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Jen Watts is a seasoned arts professional with experience in various roles, including Producer, Event Producer, Front of House Manager, and Curatorial Assistant. She has worked with prominent arts organizations in the UK, such as Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art Ltd, Artsadmin, and Liverpool Cathedral. Jen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Art from Lancaster University.

Experience

  • Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art
    • Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
    • Professional Development Manager
      • May 2024 - Present
      • Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

  • Polite Rebellion
    • Leeds, England, United Kingdom
    • Producer
      • Nov 2023 - May 2024
      • Leeds, England, United Kingdom

  • The Blanket Fort Club
    • Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
    • Production Manager
      • Mar 2024 - Apr 2024
      • Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

  • The Grief Series
    • Leeds, England, United Kingdom
    • Producer
      • Aug 2023 - Nov 2023
      • Leeds, England, United Kingdom

      'All that Lives' by The Grief Series as part of Leeds 2023

  • The Arts Foundation
    • London, England, United Kingdom
    • Event Producer
      • Sep 2023 - Sep 2023
      • London, England, United Kingdom

      Fundraising Auction & Dinner in Support of Artists

  • Liverpool Cathedral
    • Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    • Front of House Manager
      • Aug 2023 - Sep 2023
      • Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

      Artwork: 'Identity', Peter Walker

  • Barrowfull
    • Barrow-in-Furness, England, United Kingdom
    • Assistant Production Manager
      • Jul 2023 - Jul 2023
      • Barrow-in-Furness, England, United Kingdom

      For/With/By Festival 2023

  • STELLAR PROJECTS & EVENTS LLP
    • Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom
    • Production Manager
      • Jul 2023 - Jul 2023
      • Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

      Make & Mend Festival 2023

  • Artsadmin
    • London, England, United Kingdom
    • Production Manager
      • Jun 2023 - Jun 2023
      • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Liverpool Cathedral
    • Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    • Front of House Manager
      • Apr 2023 - May 2023
      • Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

      EuroFest as part of Eurovision 2023.Artwork: 'Izyum to Liverpool', Katya Buchatska

  • Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival
    • Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, United Kingdom
    • Volunteer Manager
      • Jan 2023 - Mar 2023
      • Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, United Kingdom

  • Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland
    • Dover, England, United Kingdom
    • Site Manager
      • Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
      • Dover, England, United Kingdom

  • The Arts Foundation
    • Leeds, England, United Kingdom
    • Event Producer
      • Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
      • Leeds, England, United Kingdom

  • The Bowes Museum
    • Durham, England, United Kingdom
    • Consultant
      • Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
      • Durham, England, United Kingdom

  • Stellar Projects
    • Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom
    • Producer
      • Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
      • Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

      Nightfall Festival 2022

  • The Bare Project
    • Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
    • Production Manager
      • Sep 2022 - Sep 2022
      • Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

  • BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
    • Gateshead, England, United Kingdom
    • Production Manager and Registrar
      • Jul 2022 - Sep 2022
      • Gateshead, England, United Kingdom

  • Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland
    • London, England, United Kingdom
    • Site Manager
      • Jun 2022 - Jul 2022
      • London, England, United Kingdom

  • SICK! Festival
    • Manchester, England, United Kingdom
    • Site Manager
      • May 2022 - Jun 2022
      • Manchester, England, United Kingdom

  • Pinwheel LTD
    • Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
    • Producer
      • Aug 2021 - Mar 2022
      • Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

  • Liverpool Biennial
    • Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    • Front Of House Manager
      • Feb 2021 - Jul 2021
      • Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

    • United Kingdom
    • Museums
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Learning Producer
      • Nov 2018 - Jan 2021

    • Learning Facilitator
      • Jul 2018 - Nov 2018

  • CAMP & FURNACE LIMITED
    • Liverpool, United Kingdom
    • Venue Event Designer
      • Jan 2018 - Mar 2018
      • Liverpool, United Kingdom

      Appointed by the building manager to be a freelance event designer of the night club.

