About me
A strategist with over five years of experience working in the charity sector and three years of experience working in the creative industry. Having developed initiatives and programmes as a project manager to producing visual and audio content for creatives, I am an individual that is multifaceted.
Projects
- BGF Academy 2022An 8-week paid creative programme for emerging young Black women & non-binary creatives based in London. Supported by Today at Apple, Beats by Dre and Platoon, this programme will support emerging talent working across photography, creative and art direction to gain expert knowledge, skills and experience.
- LIVE RUNAn online initiative which aims to showcase Black Youth, Professionals and Businesses. LIVE RUN takes place on Instagram Live and attracts a global audience. A semi-formal interview/conversation takes place whilst the viewers watch and ask questions which are answered at the end of the LIVE RUN. The first LIVE RUN of 2021 features Joey Lit, founder of FREE THE YOUTH.
- A Time To ShareA charitable initiative aimed to raise money, donations and awareness of the St. Mungo's Endell Street homeless shelter. Working with brands and influencers at our Carnaby Street store (#21YouthStreet) we are collecting donations which will be used to create Christmas hampers for the 53 residents at the Endell Street shelter. For the past 4 years we have volunteered as an organisation at Endell Street and raised money for the organisation. In under 24 hours we managed to raise over £200 towards
- Home is Where The Art IsAn online art therapy initiative aimed to highlight creatives nationwide and keep the youth community inspired and motivated. We collaborated with Tate Collective and five artists around the globe (Koby Martin, Emmanuel Unaji, Midichi, Sarah Owusu and Tej Butler) to host live painting sessions over a five-week period with Q&AS that focused on different themes surrounding wellbeing and mental health. To further support our community we collaborated with experts and external agencies to provide ti
Projects credited in
- Davina Merchant for Beats by DreNew photography and creative direction work for Beats by Dre. Such a great experience working with a full team of amazing Black and Mixed women. Thank you to Black Girl Fest, Apple and Platoon. Model: Davina Merchant Producer: Zeinab Audu Production Assistant: Elizabeth Ashamu Stylist: Delenn Vaughan Studio: Method Studio
- BLACK IN CARNABYCelebrating London’s finest black-owned businesses, Black In Carnaby is a pop-up we created and in October 2020 to celebrate Black History Month. At 56B Carnaby Street, our aim was to showcase over 50 diverse black-owned businesses and provide a platform for them to showcase their brands in an exciting environment-themed #BlackInCarnaby. We wanted to highlight one of the key ways people can support the black community during, Black History Month that being buying black-owned. From the collect15
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Work history
Community and Culture ManagerBlack Girl Festival
London, United KingdomFreelance
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Development AssistantYoungMinds
London, United KingdomFull Time
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Skills
- Final Cut Pro
- Imovie
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Sharepoint
- Microsoft Word
- Communication Skills
- Research
- Brand Research
- Competitor Research
- Research Writing
- Research Projects
- Data Analysis
- Leadership
- Team Leadership
- B2B Sales
- Fashion Sales
- Sales Strategy
- Audience Targeting