WRITER ACADEMIC
EVENTS CONSULTANT
EXPERIENCE
Senior Lecturer
UK Centre for Events Management, Leeds
Beckett University
January 2012 – present
Developing course content and delivering lectures
in Events Management across a range
of professional modules.
Creative Coordinator
From the Fields Ltd
December 2014 – present
Arts booker and bid writer for Kendal Calling and
other portfolio events.
Marketing Manager
Beacons Festival Limited (now BeaconsMetro)
January 2012 – May 2014
Overseeing marketing strategy for expanding event
from 3k to 8k capacity.
Lecturer
School of Music, University of Leeds
March 2010 – November 2011
Delivering lectures in Music, Patronage and Commerce
and Music in History and Culture.
Arts Manager
Kendal Calling Festival
January 2009 – August 2009
Managing site décor design and
coordinating installation.
Production Manager
Big Love Inflatable Church Ltd
May 2008 – September 2008
Production managing a touring performance
installation at RockNess, Bloom, Glade,
Bestival and Electric Picnic.
Music Programming and Marketing Manager
Carpe Diem/TCG Acquisitions
September 2006 – May 2009
Managing a cohort of promoters for
a popular live music venue.
Events Consultant
The Scarman Trust
August – September 2006
Producing ‘Yorkshire Can Do 2006’
to showcase the projects of successful
Scarman Trust funding applicants.
Events Manager
Raisetheroof
2004 – present
Founder and organiser of a 1400 capacity,
sellout clubnight in Leeds.
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Roxy is a self-confessed events enthusiast.
As a senior lecturer at the UK Centre for Events Management, Leeds Beckett University,
she specializes in Creative Event Design and Celebration, Ritual and Culture. In 2012, was awarded
a doctorate for her research in participation at UK festivals from the University of Leeds.
She has also become a steadfast writer.
Her first major publication was released in May 2015, a chapter in Pop Festival: Music,
History, Media, Culture, which was edited by her scholastic hero, Professor George McKay.
Her own fully authored text, Music Festivals and the Politics of Participation, is out now.
Roxy has also embarked on a post-doctoral research project exploring sociality and
protest in the Middle East.
Outside of academia, the rest of her time is spent delivering consultancy for industry clients.
In 2015, Roxy launched ‘Lost Eden’, an immersive arts arena funded by the Arts Council England,
for the multi award-winning festival Kendal Calling.Roxy is currently expanding her clientele and
events portfolio, and is workingon a range of newprojects for 2016.
POSTGRADUATE DEGREES
TRAINING QUALIFICATIONS
Master of Science in Events Management
Leeds Metropolitan University
2005 – 2006
PhD:
The Politics of Participation: Burning Man and
British Festival Culture
University of Leeds
2008 – 2012
WEA COURSES
Introduction to Live Sound Engineering
Music Journalism
How to set up a DIY Record Label
SDDU
Assessing Music Students
Lecturing in Music – Large Groups
Lecturing in Music – Small Groups
Teaching Music Seminars
SKILLS@LIBRARY
Statistics for the Social Sciences
Web of Science
RSS and Publication Alerts for Research
Endnote
Project Managing Your Research Degree
SKILLS
TESTIMONIAL
“I had the privilege of supervising Roxy
during her doctoral research, a time in which
she developed a fluency in her writing and
a critical acumen second to none. This
is now evident for all to see in her insightful
book Music Festivals and the Politics of
Participation (Ashgate, 2015). She offers an
original account of the rise of the ‘boutique’
festival. Her academic arguments are
strengthened by her years of personal
experience as an events organizer—she truly
knows her festivals, from the business side
as well as the academic side”
- Professor Derek Scott
PUBLIC SPEAKING
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF EVENTS
CREATIVE EVENT DESIGN
BRAND AND MARKETING STRATEGY
SOCIAL MEDIA
BID WRITING & ARTS FUNDING
ACADEMIC RESEARCH