Emma Sherriff

Experience

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  University of Exeter

  Aug 2016 - Jan 2021

  • Development and delivery of a series of digital methods and technologies for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences in research and teaching, including Wikipedia, Coding and Data Science. • Leading the management of digital research projects with academics, archives, professional services teams and industry.• Management of a series of digital labs at a cutting-edge research facility, including an on-site archive and audio-visual lab, overseeing conservation handling techniques and digitisation workflows.• Representing the Digital Humanities Lab on Arts & Culture Critical Friends groups and College of Humanities Education boards.Advanced MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro X, Web editing (terminal4 CMS), Wikipedia, WordPress, ArcGIS, Arduino and OXYGEN XML text encoding (TEI) . Show less

  • Digital Humanities Lab Manager

    Sept 2017 - Jan 2021

  • Postgraduate Research Administrator

    Aug 2016 - Sept 2017
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  Citizens Advice Plymouth

  Feb 2021 - Jun 2021

  Research & Campaigns Officer

  • Data analysis of internal quantitative data and empathy research of a series of government and independent publications.• Report writing and evaluation of internal data, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion reporting.• Social media and web editing, including the design of banners, infographics, GIFs and producing video campaigns.• Public Relations and copywriting communications within a national charitable organisation.• Engagement with communities and leading on event publicity, scheduling and liaison with external organisations.Software: Canva, WordPress, YouTube, Hootsuite, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Forms, Google Sheets, Premiere Pro, Adobe Creative Suite, Screenflow, Google Analytics and Search Engine Optimization.Web editing: WordPress sites, Wix. Social media channels: LinkedIn, Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram.Project management: Trello, Later.com, Google Docs. Show less

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  University of Plymouth

  Aug 2021 - Feb 2023

  • Leading the delivery and continuous development of FUTURES 2022/23 programme, including the coordination of an education subgroup for the project consortium (featuring the Universities of Bath, Bristol and Exeter).• Acting as a central point of communication for FUTURES, for both internal enquiries and external partnerships such as the Children’s University.• Overseeing all administration related to the FUTURES project including organising internal working groups. • Reviewing and monitoring processes, procedures and associated documentation drawing in specialist knowledge of public engagement, implementing or making recommendations for changes as appropriate. • Researching, interpreting and manipulating data using a variety of systems, such as SharePoint, Excel and Word.• Providing analyses and reports on key findings such as qualitative and quantitative evaluation responses, budget spend and overview, timesheets for colleagues at the University of Plymouth. • Providing excellent customer service and detailed specialist advice and guidance, within an unpredictable environment, to enable appropriate solutions.• Providing guidance and delivering training on public engagement and associated policies and procedures with internal professional service staff, researchers from the University of Plymouth and the wider consortium. • Guiding, collaborating and taking a lead as appropriate with colleagues and peers across the University to plan and achieve joint projects and objectives such as FUTURES.• Management of awareness raising Work Package for the University of Plymouth, overseeing marketing strategy, social media advertising campaigns and SEO. Show less • Launching a new round of Community Research Awards, the Get Involved Awards 2022 as part of the Public Engagement team.• Creating opportunities for communities and researchers to effectively share knowledge, and to work together to co-create knowledge. • Copywriting of awards literature on behalf of University of Plymouth Research and Innovation• Facilitating partnerships between communities and researchers, and responding to enquiries from communities submitting Expressions of Interest. • Ensuring the continuous development of the Get Involved Awards 2022.Software: Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint, Canva, Google docs, Google analytics. Show less • Implementing public engagement activity on behalf of the Research & Innovation team. • Coordination of the FUTURES21 festival of discovery events for the University of Plymouth and the FUTURES consortium (University of Bath, University of Exeter and the University of Bristol).• Facilitating collaboration with Researchers, Early Career Researchers and Postgraduate Researchers and the public. • Administration of public engagement budgets, reporting and finance.• Stakeholder engagement and relationship building with local venues, community groups and professional networks to enhance public engagement activity.Software: Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Canva. Show less

  • Public Engagement Officer

    Jul 2022 - Feb 2023

  • Community Research Officer

    Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

  • Public Engagement Coordinator

    Aug 2021 - Dec 2021
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  University of Exeter

  Feb 2023 - now

  • Project Administrator supporting the Art of Fiction team, integral to ensuring smooth operations, offering support to both colleagues and external participants taking part in Art of Fiction events. • Budgeting, financial processing, logistical coordination, and the arrangement of travel and accommodation for esteemed visitors and speakers ahead of research seminars. • Supporting the organisation of creative workshops with the project partners.• Copywriting and content creation for Art of Fiction social media accounts including Threads discussions with creative and research communities. Show less • Providing guidance on impact evaluation frameworks to academics and professional services staff for funding applications and projects, in particular for complex or strategic funding bids. • Providing guidance on approaches to collecting evidence to demonstrate the impact of research to applicants/award holders, in particular for complex or strategic projects.• Providing general and bespoke training to departments within a designated faculty on impact evaluation and evidence collection.• Providing ad-hoc informal supervision to any Professional Services staff or other staff tasked with collecting and collating impact evidence.• Oversight of a portfolio of potential impact case studies working closely with faculty and department leads and Directors of Research and Impact. Show less • Concept development and prototyping of a new Secure Data Research Hub communications site.• Designing and leading user testing of a University of Exeter communications site (facilitating small group UX activity and managing online surveys) and writing an evaluative report of the results.• Presenting digital and compliance projects remotely to Senior colleagues. • Providing a higher level administrative service for Senior management teams: Internet Security Management System (ISMS) team and the Secure Data Research Hub Oversight Group.• Working with university stakeholders to develop and deliver accurate communications relevant to research data, ethics and IT compliance. Show less

  • Project Administrator

    Mar 2024 - now

  • Impact Evidence and Evaluation Officer

    Sept 2023 - May 2024

  • Compliance Administration Officer

    Feb 2023 - Aug 2023