Experience

LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)

• United Kingdom
• Performing Arts
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Team Leader (UK Private)

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Supporting the administration of UK private LAMDA examination sessions. Supporting the administration of UK private LAMDA examination sessions.



Private

• London, United Kingdom

• Private Tutor

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  One-to-one tutorials with students from a range of disciplines and ability levels. Subjects taught include: Citizenship; Study Skills; Government and Politics; Media / Communication Studies; Philosophy / Critical Thinking; and Sociology. Some recent feedback from a former tutee: "Tom has been the most supportive and helpful tutor I could have asked for! I reached out to Tom after having a slightly stressful time completing 4 final year assignments for my Media and Communications degree. His knowledge around Sociology, Cultural Studies, Study Skills, and Communications Studies gave me the knowledge and skill to complete these assignments with confidence. I found his teaching approach incredibly effective, particularly when I struggled with understanding particular theorists / academic texts. He also helped me source so many useful articles that no doubt made my essays stronger and relevant to the topics themselves. His flexibility and understanding nature also ensured I was able to have both online sessions and one-to-one tutorials. I couldn't have asked for anyone better to help me with my university assignments and cannot thank Tom enough for his help. I would highly recommend his help to absolutely anyone!" Please find a link to my First Tutors page attached.



Goldsmiths, University of London

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Lecturer

  • Oct 2017 - Oct 2022

  - Theories of Capital MA Unit: Constructing and delivering a set of lectures and seminars examining theories of capital with a focus upon on the work of Pierre Bourdieu and Michel Foucault. Promotional Culture MA Seminar Leader: Leading MA seminar groups discussing the dynamics of power that exist between the public relations, advertising and marketing professions. - Political Economy of the Media BA Seminar Leader: Leading BA seminar groups discussing the political and economic organisation of the media with particular reference to western industrial democracies. - Research and Dissertation Support Workshops: Designing and delivering workshops to develop the research and dissertation writing skills of MA students. Providing tutorial support to both MA and BA students.



University of the Arts London

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Lecturer

  • Mar 2017 - Sep 2022

  - Professional Industry Practice MA Unit: Producing and presenting a set of lectures and seminars on work within the creative industries as part of the Media, Communications and Critical Practice Masters course. - Collaborative Practice Workshops: Leading and creating a set of workshops for BA students on theoretical and practical approaches to collaborative creative practice. - Employability-focused Workshops: Designing and delivering workshops to develop the employability of BA students - Professional Industry Practice MA Unit: Producing and presenting a set of lectures and seminars on work within the creative industries as part of the Media, Communications and Critical Practice Masters course. - Collaborative Practice Workshops: Leading and creating a set of workshops for BA students on theoretical and practical approaches to collaborative creative practice. - Employability-focused Workshops: Designing and delivering workshops to develop the employability of BA students



Parents in Performing Arts (PIPA)

• Research Assistant

  • Apr 2016 - Nov 2017

  Best Practice Research Project: - Conducting research to investigate barriers facing parents and carers working in the performing arts industry in partnership with Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, co-funded by the Arts Council England. - Constructing, maintaining and collating the results of a questionnaire that received over 950 respondents. - Interviewing parents and carers working in the performing arts industry and representatives of leading national theatres. - Conducting focus groups with theatre workers throughout the UK. - Assisting in the production of the PIPA Best Practice Research Report and a presentation of the findings to leading national theatre representatives. Links to articles about the Best Practise Research Project from The Stage: https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2017/eight-out-of-10-self-employed-parents-have-had-to-turn-down-theatre-work-report/ https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2017/childcare-survey-theatre-workers-quiz-london-parents/ Needs Assessment on Flexible Childcare Provision: - Undertaking a a needs assessment that will subsequently be used as part of a feasibility study for the foundation of a central London flexible childcare facility. - Compiling and maintaining a database of relevant contacts sourced from the original Best Practice Research Project - Constructing, maintaining and collating the results of a questionnaire on childcare needs for theatre workers within London. Link to article about the needs assessment research from The Stage: https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2017/childcare-survey-theatre-workers-quiz-london-parents/?utm_content=buffer15556&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer



City, University of London

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Application Advisor

  • Aug 2016 - Oct 2017

  - Running one-to-one sessions with students to advise them on CVs, cover letters and application forms.

• Student Education Developer/ Research Assistant

  • Jan 2016 - Aug 2016

  - Production of an in-depth research report into the future employability of students on the City University BA (Hons) Cultural and Creative Industries (BACCI) course. This involved:- Interviewing graduate employers regarding the desirable qualities of employees within the cultural industries.- Interviewing former BACCI students regarding first graduate career experiences and destinations.- Conception and production of a research project examining employability skills development provision for City University School of Arts and Social Sciences (SASS) students. This involved:- Examining public-facing and internal department data on employability skills development provision within SASS.- Collated quantitive data from 2016 National Student Survey regarding employability skills to provide comparative information on City University competitors.- Compiling all findings into a spreadsheet format to establish key trends and findings, ultimately concluding with a report advocating changes to SASS employability skills development provision.

• Lecturer & tutor for 'Contextualising Cultural Policy'​ undergraduate course

  • 2013 - 2016

  - Produced and presented a set of lectures on cultural policy, the creative industries, and urban regeneration- Marked verbal and written coursework for undergraduates while providing appropriate feedback

• Tutor for Culture MA course

  • 2014 - 2015

  - Lead and stimulate discussions on the curriculum material.- Provide guidance on coursework for MA students.



Centre for Culture and Creative Industries, City University, London

• London, United Kingdom

• PhD Research Student

  • Oct 2012 - Oct 2017

  PhD thesis examining community engagement and public art policies within East London Borough Councils with an emphasis on how public or community participatory art projects introduce or reinforce particular social discourses. The thesis draws parallels to the position that galleries can be considered governmental instruments that seek to engineer self-steering mechanisms to ally individuals to socio-political objectives without governing individuals within the private sphere. PhD thesis examining community engagement and public art policies within East London Borough Councils with an emphasis on how public or community participatory art projects introduce or reinforce particular social discourses. The thesis draws parallels to the position that galleries can be considered governmental instruments that seek to engineer self-steering mechanisms to ally individuals to socio-political objectives without governing individuals within the private sphere.



Incisive Media

• United Kingdom
• Media Production
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Freelance Writer

  • Sep 2012 - Jan 2017

• Staff Writer - Insurance Risk Magazine (Formerly Life & Pension Risk)

  • Jul 2011 - Sep 2012

• Staff Writer - Credit Magazine

  • Feb 2011 - Jul 2011



Chambers magazine

• Journalist

  • May 2010 - Feb 2011



N00ZZ.com

• United Kingdom
• Information Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Online Editor

  • Jul 2009 - May 2010