Thomas Blackhurst Email & Phone Number

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

- Providing customer service to visitors to the Castle site, providing them with all necassary information they require and providing any extra they require upon request in a friendly manner. - Working the till in the Castle shop to tender tickets to visitors as well as other purchases with the shop, and checking tickets for entry when and where required.- Opening the Castle site up at the start of the day to make sure it is ready for the public and assisting closing it at the end of the day.- Perfoming a variety of tasks ranging from basic site maintence, assisting other staff, and event prepartion as when needed throughout the day.- Providing informal learnng activities and live interpretation on and off site, engaging with the public in a fun and informative way.

Durham, United Kingdom

Conducted an extensive research project to support a planned exhibition for 2020. - Supported exhibition set-up within the World Heritage Visitor Centre.- Conducted a marketing focused research project used to update the Cathedral’s online profile and to direct a new visitor tour. - Liaised, and ran meetings with volunteer guides to develop aforementioned tour.- Engaged with external stakeholders in the World Heritage Site.- Shadowed the World Heritage Site Coordinator in the day to day running of the site.

South Hylton

Writing and researching content for YouTube videos. Included sourcing and editing images appropriately for the videos, working with an awareness of legal permissions and licensing.Also included writing and editing for the accompanying website to the YouTube channel.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Heritage Studies, Merit

Combined Honors Ba, History And Photography, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Historia Normannis Medieval Reenactment Society SU History Society

A-Level, History, English Literature, Religious Studies