Adam Scott
Musselburgh,Edinburgh
Summary
Accomplished undergraduate Film and Media student with extensive professional, student and amateur film/radio/media production experience, alongside customer service, retail and teamwork experience. Proficient in group communication, direction and organisation. Enthusiastic and sociable in group environments, driven in understanding team strengths and interpersonal skills. Driven to excellence in personal and group filmmaking - short films previously screened at 48 Hour Film Fest, Aberdeen Shorts Showcase, BFI Film Academy.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Volunteer
Oxfam Music Shop
Stockbridge, Edinburgh
2024.02 - Current
64 Raeburn Pl, Edinburgh EH4 1HJ
- Duties split between fast-paced customer-facing work (selling stock, taking donations, assisting customer with queries) and admin/back shop work (pricing stock, checking stock condition, keeping stock records, preparing stock for online purchase)
- Organisational skills - lead volunteer on days where manager is not present, directing and assigning tasks to fellow volunteers, managing resources and time
Freelance
BBC Scotland
, Aberdeen
2021.08 - Current
Broadcasting House, 36 Beechgrove Terrace, Aberdeen AB15 5ZT
FREELANCE ROLE - 5+ years experience in radio and television production
-Working within tightly knit group of colleagues in a fast-paced broadcast environment
- Public-facing role, dealing with a wide range of the BBC’s audience
- Regular experience working as telephone answerer and team member on radio programmes such as Your Requests with Gary Innes and Out of Doors, as well as media coverage of the 2025 Tall Ships
- Additional experience shadowing and running on shoot days for BBC agriculture programme Landward
Education
BA (Hons) - Film and Media
Queen Margaret University
Edinburgh 2022.09 - 2026.05
Advanced Highers, Highers, National 5s - Various
Westhill Academy
Westhill, Aberdeenshire 2016.08 - 2022.05
AS Level - Moving Image Arts
Station House Media Unit
Aberdeen 2020.08 - 2021.05
Skills
- Team worker
- Group communication skills
- Diplomacy and conflict resolution
- Microsoft office - Word, PowerPoint, Excel
- Organised/able to organise others
- Social media
- Enthusiastic and sociable
Affiliations
- Film/cinephilia, filmmaking, music/music media/concertgoing, drumming, literature/reading, hiking
References
- Annie Rutherford, Operations Executive (BBC), annie.rutherford@bbc.co.uk
- James Morrison, Manager at Oxfam, jmorrison1@oxfam.org.uk
Timeline
Volunteer
Oxfam Music Shop
2024.02 - Current
BA (Hons) - Film and Media
Queen Margaret University
2022.09 - 2026.05
Freelance
BBC Scotland
2021.08 - Current
AS Level - Moving Image Arts
Station House Media Unit
2020.08 - 2021.05
Advanced Highers, Highers, National 5s - Various
Westhill Academy
2016.08 - 2022.05