CV

Events & Retail Manager at Duration Brewing, with a background in media production: a year as a Production Management Intern on Disney+ EMEA Originals, 50+ films shot and edited for Bournemouth University, and media coordination for live events.

Experience

Events & Retail Manager, Duration Brewing

Sep 2026 to now · Norfolk

  • Lead the taproom, retail, webshop and events operation, reporting to the MD and owning sales reporting

  • Bar and event manager in charge at flagship events including SLURP and Oktoberfest: staffing, bar operations, stock and customer flow

  • Deliver weddings, private functions and an external programme of festivals and tap takeovers, each reviewed for cost-benefit within 7 days

  • Run the taproom and event team, with rotas published four weeks ahead and a briefing before every major event

  • Own Beer Club growth and Mailchimp newsletters, and brief freelance designers and photographers

Promoted from Marketing, Events & Awards Assistant (Jul 2024 to Aug 2026): award entries, campaigns and events across multiple concurrent projects.

Media Manager, DorsetCOP 2024

Nov 2024 · Bournemouth

  • Coordinated media for a sustainability conference: a 35-person crew across 21 video and photography units

  • Designed the asset management system and handled ingest and distribution of around 600GB of footage

Junior Videographer, Bournemouth University

Oct 2022 to Jun 2025 · Bournemouth

  • Produced and edited 50+ promotional, event, educational and social videos for marketing, academic and creative teams

  • Managed shoot schedules, workflows and asset organisation so every project landed accurately and on time

Production Management Intern, The Walt Disney Company

Jun 2023 to Jun 2024 · London

  • Supported Disney+ Original productions across EMEA, coordinating content logistics, stakeholder communications and production workflows

  • Administered the central Airtable production database for EMEA Originals, from commissioning to delivery

  • Key contact for the Nordics, Benelux and Spain, producing weekly reports and milestone tracking across an international slate

Also

Front of House Supervisor, Anglian Country Inns (Apr 2026 to now) and Chestnut Inns (Jul 2024 to Apr 2026). Wish Maker, Make-A-Wish UK (May 2024 to now).

Education

BA (Hons) Media Production, First Class

Bournemouth University, 2021 to 2025. Top 5% of the year.

Recognition

Best Young Screenwriter 2022, Best Script Awards London

BAFTA albert certified

Skills

Production coordination · Event planning and delivery · Crew leadership and rotas · Supplier and stakeholder liaison · Budgets and cost-benefit reviews · Camera operation · Video editing · Copywriting · Social media

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud · Airtable · Smartsheet · PIX · Scenechronize · Monday.com · Mailchimp · Square · WooCommerce · Microsoft Office · Sony FX3 · DJI RS3

Contact

will@willrodwell.com

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