Emma Hutchings

ACTOR | 2020 | PRESENT
A drama school trained, professional Actor with credits including Amy in the British feature film Remember Us (Amazon Prime 2024), Lily in the short film Within (Cannes Film Festival shortlist 2024) and Sarah in the Sleepover (Nominated for best actress at the Unrestricted View film festival 2023). TVC and commercial credits include Vauxhall, Hoseasons, Big Potato Games and Venustas.

ACTING COACH| 2023-PRESENT
Working 1:1 with students to help prepare for auditions, booked roles, or general acting guidance. Supporting with text analysis, character discovery, emotional connection as well as vocality (including accents) and physicality.

DIRECTOR | BRITISH THEATRE ACADEMY | 2024- PRESENT
Creative director for The British Theatre Academy, working with cast of up to 40 students casting, directing and teaching set choreography for their production of Disney's Frozen to be performed at Hampton Hill Theatre. This role involves creating rehearsal schedules, setting call times, and bringing the best out of young performers.

CO-FOUNDER AND HEAD AGENT | DISCOVER ARTISTS | 2023- PRESENT
Co-founder of a Talent Agency representing some of the best up and coming talent in the entertainment industry. Responsibilities include submitting clients for performing work, networking, liaising and negotiating with casting and production teams, invoicing and book keeping for accounts, and working in collaboration with clients in order to build their careers in a highly competitive industry. Requires exceptional organisation skills to meet deadlines and schedule meetings with clients.

MANAGER | JIGSAW PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL | 2022-PRESENT
Managing two busy weekend performing arts schools, being responsible for the health and safety of over 100 students per school and 6 staff members. Managing staff and
students requires a high level of organisation, punctuality and leadership. Within this role communication is key, reporting back to the franchise owner, and also having regular communication with the parents directly.

DRAMA/ LAMDA TUTOR | VARIOUS PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOLS | 2017- PRESENT
Working within different performing arts school settings from schools to extra curricular classes, leading sessions for students aged 3-18. Each term I write, cast and direct the show to be performed, whilst planning and delivering engaging lessons to develop their performing arts skills. LAMDA teaching involves following the LAMDA syllabus, working with the children in small groups or 1:1 to coach them towards their exam. During the COVID pandemic, this included running classes via Zoom for the students.

LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT/ PLAY WORKER | VARIOUS CHILDCARE SETTINGS| 2016- 2021
Leading activities in baking, arts and crafts, sports and taking the children out on day trips to local attractions. Also working with SEN children and young adults on a 1:1 basis, working towards education and employment skills. Supporting with mobility, food and drink and personal care.

POLL CLERK FOR THE EU REFERENDUM- 2016
High level of organisation skills required to follow strict voting procedure to ensure each vote was correctly carried out.

CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANT/ SUPERVISOR | VARIOUS HOSPITALITY ESTABLISHMENTS | 2014- 2021
Providing exceptional customer service in various hospitality establishments including restaurants, retail and pop up street food stalls. These roles involved working in a busy, fast pace environment, dealing with cash and card payments, and particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, following strict hygiene for health and safety. As a supervisor my role was to support the team, ensuring breaks were allocated, scheduling the rota for upcoming weeks and to open and close the shop, including cashing up the till. In 2019 I was awarded The Golden Spatula for best customer service for my work on London Bridge's rolled ice cream stand "Good Times Roll".