Sam Walker-Smart
--LinkedIn Profile
D.O.B 27/02/88
REVELANT EXPERIENCE:
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December 2015 – Present, Barcelona
English Press & Communications
- Arms: Appcircus, Sm art City Hack, The M obile Prem iere Awards
-PR tasks, Press Releases, Social Media, Newsletters, Translating Copy, Project Development
- Helping developers worldwide get visibility for their apps: MPA’s held during The Mobile
World Congress. Smart City Hack held within The Smart City World Congress.
Ritzy Cinema
May 2015 – November 2015: Marketing Manager, London
May 2013 – May 2015 Marketing Assistant & Social Media Coordinator
- Part of the Picturehouse cinema chain.
- Oversaw all social media channels daily, reaching an audience of 34,000+
- Organised promotional tie-ins, creative marketing briefs, weekly site newsletter, in-house &
POS marketing, back office and Tweetdeck/Hootsuite pro trained.
- Aiding in the creation and execution of high profile Q&A's, world premieres special
screenings, film festivals (inc. BFI London Film Fest 2013/14). Charity Rep.
- Managed own assistant and in house art team – ‘Marketing Team of the Year 2013 ‘
- Helping create and maintain local business partnerships and deals
Clash M agazine, London
M ay 2011 - Present: Features & M usic W riter
April 2012 – August 2012: Live Booking Assistant
- Features, interviews & content for the national music/fashion magazine
- Corporate Advertorials (Nokia, Hennessy, Peroni, Rekorderlig)
- Cover Features
- Contacting artists and their management to book a host of bands for Clash
sponsored gigs ‘East Not East’ taking place at the famed Shacklewell Arms.
- Updating promo logs/social media channels, managing press releases, copy,
sourcing images.
June – August 2011
Fourty M ainstreet (M usic M anagem ent), London
PR / M arketing Assistant
- Promotion of events and nights at London venue ‘The Drop’. Built online presence,
created press releases, contact lists, liaised with labels and gathered blog/site data for use
M arch - M ay 2011
Falm outh University, Cornw all
Technical Assistant
- Working at the newly constructed Dartington performance centre
setting up equipment for various performances, events and exhibitions.
Novem ber 2009 – January 2011
Little W hite Lies
Online Features, Interview s & Blog W riter
- Acclaimed international bi-monthly film magazine.
Other Relevant Experience/Publications:
The Huffington Post, The Evening Standard, The Sun (Newspaper), Barcelona
M etropolitan, Hennessy (Alcohol Brand, Writer), Another Film Com pany,
London. (Receptionist & Runner), Artrocker (National Music Magazine, Writer),
Sabotage Tim es (Writer), The Playground (Site, Writer), Gigw ise (Site), Rookie
Creative (Blogs), The Source FM (Radio, Music/Film Critic), Rushes M agazine
(Online, Sub Editor).
Photography: Work featured on ITV, Basic Photoshop knowledge.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS- Falm outh University
(BA Hons) Film
Upper Second Class Honours (2:1)
2015 The University of Southam pton
(Course) Digital Marketing
2015 Pinew ood
(Course) The Business of Film
Gillingham Secondary School
A-Levels: Media Studies, English Literature
AS- Levels: Photography, Music Production
REFERENCES:
M atthew Bennett
Deputy Editor, Clash Magazine
Ground Floor East
1-3 Dufferin St.
London
EC1Y 8NA-
"Sam Walker-Smart has become an agile and essential member of Clash Magazine's
freelance team. Rarely has there been a writer who works quicker and with such verve.”
M inda M oreira
Marketing Manager, The Ritzy
Brixton Oval-
“Sam is creative, enthusiastic and highly dedicated. His energy and optimism are
contagious and his engaging personality makes him an excellent communicator and a
great team player. He will bring great ideas and will prove that nothing is impossible.”
Nicola Seare - Producer/Director BBC Television: The Culture Show
“A fabulous talker. It’s rare that you get such fluency with someone who has never been
on TV before.”
