Experience

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  Niche pr and marketing

  Feb 2013 - Apr 2015

  Marketing and events coordinator

  My job includes building and maintaining good working relationships with existing and new clients. I also use local media, including press, social media to develop a customer database for the clients.Part of my role at Niche is to coordinate, assist and support the creative director on community and larger scale events. Last year, I assisted in the campaign Bringing the Sparkle back to Irvine 2013. The event was a huge success and have just finished working on The Rivergate Shopping Centres ‘Christmas Extravaganza’ event and ‘Irvine Sparkles 2014’.I worked with Niche PR but volunteered my time with Irvine Special Events Forum in the Christmas events. Irvine Special Events Forum was established in June 2013 to develop and deliver a range of mass participatory events, which would bring families into the Town and help regenerate the Town Centre as a Community space.The first event held on Xmas 2013, attracted a crowd of over 10,000 people and we were able to provide dance, theatre, music and a range of street theatre acts as part of the build up to the switch on of the Xmas lights in the Town.During the events, I was responsible for coordinating the performers and helping to organise them backstage, ensure they were safe and happy whilst onstage and off. I liased with the stage management team throughout the events and assisted them on their [email protected] Show less

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  Shed media group

  Feb 2013 - Sept 2013

  Supporting artist

  Waterloo Road as a Supporting Artist.

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  Imagine theatre ltd

  Nov 2014 - Dec 2014

  Chaperone

  I was a chaperone for the young members of cast at The Palace Theatre Kilmarnock during their pantomime Aladdin. My duties are to keep the young members of the cast, safe and secure, to ensure they are in rehearsals/performances on time and behave in a satisfactory manner. I also assisted with stage management duties, which include everything from prop making to keeping records.

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  Poisoned apple productions

  Jun 2016 - now

  Creative director

  Poisoned Apple Productions began in June 2016 as Break A Leg Productions. We started as we noticed there was a severe lack of affordable Christmas pantomimes in North Ayrshire. We successfully ran our first pantomime 'Sleeping Beauty' at St Matthews Academy, Saltcoats over December 2016.In June of 2017 we decided to change our name to Poisoned Apple Productions!Christmas 2017, Poisoned Apple Productions brought you Aladdin the Pantomime at St Matthews Academy, Saltcoats from the 20th to the 23rd of December. The performances sold over 1100 tickets - OUR BIGGEST TICKET SALES TO DATE!All our team are from Ayrshire and we aim to keep it that way! We believe that theatre can be fun for all ages and we have great fun doing it!In April 2018 - Billy Kirkwood’s sell out solo stand up comedy show MAN SHOUT FUNNY at The Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock. The show was brought to you in association with Poisoned Apple Productions and Sidesplitters Comedy Club - Scotland. In May 2018 - Spontaneous Potter was sold out the Harry Potter themed comedy improv show at the Harbour Arts Centre. This show was brought to you in association with Poisoned Apple Productions, The Spontaneous Players and Sidesplitters Comedy Club - Scotland.In December 2018 - Robin Hood the Christmas Pantomime is coming to St Matthews Academy, Saltcoats from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd December and tickets are on sale NOW at www.ayrshirepanto.co.uk. Show less

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  West fm

  Jan 2018 - Jun 2021

  Traffic and travel presenter
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  West fm cash for kids

  Jul 2021 - Mar 2022

  Charity executive
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  Cash for kids west scotland

  Mar 2022 - now

  Corporate & community fundraiser