Gemma Clark

Experience

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  Sng Live

  May 2012 - May 2024

  Freelance Promoters Rep and Box Office Manager

  Responsibilities: Assisting the production team and venue staff in always delivering the highest quality live show. Managing guest list and security.  Being first port of call for artists, venues, promoters and large numbers of guests. Dealing with any issues on the night of a live show quickly and effectively. Always assessing potential risks. Purchasing artist “riders” and making sure the dressing room is well presented, clean and tidy before and after an event.  Overseeing all technical aspects and ensuring the visual and audio elements of the event are up to a high standard.  Stage management including overseeing running times.  Team management of all staff including security, runner/box office to ensure they are working to a high standard.  Handling cash and card payments.Achievements:  Worked over 300 shows / festivals so far with over 300 artists.  SNG LIVE’s “go to “rep for all Wurzels concerts they run in the South West and South Wales.  Worked a whole range of events including DJ sets, comedy nights, theme nights, tribute nights, folk, country, rock, pop and metal nights.  Worked alongside a number of high-profile celebrities – Ed Sheeran, Nizlopi, Martin Kemp, Craig Charles, The Wurzels, Seth Lakeman, The Shires and Jethro. Show less

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  BRISTOL FOLK FESTIVAL

  May 2012 - May 2017

  Helping to coordinate all aspects of the Bristol Folk Festival and managing all the social media pages related to the event. General organisation includes, artist liaison and booking, stage managing, promotions, press releases, A&R, timetabling and workshop organisations among other things! In the run up to the festival I liaised with the workshop personnel to coordinate and timetable the workshops over the three day event. During the event I coordinated volunteers, time managed workshop personnel and generally made sure all the workshops were of a high standard and ran on time.

  • Digital Adminstrator and General Event Coordinator

    May 2012 - May 2017

  • Workshop Manager

    May 2012 - May 2017
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  City Mazes

  Feb 2016 - May 2016

  Game Master

  Meeting and Greeting customersDealing with bookingsSetting up game rooms (City Mazes is a live action escape the room company)Monitoring the health and safety of game playersEnsuring game runs on time and that there is a quick turnaround for each roomBriefing the game players on the rules, regulations and health and safety for each gameManaging the Social Media accounts

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  Celador Radio

  Apr 2016 - May 2016

  Social Media Coordinator

  Creating Social Media campaigns and content (basic Photoshop use), creating a Social Media Toolkit for the radio presenters and training them on how to use social media, liaising with the sales team on what Social Media campaigns we can create to up-sell to an advertising client, handling all aspects of the Social Media pages including comments, visitor posts and personal messages. Use of Hootsuite to post and schedule posts as well as monitor Social Media engagements.

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  LUSH | UK & Europe

  Sept 2016 - Jan 2017

  Sales Assistant

  Regular duties include greeting customers, replenishing stock, running cash register areas, maintaining product knowledge, contributing to sales goals, and performing any additional tasks as assigned by management.

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  Fizz Pop Science

  Jan 2017 - Jul 2017

  Science presenter

  Running after school science clubs for kids which use fun hands on experiments and projects to bring science to life for children over 5. Teaching problem solving on a fun level, aiding children’s communication skills and promoting the art of teamwork.

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  Secret World Wildlife Rescue

  Jul 2017 - Jan 2019

  Fundraising and Event Coordinator

   Social media management - fundraisers, posts, and promotion. Managing all aspect of events – recruiting and coordinating volunteers and stall holders, site risk assessments, planning, promotion/marketing, and execution. Website management (WordPress) – creating content, setting up ticketing platform and event pages, managing bookings for events/courses, adding pages, all backend management. All Online and Offline marketing – marketing material design (InDesign), distribution of materials, adding event to external websites, contacting press regarding events and all online marketing through the website and social media. Act as a central point for both internal and external communication. Identify new opportunities to increase income from events and press/tv opportunities. Market Research Analysed and interpreted data to identify patterns and solutions Wrote detailed reports and presented results to senior management Designed questionnaires and advised on methodology of collection of data and managed the distribution of surveys and questionnaires Collected data and statistics, using statistical software Monitored the progress of data collection Use of Google Analytics, Social Mention and Google Key Words Drafting news and press releases including photography. School engagement – Leading SEN group on several occasions. Administering the donor stewardship programme Show less

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  S & T COVER LIMITED

  Oct 2019 - Feb 2020

  Office Administrator

  Office administrator

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  Gemma Louise Digital

  Oct 2020 - now

  • Virtual Assistant

    Feb 2024 - now

  • Freelance Digital Marketing Professional

    Oct 2020 - May 2024
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  Mindful Care and Support

  Apr 2021 - May 2022

  Domiciliary Care Technician
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  Southampton Hospitals Charity

  Nov 2021 - May 2022

  Events and Community Fundraising Officer
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  Sailors'​ Society

  May 2022 - Feb 2024

  Event Coordinator
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  RISE UK

  May 2024 - Oct 2024

  Fundraising Lead Officer
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  Crohn's & Colitis UK

  Oct 2024 - now

  Events Fundraising Officer (Challenge Events)