Seren Oakley

Experience

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  Elysium Gallery

  Apr 2014 - Sept 2017

  Exhibition Assistant

  I completed admin work and worked on reception during the day. I was an invigilator, for monthly events. I worked bar on exhibition nights, and helped prepare before hand. I also helped with logistics such as putting up exhibitions and taking them down, repackaging works. I worked on set up and invigilating the BEEP painting prize 2015, as well as two annual ESPY Awards. This has given me great insight into the art industry I've entered as well as skills for my own events management and curatorial skills.From this job I also gained through a months Artist Residency at the High Street studios run by Elysium, which consisted of creating work for a month and completing the residency with a talk and open night. Show less

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  Cafe Sapore

  Nov 2014 - Jun 2016

  Head barista

  Head Barista, preparing food, waiting tables, Cleaning, banking.

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  Hen and Stag Events

  Jan 2019 - now

  Life Drawing Instructor
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  The Old Red Bus Station

  Apr 2019 - May 2020

  Curator & Content Creator

  Vegan Chef and content creator for social media, includes organisation & videography

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  Punk-Vegan

  May 2020 - Sept 2020

  Kitchen Manager

  Running the kitchen during peak times. Ensuring delivery, prep, chefing, and pass run smoothly. Stock takes, ordering, photography, menu ideas, building open and close. Health and Safety. Front of House. Extra Adhoc roles,

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  Grön

  Sept 2020 - May 2021

  Kitchen Supervisor
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  Meat is Dead

  May 2021 - Nov 2021

  Chef
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  Left Bank Leeds CIC

  Nov 2021 - Jan 2022

  Cafe Manager
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  Lock the Doorz

  Dec 2021 - now

  Art Director & Event Producer
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  Groundwork Yorkshire

  Mar 2022 - Jan 2024

  Following successful funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, I am planning, leading, and delivering LGBTQ+ focused community projects, focused on heritage and arts, to bring professional LGBTQ+ practitioners to an area outside of the centre of Leeds

  • LGBTQ+ Creative Programme Producer

    Jan 2023 - Jan 2024

  • Operations Assistant

    Sept 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Project Worker

    Mar 2022 - Sept 2022
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  Touchstone - Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service

  Jan 2023 - Mar 2023

  Coproduction Administrator
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  Freelance

  Mar 2023 - now

  Designer & Videographer
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  Beat

  Mar 2023 - Mar 2024

  Program Coordinator

  Facilitating service user programmes, 1-1 coaching,english to welsh language translation for promotional materials, data input

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  Centre for Live Art Yorkshire (CLAY)

  Apr 2024 - Jul 2024

  Stage Management & Event Staff
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  Northern School of Contemporary Dance

  May 2024 - now

  Admissions & Student Services
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  Queer Web Design

  Sept 2024 - now

  Social Media Marketing