Experience

British Film Institute (BFI)

• United Kingdom
• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Retail Buyer (Film and Books) BFI Shop

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  - selecting and sourcing core stock for BFI Shop in store and online- organising and delivering promotional campaigns in store and through BFI Shop online- visual merchandising around BFI Southbank programme

• Retail Assistant (Experimental Film and Artists' Film & Video) BFI Shop

  • Feb 2007 - Dec 2021

  - developing and maintaining Artist's Film & Video section in-store and online- organising and promoting book signings and DVD launches for specialist book- and DVD publishers- customer service

• Guest Coordinator BFI London Film Festival

  • Aug 2021 - Oct 2021

  - coordinating travel and accommodation arrangements for international guests attending LFF- communication- collating information and updating festival databases

• Experimenta Coordinator BFI London Film Festival

  • 2013 - 2018

  (repeated full time secondment typically 2-3 months leading up to and during LFF dates)- coordination and delivery of events, talks and workshops in LFF's Experimenta strand- contribute material to marketing and social media campaigns including copy writing and proof reading- admin support across team structures (funding, communication, events logistics)

• Experimenta Pre-selector open submissions BFI London Film Festival

  • 2013 - 2018

  (repeated freelance engagements typically 2-3 months leading up to programme lock)- first view of open submissions for Experimenta Strand- recommendations of films for programming



Hayward Gallery

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bookseller Hayward Gallery Bookshop

  • Oct 2003 - Feb 2007

  - Retail Assistant, shop-areas of special interest: contemporary photography, film, and critical theory sections - Public Programmes Facilitator: assisting on educational workshops and family events run by Chocolate Films as part of the gallery's public programme for the exhibition 'Universal Experience: Art, Life and the Tourist's Eye' (2005) - Retail Assistant, shop-areas of special interest: contemporary photography, film, and critical theory sections - Public Programmes Facilitator: assisting on educational workshops and family events run by Chocolate Films as part of the gallery's public programme for the exhibition 'Universal Experience: Art, Life and the Tourist's Eye' (2005)