About me

My name is Hayley Kerridge and recently I relocated to Manchester from Berlin, Germany, where I was heavily involved in the music industry. Working in the music scene in Berlin has opened many doors, and has allowed me to get involved in some amazing production and PR projects. Over the past 5 years I have had the good fortune to be involved in a number of event production roles including working on large-scale music events, Berlin Atonal and Bloc festival, Jeff Mills and the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican, The Man From Tomorrow film premiere at the ICA. I have established myself as a PR for electronic musicians and programmed my own experimental music event that showcases underground artists. Also since 2011 I have been employed by Boiler Room TV (an online streaming network) that’s dedicated to bringing live music to a community of underground music fans. Upon my return to the UK I began working with the Digital Team at Manchester International Festival, where I spent my time there spread across the various sections of the team, assisting the web developer, creating online visual content in the buildup to the event, including interviews with the artists, as well as working closely with the BBC on the Live online broadcasts. All of these projects and opportunities have encouraged my creativity, as well as my skills in coordinating and executing large-scale projects, planning/scheduling, budget management, scheduling itineraries etc. I have also worked in PR with clients, journalists, and event staff on a day to day basis, and managed various teams to ensure that tasks were completed before deadlines, often leading groups to ensure success. My experience has allowed me to adopt incredible communication, organisation, and multitasking skills. Also, my ability to build a rapport with people has become second nature and other essential traits to a healthy and balanced working relationship. Willing to relocate for the right company.

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Work history

Digital Production
Apr 2017Manchester, United KingdomFull Time
• Storyboarding creative concepts for films/trailers used to promote various shows in the build-up to the 2017 Manchester International Festival • Co-ordinating and arranging film shoots in a variety of commission-appropriate locations across London and Greater Manchester. This element of the role involved sourcing film crews, arranging artist interviews, gaining permission to film on location, hiring of venues etc • Scheduling and onsite management of film crews and photographers during the 18 days of MIF 2017 • Working closely with BBC Digital on live streaming at MIF – for commissions including What is A City but The People, New Order/Liam Gillick and Interdependence as well as creating and providing original content for the BBC to host on their BBC Live page • Acting as the central comms point between the various digital teams at MIF17: including use of project scheduling tools such as Trello, Artifax, Airtable etc • Scheduling and onsite co-ordination of the Digital Participation projects (including Creative50, Jerwood Fellows and The University of Salford Digital Initiative) for MIF17 • Working closely with MIF’s Producers and Comms Team to ensure the delivery of high quality digital assets via social media platforms
Head of Press
Sep 2014 - Jul 2014London, United KingdomFreelance
• Creating and implementing a seven-month PR strategy for the festivals return and for the following year – which included both online and print media campaigns as well as ensuring a consistent flow of articles & support from journalists • Making media partnerships deals with various outlets, both magazines, online and radio. • Securing a high volume of artist features with established music magazines, national UK newspapers and radio stations in the build up to Bloc • Planning, organising and executing filmed documentaries in the build up to the event, with both Blocs own production crew and various others, such as BBC Music, Resident Advisor, FACT, Boiler Room Vogue etc. • This included monitoring filming budgets, setting schedules for interviews, scouting locations shoots, formulating shoot concepts and obtaining permission to film on locations • Managing the PR campaign for all Bloc. EP and album releases • Arranging for Boiler Room and Radar Radio to come and broadcast live from the festival on various days http://blocweekend.com

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Skills

• Film Producing
• Event PR
• Event Management
• Event Curation
• Music PR
• IT
• Digital