Careers & Employability Adviser (Access and Participation)

• Sep 2019 - Present

• Providing careers education, advice and guidance to students and graduates from traditionally under-represented backgrounds. •Arranging events intended to reduce barriers and raise aspirations for students. • Delivering lectures and seminars as part of the curriculum. • One to one career guidance. • Working collaboratively with academic colleagues to increase graduate employability and improve graduate prospects. • Providing careers education, advice and guidance to students and graduates from traditionally under-represented backgrounds. •Arranging events intended to reduce barriers and raise aspirations for students. • Delivering lectures and seminars as part of the curriculum. • One to one career guidance. • Working collaboratively with academic colleagues to increase graduate employability and improve graduate prospects.

Member of the Disability Task Group

• Oct 2020 - Present

Personal & Career Coach

• Sep 2018 - Present

•Working with people who feel their lives have been turned upside down after acquiring a disability through illness or injury, to self-empower them in overcoming barriers and supporting them to make sense of and move forward with their new situation. •Working with people who feel their lives have been turned upside down after acquiring a disability through illness or injury, to self-empower them in overcoming barriers and supporting them to make sense of and move forward with their new situation.

Talent Manager

• Jun 2016 - Sep 2019

•Working across Comedy productions including Good Omens, Inside No.9, This Country and Famalam as well as Drama productions including, EastEnders, River City, Luther, Our Girl, and Silent Witness. •Overseeing recruitment processes.•Supporting staff and freelancers with their career development. •Mentor and coach to both internal and external entry-level talent. •Negotiating with freelancers and agents within strict budgets whilst also adhering to continuity, contracting policies, fair selection and employment law.•Contracting fixed term, freelance and core editorial staff.•Mentor on the Scripted Disability Mentoring Scheme. Show less

Talent Co-ordinator

• Jan 2015 - Jun 2016

•Working across Factual productions including The One Show, Watchdog, Horizon and Louis Theroux.•Handling confidential information such as; salaries, sickness, maternity/adoption leave, resignations and redundancy paperwork. •Working closely with ITC, HR and Production Management. •Scheduling staff recovery and processing production costs.•Providing regular reports to the budget holders. •'Super user' for MyDevelopment training system which I was responsible for rolling out to the department. •Key member of the ‘Welcome to Factual’ team, greeting new starters and taking them on a tour of the building to ensure a thorough induction. •Managing social media posts for ‘The Pod’ to advertise entry-level opportunities to freelancers who had graduated from a BBC scheme or apprenticeship. Show less

Talent Management Assistant

• Jul 2013 - Jan 2015

•Assigning, arranging and and monitoring training for staff and freelancer employees, ensuring our records were up to date and that all mandatory training was complete. •Calculated and tracking annual leave entitlement for core staff and became responsible for updating allowances at the end of each financial year to ensure the carried over allowance was correct and within policy. •Issuing all contract requests to the HR Service Centre.•Maintaining accurate localised records of all contract requests.•Completing right to work checks for new starters in time for payroll close.•Trusted to submit DBS checks for those required to work with children. •Liasing with the central work experience team and production managers to advertise all work experience placements, overeeing the successful candidates placements and completing follow up reviews of their time with us. Show less

Self-Published Author

• Aug 2014 - Aug 2017

HiddenInMe is the debut book release from Simon Commins and Becki Cobb. Two young stroke survivors hoping to share their story about hidden disabilities with the world. We started to write about our experience of brain injuries just one year after we first met. Together we share the ups and downs of life before, during, and after stroke. Our aim was to encourage others, and assure them that by holding on to hope a stroke may just be the start of a brighter future. http://www.hiddeninme.com/shop Show less

Marketing Assistant

• Mar 2013 - Jun 2013

•Responsible for digital marketing and social media for the company, scheduled using Hootsuite. •Updating the Posture People website, regular blogging, and publishing Q&As with external companies, Posture Guides and Top Tips. •Publication of monthly newsletter using MailChimp. •Responsible for digital marketing and social media for the company, scheduled using Hootsuite. •Updating the Posture People website, regular blogging, and publishing Q&As with external companies, Posture Guides and Top Tips. •Publication of monthly newsletter using MailChimp.

Broadcast Assistant

• Mar 2010 - Oct 2012

•Throughout my time at university, I volunteered on The Mixtape (Formely the Tony Marks New Music Show). •Researching new artists, singles and events. •Creating accurate information sheets for the presenter. •Scripting the 'Classic Album' segment of the show. •Develop interview questions relevant to the guests and listeners. •Editing clips using Adobe Audition. •Editing the show and processing for upload to the stations catch up service. •Liaising with record companies and pluggers to book bands for live sessions during The Great Escape Festival. •Recorded live sessions with artists throughout The Great Escape Festival. Bands included Lissie, Little Comets and General Fiasco. Show less

Sales Assistant/Social Network Marketing

• Oct 2010 - Feb 2011

• Preparing the store for it's grand opening. •Developing teamwork skills and creating a successful stockroom system. •Opening and closing the store daily. •Logging any damaged items and restocking throughout the day. •Responsible for supervising the fitting room area. •Communicating with customers to suggest items, locate stock and ensure a welcoming vibe to the store was also a significant part of my role. • Preparing the store for it's grand opening. •Developing teamwork skills and creating a successful stockroom system. •Opening and closing the store daily. •Logging any damaged items and restocking throughout the day. •Responsible for supervising the fitting room area. •Communicating with customers to suggest items, locate stock and ensure a welcoming vibe to the store was also a significant part of my role.

President of Broadcast Society

• Oct 2009 - Jun 2010

•Organising the production of monthly videos for the Students Union, including coverage of Freshers week, Fashion & Sports, Student Union elections and Music Interviews. •Interviewed bands including Bombay Bicycle Club, Ou est le Swimming Pool and Two Spot Gobi as well as members of the student union and various Brighton shop owners. •Creating and distributing release forms. •Filming at events with a small production team. •Networking and conducting meetings with the society to get as many people as possible involved. The videos can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/user/broadcastsociety Show less

Personal Assistant

• Feb 2010 - Mar 2010

•Four week work experience placement as PA to presenter Dionne Elizabeth. •Researching DAB radio and it’s affects on local radio stations. •Creating a filing system for important station documents. •Processing and scheduling shows for weekly upload using Adobe Audition. •Corresponding with presenters and station managers to organise studio and equipment bookings. •Updating the website homepage with featured shows with basic Dreamweaver and Photoshop. •Four week work experience placement as PA to presenter Dionne Elizabeth. •Researching DAB radio and it’s affects on local radio stations. •Creating a filing system for important station documents. •Processing and scheduling shows for weekly upload using Adobe Audition. •Corresponding with presenters and station managers to organise studio and equipment bookings. •Updating the website homepage with featured shows with basic Dreamweaver and Photoshop.