Alex Darby

Worked to resolve a number of customer and industry problems. In just three months I: - Became proficient in around 10 online systems used to analyse data in order to cross-reference and thereby locate where along the industry chain a problem had occurred, and hopefully resolve it. Specialised in payments. - Honed my communication skills by occasionally taking and receiving customer calls and frequently advising or questioning other companies or sectors within Ovo.

This is an annual fashion show raising money for charity (2017 charity was the Douglas Bader Foundation). Role includes: - Booking artists to integrate into a fashion show that attracts over 800 guests. - Fundraising, promotion. £8000 raised for Douglas Bader Foundation. - Securing technical and hospitality riders. - Handling all contractual negotiations for musical artists. - Research for the most fitting contemporary live music. I had sole charge of an entertainments budget of around £5000.

Non-profit 1500 capacity event in grounds of a Cambridge University college. Role: - Booked artists across four stages for over 8 hours. - Managed a £28,000 budget (overall event budget £270,000) - Liaised with musicians’ managers and agents - Negotiated contracts - Held auditions - Interviewed for and coordinating 8 staff. - Researched and kept tabs on the best new music while catering to a wide variety of tastes.

- Worked alongside Clifford Chance Trainees under the supervision of Chris Goodwill, Head of the London Employment Group. - Summarized legal documents for ease of client use, developing understanding of professional relationships.

- I observed and helped where possible David Miller, a solicitor. - Organized documents, compared case files, and found available mediators for mediation.

Materiality in Early Modern literature; political and social climate in Early Modern England and colonisation; Classical, Medieval, and Modern lyric poetry; Tragedy - Ancient Greek, Early Modern, contemporary West African; Practical Criticism analysis.

A-levels in English (A* and 100 UMS), History (A* and 100 UMS), and Music (A) AS-level in Mathematics (A and 92 UMS) Senior Prefect Managing 150 year 9 pupils

10 A*s including Mathematics, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, French, Russian, Music