Experience

Edinburgh International Festival

• United Kingdom
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Coordinator (EIFF)

  • May 2023 - Present



surrogate productions

• Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

• Marketing Associate

  • May 2023 - Present



Nicola Jeffs

• PR support

  • May 2023 - Present



Edinburgh Art Festival

• United Kingdom
• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing and Communications Manager

  • Jan 2022 - Mar 2023

  Working across the festival campaign and year round-programme and responsible for ad buying, audience development, box office, branding, design, distribution, documentation, PR, print, sponsorship, social media, web. Working across the festival campaign and year round-programme and responsible for ad buying, audience development, box office, branding, design, distribution, documentation, PR, print, sponsorship, social media, web.



surrogate productions

• Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

• Marketing Associate, Who Killed My Father

  • Dec 2021 - Oct 2022

  UK Premiere, presented in association with Platform at Tron Theatre - Wed 11 - Sat 14 May 2022. Based on the book by Édouard Louis, translated by Lorin Stein and adapted and directed for stage by Nora Wardell. UK Premiere, presented in association with Platform at Tron Theatre - Wed 11 - Sat 14 May 2022. Based on the book by Édouard Louis, translated by Lorin Stein and adapted and directed for stage by Nora Wardell.



Scottish Civic Trust

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Shetland DOD Coordinator

  • May 2021 - Jan 2022



Shetland Arts Development Agency

• United Kingdom
• Retail Art Supplies
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Officer

  • Sep 2019 - Jan 2022

  Worked across Mareel, Bonhoga, The Garrison, ShetlandMade and the Booth to promote activities across the visual arts, performing arts, cinema and wellbeing arts. Worked with ITV to surprise 83 year-old Muriel in a piece on loneliness at Christmas for This Morning, with a captive viewership of around 1m. So far, the piece has amassed almost 29k views on YouTube. Worked across Mareel, Bonhoga, The Garrison, ShetlandMade and the Booth to promote activities across the visual arts, performing arts, cinema and wellbeing arts. Worked with ITV to surprise 83 year-old Muriel in a piece on loneliness at Christmas for This Morning, with a captive viewership of around 1m. So far, the piece has amassed almost 29k views on YouTube.



Lyra

• Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

• Marketing Support

  • Jun 2020 - Jan 2021

  Supported marketing and communications activity during the lockdown. Supported marketing and communications activity during the lockdown.



Centre for The Moving Image (CMI)

• United Kingdom
• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Officer

  • Mar 2019 - Sep 2019

  Incorporating Filmhouse, Edinburgh International Film Festival and Belmont Filmhouse. For Filmhouse, I was primarily responsible for; campaign planning for seasons of films and special one-off events, working with distributors and filmmakers to maximise sales; content and copywriting for web and social media (3.5k followers IG, 30.7k followers TW, 15.5k followers FB), working with the programming team to obtain assets from distributors; building and creating Facebook Ads, monitoring the effectiveness of targeting and ensuring PPC on adverts was cost effective; and working to develop audiences, particularly those in the surrounding communities (including student markets). Show less



Edinburgh International Film Festival

• United Kingdom
• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Officer

  • Mar 2019 - Sep 2019

  Primarily responsible for; maintaining the festival’s busy website, ensuring the box office system remained seamlessly hosted on the site in the lead up to and during the festival; working with distributors, representatives, and filmmakers to ensure all details we held on the film were accurate for marketing purposes, in addition to obtaining digital assets; leading on social media (11.2k followers IG, 60.4k followers TW, 54k followers FB) and digital advertising campaigns; running 90 campaigns responsively to box office sales throughout the festival on a precise budget; developing the marketing and digital skills of the Festival’s Youth team; reporting on sales via SRO; working on digital campaigns and content for 5 gala screenings and special events; analysing data and reporting on web and social media impact across platforms. Show less



Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre Limited

• United Kingdom
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Digital Marketing Associate at Scottish Dance Theatre

  • Jun 2018 - Feb 2019

  Responsible for all digital output at Scotland’s national contemporary dance company; creating graphics, videos and social media posts, web maintenance and PPC content across search engines and social media. The role also includes copywriting for invitations, newsletters, editorial and the web; reporting on sales via Spektrix; and ensuring the organisation holds a voice that is representative of the company of dancers, staff and Artistic Director. Responsible for all digital output at Scotland’s national contemporary dance company; creating graphics, videos and social media posts, web maintenance and PPC content across search engines and social media. The role also includes copywriting for invitations, newsletters, editorial and the web; reporting on sales via Spektrix; and ensuring the organisation holds a voice that is representative of the company of dancers, staff and Artistic Director.



