Ellie Monk

Experience

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  Charlie's Sweet Emporiums

  Jul 2014 - Sept 2015

  Sales Assistant and Social Media
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  Hardy's Original Sweet Shop

  Sept 2015 - Dec 2015

  Sales Assistant
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  G&D's Ice Cream Cafés

  Feb 2016 - May 2016

  Ice Cream Scooper
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  Atomic Diner

  Aug 2017 - Feb 2018

  Front of House
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  The Old Fire Station, Oxford

  Jun 2018 - Oct 2018

  Front of House Assistant
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  THE JAM FACTORY OXFORD LTD

  Jul 2018 - Oct 2018

  Gallery Intern / Front of House
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  THE JAM FACTORY OXFORD LTD

  Feb 2019 - Aug 2020

  Arts Manager & Curator
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  Arts at the Old Fire Station

  Mar 2019 - Sept 2020

  Duty Manager
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  The Glass Tank Gallery, Oxford Brookes University

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Curatorial Assistant

  Temporary Curatorial Assistant at Oxford Brookes University's on site gallery the Glass Tank. Assisted in programming exhibitions, event planning, installations, marketing, social media, graphic design and branding.

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  Independent Artist - Visual Art

  Aug 2019 - Jun 2020

  Personal Assistant and Book Designer

  PA and book designer for an award-winning artist self-publishing a catalogue of works.

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  Kensington + Chelsea Art Week

  Jun 2020 - May 2021

  Festival Assistant

  Content production, communications and marketing for KCAW Festival

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  Flatpack Creative

  Feb 2021 - Sept 2023

  Director

  Flatpack Creative works with communities to make creative hobbies and careers more accessible, through fun kits, guides, and workshops.In 2022, we sent out 40 free, easy to use cyanotype and home pottery kits to young people in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, as part of the 'Looking Up' festival.

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  Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP)

  Mar 2021 - Jul 2022

  EScalate Programme Assistant

  Delivering 'real and meaningful' business support, helping individuals and businesses access the support that is available to help businesses grow.

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  Cutie Fruitie

  May 2021 - now

  Artist / Potter

  Cutie Fruitie is my ceramics and illustration practice, operating from a 'potting shed' studio, bringing quirky, handcrafted, functional, ecology inspired art to the modern gardener. Cutie Fruitie creates colourful, fun designs accompanied by fruit and veg seeds to inspire city critters to learn about native wildlife and grow edible plants in urban spaces.You can usually find me at the DIY Art Market amongst other DIY artists, or follow @cutie.fruitie.ceramics on instagram, where I’m sowing the seeds... Show less

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  Offbeat Festival

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Assistant Producer

  OFFBEAT IS A HIVE OF NEW PERFORMANCE IN OXFORD. It’s a festival of brand-new theatre, comedy, dance, family shows, spoken word and music. It’s a place for you to see something which wouldn’t usually come here. It’s a blind date with a show you could fall in love with. And – lucky you – it’s right on your doorstep. Take a chance on something exciting.Offbeat 2021 will run 22 - 27 June, save the date!

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  Photo Oxford Festival

  Aug 2021 - Nov 2021

  Festival Assistant

  Marketing and production support for Photo Oxford Festival 2021.WOMEN IN PHOTOGRAPHY: WAYS OF SEEING AND BEING SEEN15 October - 15 November 2021

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  The Old Fire Station, Oxford

  Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

  Marketing Support

  Freelance marketing support for the Old Fire Station: Theatre, Comedy, Music, Dance and other performing arts in Oxford, UK. Plus a gallery, cafe and more!

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  Green Arts Oxfordshire Network (GAON)

  Feb 2022 - now

  Project Leader

  Green Arts Oxfordshire Network unites Oxfordshire’s artists and cultural organisations in their work to tackle the climate & ecological emergency.What do we do?🌿 Represent and engage artists, cultural organisations and community groups as a unifying force for change.🌿 Measurably reduce carbon emissions through delivering Carbon Literacy Training to Oxfordshire’s cultural sector.🌿 Signpost to relevant resources (local and arts specific).🌿 Lead in the support and creation of green events that harness the power of culture to communicate, facilitating connections, collaboration and knowledge sharing between members of the network.🌿 Encourage members to consider both the direct carbon impact of their operations and the messages within their creative work. Show less

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  Tandem Collective CIC

  Jun 2022 - Nov 2022

  Producer

  Producing creative programming for Oxfordshire Great Big Green Week, 9 days of events celebrating community action from 24th September - 2nd October 2022. This included a public launch event in Bonn Square, Oxford, featuring inspiring speakers, poets and performers on a solar powered stage, alongside information about local charities and groups working towards a more sustainable future for Oxfordshire.This role links to my role as Project Leader for Green Arts Oxfordshire Network, and I am working alongside CAG Oxfordshire, Friends of the Earth Oxford and Low Carbon Hub Oxford. Show less

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  Freelance

  Jan 2023 - now

  Carbon Literacy Trainer

  Delivering arts and culture sector specific Carbon Literacy Training to cultural organisations, artists, university students and many others. I am currently a freelance trainer for Sustainable Arts in Leeds (SAIL) and Green Arts Oxfordshire Network (GAON). I have written a Carbon Literacy Training course for Oxfordshire's cultural sector, working with Sustainable Arts in Leeds.

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  Gallery Climate Coalition (GCC)

  Jan 2024 - now

  Volunteer Coordinator

  Gallery Climate Coalition (GCC) is an international community of arts organisations working to reduce our sector’s environmental impacts. GCC’s primary goal is to facilitate a reduction of the sector’s CO2e emissions by a minimum of 50% by 2030, as well as promoting zero waste.We develop and share best practice, provide leadership on sector specific environmental issues, and work to leverage the collective power of our membership to achieve systemic changes.