I am part of a team involved in putting on a series of screenings and events aimed at bringing a new audience of 18-25 year olds to the Watershed. We know our audience pretty well as the entire group fall into that category and we have plenty of people to bounce our ideas off.

We are going to screen 4 gothic films, the fourth of the series will double up as an immersive event with live performances and audience interaction along with the screening.

I will be project manager for the Gothic Season. This role will involve maintaining a high level of communication and understanding within the group, along with making sure everyone is in touch with the professional contacts they need to work with. I shall also take the lead on social media marketing, liaising with the communications department of the Watershed, and aiding in Evaluation plans.

I plan to motivate my team by leading by example. I am quite organised, methodical and extremely dedicated to getting work done, meeting deadlines and being prepared well in advanced is crucial to a happy working environment for me and I will support my team to do the same. I hope to encourage people to speak up, get involved and take responsibility for individual tasks. By keeping up to date with project progress I can gently nudge team members that might be flagging or aid people when they need support.

The Team:

Me – Project Manager, Marketing Visuals and Evaluation Planning.

Alexandra Ricou – Copy Writer for Promotional Content. Alex will write up copy for teaser release on social media outlets and draft out initial ideas for audience interaction via email and for a flyer.

Florence Fitzgerald – Artistic Liaison and Character Development. Flo will source and liaise with artists and performers we are interested in working with for our immersive event. Once booked she will work with them on character development and make sure they are all in the right place at the right time and have everything they need.

J Gibbs – Budget and Props Management. J will make final decision on all the props we need to source, gathering quotes along the way to work out our budget. Manage the budget itself. Making sure everything is H&S checked and addition pieces are altered to requirements.

James Staynings – H&S assessments, Technical requirements and Evaluation Planning. James will undertake the H&S assessment of the spaces we will use. He will make not of all the technical requirements we have and source the correct items by liaising with the projection and technical department of Watershed. Together with myself we will work out how to evaluate our project.

Varun Raman – Sound requirements and musician liaison. Varun will source and liaise with any professional musicians we work with. He will also be responsible for sourcing all the sound bites we need for the Immersive event and deciding where and when to feature them.

Compass Presents – Professional Advice. Compass Presents will aid us in achieving our goals for the immersive event by offering professional advice and helping us to find contacts and source props.