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- Overseeing 100+ review writers- Editing reviews for scheduled turn around - Managing release schedule with scope from months in advance to immediate releases- Scheduling social media posts for optimal views- Balancing site vision with content demands- Encouraging writers to a high standard through feedback and editing- Keeping content consistent through weekly mail outs, including frequently engaging writers for pitches- On boarding new writers through process to ensure they meet the required standard- Contributing features to the wider sections of the site including long form and news- Scoping industry trends to aide site views and content

Cambridge

​Ensuring the in-store technical teams workflow remained uninterrupted throughout the day.Liaising with managers in regards to targets set by both corporate and in-store demands.Assisting with customer complaints and being the first port of call for any issues.An expected knowledge of all in-store systems.Dealing with a workload which held no consistency, during down periods being proactive and making good use of time.A constant source of information and help for team members of all levels, main resource for problem solving.Out-sourced to other stores for assistance.Extremely high levels of organisation for maximum efficiency.Ensuring customer sensitive data was cared for and remained private.Liaising with other teams in-store to aide in customer satisfaction or problem solving.Being one of Apple Retail's smallest yet busiest stores, prioritising workload was a daily occurrence.Being the store telephone support for customers, while doing all of the above.Ensuring customer contact was maintained, especially during peak busy periods.Assisting managerial tasks, such as scheduling, meetings and reviews.When necessary, assisting with the support teams queues to manage customer expectations.Full working knowledge of all products, software (both PC and Mac)Ability to find information if unknown.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Daily duties involve:Stock reconciliationReceiving deliveriesInvestigating stock discrepancies Using software to reconcile stock reportsLearning new software/hardware under time constraintVisual duties within the stock room

Contributing writer for reviews (album/single/live, features and interviews. Liaising with PR and artists to arrange interviews. Editor of the 'Local Heroes' monthly feature with responsibilities including; encouraging other writers to contribute, editing the pieces and ensuring the submitted artists are of correct style and taste for the websitePromoting articles via social media

Current freelance sound designer. I can compose sound tracks, record foley, on set audio recording and just about any other aspect of sound in film/video. Past projects include:Roommate - a film which was submitted for the Watersprite film festival. I designed the soundtrack along with other sound effects which were needed CoDE at Anglia Ruskin - I designed the sound for a new video for the CoDE initiative at Anglia Ruskin University. I composed an original piece along with adding sound effects and other foley noise

Cambridge, United Kingdom

As below with the position at Acoustic Stage Crew, I am currently a freelance live sound engineer most recently volunteered at an Oxjam event in Cambridge.

Cambridge

Being sole sound engineer for acoustic nights at both The Haymakers and The Cornerhouse venues in Cambridge. Typical responsibilities were as follows: - Ensure all sound equipment was working correctly before the artist turned up - Organise the evening, i.e. stage times, by communicating directly to the artists - Ensure proper sound checks were undertaken on time and in the correct order - Both monitor and front of house engineering - Also slight light engineeringI would also co-engineer events which featured full bands, which included all the above tasks.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Audio Production

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Music Technology, Upper Second Class Honours (2:1)

Activities and Societies: Audio Music Technology Society (AMT) https://sites.google.com/a/amtsociety.co.uk/amt/ I gained invaluable.