Rhiannon Jones

Experience

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  A DIFFERENT DRUM PRODUCTIONS C.I.C.

  Jan 2008 - Mar 2008

  Assistant interviewer and filmmaker

  I worked on a further project with A Different Drum Productions; I facilitated on the film project, which allowed young people who have been in care to have a creative outlet to explore their experiences of what makes a good foster care placement; I assisted in the filming and interviewing of participants.

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  NewClimate.tv

  Feb 2009 - Sept 2009

  Journalist/ Researcher

  I was responsible for the creation of a new website on climate change and clean tech. I wrote my own articles and sourced others. Having only been in the job a short time I managed to secure an invitation to the Low Carbon Economy conference which was led by Gordon Brown (then Prime Minister), Ed Miliband and Peter Mandelson, I then assisted in interviewing Miliband and Mandelson.

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  National Council for Voluntary Youth Services

  Nov 2009 - Sept 2011

  Information and Support Officer in the Service Development team

  - NCVYS is a charity and their main focus is on lobbying the government on behalf of young people and voluntary youth organisations.- Project managed the Speaking Out small grants project, giving money to frontline youth organisations and writing the report for this in partnership with Children England.- Project managed the creation of a new website - Encouraged and facilitated youth charities to move towards becoming a social enterprise or CIC and further independence from funding streams.- Worked with young people in the organisation to visit other youth organisations and assess their levels of youth participation. Show less

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  East End Film Festival

  Nov 2009 - May 2010

  Director and Producer

  - Directed and produced a short documentary, whilst working full time, having received funding from New Pathways Film Fund, part of the UK Film Council.- The subject of the film was ‘The Enduring Fascination with Jack the Ripper’. The film shows a different slant on a well-known story, by focusing on the reality of the lives of the women who lived in horrific poverty in the East End. The final film premiered at the East End film festival in May 2010. - I was part of the voluntary team that organised Reclaim the Night 2013 in Oxford and this film was shown as part of the feminist film night. Show less

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  Common Ground – Different Drum productions

  Aug 2010 - Nov 2010

  Workshop Facilitator

  - Workshop assistant on Common Ground, an intergenerational arts/ historical project with young people, to combat the fear of anti-social behaviour and postcode wars.- Facilitated young people creating an audio guide to the area by documenting both modern and historical narratives. - Led on the photography and filming of the area by the young people, which would result in an exhibition of their work, whilst working full time.

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  Story Museum

  Feb 2012 - Aug 2013

  Events Coordinator - Assistant to the Directors

  - Project managed Alice’s Day, which is an Oxford-wide celebration of the first telling of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ by Lewis Carroll to Alice Lidell, over 10,000 people attended.- Worked in partnership with senior stakeholders from key arts organisations across Oxford with whom I developed the programme and coordinated the outreach to schools for Alice’s Day- In the museum itself I worked across all strands, from events, to fundraising, to content and the building project and led on a wide range of projects- Programmed the 1001 project with Michael Rosen, the Curator of Stories, researching stories and sourcing and booking captivating speakers. - Developed the narrative for the Storyloom exhibition, led storytelling workshops, ran the Story Circle in my own free time, which was a relaxed setting where the volunteers can come to tell stories. - Project managed the Bodleian Press workshops and managed interns. Show less

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  Royal Shakespeare Company

  Apr 2013 - Jun 2013

  Creative Freelancer

  - Wrote my MSt Dissertation on exploring Shakespeare online and how this new digital format was allowing greater ownership and participation on the part of young women. The RSC’s Head of Digital, having read my dissertation, then asked me to write a blog piece about this for their myShakespeare site. - Invited to work on the RSC’s exciting digital project dream40, engaging online communities in their project, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dreaming’. - Wrote content and assisted with producing other online content including videos and photographs. - Worked to engage online communities and assisted with logistics of the project Show less

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  The Blackbird Academy Trust, Schools Direct

  Sept 2013 - Feb 2014

  Trainee teacher using storytelling to teach literacy

  - Trained in a school that uses storytelling to teach literacy, using the Storytelling School model. - Devised and managed my own storytelling project with children who had English as an Additional Language (EAL), using storytelling to foster a sense of belonging and confidence in their own culture and their new country.

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  Amblr

  Feb 2014 - Jul 2014

  Researcher and writer

  - Amblr is a developer, producer and publisher of digital location-based experiences. - Researched and wrote storylines for a locative app on a well-known literary figure who lived in London in 16th Century

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  The Skoll World Forum

  Apr 2014 - Apr 2014

  Production Coordinator

  - Assisted in producing a short film that was shown at the closing plenary of the Skoll World Forum, the film explored the different notions of ambition and self-purpose.

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  Barefoot Books

  May 2014 - Jul 2014

  Storyteller

  - The Barefoot Bookshop is an independent publisher that believes in fostering children’s creativity. I worked as a storyteller – running sessions throughout the day

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  Animated television series in development

  Aug 2014 - Aug 2014

  Storyline Consultant

  - Freelance storyline consultation on an animation project with Ted Dewan, author and maker of the Bing Bunny animated television series - generating and developing story ideas and narratives.

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  Shakespeare Schools Festival

  Aug 2014 - Feb 2016

  Shakespeare Schools Festival Coordinator

  -At the Shakespeare Schools Festival they empower teachers and their students to perform an abridged version of a Shakespeare play to a paying audience, in a professional theatre. - Personally coordinated over 140 schools across the North East of England and Scotland.- Managed a team of over 20 freelancers - Workshop Facilitators, Venue Managers and Venue Directors to deliver this ambitious creative project- Managed the International side of the Festival, developed a strategy to better support their experience - Presented at workshops - Negotiated theatre contracts- Led on the student evaluation process in partnership with The Social Innovation Partnership (TSIP) Show less

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  Jewish Museum London

  Feb 2016 - Nov 2019

  - Lead on the devising and delivery of an innovative and popular programme of public events including: exhibition-related talks, performances, workshops, late openings, walks, film screenings and festival events- Line manage the Events and Membership Assistant - Responsible for all aspects of event creation and management including content, logistics, AV production, managing freelancers and volunteers- Responsible for high-profile and thought leadership events- Building internal and external relationships, forging partnerships to create dynamic content- Financial management of the public programme - Lead on post-event reporting - using this data to understand audiences and improve performance - Project Manage a team of UCL MA Museum Studies students to devise and deliver their own Late event in the museum, inspired by the theme of our current temporary exhibition- PRINCE2 Project Manager - Practitioner- Selected for Museums Association Transformers: Influence Training in 2018 - 19 Show less

  • Head of Events

    Sept 2019 - Nov 2019

  • Senior Public Programme Manager: Head of Partnerships

    Feb 2016 - Sept 2019
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  History of Science Museum

  Dec 2019 - Aug 2022

  Head of Public Engagement and Programmes

  - Leading on events, exhibitions, learning, outreach and participation, audience development, marketing and evaluation- Line managing the Public Engagement Team- Responsible for the Public Engagement budget - Member of the Executive Team who led on the strategy for Vision 2024 to redisplay and re-interpret the HSM collection- Working with the Marketing and Communications Officer increased HSM’s digital engagement by 91%- Devised and project managed the Virtual Classrooms project – launching new online learning at the Museum- Led on implementing and establishing online events at HSM - Launched the first in a series of projects to begin the work of decolonising the Museum’s collection- Deputising for the Director as required Show less

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  University of Oxford

  Jul 2022 - now

  Cultural Programme and Ethics in AI Events Manager