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The tale of... And Meg Baldwin Professional Mass Message Creator How she became the ideal person to create powerl events for CANCER RESEARCH UK It started with a bookworm.. Education GCSE ten A*-C grades A-Level four A-B grades Bachelor of Arts Degree Journalism 2:1 Sheffield Hallam University Graduated 2012 Megan Baldwin DOB: 13th June 1991 Cardiff, South Wales Studied broadcast, written and radio journalism. Covering human interest and local community features. Best achievement: theawkwardpint.wordpress.com Who turned into a Clipboard Kid... OUTGOING LTD April 2012 - June 2013 Events Co-ordinator Event Staff Manager & Ski Sales Account Manager Highlights: Beach Break Live Festival 5000+ pax (Artist Liaison) Snowbombing Festival 7000+ pax (Steward Manager) Summer Break Festival 2’000+ pax (Assistant EM) Everyone has a job in their career journey where they find their feet. Outgoing was mine. I was thrown head first into racing around the country, meeting different stakeholders every day and working with them to create the perfect student event. When the sales season ended, I asked to be put in charge of the events staff who until then, had no particular line manager. After 6 months, I was commandeered by the Events Team and became assistant to the Head Event Manager. It was a wonderful experience and the beginning of my events career. Skills: Logistics, sales, promotions, planning & delivery SHU Snow Secretary Organising snow sports competitions and charity fundraising events - Raised over £3’000 for Disability Snowsports UK - Managed club holiday, including logistics and holiday company liaison - Worked with Marketing Secretary to re-brand the club in order to maximise members and event participation She travelled to Edinburgh to rther her knowledge... EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL July - August 2013 Street Event Coordinator Est 50’000 people walk down The Royal Mile or across The Mound during event. Circus acts, street performers, magic, arts & crafts stalls and music brings the city alive. Chosen from 500 applicants, I and 29 other individu- als worked tirelessly to keep those open air venues running on time, safely and to an incredibly high standard. Our particular team covered everything from liaising with Council & Emergency Services, managing the weird and wonderful acts, providing on site Advanced First Aid, right up to the end of the shift where we perform litter picking duties (everyone has to do it!). I worked with a world class team who had a ridiculous amount of experience that I gratefully learnt from. Skills: Health & Safety, Mass Participation Management, Public Relations And then made a pitstop in South East Asia to see some elephants and teach English... September-November 2013 en it was home to England to get on with the career ... LAVENDON PLC Nov 2013 - May 2014 Project Coordinator Freelance role- Supported a brilliant Project Manager who taught me fundamental skills in leadership, team management and budget/spend reconciliation. This was a employee database project to support the International business. Skills: Methodology, time management, internal communications and reseach nally, came the time for her to move to Cardiff ... GRABA MEDIA LTD PORTLAND HOUSE, CARDIFF BAY May 2014- Temporary Contract Event Manager Job Growth Wales Scheme The opportunity arose to support a company setting up a new events venue in Cardiff Bay. The experience tested my acquired knowledge as the venue is at such a vulnerable stage. As well as supporting the Marketing Manager to re-brand the venue, I also implemented an enquiries and event timeline procedure, put together a preferred supplier list and ran a recruitment drive to produce a pool of event staff. The venue has demanded all of my time (including weekends) and all of my attention. But, it has confirmed my approach to work and flexibility- a 9-5 role is just not for me. Skills: Forward planning, AV tech and problem management 25k Footfall Fringe Festival 100 Ski Holiday Reps 85% Event Staff Retained £300k Revenue Ski Account Manager 7k SB Festival Pax 14k Online Magazine Traffic 9 Amount of Euro Countries worked in “Megan is an excellent communicator with a keen eye for detail. During her internship, she undertook a wide variety of tasks from writing press releases and internal communications, to managing marketing and communication projects with external agencies. She is a creative, conFident, bubbly team player who is not afraid to use her own initiative” Emily Lowth UK Marketing Manager Lavendon PLC “An asset to any company. Having worked with Megan on a range of live events, I have been able to observe her working on challenging situations and managing a large number of demanding student staff. Megan aims to not only complete every task set to the highest of levels, she also continuously strives to better herself and help those around her. Megan is not one for doing only what is asked of her, she always goes above and beyond - this skill has shown itself many times.” Katie Andrews Event Manger Outgoing Ltd Contact to begin the nt chapter E: [email protected] T: 07983 729 257 Tweet: @megsbaldwin Link: uk.linkedin.com/in/meganbaldwin Hallam Volunteering 2009-2011 Dance Project- Coordinator Primary School ‘Keep Fit campaign’ June 2012 Ran Race for Life 5K Raised £600
