kseniakaz
Event & Project Manager
Start to finish event & project management. Inspiring communities, curating cutting-edge immersive experiences. Boosting engagement and exceeding targets with proven experience of doubling audiences and fostering international partnerships in record time. Increasing budget efficiency through adaptable strategy in line with policy goals. Stress-proof leader with outstanding communication and negotiation skills.
I've worked across art and tech for over 10 years, specialising in creative and community events, engagement and marketing. I also lecture on the intersection of art and tech, and am an artist. Run my own publication and workshops about creative careers.
My latest projects included running a hackathon as part of Consensus 2025, working on Polkadot University, running creative events for London Borough Of Culture, Apple, Tate, National Trust, and many more.
I'm looking for my next role in events or at the intersection of art & tech. I'm also open to design and comms work as I have broad experience across these fields, and am looking to branch out in tech.
I've worked across art and tech for over 10 years, specialising in creative and community events, engagement and marketing. I also lecture on the intersection of art and tech, and am an artist. Run my own publication and workshops about creative careers.
My latest projects included running a hackathon as part of Consensus 2025, working on Polkadot University, running creative events for London Borough Of Culture, Apple, Tate, National Trust, and many more.
I'm looking for my next role in events or at the intersection of art & tech. I'm also open to design and comms work as I have broad experience across these fields, and am looking to branch out in tech.
Experience: 10 years
Yearly salary: $100,000
Hourly rate: $55
Nationality: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Residency: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Experience
Cultural Project Manager / Arts & Culture Officer
CROYDON COUNCIL 2024 - 2025
Co-designing and commissioning London Borough of Culture Legacy creative and accessible programmes to grow cultural engagement in the borough, including Croydon Harvest & Walnut Fair which saw a record-breaking number of attendees. Developing successful fundraising proposals for innovative projects to work with local Eastern European, refugee and DV survivor communities through textile heritage in collaboration with Arts Council England and the National Heritage Lottery Fund. Collaborating with partners including the National Gallery, GLA, Art Angel, Queer Croydon, Emergency Exit Arts, Festival.org and beyond to create immersive and inclusive programmes bringing new cultural work to the borough and supporting local creatives. Managing budgets up to half a million pounds.
Corporate and Community Events Consultant
EASY A 2024 - 2025
Scoping and organising international corporate community engagement events and conferences for one of the biggest EdTech companies; bringing 200+ people together, featured as part of Consensus 2024 and 2025, partnered with Stacks, Ripple, VeChain, BCG, Polkadot, Stellar and more. Coordinating venue, AV, catering, freelance staff and print suppliers to ensure timely, cost-effective and high-quality delivery, collating event resources and mailouts. Managing event teams and supporting event participants throughout 2-3 day hackathons. Recruiting company ambassadors and supporting them with resources to deliver projects independently. Compiling outreach lists and promoting events to international communities, securing attendance.
Artist in Residence
APPLE 2023 - 2024
Working with Today at Apple to develop a series of print-ready artworks inspired by community conversation and the heritage space at Battersea Power Station.
Creative Producer
BATTERSEA ARTS CENTRE 2022 - 2023
Ideating, scoping, planning, delivering and evaluating innovative events for local communities. Designing engaging marketing campaigns, driving event attendance through cross-promotion. Writing copy and designing access materials for events. Collaborating with freelance creatives.
Arts Officer / Project & Partnerships Manager
RICHMOND AND WANDSWORTH COUNCILS / ORLEANS HOUSE GALLERY 2021 - 2023
Forging partnerships and developing new research projects, including a brand-new borough-wide festival featuring 80 events over 17 days; overseeing projects & commissioning. Strategically developing the programme, writing briefing notes for senior management, supporting development of new cultural and night-time strategies. Curating and managing exhibitions, designing project collateral including work with the RCA and Orleans House. Managing and researching a local museum collection with 10,000 items; steering its adherence to best practice in preserving, handling, and loaning items; managing budgets. Fundraising (successful ACE bids for £30k and £50k). Developing and executing successful marketing campaigns. Implementing partnership working between 51 state and independent schools with over 2,000 students. Safeguarding, ensuring to diversity and inclusion (pastoral care for SEN and BAME students), commissioning artists.
Operations Supervisor / External Project Curator
CASS ART 2020 - 2021
Introducing and running highly regarded local volunteer programme and exhibitions (Bargehouse OXO Tower). Curating external exhibitions and projects, financial reporting, exceeding KPIs. Managing the team, training teams, boosting morale through alignment with company ethos, building local partnerships with schools, artists and businesses. Visual merchandising, managing stock.
Media Manager & Learning Curator
JAMES BUTTERWICK GALLERY / RAC 2020 - 2022
Designing digital learning programmes and residencies. Conceptualising and delivering social media strategy for increased brand awareness, engagement and 30% growth. Building long standing partnerships with galleries, auction houses, schools and charities; managing interns. Fundraising (securing advertorial and donation income).
Curator / Events Manager
MIL (TROUBADOUR LONDON) 2019 - 2020
Designing events and collateral (print & digital) alongside targeting strategy. Hiring and training high performing teams and artists; staffing and managing events to budget; doubled attendance. Curating networking panels and exhibitions.
Engagement Lead
TATE EXCHANGE 2019 - 2019
Delivering public engagement sessions, attended by record-breaking number of first-time attendees. Developing and successfully converting attendance leads, moderating inclusion panel.
Education & FOH Coordinator
SAATCHI GALLERY/ PUNCHDRUNK 2018 - 2019
Managing scheduling, communications and database maintenance, training interns, building partnerships. Conceptualising and actualising popular adaptable exhibition and curriculum-relevant creative programmes for all ages. Curating and installing exhibitions, handling artwork. Collecting and collating feedback to improve exhibition strategies and experience, evaluating programmes.
Academic Mentor & Senior Curriculum Representative
KINGSTON UNIVERSITY 2018 - 2020
Designing additional programmes that ensure excellence during transition into Higher Education, pastoral care. Streamlining public event and programme delivery by adhering to guidelines, working to budget, scheduling, arranging venue hire, conducting evaluation and liaising with senior board members. Boosting interdepartmental communications.
Exhibition Support
AUTO ITALIA 2017 - 2018
Transforming the gallery space in accordance with artist specifications, administratively supporting the gallery. Providing technical and installation expertise, ensuring seamless exhibition experience for audiences. Optimising the use of budget.
Educator
SUPERPROF 2015 - 2018
Designing tailored learning programmes for Art, Music, Economics and English language students. Supporting SEN students with long term learning tools and increasing academic achievement. Working with adult language learners and building flexible education plans in line with their goals and interests.
Skills
art-direction
artist
community-manager
copywriting
events-manager
graphic-designer
marketing-manager
partnership
producer
project-manager
marketing
english
russian
spanish