Claire Taylor

• Strategic storytelling: Translate a wide range of complex academic research (focused on health outcomes, sustainability, and social justice) into compelling narratives for diverse audiences, enhancing research impact.
• Stakeholder engagement: Cultivate strong relationships with academics and stakeholders to facilitate effective knowledge exchange and communication strategies.
• Award-winning performance: Recognised with the 'Knowledge Exchange Professional Service' award for exceptional support to the Wilberforce Institute, driving impactful engagement with academic and non-academic communities.
• Multi-platform content creation: Develop and execute integrated communication campaigns across video, podcast, digital, print, email, social media, webinars, and events.
• Digital & web management: Maintain and optimise web content, leveraging Adobe Creative Suite and managing external creative agency collaborations.

• Conducted research for the UniConnect Humber Outreach Project into the impact of widening participation interventions.
• Oversaw daily operations ensuring consistency in quality and service delivery.
• Managed multiple projects, ensuring organisation and efficiency.
• Coordinated staff training sessions to enhance skills and knowledge base.
• Collaborated across departments for strategic planning purposes.
• Improved workflow efficiency by developing process improvements.

• Led and developed a diverse range of arts, culture, education, and heritage initiatives, driving impactful projects from concept to execution.
• Forged strategic partnerships, secured funding, and oversaw all aspects of project management, including team leadership, volunteer coordination, and the delivery of educational courses and creative workshops.
• Led on media production and exhibition design, crafting compelling narratives and immersive experiences.
• Actively involved in monitoring, evaluation, and refining project outcomes to ensure maximum impact.
• Extensive experience in school and community radio, filmmaking, and combining arts, heritage, and media to create innovative, cross-disciplinary projects.

• Supporting a multi-stakeholder partnership, project management including of arts and cultural projects including Greatfield 60 for Hull UK City of Culture and the Ronson Rocks music festival.
• Strategic planning for a job club and community building delivery.
• Administration of a small grants programme to develop neighbourhood renewal initiatives.

• Promoting health and well-being in a community setting in order to meet public health objectives within the context of Local Strategic Partnership in central Wakefield.
• Development and delivery of the 'Voices' audio podcast project.
• Upheld company reputation by consistently delivering excellent service.

• Delivery of a range of new media workshops especially music technology and arts project delivery (Diva School funded by Arts Council England).

• Developing and supporting multi-stakeholder partnerships, facilitating community meetings and consultation, administration of small grants programme and providing creative workshops and training.

• Community psychiatric nursing in the West Hull area
• Advocated on behalf of patients, ensuring their rights and interests were protected.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams for holistic patient care.

• Psychiatric nurse on a rehabilitation ward, serving the west coast of Scotland and the Western Isles

Multimedia Practitioner, Arts Manager and Trainer

Into Film 2010-2019 Film-making with students and teachers on behalf of BFI/Into Film across Yorkshire and the North East schools.

Restrict Radio 2015 – a secretive community radio project housed in a make-believe telephone box. Part of the Humber Calling commissions for the Freedom Festival.

Whispered Words2014 – audio installation for the Freedom Festival – part of a light trail through the festival.

Light Art Space2013 Develop light art installation for the Creative Voice Youth Arts Festival.

Archie Online 2012 Established and managed a school radio station for Archbishop Sentamu Academy.

GFM – Local Radio for Greatfield 2011 – 2012 Project managed, produced radio features and delivered training for this community radio project in East Hull.

Light Fantastic 2011 Managed and produced media art for this participatory combined arts project featuring dance, costume design, light art, and media arts leading to performances (Into the Light) at Hull Truck Theatre in July 2011.

Bees Come Home 2011 Produced and directed a film documenting the art interventions in the Orchard Centre in Hull.

Last Orders, Please 2010-2011 Supported research and delivered workshops for this Heritage Lottery-funded project exploring the social history of four Hull pubs. Led to the production of film and exhibition at Hull History Centre.

Mind Games 2010 Delivered workshops during this Media Box-funded project. An interactive game was produced exploring mental health with young people.

Art for Older People 2010 worked with older people living in residential and nursing homes, creating media art such as films, photography and design work.