SASHA KITE
Welcome to my portfolio and thank you for visiting!
A BIT ABOUT ME...
Hello! I am Sasha Kite. I am an event professional based just outside of Birmingham. For most of my career I have been freelance which has allowed me to work with a variety of different clients, companies and contractors. The end goal is always to make the show extraordinary. I have worked on events scaling from 15 attendees to 200,000 across the UK and Europe. I am proudly a 'jack of all trades' but I have mastered being a creative problem solver that will always strive to make the event the best it can be.
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WORK HISTORY
Background & Expertise
October - November 2022
LX PRODUCTION ASSISTANT - FESTIVAL OF THE DEAD
November 2022 - April 2024
CASUAL TECHNICIAN - BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME
November 2021 - December 2022
OPERATIONS AND EVENT MANAGER (ENGLAND AND WALES) BINGO LOCO
17th - 21st August 22
THE MOUNTAIN STAGE CREW - GREEN MAN FESTIVAL 2022
21 Jul – 24 Jul 2022
STANDON CALLING 2022 - DIVE BAR STAGE MANAGER.
23rd - April 2022
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER - DARK SKIES GREEN SPACES: ILLAM PARK
April 1st - 4th 2022
ARTIST LIAISON -Â RADIO 6 MUSIC LIVE
July 2021Â - November 2021
EVENT MANAGER - BINGO LOCO
June 2021Â - November 2021
5 STAR CREW - TECHNICAL CREW
July 21st - July 25th 2021
STAGE MANAGER - UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE AREA AT STANDON CALLING.
21st - 27th August 2019
READING FESTIVAL 2019 -Â PRODUCTION ASSISTANT AT THE ARTIST RECEPTION.
September 2018 - May 2020
STUDENT AMBASSADOR -Â BACKSTAGE ACADEMY
26th - 30th June 2019
STAGE CREW: GLASTONBURY 2019 -Â BBC INTRODUCING STAGE
December 2018 - January 2019
THE 1975 - PRE-PRODUCTION VIDEO 2018/19
26th - 30th June 2018
LOCAL CREW
11th - 18th June 2019
DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2019 - ASSISTANT FOR VIP NATION
WORK EXPERIENCE
Background & Expertise
31st July - 12th August 2019
BOOMTOWN FAIR
Production Manager's Assistant on the Nucleus Stage during the build and break. Then stage manager for the creative showcase, when the festival was live.
23rd - 29th July 2019
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Artist Liaison and dressing room coordination for Enteeainment.
STANDON CALLING FESTIVAL
8th & 9th June 2019
TWO CASTLE RUN
The event management team, in the accident and response unit.
1st & 2nd June 2019
LONG DIVISION
The general crew for the load in and out. Audio stage tech in the Royal Theatre Wakefield.
23rd - 27th May 2019
RADIO ONE'S BIGGEST WEEKEND
Production Assistant in the Artist Liaison office.
16th - 20th May 2019
HIGHEST POINT FESTIVAL
Stage crew for the main stage.
24th January 2019
THE 1975 TOUR - MANCHESTER
Shadowed the Video crew in load-in and out.
22nd September 2018
BBC 1XTRA LIVE
Stage hand for BBC Live Events Team.
21st - 27th August 2018
READING FESTIVAL
Production Assistant in the Artist Liaison office and artist liaison for The Pit Stage.
25th - 30th July 2018
STANDON CALLING
Artist Liaison and dressing room coordination for Enteeainment.
11th - 16th July 2018
LATITUDE FESTIVAL
Stage crew for the Lake Stage.
24th - 27th May 2018
RADIO ONE'S BIGGEST WEEKEND
Stage Crew for the Other Stage.
12th - 22nd February 2018
BRIT AWARDS
Lighting technician and lighting stage crew.
VOLUNTEER WORK
Lending a Helping Hand
12th April 2019
ACCESS ALL AREAS
Access All Areas (AAA) was a showcase local talent and promote creative and live events industry careers. Hosted at Studio One at Production Park, my role was an Artist Liasion to as well as general crew for the load in and out.
11th November 2018
REMEMBRANCE INSTALLATION WAKEFIELD CATHEDRAL
This was a third-year student major project when I was in my first year. It was a lighting/projection installation for Remembrance day. I was a lighting technician assisting with loading in and out lighting equipment as well as running cables, addressing lights and general technician duties.
