Experienced Theatre practitioner with a demonstrated history of working in the marketing and advertising industry. Skilled in Customer Relationship Management, Theatre, Event Management, Management and Performing Arts.
Strong arts and design professional. I am an effective organiser, team leader and project manager, with good interpersonal, communication and negotiating skills. I enjoy seeking out and nurturing stakeholder relationships and I am no stranger to tight deadlines. I am reliable, sociable and a team player who is creative and persistent in solving problems, as well as able to identify market trends and gaps in order to devise strategies for driving new business.
Extremely focused on targets, driven and a collaborative seller. Developing relationships and building on them. Extensive experience with online sales and marketing within the B2C and B2B businesses. A mix of commercial and creative strengths to get the best out of colleagues, collaborators and partners. I am PC and Mac proficient, with good knowledge of Audienceview (online ticketing system), Google Analytics, CRM and basic HTML, Powerpoint and Adobe Photoshop.
Since 2000 I have freelanced as Artistic Director of Horla Productions/The House of Horla (www.houseofhorla.com) overlooking the evolution of the company from the Fringe to the West End and now on to the digital sphere.
Work history
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Artistic DirectorThe House of Horla
London, United KingdomFreelance
Entertainment company specialising in short stories and tall tales from around the globe: including tales from GRIMMS: Folk & Fairy Tales London theatre productions, as well as short gothic tales, classic children's stories and new writing. Also included is the exclusive serialised West End Theatre memoir by David Thomas - ‘DT’s West End Tickler’ read by Chris Courtenay. We also dabble with photography, art and djing.
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Groups and Insights ManagerFairfield Halls
- London, United KingdomFull Time
• Developing and implementing a group bookers engagement plan to attract new partnerships and further networking opportunities. Growing the schools and groups data from 0% to 20% of total sales in just six months.
• Providing financial reports and sales analysis on request to internal/external personnel which helped inform the marketing and sales teams and their business strategy.
• Implementing of the set up and sales strategy with all the third-party ticket agents. Helping to sell distressed inventory for the venue.
• Introducing Secure My Booking, ticket insurance to all BHLive venues. BH live saw an immediate revenue stream of in excess of £5k per month.
• Liaising with and selling directly to customers and dealing with their queries while on team-share Box Office shifts.
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Skills
- Sales
- Ticketing
- Theatre Acting
- Web Design
- Photography
- Podcast Production
- Podcasting
- Music
- Marketing
- Djing