (www.farmboroughshop.co.uk) and social media channels, as well as sending to our members (shareholders).Organise fundraising events, maintain membership database and mailing list, and manage a library of resources and business documents both on and offline.Working with and helping to manage volunteers in the shop, when the manager is on leave.

Timsbury, Nr Bath, England, United Kingdom

Organise and run an annual spring gardening fair, including managing around 30 volunteers and a strict budget to make sure that incomings never exceed outgoings. The event has made a slight profit each year, some of which goes back into improving the event, while a proportion of the funds are used to sponsor and support other local events and community groups, e.g. sponsoring the local flower show, providing cycle racks for the community shop.

Farmborough, England, United Kingdom

Managing bookings for events at the farm. Updating online booking sites and notifying attendees of on-the-day requirements. Updating the website and social media with details of events. Spokesperson for the farm on TV and radio.

Bath, England, United Kingdom

Copy-editor and designer of The Morris Federation newsletter, which involved liaising with the membership and committee for content, editing that content and laying it out into the newsletter format, managing advertisers (including chasing late payments), and managing the printing and distribution of not only the magazine, but also additional membership documents (e.g. AGM).

Bath, England, United Kingdom

Web site UI design using XHTML and CSS incorporating usability and accessibility standards. Working with .NET developers to provide web sites and web applications for internal data management. Also, graphic design for brand development and print production.

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

A member of the organising committee working to publicise the event, including the production of promotional and registration material. Design of the convention programme booklet using QuarkXpress and design and maintenance of the convention web site: using PageSpinner for HTML editing and PhotoShop/Illustrator/Fireworks/Flash to create graphic content.

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Issued paperwork for the movement of endangered animals. Designed and compiled a monthly newsletter for circulation to business partners.

Msc, Environmental Science And Management

Volunteer Support Officer and Wildlife Watch Leader at the Avon Wildlife Trust - involved organising and working alongside conservation.

Bsc, Biology/Ecology/Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Orienteering, Archery, Fencing, Walking, Sailing, Photography

Graphic Design

Three-year part-time foundation course in Graphic Design

Grammar School

Activities and Societies: Badminton, Bridge, Choir