Adam Self

Experience

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  Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival

  Sept 2008 - now

  Brighton Dome is a 200+ year old former royal stables, now home to a 1,800 capacity concert hall and two further auditoria. Brighton Festival is England's largest mixed arts festival, held annually in May since 1964. On a typical shift, I take overall responsiblity for the operation of one of the three in-house venues, or for an external venue or outdoor event during Brighton Festival. I lead the stewarding, security and VSA teams and oversee the bars, technical & box office teams to ensure the event runs as planned, with excellent standards of safety, security and customer service. I'm trained to lead complex emergency procedures. Show less

  • Duty Event Manager

    Sept 2011 - now

  • Tour Guide

    Sept 2011 - now

  • Steward / FoH Supervisor / Stage Door Keeper / VSA

    Sept 2008 - Sept 2018
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  Green Man Festival

  Aug 2010 - now

  Green Man Festival is an independent and wonderfully non-corporate music festival which takes place annually in the beautiful Bannau Brycheiniog national park. My present role involves recruiting, training and leading a team of around 15 cashiers and admin staff. Leading a team of cashiers working accross the festival site. Stock control at End Up bar, attempting to keep the beer flowing. Mainly in fancy-dress.

  • Admin Manager

    Aug 2020 - now

  • Cashier

    Aug 2013 - Jul 2020

  • Back Bar Supervisor

    Aug 2011 - Jul 2013

  • Bar Staff

    Aug 2010 - Jul 2011
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  Architects of Air

  Apr 2015 - now

  Luminarium Manager

  Architects of Air build and tour ‘luminaria’- inflatable sculptures which visitors enter to experience the beauty of light and colour. Each luminarium is the size of around half a football pitch and can accommodate up to 80 people at one time. As a Luminarium Manager I ensure the safe and proper management of the structure and fulfil the ambassadorial role of presenting it as a work of art. The job involves training and overseeing a build/break crew and stewarding team, undertaking repairs, coordinating installation contractors, inflating and deflating the structure each day, monitoring environmental conditions (such as wind speeds and temperatures) and conducting media interviews including print, radio and TV (sometimes live!). During my years with AoA I've been lucky enough to work in locations including the USA, Australia and the Middle East. Show less

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  Ropetackle Arts Centre

  Jul 2015 - now

  Ropetackle is a modern single-auditorium 350 capacity community arts centre. Whilst on shift, I manage all aspects of the venue operation, aiming to create a great experience for the performers, audiences and volunteer staff. Line managing a team of Duty Managers, including organising recruitment, rotas and training.

  • Duty Manager

    Nov 2022 - now

  • House Manager

    Nov 2021 - Oct 2022

  • Duty Manager

    Jul 2015 - Oct 2021
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  Centrevents

  Sept 2015 - Nov 2017

  Event Manager

  Managing conferences around the UK.

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  Brighton Open Air Theatre

  Apr 2016 - now

  Duty Manager

  BOAT is a wonderful purpose-built open-air 425 capacity amphitheatre. Whilst on shift I manage all aspects of the venue operation in all weathers!

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  Port Eliot Festival

  Jul 2016 - Jul 2019

  Stage Manager

  Annually managing the Walled Garden stage for 4 festivals until the event sadly ceased in 2019.

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  University of Sussex

  Oct 2016 - now

  ACCA is a beautiful 1960s venue on campus at the University of Sussex. In my present role I work mostly remotely to line-manage a team of around 20 Front of House staff - including organising rotas, payroll, training and recruitment. For several years I also managed the venue's box office system.

  • Acting Front of House Manager

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Duty Manager

    Oct 2016 - Jan 2022
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  Explorica by WorldStrides

  Jan 2017 - now

  Tour Director

  Leading tours of Europe - usually for American high-school students and their teachers in groups of up to 55 people. Each tour typically visits multiple countries over a period of 8-25 days. The job involves coordinating the itinerary in advance and accompanying the group on tour, for the chief purposes of managing the logistics and providing an engaging educational experience. Each tour is a unique journey and an exciting challenge!

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  BrightonSEO

  Apr 2018 - Aug 2024

  Organising a day of training events across multiple hotel venues prior to the main conference, in addition to three nights of parties at various nightclub venues, twice per year. Coordinating the venues, suppliers, sponsors and staff. Managing a stage at the main conference, twice per year. Coordinating the speakers, technicians and audiences in pursuit of inspirational presentations with high production-values.

  • Training & Parties Manager

    Jul 2022 - Aug 2024

  • Stage Manager

    Apr 2018 - Apr 2024