About me
A creative individual with great organisational and time management skills. Diligent, focused and professional. Always open, respectful of others and enthusiastic about meeting and working with new people. Flexible can-do attitude and welcomes the opportunity to learn new skills and take on new challenges. Team player and always seeks to finish a task.
Work history
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Music DirectorSt. Stephen's Twickenham
Twickenham, United KingdomFull Time
Music Director
St. Stephen’s Church, East Twickenham
Head of music and sound production at St. Stephen’s East Twickenham, London’s 5th largest Church of England church with a weekly attendance of 500+ people. Reports to the Vicar and have progressed from the internship program to now heading up a department.
Staff Management:
Responsible for multiple direct reports including two department assistants as well as the recruitment, training and development for the internship program. Ensuring 1-2-1’s, PDR forms, annual leave details and monthly SMART targets are in place for my direct reports.
Volunteer Management:
Heading up a weekly volunteer team of 35+ people which includes the management and communication of distributing job roles to effectively run multiple events that engage with all ages. As well as recruiting volunteers, this role also includes holding auditions and ensuring the commitment to volunteers to support their musical development through training, often including 1-2-1 developmental support or running volunteer team training seminars. Regular and intense management of calendar scheduling, room bookings and communicating to a variety of teams. Complying with GDPR by efficiently managing online databases and contact details for volunteer teams.
Financial and Regulation Management:
Responsible for a department budget which includes recording expenditure, signing off purchases from staff within my department, working with the financial department to determine a budget for each fiscal year including ring-fencing budget for any foreseen areas of development identified in the department. Purchasing and maintaining licenses with Ofcom, CCLI, PRS for Music and ensuring the charity complies with Music Copyright Law. Producing weekly reports of music performed ensuring we pay the correct royalties to producers and songwriters of any resources used.
Event Coordinator:
Point of contact for clients to ensure implementation of the client’s vision for music, sound and stage design at events including weddings, funerals, seminars and community events on top of the weekly running and management of services and events hosted by St. Stephen’s.
Technology:
Competent using Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. In-depth knowledge of sound production systems including the operational elements and system design of such systems. Point of contact for troubleshooting sound production problems. Teaching sound operations to volunteers in a group teaching session as well as 1-2-1’s. Setting up Apple devices used for volunteer teams.
Creative and Communication:
Performing to a weekly congregation size of 600+ including singing, playing acoustic and bass guitar. Public speaker including vision casting to volunteers at team training days. 1-2-1 and group teaching on practical musical and sound training as well informative teaching on the history of music within Church. Songwriter whose songs are being sung in multiple churches.
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Personal AssistantSt. Stephen's Twickenham
- Twickenham, United KingdomFull Time
Personal Assistant to Music Director
St. Stephen’s Church, East Twickenham
Administration Responsibilities:
Personal assistant to the music director managing their calendar, liaising with clients as well as the wider staff team on the director’s behalf, managing bookings and travel arrangements. Point of contact for the music department including taking calls, making appointments and prioritising tasks for the music director.
Project Work:
Installed a professional standard digital sound system at St. Stephen’s including the management of budget, interviewing external firms to carry out installation work, comparing firms and costs, presenting and reporting my findings to the music director, senior staff and governing body and managing and successfully keeping to deadlines.
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Skills
- Sound Editing
- Sound Engineering
- Administraion
- Sound Mixing
- Sound Production
- Music Administration
- Music Coordination
- Music Mixing
- Music Management
- Music Licensing
- IT
- Digital Media
- Music Events
- Event Administration
- Event Communications
- Event Coordination
- Event Logistics
Education
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BA(Hons) Popular Music and Recording 2.1Southampton Solent University
- Southampton, United Kingdom
Collaborative Practical Dissertation:
Managing an alternative rock band and documenting their progress over a year which included booking studio time and managing multiple diaries, Booking photographers, gig venues, support artists. Managing social media pages including Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Designing merchandise, album covers, posters and branding. Fundraising and managing a budget including the negotiation of commission for ticket and drink sales at gig venues. Keeping a record of sales of physical and digital copies of music produced. Constant report writing, documentation and obtaining progress evidence reviewed by tutors.
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BTEC in Digital MediaRichard Taunton Sixth Form College
- Southampton, United Kingdom
Merit
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