Kari Singleton

Experience

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  Clarks

  Jun 2005 - Apr 2012

  Senior Sales Assistant

  Part time work during weekends and academic holidays High levels of teamwork, organisation and reliability were required on a day to day basis Ability to work under stress, controlling the shop floor and delegating roles for efficient team work Organising & running interviews Visual merchandising

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  Blackpool Council

  Sept 2011 - Jan 2018

  Supporting the planning and operational needs of Wordpool, Blackpool’s annual arts and literature festival. Administrative Assistant to Festival co-directors. The role includes: Input to the festival programme, securing authors, artists and partners and organise accommodation, travel and expensesProject lead on festival marketing, social media and supervising and recruiting volunteers. Logistical support for events at a variety of venues including site visits, liaising with contractors, site set up and delivery of event.Supporting festival fundraisingLiaise with steering group, partners, stakeholders, key volunteers, artists and contractors Show less Managing and maintaining Library social media accountsKey point of contact for any social media enquiriesPartnership lead with external partners on any joint social media campaigns. Partners include LeftCoast, The Grand Theatre, The Winter Gardens, Odeon Cinema, Blackpool BID.Provide support to the Reader Development Manager to promote all library eventsCollate and cross source information applicable to library and Council servicesMeasure traffic to social media sites and adjust social media strategy accordinglyDevelop and expand social media community with engaging posts and discussionsUsing HTML for basic web design Show less

  • Reader Development/Wordpool Festival Assistant

    Jun 2016 - Jan 2018

  • Social Media Assistant

    Apr 2013 - Aug 2016

  • Library Assistant

    Sept 2011 - Jan 2016
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  Blackpool Council

  Apr 2018 - Dec 2018

  Community Heritage Coordinator

  Cooordinated a range of heritage activities to engage local people & visitors with Blackpool's vibrant heritage through the successful coordination of a volunteer programme. During my time in this role, I undertook a rebrand of the heritage engagement programme for Blackpool Council as well as developing the learning and engagement programme to include additional events and tours as well as a learning opportunities for schools.

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  Showtown Blackpool

  Oct 2019 - now

  Learning and Engagement Officer - Showtown

  Developing and delivering a successful learning and engagement programme to create opportunities to discover more about Blackpool's history and generate additional visitors and income to Showtown.This is achieved through our creative and engagingschools, events, access and volunteer programmes.