About me

An ambitious and experienced Licensing and Project Manager, well respected for knowledge of multiple facets of the Arts and Culture industries. Extremely methodical with strong data analysis skills and a proven track record of achieving deadlines on multiple projects. Thrives in fast-paced roles, combining art and design expertise with excellent interpersonal skills. Strong team player who enjoys collaborating with third parties in order to contribute innovative and creative ideas for continual growth and improvement. Technical experience includes Microsoft Office with advanced level of Word and Excel, Adobe suite especially Lightroom, bespoke content management systems, digital asset management systems.

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Work history

Archivist & Licensing Manager
Jun 2015London, United KingdomFreelance
● Created standard for image licensing with an updated Terms & Conditions section. ● Updated licensing fees to reflect current value of work and broader trends in image licensing. ● Maintain current archive system of negatives, transparencies, prints, and books. ● Catalogue images using Lightroom Software (Adobe Suite). ● Create hi res scans of negatives/transparencies for archival and licensing purposes. ● Coordinate locations and equipment hire for upcoming book on London Theatres. ● Assist Mr. Moore on photoshoots, especially with the set-up and manipulation of on-location lighting. ● Co-copyedited captions and text for book Horses: A Portrait. ● Create and maintain a filing system for Derry Moore Photography and Derry Moore’s personal files. ● Contact licensees to ensure timely payment of invoices to Derry Moore Photography. ● Troubleshoot technical problems with scanning and cataloguing software. ● Update image database including current locations of physical and digital copies. ● Identify parts of the archives for rehousing, digitization and scanning.
Digitization Coordinator & Curatorial Assistant
May 2015 - Apr 2016London, United KingdomFull Time
● Coordinated concurrent digitization projects: ▪ photography and cataloguing of the D’Oyly Carte Archive containing 2,000+ costume/set designs, ▪ photography of the entire Theatre & Performance Department’s shoe collection, ▪ photography and cataloguing of the British Film Institute acquisition. ● Liaised with Photography Studio to ensure that the objects being photographed were efficiently prioritized with the goals of the Theatre & Performance Department. ● Coordinated the digitization team to ensure that items were being catalogued to meet project deadlines. ● Ensured that all items catalogued meet the V&A's 'minimum standard', which required information input into over 20 different fields. ● Completed charts to track progress and logistics of projects. ● Catalogued items for the collection as well as researching creators, artists, actors, etc. to enhance V&A cataloguing terminology. ● Assisted members of the public in the Theatre & Performance Archive’s Reading Room and facilitated the public’s use of the V&A’s collection by answering questions about the collection and retrieving items as needed. ● Responded to e-mail/post enquiries and directed members of the public towards the best use of the collection and further resources. ● Organized and coordinated the Theatre & Performance Department’s annual ‘Spot Check’: ▪ liaised with the Collections Management Department to ensure that objects were in their correct locations and that museum storage policies were being followed, ▪ coordinated and delegated to staff areas of the collection to check in preparation for ‘Spot Check’ by ensuring that items were in their listed location, ▪ identified parts of the collection that were ‘problem areas’ and needed to have their location confirmed, ▪ achieved a 100% on the ‘Spot Check’ for 2016.

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Skills

• Fashion
• Theatre
• Exhibition
• Project Management
• Proofreading
• MS Office
• Writing
• Curating Content
• Research
• Archives/digital Archives

Education

Master of Art, History of Design
Oct 2009 - Jul 2011London, United Kingdom
The History of Design course was a 2-year full-time taught program with a final disseration of 25,000-30,000 words. My dissertation was titled: Fashion in Conflict: World War I, Haute Couture, and the Fashionable Body.
Bachelor of Arts (Hons)
Sep 1999 - Jun 2003Galesburg, IL 61401, USA
Major: Theatrical Design (Costume and Lighting), Minor: Spanish Senior Research Project: ‘The Great Depression: Clothing and Social History’ (culminating as the Costume Design for ‘John Steinbeck’s: The Grapes of Wrath’)