Festival Operations, Venue & Business Management Hello, I’m 2018-2019 (ongoing) | Festival Producer, Drama Victoria Theatre Festival ​ Responsible for sole management of a statewide festival for young adults in middle Steph Speirs secondary. In 2018 over 400 young people came together for a series of workshops with professional teaching artists, then worked in school to devise new works across two months, and finally presented them in a series of performance evenings across the state. I have been successful in securing entirely new funding for 2019 onwards, AUS +61435 757 407 ​ and have spearheaded a full operational restructure to support this. 73 Stewart St, Brunswick VIC skype: steph.speirs 2016-2018 | Festival Hub Operations Manager, Melbourne Fringe [email protected] ​ Arts House & Lithuanian Club, North Melbourne www.hellostephspeirs.com Senior Management Team and Licensee, managed all Hub Venues. Engaged and managed contractors and staff across FOH, Bars, Security and Venue Operations. 2016 | Assistant Venues Manager, Melbourne Intl. Comedy Festival ​ Prior to festival: recruitment, administration and planning for Venues Department, Profile including HR admin to support hiring and training of over 100 staff, writing policies Extensive knowledge of arts and procedures, and coordinating office move to festival site. During festival: management in theatre and in the managing Venues Department during the days, responsible for staff across multiple fast-paced festival environment. venues as Area Warden and senior member of management onsite. Passionate about festivals, artist 2015-2016 | Venue Manager, Token Events development and community arts ​ events. Managed daily venue operations including opening and closing, rostering staff, venue bookings, liaising with artists and hirers, engaging contractors as well as maintenance and repairs of venue & technical equipment. 2014-2015 | Operations Manager, Greenwich Comedy Festival (UK) Quick Details ​ ● Familiar with fast-paced live Managed venue operations for a 3000 capacity site including a 1660 seat venue, a 300 seat venue and two large bars. events environments ● Knowledge of planning and 2014-2015 | Venues Manager, Bristol Comedy Garden (UK) ​ logistics for events, including Managed the venues on a 3000 capacity site including a 1660 seat venue, a 300 seat risk management plans venue. Also assisted with operations of two large pop-up bars. ● Experienced in recruitment, 2010-12 | General Manager, Attic Erratic Theatre training, coaching and ​ supervision of staff & Financial and administrative operations; ticketing; marketing; website design & social media; business management; writing/negotiating contracts; HR. Managed volunteers build and deinstall of multiple pop-up venues in found spaces, including set-up of ● Can analyse Financial temporary bars, liquor licensing, stock management and compliance. Statements & prepare/manage project and company budgets ● Contract preparation ● Knowledge of ticketing Producing & Arts Industry systems and processes ● Extremely computer literate 2019 (ongoing) | Producer, Tomorrow Is My Turn (Melbourne International ​ (Mac & PC) Jazz Festival) ● Experience in managing site Planning and implementation of a statewide schools tour of Emerging Jazz Leader, builds and bump-ins/outs Claire Cross. The program will culminate in a performance on the final evening of ● Australian Citizen the Festival with selected secondary school students and a professional jazz ensemble. 2018 | Executive Producer, The Furies (Aus & UK) ​ Certificates & Licences Toured as producer for 2018 Australian festival seasons of Fringe Wives Club, Tessa ● Full Victorian Drivers Licence Waters, Victoria Falconer, Two Little Dickheads and Romeo Is Not The Only Fruit. ● Provide First Aid HLTAID003 Seasons received FIVE STAR reviews and SOLD OUT shows, WINNER Best Cabaret (Adelaide Fringe) - Fringe Wives Club. ● Responsible Service of Alcohol Certificate #STH0041618 2017 | Producer, Moosehead Awards ​ ● Construction Industry White Produced the three recipient shows (Fringe Wives Club, Watson & Michael Williams) Card #800728 for the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival as well as the Moosehead Award Closing Night Benefit on the final night of the festival in the Main Hall of Melbourne Town Hall. 2017 | Associate Producer, Token Events ​ Education Produced across all Token shows for Perth Fringeworld, Adelaide Fringe, Brisbane Comedy Festival, Canberra Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy University of Melbourne Festival and Sydney Comedy Festival. Worked with Token artists such as Frank Master of Arts & Cultural Management Woodley, Hannah Gadsby & Tom Ballard. 2018 Research specialisation: festival 2017 | Producer & Lead Artist, Remedium, Remedium Collective management and policies. ​ ​ ​ Units in festival management, cultural Lead artist and producer of immersive, experiential installation by Remedium policy, arts law, finance & marketing. Collective (presented in MUDFest). Successfully obtained development funding; managed budget; scheduled and oversaw rehearsals and development process, as Monash University well as build and install across six spaces; conducted evaluation for future Bachelor of Performing Arts development. 