Employ the World Festival Network

We have a pool of well-connected, highly skilled freelancers available for short-term and project work.
“When you are at your busiest we can help relieve the stress by picking up and running with projects or issues you just don’t have time to start or completer”.
Costs are bespoke per project.
Email info@worldfestivalnet.com for more information.
Our portfolio of expertise include...
Research
What’s the competition, what else is similar, demographics, other events, touring companies
Data capture, national and international comparisons
Database
Refine & create contact databases
Event Management
Launches, parties, production management, outdoor events and temporary venues.
Venue & concert management
Administration
Business plans, Future strategy and vision, basic admin, office organisation, spreadsheets, timelines
Finance
Budgeting, financial management, finance systems
HR
Staff handbooks, appraisals, company structure
Press and Media
Campaigns, strategies, releases, launches, connections, partners.
Marketing
Communication strategies, social networking, mail shots, a fresh look at your print, who to market to, tenders
Networking
National and international connections, represented at an event
Fundraising
Funding bodies, private and public sector
Volunteers
Recruiting, training & managing
Website & Online
Up dating, up loading and proofing content
Social networking integration, set up and upkeep
… And More
Our Team
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Holly Payton www.hollypayton.com

I am a motivated, career driven person and take my work seriously. I embrace new opportunities and challenges executing them to best of my abilities; I also like to have a nice time while I am doing it.
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Related positions
Brighton Festival Coordinator
Brighton Festival Events Manger
Edinburgh International Festival Concert Manager
Brighton Fringe Manager
Festival Publicist Edinburgh Fringe Venue Director
Edinburgh Fringe Head of Participant Services
Managing Director World Festival Network
Festival Consultant / Researcher / Networker… amongst loads of other event industry related freelance contracts… and wedding coordinating!
Training
Business Start Up, Mini MBA, Henley Business School
An Introduction to Board Membership, Arts & Bus
Employing non UK Nationals, immigration laws
Arts fundraising refresher, FST Scotland
Desktop Publisher, An introduction
Outside venues risk assessing
Intermediate Web design, Community Base.
Artifax. Data base training, Artifax Event and Festival
Essentials of Arts Management, Sussex Uni Diploma
Microsoft Access, building databases, Training course
Awards
Best Fringe Manager - Fringe Report
Best Arts Event - BABA awards
Argus Angel - Angel of Brighton & star of festival
Latest 7 Award - Outstanding contribution to the Festival
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Catherine Mattos

Excellent interpersonal skills and a good team player who can design and manage research projects and events, and work on own initiative.
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Related Positions
World Festival Network, Projects Director
The Sussex Beacon Events Manager & Fundraiser
Brighton Festival Fringe Events and Volunteer Coordinator
Freelance Project Manager for Events, Festival Consultancy and Arts Research
Freelance Producer
Venue Manager, Edinburgh Fringe
Training
MA Sociology, Special Reference to Qualitative Research
Additional quantitative Statistics courses at Goldsmiths
Qualitative research methods training
Project Management Training
Volunteer working and training, Community Base
MSOffice, social media and Internet proficient
Film Directors’ Course in Motion Picture Production
Multi-Media and Dreamweaver web design course
CUPP training (community university partnership project)
Health and Safety Courses, Manual handling, CPR training
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Alison Hunt

I am an accomplished finance director with 12 years experience across the arts. I am an MBA graduate with experience of financial planning and modelling, organisational and tax efficiencies, financial systems and controls, and statutory requirements.
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Related Positions
Festivals and Events International, Consultant. Recent clients include Bath International Festival, Canterbury Festival and Three Choirs Festival
Spitalfields Festival, Finance & Administration Director
Trustee and treasurer for the British Arts Festivals Association (BAFA)
Training
MBA (Distinction), Southampton University
Experience of using Sage Line 50, Quickbooks Pro 8, and Act! 6.0 (CRM software) along with all Microsoft office programmes
BA (Hons) Music, Southampton University
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