Rachel Bartholomew - Higher Education Partnerships Coordinator, Shakespeare North Playhouse

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Shakespeare North PlayhouseHigher Education Partnerships Coordinator

Aug. 2023United Kingdom, LiverpoolShakespeare North is a ground-breaking new venue, innovating how culture and creativity are utilised. I design and deliver strategic University partnerships bringing in the funding that enables us to offer unique and inspired opportunity; I have secured 3 new 5 figure partnerships in my first year. I have also, to date, established a unique professional Assistant Directorship placement, a structure for students to work with our Associate Artists and Practitioners and am part of the Digital Strategy Group investigating possibilities in site animation and immersive environment.

Manchester Metropolitan University, Cultural ServicesResearch and Design Project Manager

Mar. 2023 - Jul. 2023United Kingdom, ManchesterManchester Metropolitan is one of the top modern universities for research quality and its library has a specific online portal for the research community. After consultation with multiple stakeholders, I re-designed the portal for researchers, creating a more intuitive, and effective resource which received positive user feedback and significantly increased engagement.

St Helens CollegeLecturer, English

Jan. 2021 - Jul. 2021United KingdomAt the emergence of Covid 19, I chose to return to university and upskill to enable me to tutor in English and Literature. On professional placement at St Helens, I taught returning adult learners and achieved the highest grades in this group that the college had seen for five years. I am consequently able to leverage this learning in my current role at Shakespeare North.

Research Associate and Media DirectorIn Certain Places Project, University of Central Lancashire

May. 2015 - Jul. 2020United Kingdom, PrestonAt ICP I was responsible for digital transformation, creative media production, event delivery and active research co-ordination. Some of the successful projects I produced were: an ICP documentary; a collaboration between UCLan Acting students, the Harris Museum, the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment and the Media Innovation Lab to create a new sound artwork; an interactive performance tour of sacred landscape with commissioned artists and film students; a 4-day workshop programme involving 370 young people to create a model village; a new relationship with UCLan Shanghai to begin a mutual project exchange.

Liverpool International Language AcademyInternational Programme Manager

Mar. 2014 - Aug. 2014United Kingdom, LiverpoolI developed and ran the residential programme for international students from Brazil, Saudi Arabia, East and West Europe to experience British culture. I achieved the highest programme and service rating in 10 years from the overseas representatives and group agents.

Multiple ClientsFreelance Practitioner

Apr. 2002 - May. 2015United KingdomPrior to 2015 I was a freelance practitioner for multiple clients. These included, amongst others, Library Theatre, Manchester; Manchester Jazz Festival; The Lowry, Salford; Without Walls National Consortium; Liverpool Arabic Festival; Youth Dance England; Urban Moves International Festival; Liverpool Philharmonic and North West Playwrights. Some examples follow.