A. M. Alcazar
Bilingual English–Spanish administrator with a postgraduate background in arts management and a decade of progressively responsible operational experience. Comfortable working independently within structured workflows, managing competing priorities to deadline, and producing accurate, reliable output with minimal supervision. Looking to move into a full-time office-based administrative or coordination role.

Experience

Administrative Assistant — Morris Hargreaves McIntyre
Provided administrative support to the finance and research teams within a cultural consultancy. Processed data, managed expense records, and supported HR reporting on staff rotas, holidays, and attendance. Administered the Synergist project management system and contributed to a software transition. Undertook quality assurance on social research surveys — coding and validating data, preparing stimulus materials for qualitative focus groups serving major arts and cultural clients.
Research Assistant — Royal Exchange Theatre
Placement
Analysed audience feedback from over 2,000 attendees and co-authored findings that contributed to a multi-organisation cultural manifesto. Supported campaign planning with audience insight data and produced stakeholder reporting for business development purposes.
Marketing Team Manager — University of Manchester
Placement
Developed a social media and event communications strategy for a university arts and culture initiative. Coordinated collaborative content with Z-Arts and the Manchester Refugee Network; designed and distributed audiovisual materials and managed scheduling across multiple platforms.
Operational and supervisory roles
A decade of progressively responsible roles in retail and hospitality, including team leadership, shift planning, staff training and performance management, stock reporting, cash handling, and compliance. Consistent record of working accurately under pressure with minimal supervision across high-volume, deadline-driven environments.

Education

MA Arts Management — University of Manchester
Business Strategy, Cultural Policy, Management Principles. Dissertation on dialect and theatre marketing. Placements at Royal Exchange Theatre, University of Manchester, and Z-Arts, with a focus on Audience Development and Research.
BA English (Linguistics and Literature) — Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid
Communication Strategies, Discourse Analysis, English Drama.

Skills

Administrative Data entry and validation, inbox and calendar management, HR and attendance reporting, expense processing, document management.
Systems Synergist, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), standard back-of-house stock and logistics systems.
Research Quantitative and qualitative data handling, survey QA and coding, audience research, stakeholder reporting.
Languages English (professional proficiency), Spanish (native).
Additional CACHE Level 3 Teaching Assistant Certification. Volunteer, Manchester Literature Festival. Member, Whitworth Young Contemporaries.
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