Experience

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  Casarotto Ramsay & Associates

  • Scriptwriter

    • Sep 2009 - Present

    Represented by Ellen Gallagher (Film/TV) and Helena Clark (Theatre) at Casarotto Ramsey & AssociatesTV: 2023: Original series in Development with World Production & Objective Fiction. 2022 / 2023: HOPE STREET - Various Episodes - Prod Long Story TV LTD, BBC 2020: IN BLOOD - TV Drama Development, Writersroom - Prod. Rachel Lysaght - Underground Films 2019: CLEAN - The Break, Series Four Prod. BBC Three, BBC Northern IrelandFILM: 2020: ANOTHER GIRL - Optioned by Rocliffe Films and Underground Films 2019: PERIOD PIECE - Official Selection: Underwire Film Festival, Vancouver Women in Film Theatre:2022: Recipient of Peggy Ramsay Foundation and Film4 Playwright's Scheme Bursary 2021: CONSUMED - Winner of the Women's Prize for Playwriting - Upcoming Prod. Paines Plough, Ellie Keel2020: ULSTER AFTER DARK Prod. Lyric Theatre, Belfast 2016 HYSTERICAL Prod. Luminary Theatre @ Brighton Fringe2015 MEGALOPOLITAN Prod. Luminary Theatre @ VAULT Festival2014: Little Stitches Prod. BAREtruth Theatre @ The Arcola2011: The Killing Moon Prod. Labfest @ Theatre5032010: Terror Tales Prod. Drywrite @ Hampstead Theatre

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  Fighting Words Northern Ireland

  • Belfast, United Kingdom

  • Playwriting Project Coordinator

    • Nov 2019 - Present
    • Belfast, United Kingdom

    Planning, delivery and facilitation of playwriting projects aimed to develop skills and inspire young people aged 14 - 18 in Northern Ireland to write for theatre, radio, film and tv. Projects including: a site specific play in collaboration with the Ulster Museum, Radio plays developed with Derry Playhouse / Riverside Coleraine, Radio series developed with Papatango Theatre, and several stagings at the Lyric Theatre. Specific duties including: • Supporting the Operations Manager in the facilitation of the The Right Twig: Young Playwright's Programme • Delivering workshops• Ensuring effective documentation of projects • Project impact evaluation for funding bodies• Script development and editingGeneral duties including: • Devising and maintaining databases• Liaising with schools / community groups in order to recruit diverse groups of children and young people• First point of communication for all stakeholders (Fighting Words, partners, workshop facilitators, young people, acting company, production, technical and creative teams)New experience gained: • Project Impact Evaluation for funding bodies

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  Royal Exchange Theatre

  • United Kingdom
  • Entertainment Providers
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Senior Script Reader

    • Mar 2017 - Present

    Specific duties including:• Reading shortlisted scripts• Delivering script reports on shortlisted scripts to the Literary Assistant

  • Bruntwood Prize Script Reader

    • Jun 2013 - Present

    Specific duties including: • Reading 1st round scripts submitted to the Prize and selecting scripts for further reads

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  PAPATANGO THEATRE COMPANY LTD

  • United Kingdom
  • Performing Arts
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • GoWrite Workshop Facilitator

    • Oct 2018 - Present

    Papatango’s creative learning programme for schools and young people. I facilitate three sessions in which students write their own monologue, which is published and then performed by professional actors. I have facilitated the course in schools, to young carers and with young refugees. Specific duties including: • Facilitating playwriting workshops with schools as part of Papatango's "GoWrite" outreach programmeNew experience gained: • Delivering participatory workshops in schools• CPD Certificate from Independent Safeguarding Service• CPD Certificate on Understanding Autism

  • Papatango Prize Script Reader

    • Dec 2015 - Apr 2020

    Specific duties including:• Reading scripts submitted to the Prize and selecting scripts for further reads

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  Southbank Centre

  • Ticketing and Membership Assistant

    • Sep 2017 - Aug 2019

    General duties including:• Providing a positive, exceptional and accessible service to all customers at Southbank Centre.• Actively selling tickets, Memberships and any other products on sale via Southbank Centre and its partners.• Seeking opportunities to up-sell and cross-sell, promoting the services, events and products ofSouthbank Centre and its partners.• Responding positively to customer enquiries and maintaining effective customer relations.• Maintaining a good knowledge of Southbank Centre’s fire, safety, health and safety and evacuation procedures.• Providing general assistance to ensure personal and communal work stations are well presented and fit for purpose.• Reconciling sales transactions to adhere to Southbank Centre accounting and data procedures.• Distributing marketing and event updates as directed, engaging audiences with our marketingmaterials.• Taking action to ensure the effective resolution of customer comments and report on customerfeedback escalating issuesProfiency in Tessitura.

