Chris Cunningham

14 Parnell Street, Airdrie, ML6 9EE Phone: 07809350334 E-Mail: chrisjcunningham@hotmail.co.uk

Employment History

Parseq – Telesales Agent June 2015 – PresentI contact British Gas customers to upsell gas and electricity energy supply.

Teleperformance – Inbound Sales Advisor Jan 2015 – May 2015I took inbound calls from customers enquiring about their car insurance policies.

Inner Ear / Radio Magnetic – Communications / Production Assistant March 2012 – December 2014I worked for the digital production company Inner Ear and its Internet radio station Radio Magnetic, both based in

Glasgow. My duties are pretty varied.

For Radio Magnetic I handled all day to day tasks and content management using Wordpress for the station through

new music, videos mixes etc. posts on the website as well as running social media channels like Facebook, Twitter (also

TweetDeck), SoundCloud, Mixcloud, YouTube and Vimeo and Instagram. I also uploaded new shows/podcasts, liaised

with the show creators, PR companies and dealt with general enquires. I also assisted with production for live DJ sets

we have streamed on the Internet using Livestream and planned and management social media and post campaigns for

any live events we held.

For Inner Ear I acted as a sound assistant, video assistant and runner at events like the SAY Awards, ETAG Conference,

The World Piping Championship, in-house live streams for DJ sets (through Radio Magnetic) and client production

work for Buddhify and Dewars. I also assisted with our music supervision project for BBC’s Waterloo Road, helping run

our social media campaign for the project. I also assisted the production manager Matthew Sweeney with the day-to-

day tasks in running the production schedules and tasks. I also have experience in using design programs like Adobe

Illustrator and Photoshop and assisted in putting together promotion material and artwork. This included liaising with

clients and the public in person and via email, contacting suppliers, organizing mail, general administration duties,

updating music databases (using Microsoft Word and Excel and Google Docs) for music supervision projects and helped

update the Inner Ear’s Wordpress website as well as digital media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube

and Vimeo.

British Gas – Telesales Agent May 2009 – September 2013My duties involve contacting existing British Gas customers and upselling various insurance products to them. The role

is very target orientated with sales and conversion targets; productivity targets and call quality targets. My time there

has greatly improved my communication skills and ability to work under pressure.

If you need more employment history or details I can provide this as requested.

Education

UWS (University West of Scotland) September 2013 – June 2014Commercial Music BA

(Business Management, Marketing, Promotion,

Distribution, Digital Media)

Stow College August 2011 – May 2013Music Business HND

St. Margaret’s High 1997 – 2003Modern Studies Intermediate 2A

Computing Intermediate 2A

English Intermediate 2B

Craft and Design Intermediate 2B

Hospitality Intermediate 2B

Maths Standard Grade 4

Art Standard Grade 3

Graphic Communication Standard Grade 3

Spanish Standard Grade 3

Biology Standard Grade 3

Work Experience

Structure From Silence August 2015 – PresentI also run my own small music website and record label called Love Is Noise. It focuses on emerging underground

electronic and urban music. I feature up-and-coming local artists to well known established acts. Is has new music,

videos, mixes sections and a guest mix series. The label releases music and fanzines from some of my favourite up-and-

coming producers from around Scotland. The releases have featured in online stores such as iTunes, Bleep, Beatport,

Boomkat and Juno. I also run various social media channels for the blog / label, including Twitter (also TweetDeck),

YouTube, Tumblr, Facebook, SoundCloud, Mixcloud, Instagram and Bandcamp.

EmuBands February 2014 – June 2014For the past few months I have been working for the online music distribution company EmuBands. The company

distributes music to online stores such as iTunes etc. My role involves making sure clients account requests are taken

care of, such as, registering tracks for UK and US music charts and registering track info on Gracenote. I also update and

maintain databases; making sure released tracks are live on the various online stores and help with general day to day

tasks.

Soma Records April 2014 – May 2014Soma Records is record label based in Glasgow, which focuses on electronic music. I have been working on a voluntary

basis, helping with various administration tasks for the label. My tasks have included sorting and filing the labels

catalogue of music and releases, sorting, stock taking and the sending out of merchandise. I also register tracks with

PRS for music, PPL and Gracenote. I assist with the writing and delivery of promotional material such as press releases

and also with takedown notices for illegal filesharing websites who are infringing on the label’s copyright.

Rubadub Distribution April 2014 – June 2014As part of my work experience module in 3rd year at university I spent a few weeks working at Rubadub Distribution, a

music distributor specialising in electronic vinyl records. My duties included sorting, cataloging and packing records

and music equipment for delivery, writing promotional mail outs and press releases on Mail Chimp for labels and music

retailers, uploading content & tracks to the distribution database and online stores and also assisted assigning ISRC and

UPC codes for products and releases. I am also going to try and continue to help out the company on an ad hock basis

throughout the summer.

Stow College / Electric Honey August 2011 – May 2013While at college we studied various aspects of the music industry and business such as; music history, law, business

management, e-commerce, marketing, promotion, distribution, finance and running a record label. We also helped run

the college record label Electric Honey, helping with the A&R process, promotion, marketing and distribution of

releases on the label. This included me contacting press, media and blogs when promoting the release and also gave me

a great insight to the process of making, promoting and distributing a release physically and online.

InterestsMusic is my real passion, I love listening to music, going to gigs, reading and writing about music. I also have a passion

for digital media, art and film. I enjoy going to the cinema or having a ‘classic movie night’ at home. I enjoy reading and

love new technology and social media. It’s a great way to discover new things, promoting yourself and brands. I also

love football, watching and playing, and I try to play 7-a-sides whenever I can.

ProfileI like to think I am a keen, reliable and hard working person. I love to create and learn new skills, knowledge and

concepts. My past experience has allowed me to be able to manage my time effectively, confidently communicate with

all levels of management and voicing a contrary opinion or idea if the situation requires it. I have worked effectively

and efficiently alone or as part of a team and I am comfortable and have experience working to deadlines and targets in

tense environment. I also see myself as someone who can think outside the box to overcome problems, but is not afraid

to seek help if I need it.