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United Kingdom

Editing: Providing sub-editing, proofreading and content advisory services to students and academics, editing long-form academia with many distinctions awarded to my students.§Editorial: Finding new angles, suggesting academic creativity and developing strong, original arguments to transform essays. An eye for unique and boundary-pushing creative work. § Writing: Writing well-received articles, radio shows, social media campaigns, scripts, interviews and news to an exceptional standard and successfully boosting readership. Editing long-form academia to a high standard, with many distinctions awarded to my students.§ Marketing: knowledge of marketing psychology and how to write copy using emotive language to engage, connect and provoke action with people from all walks of life. Experience using test copy and analytics to constantly improve content. Able to write for all touchpoints of the journey as well as structuring landing pages and SEO.§ Communication: Conducting interviews with discretion and empathy to capture the humanity of subject. Establishing long- lasting relationships with trusting subjects. Excellent written and verbal communication.

Communication: Liaising with PRs to source, pitch, commission and execute exciting, timely features for the biggest UK music editorial and mentoring writers to develop skills.§ Project Management: Taking articles from pitch to creative process, publication and publicity. Overseeing many simultaneous projects at once, multi-tasking and prioritizing workload to ensure productivity and time management.§ IT & Web Skills: Using CMS, social media, and designing digital layout and formatting on Squarespace and WordPress Express Engine as well as understanding and ensuring SEO, analyzing quantitive data and maintaining data logs and spreadsheets.§ Administration: Providing administrative and editorial support to the larger Best Fit team, an internationally spread PR network and managing a database of writers.

London, United Kingdom

Administration: Facilitated office oversite, arranged complex and detailed travel plans, itineraries and agendas. Oversaw a new calendar system to organize the personal and company calendars of a globally spread team.§Project Management: Facilitated the smooth transition and moving process to a new office and organized ongoing events and sales, as well as four internal art weeks.§Business Development: Initiated and wrote bespoke sales pitches to A-List clientele enabling sales. Then handled sales logistics, invoicing, delivery of unique art and maintained high level of organization and control over whole process.

> Created engaging content and an online presence across three social media platforms.> Pitched and implemented innovative social media campaigns targetting emerging artists in order to empower and connect them to the industry. > Implemented a new aesthetic, tone and story content on Instagram. >Experience with Facebook and Instagram algorithms, analyzing online business manager data and feedback in order to gain a wider reach and more interaction online.

London, United Kingdom

> Wrote, edited and pitched engaging web-based content, including well received music reviews, live music reviews, conducted interviews and Q&As, researched content all to tight deadlines > Communicated with various artist personnel and management of the site, building a valuable network with writers, artists, labels and promoters> Pitched and implemented innovative site ideas to generate a larger audience and increase revenues> Developed an understanding of tone, creative flair and what turns unfamiliar content into eye-catching stories.

London, United Kingdom

> Worked in a fast paced, non-stop, popular bars for very long hours. Learnt multi-tasking skills and strong customer service. Dealt with a variety of customers and emotions. > Managing, training, supervising and being part of a team. > I am unflappable, excellent in a team and ideal in a crisis due to my extensive bar experience. > Completed various Mixologist qualifications including my International Bartenders Certificate, Advanced Mixology and Molecular Mixology, enabling me to make an outrageously good after work cocktail. Work: > Gorilla Events, Mahiki Bar: Worked at the incredibly fast paced cocktail bar, gaining a sense of trust and responsibility from managers over the years. Events include Polo in the Park, Ascot and Henley > Real Good Bars, cocktail bar: Created cocktail menus and oversaw their successful running in very busy times. Had to use initiative when products and staff ran short. Festivals included Glastonbury, Cornbury, Wilderness, Download, Cambridge Folk Festival > Brightsparks, bartender: adapted to working with a series of rotating staff at unfamiliar venues such as Wembley, Kennington Oval, St Johns Wood > Outrage of Modesty, Cape Town: Conceptualized, experimented and created cocktails based on innovative, fresh and unique ingredients. Learnt about the process of developing ideas and putting them into action. > The House of Machines, Cape Town: Through meticulously managing stock levels, invoices, stock takes and cashing up; learnt valuable organizational skills and computing skills. > Bar Manager, Stoke Bishop Halls, University of Bristol: Promoted to Manager and Supervisor of a quieter bar in 2018 in order to generate more customers and improve the efficient running of the bar. Took on extra duties such as stock management, recruitment, training and menu design

> Attended a variety of live music at different music venues of which I wrote and edited articles that critiqued musicianship, performance ability, show factors such as lighting and visuals and audience reception > Developed an understanding of what makes successful live music

Bristol, United Kingdom

§ Pitched a music and chat show to the top university radio station, beating steep competition§ Designed, wrote, researched, produced and presented a weekly show centered around a theme, to which music, interviews and chatsrevolved.§ Developed production skills.§ Developed live journalism skills such as articulation, pronunciation and improvisation, as well as an understanding of how to createexciting, inventive live journalism.

> Conceptualized idea for a new bar in order to attract more guests, to great success > Created and taught mixology master classes for guests, providing entertainment and skills> Worked busy shifts and long hours, independently supervised bars and developed skills of multi-tasking, leadership, and equanimity

London, United Kingdom

Oversaw the general smooth running of a busy magazine office with duties such as post, answering phones and emails, setting appointments, managing many schedules, research and transcribing for various journalists§ Organized the annual Tatler party by sourcing locations, catering, planners, costume hire; organizing the guest list, sending invitations and liaising with various A List personnel.Gained valuable administrative skills and developed a strong sense of what makes a busy office run smoothly

Bali Province, Indonesia

> Designed and taught English to underprivileged children of age 4-8, without supervision. Devised lesson plans for future volunteers in order to streamline the teaching and progress of the children.

Masters, Creative Writing

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Liberal Arts, 2.1

Activities and Societies: Surf Society Intermission Bristol - live music critic Burst Radio Bristol - Best Paired With weekly show host.

Qualification In Journalism, Journalism, B+

This course provides a unique opportunity to acquire the fundamental skills required in journalism and receive professional journalism.

Summer Course, Artist Management

The School of Music Business is an excellent school that specialises in music industry courses. I partook in the Artist Management course.

Summer Course, Music Marketting And Pr

In this course I examined traditional music marketing strategies, and learnt to create an innovative digital marketing campaign, embracing.

International Bartenders Certificate, Bartending/Bartender, Diploma

Activities and Societies: Mixology Foraging Flair The International Bartenders Course is the essential bartender training course for every.

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Philosophy, Diploma

This was an advanced, intensive course that I took alongside my final year of High School. It was an introduction to Philosophy.

High School Diploma, 6As And A C

Activities and Societies: English (A+) Afrikaans (C+) Maths (A+) Life Orientation (A+) Economics (A+ Dramatic Arts (A) History (A+) AP.