Meg Ross
Writer and CreativeÂ
She/Her
I am a recent graduate of English and Creative Writing with a passion for poetry and creating theatre. I am friendly, enthusiastic, and very hard working. I find learning new skills exciting and can pick them up quickly. I work well as an individual, but I also enjoy working as part of a team and the results that team working can create. I am always eager to please and enjoy making customers, clients, or audiences happy. I am computer literate, and throughout all my work experience I have gained an appreciation of effective communication being key to successful businesses and organisations. I am seeking a permanent career opportunity following university. I want to continue my development whilst being part of and contributing to a successful enterprise that shares my values of inclusion and meritocracy. I am very open minded to the type of organization but see myself as a potential young leader / trainee manager, or in a position where I am able to engage creatively with my colleagues.
Autumn 2019
Writer/Facilitator - How Far? @ Midnight at The Boilerhouse
Studying as a joint honors student in English and Creative Writing has allowed me to develop my own work and as a result, I graduated my undergraduate studies having written three short collections of poetry. In November 2019 I successfully adapted one of my collections into a short piece of theatre which I also cast and co-facilitated. It was showcased as part of Royal Holloway Student Workshop’s ‘Midnight at The Boiler House’ event and received very positive reviews. The piece focused on the themes of the poems, asking the question how far is too far? How close is too close? The devising process led us to settle on a final piece that used fragments of the poems to create a mostly improvised performance.
Summer 2019
Photographer - Ideology and Hairgel
In summer 2019 I worked with Waspish Theatre Company, photographing the performances of their production Ideology and Hair gel, whilst it was previewing in London at The Bread and Roses Theatre in Clapham. The photographs were then used to market and promote the company and the production as it went on to be performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival later in the summer.
June 2020 - Present
Marketing and Publicity Coordinator @ Ruckus Theatre Company
I am currently acting as Photographer, Social Media, Merchandise, and Website Coordinator for Ruckus Theatre Company. I joined the crew as they were working on their debut productions of Romeo & Juliet (to premier in Camden in December) and Wallace Shaun’s The Fever (showing in Egham in November). My roles involve photographing the rehearsal processes and the performances, and then editing and using those images for marketing. I am responsible for managing all of the company’s social media platforms which include Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. I also coordinated the design, production, ordering and distribution of merchandise for the company and their productions. A main part of my role is designing and updating the company website with all new and relevant information.
Winter 2020
Writer - How Far? @ Show Face Festival
In October 2020 I was lucky enough to be selected to write a piece of performance poetry for the Christmas edition of Show Face Festival, an online celebration of theatre and art. I chose to adapt my piece ‘How Far?’ from its original construction in 2019. I was thrilled to work with my creative team comprising of Christina Tsoutsi as director, Heather Milstead and Eleanor May Blackburn as performers, and Hannah Harding as designer. The show was a huge success and a wonderful opportunity to develop my work from improvised performance to scripted piece of theatre.
2009 - Present
Education
Ralph Allen School, Bath
2009 - 2016
Ten GCSE’s at grades A to C.
3 A Levels at grades B, B and C.
Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards.
Level 1 in Sports Leadership.
Active role in Sixth Form Council and Sixth Form Newspaper and the Drama Society.
Member of school hockey team and external team, Bath Buccaneers, training and competing at Bath University.
Royal Holloway University of London, Egham
2017 - 2020
Upper Second Class Honours Bachelor of Arts in English and Creative Writing.
RHUL top 5 in the country for Creative Writing.
Active member of both Royal Holloway Hockey and Riding Clubs. President of Riding in 2018/19 and core member of Hockey Ladies Second Team from 2017-2020, winning and being promoted in both of our leagues in 2019.
Royal Holloway University of London, Central London
Current Place of Study
Undertaking Master of Arts in English and Creative Writing at RHUL’s central London Campus.
Specialised field of study is Poetry.
Full-time but contact hours condensed to one day a week (Tuesdays).
Course Representative, acting as a contact point for my fellow students to address concerns and communicate them with the Department, University and Student’s Union.
For more information about my professional experience, please get in touch.