I am an Experience Designer and Creative Strategist with 7 years experience in the events and entertainment space and a strong operational background. While being fluent in Adobe Suite, SketchUp and AutoCAD, my skills are focussed on 3D modelling, site design/layouts and graphic design.
Working on site, managing large teams, is where I feel most at home. I like to get my hands dirty and immerse myself completely into my projects. I am a confident communicator and thrive under pressure.
Skills
Event Design Project Management Client Management Event Production H&S Art Direction InteriorDesign Styling Adobe Suite AutoCAD SketchUp Complex Budgeting Microsoft Office Pitching Creative Ideas Time Management
Experience & Education
March 2022 - August 2022
Experience Design Manager
Pollen
Leading on designing Pollen experiences that support marketing and sales goals while remaining operationally and financially sound.
November 2020 - June 2021
Project Manager
Warr + Webb
Managing all operational matters to ensure the smooth running of projects. High-end client and stakeholder management, while monitoring budgets and preparing programmes and progress reports for clients and directors. Summarising progress
on site, finance and risks/opportunities for each project. Chairing client and design team meetings.
May 2020 - December 2020
Charity Development Officer
Developing new marketing strategy
Content design for social media platforms and website
Fundraising and increasing corporate outreach
2020
DBS Checked
Barnet Council
May 2017 - November 2019
Creative Production Manager
Marble LDN
Production and account manager, directly responsible for creative design of events and production services for private and commercial clients with budgets up to £250,000. Lead planner for events, providing and end to end service from concept to completion. Lead creative in bespoke visuals for the client, programs include: Photoshop, InDesign, SketchUp and AutoCAD. Managing teams of up to 30 on site.
2019
FutureLearn
Sustainability and Green Logistics
2018
Central St Martins University
100 Design Projects Course
Mar 2016 - Sep 2016
Carnival Artistic Assistant
Sunshine International Arts
Designing and making costumes for a number of carnivals, including Notting Hill, and working closely with an award winning art director. I worked in the art centre, helping to organise a number of arts council funded creative events in a South London community as well as PopBrixton.
2009 - 2011
Brampton College
August 2022 - Present
Freelance Experience Designer
& Producer
Trading under Reality Glitch Ltd, I am open to projects and would love to work with you.
June 2021 - March 2022
Senior Event Coordinator
Pollen
Responsible for all operational plans for assigned global experiences including both advance work and onsite management in partnership with all internal and external stakeholders.
Creative Director
GALE Health
Digital marketing strategy and content creation
Website design
Product photography direction and product development
2020
Barnet Council
A volunteering role for the Good Neighbourhood scheme during the Covid 19 pandemic.
May 2020 - November 2020
Champion Health
Mental Health Champion Course
2019
British Safety Council
IOSH Managing Safely Qualification
2018
British Red Cross
First Aid Training
Dec 2016 - Feb 2017
Community Event Producer
Big Burns Supper Festival
Managed the award-winning Transform Dumfries project which supported eight community leaders through skills development
Production Coordinator during live event
Worked with artists and the wider programming team to shape the Festival programme
Costume and prop making for the annual carnival made up of over 400 young students and community members
2011 - 2014
Manchester University
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), 2:1
A-Levels: Art (A*) Geography (A) Maths (B)
1996 - 2009
Haberdashers Aske's School for Girls
GCSE's (3A*s, 5As, 1B grade)
Interests
My biggest passion in life is travelling. I love to explore different cultures and learn new, unimaginable things. Having recently returned from a 6 month trip in India, and previously spent a year in South and Central America, I have become driven by community development through the arts. I like to spend time abroad becoming integrated within the communities I travel in, developing relationships while working on a number of local projects in architecture and festival production.
Travelling also allows me to combine two of my favourite things in life; food and people. There can be nothing sweeter than bringing people from different backgrounds around a table to enjoy cuisines from around the world.
I am a huge advocate for mental health and self care, and express this through regular yoga and meditation. Nature also plays a huge part in this, so I also find a great release taking care of my urban jungle at home.