21st October 2018
OXJAM - WAKEFIELD
Oxjam is a music festival hosted across a number of venues in Wakefield, in aid of Oxfam. I was on the doors collecting donations and checking tickets of attendees to the Oxjam festival at Warehouse 23 in Wakefield.
7th November 2018
PRODUCTION FUTURES
Production Futures was a trade show for the live events industry where multiple companies and manufacturers came together to showcase their products, technologies, and opportunities. I was a Floor Assistant. I was required to report any issues to management and respond to any queries from traders throughout the day.
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PROJECTS
The below projects are a collection of events I was involved in throughout my education.
WAKEFIELD ON TAP - UNIVERSITY
17th - 26th May 2021
For my final major project as part of my university studies, I created and production managed a community arts project in the form of a pop-up gallery. Located in The Ridings Shopping Centre, the project was designed to celebrate Wakefield's iconic Westgate run. This involved bringing together multiple different resources including art curated by a local art group, photographs from Wakefield museum, and tickets from events in Wakefield in the '90s. I liaised with multiple different stakeholders and local groups throughout the process. The event was completely COVID-19 secure and was involved in the local Artwalk. I ran the social media accounts as well as controlled the marketing and promotion for the event. Alongside designing and producing the technical plans, kit lists and risk assessments for the project. Over the 9 days the event was open we attracted 178 people in total and received positive feedback from locals as well as lecturers.
PERSONAL PROJECTS
The below projects are a collection of events I was involved in throughout my education and in my free time.
RECKONING STUDENT NIGHTS
I collaborated with another student at Backstage Academy to event manage a number of student nights in Wakefield. This included an alternative DJ night, a Dance DJ night and a Beer Pong tournament. I liaised with the venues and negotiated student deals for the event. I organised the DJ's, the photographer and oversaw the load in and out.
BACKSTAGE ACADEMY FRESHERS WEEK 2019
I was a production coordinator for the Backstage Academy Freshers week which included a 7-day program of events. Starting with inductions for the new cohort, followed by a Mario cart games tournament, peaky blinders night, pub quiz, football tournament, laser tag, pub crawl, cinema night and BBQ. My role was to coordinate all the events and crew as well as act as a point of contact for the new students. I wrote briefs, communicated with venues and suppliers as well as managing teams of people.
EDUCATION
What I’ve Learned
September 2018 - June 2021
BACKSTAGE ACADEMY UNIVERSITY
First Class Degree
Year 1
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Academic and Professional Skills for the Events Industries
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Staging
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Lighting
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Live Sound
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Visuals
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Concept Design and Presentation
Year 2​
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Event Production Management
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Research Methods for Event Studies
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Lighting Systems and Programming
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Production Planning and Realisation
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Work Placement
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Live Event Business
Year 3​
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Live Event Industry Perspectives
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Work-Related Project
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Event Logistics
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Contemporary Issues
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Major Project (Equal to dissertation)
September 2016Â - July 2018
BIRMINGHAM ORMISTON ACADEMY (COLLEGE)
Level 3 BTEC Diploma - Technical Theatre Arts - D*D*D*
Modules all at Distinction grade:
Production Arts Workshop
Performing Arts Business
Historical Context of Performance
Production Arts Planning
Production For Theatre Performance
Assistant Stage Management
Deputy Stage Management
Stage Management
Stage Lighting Operations
Automated Stage Lighting
Design Materials and Processes
Stage Modle Making
Stage Costume Making
Puppet Design
Period Props
Make-up for Performance
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September 2012 - July 2016
ELLOWES HALL SPORTS COLLEGE (SCHOOL)
GCSEÂ
English Literature - A*
English Language - A*
Maths - B
Science - B
Additional Science - B
BTEC Dance - Distinction*
RE - B
History - B
Art - B
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
EVENT SAFETY PASSPORT
Expires autumn 2023
MANUAL HANDLING & FIRE SAFETY
Recommended for review autumn 2021
LEVEL 3 - FIRST AID AT WORK
Expires autumn 2021
FULL UK DRIVING LICENCE
I also own my own car.
