Ivan Akojo Romario Phillips

Experience

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  Nottingham Trent University

  Jul 2016 - Jun 2018

  Survey Assistant

  My responsibilities for this job included collecting data on University events, teaching and assisting students. In this job I developed skills such as time management (in order to successfully collect data for the university), data management (to assess and record the data correctly) and IT skills such as Microsoft Excel (which was the medium in which the data was recorded).

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  Met Film School Berlin

  Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

  Filmmaker

  This course was extremely useful for learning the process of pre and post-production in film-making. This small sized course taught me the basics of editing, sound, camera work, lighting and directing actors. We were taught by industry professionals and were also given industry level equipment to complete a short film, which we presented to the class at the end of the four weeks. The course was a great experience and solidified in my mind that I wanted to seek a career in media production.

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  Independent (Student film 'Cortisol')

  Sept 2017 - May 2018

  Cinematographer/DP

  The student film I worked on was an extra-curricular project that a group of friends developed while studying in our final year at university. For six months, we met regularly to discuss ideas and concepts which would form the backbone of the project. I was personally charged with developing both a storyboard and shot list to organise the shooting schedule of the film (which we achieved over a 4-day period). I was also responsible for filming certain key scenes, as well as having creative control lighting the sets that we used. We were able to use industry level equipment (rented from the university) and were able to complete a very professional and smoothly running shoot. Show less

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  Host Staffing

  Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

  Waiter

  Responsibilities for this job included working long hours in high intensity environments, stocking bars, ensuring the completion of hospitality events and handling petty cash. Developed skills of customer service, communication and working under time restraints.My responsibilities included assisting customers and staff, restocking supplies, preparing dining areas for service.Encouraged an engaged and positive attitude, working effectively in a team and required me to multitask to fulfil my job.Worked at events such as a North London Burger Shack, Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, BBC Proms in Hyde Park. Show less

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  Raindance Film Festival

  Apr 2019 - Oct 2019

  I was the Box Office Manager for the 27th Raindance Film Festival. This festival was run over 2 weeks with several hundred screenings of independent film from throughout the world. My role responsibilities included organising and running the Box Office at the festival with a dedicated group of volunteers that I managed. This role also included enabling the setup of the festival. Working with the Eventbrite Event Creator and volunteers, we organised more than 100 of the events and screenings. I was also responsible for setting up the entire physical ticketing infrastructure (Eventbrite company equipment) to help run both the Box Office and hospitality desk during the Festival. In addition, I maintained the website to ensure the smooth running of the ticketing operation. Using Microsoft Excel to organise events, we created spreadsheets of ticket sales and coordinated event preparation with colleagues. The role included dealing with day-to-day challenges, answering customer inquires and resolving customer conflict. Show less

  • Box Office Manager

    Aug 2019 - Oct 2019

  • Intern

    Apr 2019 - Jul 2019
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  Troubadour Theatres Limited

  Jul 2019 - Apr 2020

  Front of House & Bar Host

  This role based at Wembley Park Theatre branch involved working shifts as an usher, bar staff and theatre staff. The role allowed me to hone customer service skills, money handling and teamwork. My responsibilities included helping patrons to their seats for the performance, serving drinks for customers and ensuring that they had an memorable and positive time at the theatre.

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  Freelance

  Jan 2020 - Feb 2020

  Cinematographer

  Worked as the storyboarder and DP for the award winning short film Cut Out (Dir. Phene James).-Filmed in February 2020 on a 2 day shoot. Organised shot list, renting of equipment, communication and management of volunteers and filming actors.-Submitted to Portobello Road Short Film Festival 2020, where the film won best Art Direction category.-Film was also aired on the local London TV station London Live in November 2020.

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  Centre 404

  May 2020 - Oct 2020

  Support Worker

  This role included actively supporting vulnerable people with learning disabilities in a care home setting as well as domiciliary care. This included supporting tenants with personal care, shopping/budgeting, attending activities, medication administration. I also supported them with ensuring an environment where they can have an independent and good quality of life. I was required to write shift logs, maintain heath & safety/fire safety standards, adhere to company policy and values and actively practice disease prevention for the role.For this role, I passed my Enhanced DBS check. In addition to this, I have also been trained in and have received certificates in the following aspects of care work: -Dementia and Dysphagia-Fire Safety for Domiciliary Care-First Aid-Health and Safety-Infection Control-Medication Practice for Domiciliary Care-Moving and Handling-Safeguarding and Protection of Adults-Epilepsy-Positive Behaviour Support-Care Certificate Standards Show less

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  Goldsmiths, University of London

  Oct 2020 - Sept 2021

  Department Student Coordinator

  This role includes communicating the objectives and opinions of the student body to the internal computing department of the university, creating community links within the university and organising feedback forms for the Computing department to evaluate modules and programmes.

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  SIDE Global

  Nov 2021 - Feb 2022

  Production Support Freelancer

  Role included working specifically with the production department in the smooth running of dialogue production from casting to delivery. Have worked with international clients, third party publishers, as well as NDA projects. Arranged and organised recording sessions between actors, agents and developer clients. Responsible for own autonomy and work load. Worked with a variety of software including Microsoft 360 (primarily Office and Excel Scheduling spreadsheets), Admin (PO creation) and Audacity (basic audio clip editing). Show less

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  Staffordshire University London

  Feb 2022 - now

  My work in this role includes:-IT Maintenance, troubleshooting and repair. -Games & Media Technical Instruction and Teaching Support.-Professional and Academic Support. -Media Specialist.I am responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting specialist hardware and software in the esports arena, including broadcast cameras, vision mixers, graphics software, and audio equipment. I also give technical training for VR technology to students as well as exploring practical uses of metaverse technology in education. Additionally, I also assists students with Adobe Creative Suite software and collaborating with them on high-quality gaming streams and events. I provide technical training to both students and staff and support academic staff with teaching on the computer game design, cinematography and Emerging Game Technology modules. I also assist with open days and external events, providing IT support for the campus, and researching new technologies for the university's teaching and learning experience. Show less

  • Technical Specialist (Media)

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Technical Specialist (Esports and Games)

    Feb 2022 - Jul 2022
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  PlayStation London Studio

  May 2022 - Jul 2022

  Writer

  • Member of trial writer’s room developing narrative and story arcs for a first-party AAA online game. • Delivered character biography, monologue and dialogue. Worldbuilding lore (NPCs and areas) as well as long term, post launch beat sheet.• Developed narrative design with other department: Creating backstory for pre-existingconcept art and developing settings for levels designed by narrative designer team.