Hugo Williamson

Freelance Arts Administrator & Graphic Designer - Waterperry Opera Festival & Hemiola

(2025-01)

Designed 2026 festival graphics for Waterperry Opera Festival (Canva, Adobe Illustrator) and 2025 WOF Young Artist recruitment adverts (CapCut, Canva).
Created social media graphics for recent concerts and editing "live" performance videos and reels for Hemiola (2025–26).
Designed and built Smart Socials Agency website on a limited budget (Squarespace); supported podcast marketing and short-form video editing (Instagram, TikTok).
Robinson College May Ball (Producer). Coordinated entertainment logistics and suppliers for an event of 1,000+ guests, worked with limited budget and tight turn arounds.

General Manager (Freelance) - Lady Clare's Consort

(2023-01)

Coordinate performers, venues, and UK touring logistics; managing schedules, communications and analytics for sales.
Oversee ticketing (TicketSource) and produce promotional materials including programmes, posters, social media content, mail lists (email marketing) and building the website (Canva, WordPress).

Choral Gap-Year Assistant - Sherborne School & Sherborne Abbey

(2021-01 - 2022-12)

Supported coordination of 400+ instrumental lessons and 15 ensemble rehearsals weekly.
Assisted with the delivery of concerts and community outreach events.

Lay Clerk (Tenor) - Choir of King's College, Cambridge

(2025-01)

Perform in high-profile public and broadcast contexts; hold current DBS and safeguarding clearance.

Freelance Singer - Various Ensembles

(2023-01)

Choral work includes VOCES8 Scholars Programme, Genesis Sixteen, Continuum, The Armonico Consort, Hemiola and The Kings Consort.
Solo highlights include recital at St Martin-in-the-Fields, forthcoming Wigmore Hall engagement, and First Prize in the Clare Song Competition.

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