Date and place of birth: 23-12-1987 Barcelona, Spain

Providencia, 80, topfloor 308024 BarcelonaSpain(+34)687999017) laura.solemartin@gmail.com

Laura Solé, Cultural Manager

I have experience in the cultural sector working in event production, pro-gramming and promotion in various organizations, such as film festivals, audiovisual producers, associations, etc.. I am looking for experience in a multidisciplinary cultural organisation.

Education

2011 - Present

Master in Cultural Management

at Universitat de Barcelona

2005-2009

Bachelor ofAudiovisual Communication

at Universitat Pompeu Fabra

and Università degli Studi di Roma III (2007-2008)

Work Experience

2011 – 2012

Cultural manager at Zirkolika, Barcelona, Spain

Tasks: production assistant for the Catalonian Circus Awards, budget

control, journalist, public rela-tions, media and distribution plan

design, website management.

The Project: Zirkolika documents and promotes modern circus in Spain

across multiple platforms, inclu-ding a quaterly Magazine publica-

tion, awards ceremonies and indus-try conferences and events.

- 2011 -

Cultural Manager The Friends of UNESCO, Barcelona

Tasks: Responsible for coordina-ting the communications team: wri-ting and publishing the newslet-ter, working on press releases, editing and managing the website, management and promotion of commu-nity and cultural events.

The project: The Friends of UNESCO is a non-profit organisation which promotes cultural diversity through artwork,shops, events and conferences

Workshop at Amics de la UNESCO

- 2010 -

Radio show co-producer & presenter at SYN Radio, Melbourne, Australia

Tasks: planning, production and execu-tion, including research, interviews and soundboard mixing.

The Project: live culture-based af-ternoon radio program with a focus on Melbourne´s cultural minority communi-ties. Discussions included guests such as African and Asian immigrants and re-fugees, aboriginal Australians, etc.

Listen: http://youtu.be/--grSj9bxyw

Production Liason in Spain La Mirada Film Festival, Melbourne. Tasks: Assisting the festival di-rector in the production of the pro-gram. Correspondent and liason for film producers in Spain.

The project: Spanish Film Festival in Australia co-programmed by Pedro Almodóvar

Web content editor at 15/15 Film Fest, Melbourne.

Tasks: Production of promotional and journalistic articles in Spanish and Catalan for the festival website.

- 2010 -

- 2009 -

Production assistantPlaytime Studio, Barcelona, Spain

Tasks: Resource management, con-tent distribution, international festivals and producers' liason. The Project: Estudi Playtime is an independent production company of creative documentaries.

Free-lanceBarcelonaI worked on the production and te-chnical realization of the docu-mentary "Two Cylinders" by Carlo-ta Lladó and "Mountains" by Marta Sala. In 2009 I co-directed a so-cial documentary about immigration issue "After the trip" with Núria Carcolé.

July 2010My program City of Rhythms Radio Show was nominated in the National Awards for the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA).

* Creative and self-motivated*Passionate about photography. Chek out: http://cargocollective.com/laurasole

* Extremely organized, able to follow instruccions exactly and work indepen-dently * Works well under pressure and solves problems effectively

44-week stay in Rome, Italy32-week stay in Melbourne, Australia

Native Spanish and Catalan, fluent in English and Italian

Awards

Skills

Stays abroad

Language Skills

CertificatesTESOL (Teacher of English to Speakers of Other languages) course and certificate in Melbourne, Australia Celi 3 ( Certificato di Conoscenza della Lingua Italiana, Università di Perugia)

Technical SkillsMicrosoft OfficeImage and video editing: Adobe PhotoS-hop, Adobe Premiere, In-Design, Final Cut, After Effects, AvidWebsite Creation: CS8 Macromedia Flash, Adobe Dreamweaver CS4Sound editing: Adobe Audition, Audaci-ty, Sound Forge

Industry trainingPhotography course. Pati llimona, Bar-celona, SpainCreation and implementation of a web page. Action 90, Barcelona, Spain. Hours: 110