joe barker
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joe barker

Bar ManagerSheffield, United Kingdom
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joe barker
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joe barker

Bar ManagerSheffield, United Kingdom
About me
Currently working in the hospitality industry with intentions of being able to obtain freelance or full-time work in a more creative setting. A plethora of experience in operations and production based roles in a variety of festivals. Other experience in photography and graphic design for a variety of projects. Always open to a challenge, always willing to learn.
Projects credited in
  • Leeds Festival 2021
    Leeds Festival 2021
Work history
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    Zone ManagerFestival Republic
    Leeds, United KingdomFreelance
    - Had the opportunity to be able to work on the last three editions of Leeds Festival (2019, 2021, 2022) - Successfully helped to deliver a 120,000-capacity festival. - Delegating and communicating with my team to ensure that they understood how to achieve our main objectives of safety - Leading a team of around 25 members of staff which included security, stewards, and volunteers. - My competency towards the intense situa-tion enabled the job to be done to a high level. - My previous positive experience with Festival Republic has meant that I have been asked to work on a further five festivals for the company for further festivals and events.
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    Scanner ManagerRed61 Limited
     - Leicester, United KingdomFreelance
    - Representing Red61 at the Leicester Comedy Festival. - Delivered important hardware and software training for venues used for the festival period. - My involvement after initial training was to provide technical support for participating venues and to assist venues with front of house support in busy periods. - Time management was key throughout as most performances clashed, however strong communication ensured that venues were confident in management of the event when I wasn’t present.
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Education
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    Arts and Cultural ManagementSheffield Hallam University
     - Sheffield, United Kingdom
    - Specialising in Sexual Safety policy for music festivals and the NTE for my thesis. - Had the opportunity to work on a number of live projects, I was able to conduct an internship at The Leadmill towards the end of my studies as well as working with heritage and cultural venues. - The course had a variety of modules that I undertook which examined heritage, cultural and arts events.
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    BA(Hons) Media ProductionUniversity of Lincoln
     - Lincoln, United Kingdom
    - Specialising in Graphic Design with a specification in Postmodernism. - The course covered a variety of topics that included film production, radio, photography and graphic design.