Resumé
Marketing Officer, Scottish Ballet
Oct 2023 – present
Coordinating marketing campaigns for Scottish Ballet’s live tours and film distribution, engagement programmes and membership scheme across Scotland, the UK and internationally.
Media Services Coordinator/Supervisor, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
Apr 2022 – Sep 2022, May-Sep 2023
From Apr-Sep 2022 I coordinated Fringe Society media services and returned May-Sep 2023 to lead the media office.
Meet the Media 2022 welcomes artists from almost 240 Fringe shows
Content Marketing Associate, Version 1
Sep 2022 – May 2023
Producing content for a B2B technology audience including SEO-aware blogs and snappy social copy.
Digital Communications Officer, Art27scotland
Jul 2021 – May 2022
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Level With Me
‘Level With Me’ is a journal designed to give a voice to underrepresented students at the University of Edinburgh from widening-participation, state-school and working-class backgrounds. We are building on-campus brand recognition and have created a website to document our contributors’ experiences for posterity.
Website Developer, ‘Scotland 2070 – Healthy, Wealthy and Wise: an ambitious vision for Scotland’s future’ book
Aug 2020 – Jul 2021
I built the website to accompany the book using WordPress employing custom CSS. I was consulted editorially on the book content and made a material impact on the aesthetic finish.
Scotland 2070 – healthy, wealthy & wise – An ambitious vision for Scotland’s future
Theatre Editor, The Student (newspaper)
Jan 2020 – Oct 2020
As Theatre Editor, I shaped the paper’s theatre coverage agenda and advised journalists on content and writing style. I built and maintained networks with the largest theatre companies in Scotland, as well as independent and student companies.
Cameron Somers’ Author Archive for The Student
Critic/Journalist, The Student (newspaper)
Published in print and online, I was an officially accredited reviewer for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. I have conducted interviews and covered topics ranging from Brexit and debates around the Scottish economy and independence to more locally-concerned issues such as road safety, a guide to sustainable living and a guide to Edinburgh.