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Verve Arts Festival | 2020

ROLE & TASKS

  • Verve is an annual community arts festival organised by Second-Year students of Arts Business Management. In its 10th edition, it was held online 

  • Operated as a volunteer manager as part of the Partnerships & Outreach department

  • Recruited volunteers and artists for the festival programmes

  • Created documents including the volunteer FAQ form

  • Reached out to external organisations for potential partnerships

  • Brainstorming partner and volunteer benefits

TAKEAWAYS

  • Learning to manage volunteers well by maintaining frequent communication and volunteer satisfaction

  • Understanding volunteer welfare and wellbeing

  • Picking up efficient recruitment methods (Open Calls, Direct Messaging, Referrals)

GALLERY

Oh' Verve Drive Stickers | 2020

ROLES & TASKS

  • Oh' Verve Drive is a fundraising event to raise money for the upcoming Verve Arts Festival.

  • These stickers were sold as part of my group's booth.

  • With the theme of 'Tenacity' and the closure of the 4 school canteens, these stickers served as a beloved reminder of the Ngee Ann Poly's most popular food in each canteen.

TAKEAWAYS

  • Coming up with ideas for stickers that people would be willing to spend money on

  • Knowledge on printing (Types of printing paper, dimensions)

SOFTWARES USED

  • Adobe Illustrator

GALLERY

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Oh' Verve Drive Product Teaser | 2020

ROLES & TASKS

  • Produced a short teaser introducing our group's product.

  • Guided team members of recording a visually appealing and interesting process video.

TAKEAWAYS

  • Filmed a behind-the-scenes video for a digitally produced product

GALLERY

SOFTWARES USED

  • Adobe Premiere Pro

Verve Festival Companion | 2020
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ROLES & TASKS

  • This assignment tasked groups to create a fun, easy-to-read online guide for Verve, with engaging activities related to the festival programmes.

  • The festival companion had to be in line with the festival theme 'Tenacity' and use the given colour theme.

  • The chosen theme for the companion was "old-school Singapore", reflecting Singapore's progression and tenacity through the years.

  • I designed pages 2-3, 5, 9, 12-13.

TAKEAWAYS

  • Planning and working out a full layout

  • Creating content for a full festival companion

  • Using InDesign to create an interactive publication

  • Effective time management as we had to complete the companion in a 1 month period

SOFTWARES USED

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • Adobe InDesign

View the interactive PDF

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GALLERY

Verve Mock Social Media Posts | 2020
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ROLES & TASKS​

  • Created a set of 4 social media posts with accompanying captions, conveying the proposed activities for the Festival Companion.

  • Each post was required to be thematically consistent with the Festival Companion, and must explore different styles and layout.

TAKEAWAYS

  • Creating a thematically consistent series of posts

  • Crafting simple but effective captions

  • Shortlisting hashtags to boost post engagement

SOFTWARES USED

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • Adobe InDesign

GALLERY

Verve Launch Afternoon | 2019

ROLE & TASKS

  • Assigned as stage manager for the launch event of the annual Verve Arts Festival 2019

  • Delegated roles and tasks to the cohort

  • Liaised directly with advisors and festival committee

  • Oversaw rehearsals and schedules for performers and ushers

  • Produced videos and slides used for the launch ceremony

TAKEAWAYS

  • Managing several teams and departments concurrently

  • Creating detailed performance and rehearsal schedules

  • Managing (noise control, cueing) performers and stage hands backstage

GALLERY

  • LinkedIn

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