CV
Experience
Production Intern at Deus Ex Machina Productions
January 2022 - current
· current projects include twenty-eight (Theatre 503), BLOWHOLE (Soho Theatre) and TRAPLORD (Sadler's Wells, 180 Strand)
· assistant to Emily Lunnon (Producer and General Manager)
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Artistic Director of Pitch Productions
June 2020 - June 2021
· Requiring resilience and innovation in a COVID-19 affected year
· Managed a £3000 budget, auditing all income and expenditure
· Submitted 4 successful venue applications against high competition due to COVID-19 restrictions
· Facilitated a rise in original online content e.g. Pitch’s first web series, video snippets of shows, song releases from Pitch’s first musical, collaboration with art and poetry societies
· Demonstrated an ability to balance authoritative leadership with a collaborative focus and delegation skills
Public Relations Officer for Castle Theatre Company
June 2020 - June 2021
· Co-ordinated all social media marketing for the company and its shows
· Created consistently engaging graphic design
· Pioneered outreach opportunities for the company’s first radio drama e.g. alumni connections, school workshops, collaborations with ReadEnglishAtDurham and Blue Apple Theatre
· Won Best Publicity at the Durham Student Theatre Awards 2021
Marketing Assistant at The Assembly Rooms Theatre
June 2020 - June 2021
· Responsible for cultivating the theatre’s new ‘more than a student venue’ image upon re-opening and reaching out to professional companies for collaboration
· Managed the website and all social media, doubling online engagement in the first 3 months
· Founded and wrote for the website’s weekly blog page
· Worked with Experience Durham marketing department to increase outreach and create an alumni network
Head of Venues / Management Team at the National Student Drama Festival
April 2019 / 2020
· 2020: Used organisation and innovation to assist with the online transfer in a 2-week turnaround, scheduling and supervising workshops with Visiting Artists and planning online evening events
· 2019: Worked as a Workshop Assistant to Visiting Artists, Front of House, Box Office and as Venue Manager of Curve 2 and Sue Townsend Theatre; invited to be Head of Venues in 2020 after exhibiting my capability and reliability
Education
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
2021 - 2022
Current place of study
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A combination of MA level study and practical implementation
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Modules include: arts ecology, arts business, budgeting and financial frameworks, marketing and audience developments - in festival, not-for-profit and commercial producing
Durham University
2018 - 2021
First Class Honours in English Literature BA
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First achieved in my dissertation, exploring sexuality as an allegory for national conflict in the plays of Tennessee Williams and Brendan Behan
Dauntsey's School
2010 - 2017
A Levels: 3 A* in English Literature, History and Latin
AS Levels: A in German
GSCEs: 10 A*
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Head of House 2016-2017
Professional skillset
Excellent Verbal and Written Communication
Marketing Analytics and Publicity Planning
Teamwork & Collaboration
Highly Organised and Reliable in Project and People Management
Training courses
Bright Network Internship Experience: Business, Operations and Marketing
Durham University Leadership Academy
Effective Fundraising & Leadership in Arts & Culture: Future Learn course sponsored by University of Leeds
British Youth Opera: Online Production Training Programme
Other Skills
Journalism: writer for Palatinate and The Durham Student Blog, Reviewer in Residence at The Durham Book Festival 2019
Music: ABRSM Grade 7 Piano, Grade 5 Violin, Choral Singing for 10 years (Barnados National Choir of the Year Bronze, 2017)