Ruthie Carlisle-Brown Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

Supporting Emergency Exit Arts’ artistic programme and operations by providing practical assistance for the team of diverse creative practitioners and producers working with the company. Providing administrative support for the smooth running of the office, maintain a welcoming reception facility at Emergency Exit Arts and to provide general support for the efficient maintenance of office systems and procedures. Administrating EEA’s participation programme whilst contributing to the… Show more Supporting Emergency Exit Arts’ artistic programme and operations by providing practical assistance for the team of diverse creative practitioners and producers working with the company. Providing administrative support for the smooth running of the office, maintain a welcoming reception facility at Emergency Exit Arts and to provide general support for the efficient maintenance of office systems and procedures. Administrating EEA’s participation programme whilst contributing to the ongoing operations of the organisation (including fundraising, administration, evaluation and marketing). Show less

Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

• Cultivating a storytelling arts company which produces innovative and challenging performances for various different markets and venues involved flexibility, creativity and a competitive knowledge of the industry. • Main duties include sending invoices, training staff and storytellers, creating and maintaining the company website, writing marketing copy, designing installations and stories, as well as directing performances and workshops.• Recently adding a new strand to the… Show more • Cultivating a storytelling arts company which produces innovative and challenging performances for various different markets and venues involved flexibility, creativity and a competitive knowledge of the industry. • Main duties include sending invoices, training staff and storytellers, creating and maintaining the company website, writing marketing copy, designing installations and stories, as well as directing performances and workshops.• Recently adding a new strand to the repertoire, that of instructional talks to corporate organisations on immersive storytelling. Through these talks I show how storytelling is a beneficial way to develop communication, presentation and team building skills, frequently giving examples from ethnographic data and anthropological theory.• Beyond Pages company has partnered with many significant arts organisations, such as Shangri-La Glastonbury, Secret Cinema, Rumpus London, White Mischief and Cally Road Festival to name but a few. Show less

London, United Kingdom

• Utilising my skills in Excel, customer service and administrative assistance, I have provided support to the International Sales team and helped them advance their preparations for numerous sales trips, book fairs and editorial conferences.• By producing sales trip materials for the sales managers, constructing presentations and publicity documents, liaising with all members of the team and taking the minutes at the weekly meetings, I have become a valuable member of the department.•… Show more • Utilising my skills in Excel, customer service and administrative assistance, I have provided support to the International Sales team and helped them advance their preparations for numerous sales trips, book fairs and editorial conferences.• By producing sales trip materials for the sales managers, constructing presentations and publicity documents, liaising with all members of the team and taking the minutes at the weekly meetings, I have become a valuable member of the department.• Continuously taking part in training schemes to better understand the companies systems and organisation, I have frequently travelled across the UK to attend workshops and attend inter-departmental meetings.• I have been particularly instrumental in preparing and producing materials for the Frankfurt Book Fair and various customer 2014 catalogues, chiefly through the use of photo editing and publishing software, as well as electronic databases. Show less

London, United Kingdom

•Conducting anthropological research for a multi-disciplinary EPSRC funded research project at UCL. •Requiring effective diary management, meeting strict deadlines, rigorous attention to detail and a high level of literacy, this position has developed my knowledge of academic publishing.•Through this role I helped support a team from a variety of academic disciplines: anthropology; architecture; geography; physics; history; computer science and sociology. By liaising regular with the… Show more •Conducting anthropological research for a multi-disciplinary EPSRC funded research project at UCL. •Requiring effective diary management, meeting strict deadlines, rigorous attention to detail and a high level of literacy, this position has developed my knowledge of academic publishing.•Through this role I helped support a team from a variety of academic disciplines: anthropology; architecture; geography; physics; history; computer science and sociology. By liaising regular with the team, collaborating on publications, writing conference papers and undertaking field research in the primary case study areas, I helped contribute to this valuable study of the relationship between networks of human activity and the changing from of suburban centres through time. Show less

London, United Kingdom

•Supporting the merchandising and mail order departments of Royal Academy Enterprises Ltd. by actively assisting the Mail Order Administrator. This involved researching strategies used by competing institutions, aiding in publicising the various retail collections and distributing samples, images and marketing copy to press.•Providing excellent customer support by taking orders and answering queries over the phone, by post and via ecommerce. My other duties included receiving and processing… Show more •Supporting the merchandising and mail order departments of Royal Academy Enterprises Ltd. by actively assisting the Mail Order Administrator. This involved researching strategies used by competing institutions, aiding in publicising the various retail collections and distributing samples, images and marketing copy to press.•Providing excellent customer support by taking orders and answering queries over the phone, by post and via ecommerce. My other duties included receiving and processing payments, producing reports through Sage and liaising with the warehouse to manage stock levels, as well as inputting information into financial and membership database systems. Show less

London

•Performing general administrative duties for a storytelling theatre company, whereby I successfully negotiated with venues, liaised with artists and project managed performances, earning the company a significant increase in event bookings.•By establishing an identity within social media and maintaining the CMS website, I broadened the marketing potential of the company and initiated a new audience development strategy. •Taking on a PA role and assisting the Artistic Director through… Show more •Performing general administrative duties for a storytelling theatre company, whereby I successfully negotiated with venues, liaised with artists and project managed performances, earning the company a significant increase in event bookings.•By establishing an identity within social media and maintaining the CMS website, I broadened the marketing potential of the company and initiated a new audience development strategy. •Taking on a PA role and assisting the Artistic Director through organising interviews, managing diaries and planning travel itineraries. Actively meeting director’s needs and efficiently supporting her during performances, rehearsals and networking occasions meant that productions ran smoothly and were critically acclaimed. Show less

London, United Kingdom

•Stepping in as a lead co-ordinator for the school’s programme during their summer festival, World City Music Village. This meant writing lesson plans, researching curriculum links, liaising with the Museum of London, London Transport Museum and the workshop leaders. Successfully establishing a cross-cultural, immersive and dynamic learning series.•Another responsibility was to maintain the artist network, in addition to updating the event database and organisation’s website. This lead to… Show more •Stepping in as a lead co-ordinator for the school’s programme during their summer festival, World City Music Village. This meant writing lesson plans, researching curriculum links, liaising with the Museum of London, London Transport Museum and the workshop leaders. Successfully establishing a cross-cultural, immersive and dynamic learning series.•Another responsibility was to maintain the artist network, in addition to updating the event database and organisation’s website. This lead to raising the profile of the artists and their showcases, expanding their target audience and showing the artists how to better market themselves through social media. Show less

Masters, Cultural And Creative Industries, Merit

In this postgraduate degree I pursued my interest in creative practices by studying cultural theory and art management. This course.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Anthropology, First

Activities and Societies: Mountaineering Society This course developed my understanding of other cultures, the importance of visual.