    • Support Assistant
      • Feb 2017 - Jan 2018
      • Warrington

      This role was primarily administration based supporting operations within the NCA with detailed intelligence and information. Recording of actions and data handling was essential as I was working everyday with complex databases that need accurate data input. I received training on a regular basis covering many of the broad scope of activities and special capabilities of the organisation as a whole. I have developed organisation and co-ordination skills within this role that are essential in order to responsibly interface with the operational teams that utilise the output of my work.

  • THE SERVING LIBRARY LTD
    • Liverpool, United Kingdom
    • Public Programme Coordinator
      • Oct 2016 - Feb 2017
      • Liverpool, United Kingdom

      In this role I was responsible for welcoming the public into the gallery space and providing knowledge about the art pieces for sale and on show. I was based within the public gallery and focussed on contacting arts institutions from around the globe to help to boost subscriptions for the journal – Bulletins of the Serving Library. During my time in this role I facilitated and hosted free public talks on a monthly basis and carefully planned and presented a Winter Benefit Gala selling tickets to over 50 guests whilst arranging refreshments and entertainment.

    • United Kingdom
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Front of House Coordinator
      • Jun 2016 - Oct 2016

      In my role as Front of House Coordinator I worked alongside the Mediation Coordinator to provide an outstanding experience to all visitors to the festival working across all 8 venues. I organised the visitor service team of mediators and volunteer invigilators and ensure that they were prepared, knowledgeable and motivated to deliver an outstanding experience for visitors. I helped to shape the content of ‘The City is a School’ which is the Biennial’s learning resource for mediators and volunteers and also prepare all staff rotas ensuring that each venue is appropriately staffed. I helped with the recruitment of mediators and volunteers and also provided support for their full induction into the organisation. Along with the Mediation Coordinator I line managed all mediators and dealt with all issues relation to performance management. Within my role I was a key member of the festival and delivery team.

    • Curatorial Assistant
      • Mar 2016 - Jul 2016

      In this role I reported directly to Rosie Cooper, Head of Programmes. I was responsible for working on and taking forward a number of specific projects for Biennial 2016 working directly with artists and professional organisations and partner venues. The role required advanced organisational skills, working to tight time deadlines, control of project budgets and invoicing. I constructed spreadsheets for each project to assist me in keeping control of the various parallel projects I ran. I had active involvement in the weekly programme meetings and one-to-one sessions with my line manager in which I reported weekly progress and achievements and any issues which had arisen. I also worked with development and marketing teams to support specific projects.

    • Artist Liason
      • Feb 2016 - Apr 2016

      I was responsible for being the point of contact for 4 artists from Ukraine who were completing a 2 month residency at The Royal Standard in Liverpool. Included in my responsibilities were: booking travel for the artists, acting as the central point of contact 24/7, organising accommodation and travel for the duration, and leading up to their stay, booking meetings for them with directors of well-known arts organisations in the UK.

  • The Bay Radio 96.9
    • Lancaster, United Kingdom
    • Sports Producer
      • Jun 2013 - Dec 2014
      • Lancaster, United Kingdom

      As a fully trained Technical Operator, I co-ordinated and operated of all technical aspects of The Bay’s live Saturday afternoon sports and music broadcast. I worked as a key member of the team of on-location reporters, presenters and the in-studio news reporter. I had complete responsibility for and control of the studio mixing desk throughout the weekly four hour show. I produced the whole show from the on-air studio including real-time insertion of news and travel bulletins and rapid use of real-time editing software for effective broadcast of interviews which took place during the show. I learned all aspects of the RCS music play-out system and built an advanced level of competence in Cool Edit Pro.

    • Student Ambassador
      • Sep 2012 - Jul 2014

      Worked as a Tourguide for the University giving tours of the campus and being available to provide experienced and knowledgeable information linking to life at the university to prospective students and parents.

Education

  • 2011 - 2014
    Lancaster University
    Bachelor of Arts (BA), Fine Art
  • 2004 - 2011
    Wirral Grammar School For Girls
    A Level, Fine Art (A*), Sociology (B), English Language (B)

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