2007 2016 | Associate Producer, Noodlenut (Frank Woodley) Units in technical production & stage ​ ​ management. Token Events, Arts Centre Melbourne 2016 | Program Coordinator, Melbourne Fashion Festival ​ 2016 | Artist Services Assistant, Melbourne Fringe References ​ (contact details available on request) 2014 | Consulting Producer, Tripped (Attic Erratic) ​ ​ Hadley Agrez Melbourne Fringe Acting GM & Program Director | 2008 | Festival Creative Director, ADFest (Monash Uni Student Theatre) Melbourne International Jazz Festival ​ (Former GM & Deputy CEO | Melbourne Fringe Festival) Jo O’Callaghan Festival Work Head of Artists, Venues & Events | Adelaide Fringe Festival I have worked in a variety of roles at and for festivals across Australia and the UK, including Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Melbourne Brian Robertson ​ Producer | Melba Spiegeltent Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Perth FRINGEWORLD, Edinburgh Festival Fringe (UK), Bristol Comedy Garden (UK), Greenwich Comedy Festival (UK), Edinburgh International Jazz Festival (UK), Edinburgh Food Festival (UK), Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Melbourne Writers Festival, Melbourne Fashion Festival, Short+Sweet Arts Festival, MUDFest, ADFest, Summersalt Festival and Melbourne Fringe. Some of ​ ​ the Festival roles that I have held include: 2016 | Volunteers & FOH Coordinator, Melbourne Writers Festival ​ 2015-2016 | Manager - Site Crew & FOH, Garden of Unearthly Delights ​ Adelaide Fringe Festival 2014-2015 | Assistant Venue Manager & FOH, MICF ​ 2014-2015 | FOH Manager, Assembly Festival Edinburgh (UK) ​ 2013 | Festival Coordinator (Theatre), Short+Sweet Arts Festival ​ Event & Live Production Work I have experience as a production manager, tour manager, stage manager, ticketing coordinator, sound/AV operator and venue technician with such venues and companies as: Hamer Hall, The Regent Ballroom, Crown Palladium, Guesswork Television, Cancer Council, MCEC, MCG, Alexander Theatre and Robert ​ Blackwood Hall. Mentoring, Workshops & Artist Creative & Arts Practice Coaching MUSIC 2018 | Vocal Coach, The Lion King Jnr 2019 (ongoing) | Festival Mentor - Mudfest ​ Artist Directors Hampton Primary School University of Melbourne, UMSU 2018 | Studio Vocals, Glittery Clittery Working with the two festival Artistic Directors to ​ develop a comprehensive mentoring framework to Debut Album, Fringe Wives Club support them throughout the festival process, working towards their shared and individual goals. 2014 | Guest Keys (Live), The Harlots ​ The Hills Are Alive Festival 2019 | Artist Coach, Nithya Iyer Vengayam, Bus Projects 2014 | Studio Vocals, Blocks of Rhyme ​ 2018-2019 | Artist Coach, Luna Mrozik Gawler Debut Single, Junior Pene Various projects, Melbourne 2013 | Soloist, Choir Girl, Attic Erratic Worked with artist on developing practice, including ​ ​ creating a new project for Hillscene Live Arts Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival & MICF writing piece Strata, and minor creative writing thesis. ​ ​ Assisted in applications for Next Wave Festival and the 2012 | Composer, Seven Stories, Kismet ​ ​ Meigunyah Student Art Award (successful). Productions 2018 | Mentor & Co-Producer, Romeo Is Not The Northcote Town Hall (Melbourne Magic Festival) & Chapel Off Chapel Only Fruit Jean Tong & The Furies, Malthouse Theatre Worked with recent graduates to guide them through production of their hit debut original musical, presented WRITING as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival. 2018 | Invisible Workers: Working Conditions and Experiences of Short-Term Workers in The 2017-2018 | Resident Artist & Workshop Australian Festival Industry Facilitator Minor Thesis for Masters Degree Monash University, Student Theatre Retreats Attended annual, week-long retreats with university students, running group workshops and mentoring students one-on-one. THEATRE & LIVE ART 2019 | Creative Development, Glittergrass, ​ 2017 | Workshop Facilitator, Producing For Fringe Wives Club Festivals Gluttony (Adelaide Fringe) & Malthouse Theatre (MICF) Monash University Student Theatre 2019 | Lead Creative, TimeHop Immersive 2016 | Workshop Facilitator, Songwriting & ​ Party, Magical Mystery Co. Music Theatre Masterclass ​ Riverland Youth Theatre 2018 | Dancer, Palimpsest, Luna Mrozik Gawler ​ 2008-2009 | Applied Behaviour Analyst & Jake Steele Autism Behavioural Intervention Association Ian Potter Museum of Art Trained and worked with techniques of Applied Behaviour Analysis. 2017 | Performer & Lead Artist, Remedium, ​ Remedium Collective 2005-2008 | Stage Management Mentor & Workshop Facilitator 2013 | Director, Here Comes Your Man, Attic Monash University, Student Theatre Department ​ ​ Erratic Melbourne Fringe & Melbourne Cabaret Festival 2010-2011 | Christina, Christina: A Story With ​ Music, Attic Erratic ​ 2010 | Performer, Ad Absurdum, Attic Erratic ​ ​ Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne 2010 | Performer, Ad Nauseam, Attic Erratic ​ ​ .