SCOTT MANLEY HADLEY: CURRICULUM VITAE
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E-mail:-93 Beaty Avenue, Unit 32, Toronto, Ontario, M6K 3B3
SELECTED EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
(excluding temporary administrative and hospitality positions)
Freelance Writer
April 2013 onwards
• Writing marketing copy for small businesses, specialising in the hospitality sector;
• Writing reviews, creative non-fiction, blogs, poems and fiction as published in numerous
literary magazines and major newspapers including Huffington Post and Metro UK;
• Using cross-promotion with social media and networking to drive traffic to my writing;
• Performing poetry at live readings, both on and offline;
• Appearing on BBC3, a vlog on Huffington Post and numerous podcasts discussing hair loss,
mental health, masculinity, poetry and other key topics raised in my creative work;
• Maintaining a personal blog for over five years with a growing international readership.
Freelance English Tutor
August 2018 onwards
• Teaching regular students, adults and children, both in person and online;
• Teaching c. 15 hours per week using various textbooks and methodologies including New
Total English and Expert First and others as requested by students.
Whirled Cinema Ltd (private cinema and events space, London)
Events & Bar Manager, September 2016 – July 2018
• Client liaison in advance of and during events, including cast and crew screenings, live
music events, adult & children's parties;
• Assisting with stock control, pricing, POS system management, all basic admin tasks;
• Recruiting and training new staff.
Modern Folk Ltd (retail business)
Director, June 2016 – November 2017
• Running a small independent business importing and selling antiques and homeware items;
• Writing marketing and web copy and promoting brand via social media;
• Responsible for all day-to-day admin.
Manchester Metropolitan University
Member of Longlisting Panel, MMU Novella Award, April – May 2016
• Reading and reviewing over 30 novellas to a strict deadline as a member of the judging
panel of a national literary award.
The Dead Dolls Club (Nightlife company, various locations in London)
September 2013 – June 2016, in various roles
Position at termination of employment: General Manager: Dead Dolls House Islington
• Writing marketing copy and monthly mail outs for a vibrant events company;
• Responsible for all day-to-day admin for a 220-capacity venue with three private hire spaces;
• Using social media to promote the brand and find new employees;
• Managing a team of over 20 people;
• Solving all problems as they occurred during busy shifts, including liaising with suppliers
and engineers;
• Responsible for stock control, including setting up a detailed digital stock control system;
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Cashing up, banking, writing daily reports;
Training new employees and writing materials for training new employees;
Responsible for hiring and, when necessary, firing staff;
Ensuring venue kept within all legal compliance (including HACCP), liaising with officials
(council, police, environmental health etc.) as required;
Writing & developing drinks menus in consultation with directors & other management;
Representing the company and its brand on a daily basis to potential clients, media outlets
and other business associates.
PRINT PUBLICATION HISTORY
Forthcoming 2019
My Father, From A Distance (Selcouth Station Press, London) – solo nonfiction chapbook
Queen Mob’s Tea House: Teh Book (Dostoevsky Wannabe, Manchester) –
contributor
A Wild & Precious Life (Unbound, London) – contributor
2018
Bad Boy Poet (Open Pen, London) – debut solo poetry collection
2017
B. S. Johnson Journal (academic journal) – peer-reviewed academic essay
100 Haikus About Boris Becker’s Breakfast (Morbid Books, London) –
contributor
Find all online publications (including links) at: www.scottmanleyhadley.com
EDUCATION
July 2018
International House, Barcelona
CELTA Qualification (Pass B)
2013 – 2014
Goldsmiths, University of London
M.A. Creative & Life Writing (Merit)
2007 – 2010
Cardiff University
B.A. (Hons.) English Literature (2:1)
OTHER INFORMATION
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Other Qualifications:
Awards:
UK
Intermediate Spanish.
Literature, film, travel, wine, alternative comedy.
Completed ‘Proofreading: Introduction’ at London College of Media and
Journalism. Completed ‘Spanish 1 & 2' at Birkbeck, University of London.
Personal Licence holder. Full UK driving licence. WSET Level 2.
Longlisted and Shortlisted for ‘Best Reviewer’ at Sabotage Awards 2018 and
2017 respectively. Influx Press Literary Hero of 2017.
REFERENCES
Amy Blanchard, Nigel Belfour
Course Tutors, CELTA Course
International House, Barcelona
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Rob Lindsay
Previous Employer, Company Director
Whirled Cinema, London
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