Even though many of our graduates will have progressed in their careers since completing a case study, they are still of interest to students who wish to gain an understanding of the world of work.

Programming:
Curating concepts for dynamic events that brings poetry to life on stage. Booking award winning poets.

Event Management:
Overseeing and coordinating the logistics of 40 events a year of around 200 people at each event.
Managing and motivating volunteers.

Marketing

Fundraising

Meeting with arts partners
Writing marketing copy for upcoming events
Liasing with our graphic designer to produce marketing materials for events
Coordinating logistics for artists including creating a running order for the event, getting hold of poems / speeches for events, organising transport and other requirements for artists.
Supporting volunteers and young producers through responding to emails / questions about upcoming projects.

Dynamic, fast-paced, friendly, being a contribution to society through creating spaces for debate, discussion and change.

Above all: the thrill of seeing my far-fetched dreamy ideas come to life!

Working in a small and ambitious team means work hours can be long.

After studying human geography at Sheffield I became fascinated by processes of inclusion and exclusion in communities, specifically - what made people feel like they belonged? I wanted to play a role in supporting people at the margins of society creating relationships to their community in a meaningful way. I tried a number of things when leaving university - I assumed I would end up at a charity but after a year of working at a youth engagement organisation I found myself always returning to wanting to do creative projects with the different communities I worked with. I found value in being someone that could provide spaces for self-expression and conversation. As a result, I decided to do a masters in Arts and Cultural Management and pursue a job in a community arts organisation which is where I am now.

First and foremost - people skills. Being able to effectively communicate with a wide range of people in a warm and relatable way is key.
My MA in arts and cultural management
Project management
Event management
Writing copy for marketing

July 2014 - September 2014: Enjoyed my last summer of being a student!

October 2014 - March 2015: Founded and produced an Arts Council funded poetry organisation called Verse. The project delivered imaginative and boundary-pushing poetry and story-telling workshops to young parents in Tottenham, North London to create spaces for self-expression and foster community cohesion.

April 2015 - April 2016: Project Manager at a youth engagement organisation called Participation People. I led borough-wide schemes for local authorities including Greenwich, Southwark and Newham council. For each scheme I supported young people in the community to be leaders and create their own creative social action projects. I specialised in working with children in care and care leavers.

April 2016 - September 2016: Travelled through S.America working with creative youth charities and working at a live music venue in Brazil.

September 2016 - Current: MA in Arts and Cultural Management at Kings College London (full-time course to be completed in September 2017)

June 2017 - Current: Programme Manager at Poet in the City.

Continuing producing and curating game-changing cross-arts events that provoke debate and challenge ideas with new audiences.

Volunteer! I worked as a volunteer at Poet in the City for 5 months before going for the role of Programme Manager. This allowed me to get a good insight of who the organisation is and what they are about and vice versa. The performing arts industry can be quite fast-paced so connecting yourself to as many communities as possible through being a volunteer allows you to keep up to date with what is going on in the sector and who's who.