Fife Cultural Trust (OnFife)

• United Kingdom
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Officer

  • Nov 2017 - Jan 2019

  Looking after marketing and audience development for a portfolio of 51 arts venues across Fife, with a focus on theatres and museums. This role involved working with visiting companies to engage hard-to-reach audiences, devising season plans, media buying, dealing with print schedules and distribution, copywriting and web editing, some staff training on social media, and dealing with press and PR as and when required. Was also lead officer for two runs of a co-produced pantomime, ensuring plans were in place across the year to maximise on audience growth and income. Show less



Fife Pride

• Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom

• PR, Marketing & Programme Lead

  • Apr 2017 - Jan 2019

  Fife's first ever Pride on July 1st 2017 drew in 3500+ visitors to Kirkcaldy Town Square, with 800+ taking part in the parade, generating an estimated £120,000 gross economic impact for Fife's economy. Responsible for content creation across platforms, customer interaction, press and business liaisons and general communications. in July 2018, the event again drew in around 3000 people to Kirkcaldy. Fife's first ever Pride on July 1st 2017 drew in 3500+ visitors to Kirkcaldy Town Square, with 800+ taking part in the parade, generating an estimated £120,000 gross economic impact for Fife's economy. Responsible for content creation across platforms, customer interaction, press and business liaisons and general communications. in July 2018, the event again drew in around 3000 people to Kirkcaldy.



Forth Pilgrim Ltd

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Festival Coordinator

  • Mar 2017 - Oct 2017

  An exciting new festival for Fife which took place on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th August 2017, Defend Dunfemline WWII/Obrona Miasta Dunfermline Festival celebrated the recently uncovered defence plans for the town, drawn up by the allied Polish Army. Around 2000 visitors learned about the heritage of the Polish Armies and Home Guard during WWII through street theatre, pop-up exhibitions, living history, dancing and crafts. Responsible for programme development, partnerships, delivery, volunteer coordination (50+ volunteers), and PR. Show less



Fife Contemporary

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Officer

  • Apr 2017 - Sep 2017

  Co-curated and developed In Time, In Land, an off-site project considering new takes on traditional crafts in the shadow of Cupar's former Sugar Beet factory. Working with artists and makers to deliver workshops on site, in schools and at Fife Folk Museum. Funded through Craft Scotland's Meet Your Maker programme and part of the associated programme of events for Scotland's Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017. Co-curated and developed In Time, In Land, an off-site project considering new takes on traditional crafts in the shadow of Cupar's former Sugar Beet factory. Working with artists and makers to deliver workshops on site, in schools and at Fife Folk Museum. Funded through Craft Scotland's Meet Your Maker programme and part of the associated programme of events for Scotland's Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology 2017.



Fife Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Festivals Development Officer

  • Sep 2015 - Mar 2017

  Supported the growth of the Festivals In Fife Collective; StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry Festival, Open Studios North Fife, Crail Food Festival, East Neuk Festival, Cupar Arts Festival, Pittenweem Arts Festival and St Andrews Voices. Advised on new signature events to compliment Fife's strategic portfolio, such as Blueprint Dunfermline and St Andrews Photography Festival. Represented Fife on events committees for large-scale regional collaborations, such as the 50th Anniversary of the Tay Road Bridge. Bid for packaged events and monumental public art projects, including works commissioned during 14-18 NOW. Assessed and advised on applications for small cultural grants and larger strategic event grants, including Visual Artist and Craft Makers Award (VACMA) and applications for grants to support attendance/participation in the National Youth Choir of Scotland and at youth events/festivals at the National Theatre of Scotland. Maintained engagement in public art across Fife, and supported the administration in the region's collection of fine art. Connected with educational establishments to encourage new opportunities for placements throughout the regional events. Show less



Heritage Lottery Fund

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Student Placement

  • May 2015 - Jun 2015

  Research into First World War: Then and Now and Grants for Places of Worship funding streams; marketing and engagement strategies; assessing and bid writing for small grants schemes. Research into First World War: Then and Now and Grants for Places of Worship funding streams; marketing and engagement strategies; assessing and bid writing for small grants schemes.



Newcastle University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Assistant

  • Nov 2014 - Mar 2015

  Working as part of Co-Curate North East to realise the potential for a Tyneside Irish Archive, recovering items, photography, moving images and sound with the idea to create a new space for public research and engagement, as well as display. Working as part of Co-Curate North East to realise the potential for a Tyneside Irish Archive, recovering items, photography, moving images and sound with the idea to create a new space for public research and engagement, as well as display.



National Galleries of Scotland

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Security and Visitor Services Staff

  • Jun 2012 - Sep 2014

  Meeting and greeting visitors; divulging knowledge of contemporary, Scottish, and early European art; maintaining high standards of security, safety and cleanliness as part of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and then the Mound Complex team. Meeting and greeting visitors; divulging knowledge of contemporary, Scottish, and early European art; maintaining high standards of security, safety and cleanliness as part of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and then the Mound Complex team.



Edinburgh College of Art

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Assistant - The Needlework Development Scheme

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014



The University of Edinburgh

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Volunteer Visitor Assistant: Talbot Rice Gallery

  • Sep 2013 - Jul 2014

• Oral Histories Transcriber: European Ethnological Research Centre

  • Mar 2014 - Jun 2014

• Volunteer Assistant: Festival of Museums 2014

  • Mar 2014 - May 2014

• Oral Histories Transcriber: The Lighthouse Project

  • Aug 2013 - Sep 2013



Edinburgh Art Festival

• United Kingdom
• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer Assistant

  • Aug 2013 - Aug 2013



Peacocks

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Assistant/Visual Merchandiser

  • May 2009 - Sep 2012