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  Women in Film and Television UK

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Membership Administrator

    • Mar 2017 - Sep 2017
    • London, United Kingdom

    Specific duties including: • Managing a 6000 member strong, paid membership database• Working with Wordpress and CRM to develop new website and database • Running membership reports• Dealing with membership enquiries • Liaising with website developer • Contributing writing for newsletterNew experience gained: • Wordpress• Website Development• Blog writing

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  Dramatic Resources

  • United Kingdom
  • Professional Training and Coaching
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Virtual Coaching Programme Co-ordinator

    • Sep 2016 - Jun 2017

    Specific duties including: • Developing a system to facilitate a twelve week virtual coaching programme for CISCO for over four hundred participants globally• Implementing this system• Project managing the programmeNew experience gained: • Freelance Project Management in corporate setting

  • Administrative Assistant

    • Nov 2014 - Aug 2016

    Specific duties including: • Administrating and managing Open Courses• Acting as Personal Assistant to directors• Finance - credit card reconciling, managing logbook, processing invoices, raising purchase ordersGeneral duties including: • Office stock take and stationary ordering• Acting as first point of correspondence• Managing the diary - booking trainers, venues, caterers • Liaising with clients and management of specific client relationshipsNew experience gained: • Experience of finance, including Xero Accounting Software

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  Audible, Inc.

  • London

  • Editorial Co-ordinator

    • Jan 2017 - Mar 2017
    • London

    Specific duties including: • Managing day to day relationships of key content providers on new titles, backlist, promotional opportunities and submissions• Managing planning and production of Channels titles internally• Creating and maintaining a clear strategy for weekly, bi weekly and monthly channels uploads• Acting as an advocate for UK content within the international organisation• Working closely with the rest of the team on copywriting and other elements of content creation, contributing to the team’s output with creativity and innovationNew experience gained: • Copywriting

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  Stories of Being

  • Platform, Southwark

  • Co Artistic Director - Voluntary

    • Jan 2016 - May 2016
    • Platform, Southwark

    Specific duties including: • Devising and delivering theatre programme• Devising and delivering participatory workshop programme• Liaising with all artists - agents, individuals, workshop leaders• Commissioning artists, including contract writing, payment of artists• Spearheading fundraising effortNew experience gained: • Fundraising from individual donors• Large scale budget management• Festival planning in line with government regulations• Outreach participatory programme planning

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  New Writing South

  • United Kingdom
  • Writing and Editing
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Creative Producer - Brighton Theatre Industry Day

    • Mar 2015 - Sep 2015

    Specific duties including: • Co-ordinating and creatively producing New Writing South's Theatre Industry Day at the Brighton Dome• Devising, planning and delivering writers' events and development opportunities • Working closely with senior writers and theatre makers to deliver workshops, talks and development opportunities for playwrightsNew experience gained: • Ability to manage theatre makers and artists with skill discretion and diplomacy• Event curation

  • Workshop Leader

    • Sep 2014 - Mar 2015

    Specific duties including:• Devising, planning and delivering writers' workshops series entitled "The Craft of the Second Draft"

  • Script Reader

    • Jan 2013 - Sep 2014

    Specific duties including:• Script reading and report writing for script report service

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  THEATRE503 LIMITED

  • Battersea

  • Literary Associate, Voluntary

    • Mar 2014 - Mar 2015
    • Battersea

    Specific duties including: • Administrating the Senior Reads• Managing the senior read database• Managing a team of senior readers• Script reading• Dramaturgy and script development• Liaising with writers• Creatively Producing Literary week shows - 503FusionsNew experience gained: • Creative Producing• Managing script competitions

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  Brighton Fringe

  • United Kingdom
  • Performing Arts
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Assistant Box Office Manager

    • Jul 2013 - May 2014

    Specific duties including: • Assisting the Box Office Manager in the sale and event administration of 970 events at 155 venues• Opening shop at the start of the day• Managing the Box Office float• Batch printing tickets before the performance• Managing a Team of Box Office AssistantsNew experience gained:• Finance in sales

  • Box Office Assistant

    • Apr 2013 - Jun 2013

    General duties including: • Answering Box Office calls• In person customer service• Actively up-selling tickets and merchandise pre-show• Actively promoting Brighton Fringe ShowsNew experience gained: • Event sales experience• Proficiency in Spektrix

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  Bush Theatre

  • Shepherds Bush

  • Literary Administrator and Bushgreen Manager

    • May 2011 - Apr 2013
    • Shepherds Bush

    Literary administration including: • Identifying talent and promoting work for development• Responding to writers and general enquiries• Managing the unsolicited script database• Managing of a team of readers• Liaising with agents on Artistic Director’s and Associate Dramaturg’s behalf• Providing high quality development opportunities for writers throughout all stages in their careerBushgreen management including: • Responding to user enquiries• Sourcing, editing and posting weekly editorials and opportunities• Keeping Bushgreen socials up to date• Bi monthly Newsletter – writing, designing and posting• Finance management of Bushgreen• Planning and production of Bushgreen events / writers nightsNew experience gained: • Management of a team• Event and project management• Dramaturgy • Script development• Website management

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  Paines Plough Theatre Company

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Administration Intern

    • Sep 2008 - Oct 2008
    • London, United Kingdom

    Specific duties including: • Creating marketing database for 'Future Perfect 2009'• Logging of script submissions on script database• Undertaking assistant role to General ManagerGeneral duties including: • Phone calls• Handling emails and post• Data loggingNew experience gained:• Database management