Sophie Mckay
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Sophie Mckay

Venue Programme and Hire CoordinatorLondon, United Kingdom
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Sophie Mckay

Venue Programme and Hire CoordinatorLondon, United Kingdom
About me
I am currently in the process of a Career Change, with an interest in Graphic Design and other creative design disciplines. Very open to work experience and apprenticeships of all kind, to further my skills and learning alongside studying!
Projects
  • Day Of The Girl - War Child UK x Griff
    Day Of The Girl - War Child UK x GriffDay Of The Girl is a new music event series from War Child UK highlighting the challenges young women and girls face around the world. Curated alongside BRIT Award winner Griff and supported by YouTube Music.
  • BRITs Week Together With O2 For War Child
    BRITs Week Together With O2 For War Child
  • Spring Campaign
    Spring CampaignThe second quarterly campaign I worked on with the Concorde2 music venue.
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Work history
    Union Chapel logo
    Union Chapel logo
    Venue Hire & Programme CoordinatorUnion Chapel
    London, United Kingdom
    - Liaising with potential clients regarding rehearsal spaces for hire and acting as on-site point of contact for bookings and site visits. - Advancing all live events and rehearsal bookings. - Ticketing Manager (managing all venue allocations, mark-backs and relationships with external ticketing providers) - Working with clients to schedule public event announcements and on-sales, including setup of events on the venue website. - Issuing booking confirmations, contracts, hire invoices and detailed final venue settlements - Customer Service (responding to email enquiries, organising refunds, addressing complaints) - Acting as a point of contact between the family of departments within the Union Chapel, including the inclusive church and homelessness project, Margin’s Personal License Holder (plus Bar Manager cover, including weekly ordering of stock and monthly external stock checks). Ad-hoc bar shifts where required. Key Holder for the building
    War Child logo
    War Child logo
    Music and Events ExecutiveWar Child
    London, United KingdomFull Time
    Project Manager for event series, Day of The Girl - in support of International Day of The Girl, sponsored by YouTube Music. Through a series of music and gaming initiatives, Day of The Girl celebrates women talent, while raising crucial funding to help War Child protect, educate, and stand up for the rights of girls, women and children living in war zones. 2021 - Griff, Olivia Dean, Dylan, Beka 2022 - Dylan, Mae Muller, Lola Young, Cate Assisting on the planning, production and delivery of all live shows and events, including BRITs Week together with O2 Music for War Child with Foals, Bastille, Sigrid, Yungblud and more. Building and maintaining relationships with external partners, whilst leading & assisting across a variation of projects. Producing proposals, presentations, social assets and sponsorship decks for potential clients. Working with external designers, industry clients, and artist teams to create branding and artwork for projects, to maximise on ticket sales, merchandise sales and sponsorship deals. Managing all core team functions including finance (purchase orders, invoicing, expenses), Salesforce, event customer queries and general admin.
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Skills
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Mail Chimp
  • E-commerce
  • Microsoft Office
  • Social Media
  • Salesforce
  • Event Coordination
  • Canva
  • Ticketing