Stefanie Ferguson
Summary
Dynamic and enthusiastic Producer skilled in scheduling and production management. Possesses demonstrated ability to develop and implement successful strategies, meeting tight deadlines and exceeding goals. Exceptional organizational and communication skills for working with diverse teams.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Families and Public Programs Producer
Museum Of Contemporary Art Australia
06.2023 - Current
- Develop and deliver an annual suite of innovative programs across Public Programs and Family portfolio
- Establish and maintain program budgets and forecast each quarter, raise purchase orders and process invoices
- Develop and maintain artistic and community partnerships with domestic and international partners
- Coordinate city hosting, flights and accommodation for international stakeholders
- Assist in evaluation of programs and compile data for annual reports
- Collaborate with museum stakeholders across different departments to achieve museum vision and guidelines
- Develop and manage WHS practices for programs
- Lead project teams and casual staff to deliver strategic vision of programs.
Program Producer
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
05.2017 - 12.2022
- Responsible for (family and youth) programs portfolio across the three sites of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
- To be a catalyst for creativity and curiosity
- Manager and mentor to 30 staff members
- Responsible for training and recruitment of casual program facilitators
- Managed portfolio of over 80 programs and annual program budget of $300k
- Designed and developed school holiday installations workshops and vacation care programs and creative and engaging content for general public
- Increased family audience attendance annually
- Collaborated with design agencies and contractors adhering to Governance, BCA, WHS and Safe Child policies
- Consultant on educational resources for Under 5s programming
- International Partnerships including, Disney, Lucas Film, Toyota and TeamLab.
Site Coordinator
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
01.2016 - 05.2017
- Responsible for the site operations on a daily basis e.g
- Morning briefings, volunteer coordination, event set up
- Responsible for the implementation of the museum’s grand reopening in 2016
- Assisting Front of House staff in daily opening and closing procedures
- Rostering volunteers
- Assisting Site Manager in strategic vision
- Assisting internal and external stakeholders in developing programs and resources for community engagement.
Centre Coordinator
Galaxy Outside School Care Hours
09.2015 - 01.2016
- Coordinated Centre daily operations including opening, closing procedures, and led a team of 4 casual staff to deliver OSHC experience for 35 students at local primary school
- Designed Term and School Holiday program in line with NQF and guidelines
- Managed WHS policies including Risk Assessments, Fire Evacuation, Medical Plans
- Supervised casual staff and allocated program activities to align with staff strengths
- Parent/Carer liaison for updates on child's(ren) experience
- Maintained cleaning and meal prep roster
- Managed financial matters including reconciling invoicing fir centre costs, parent fees, subsidies.
Team Leader/Office Assistant
Coogee Care Centre
01.2015 - 09.2015
- Worked as part of a team in assisting Director and Assistant Director and Parent Committee to inspire casual staff delivering after school activities for 100 students
- Designed Term and School Holiday program in line with NQF framework
- Supervised casual staff and allocated program activities to each member
- Parent/Carer liaison for updates on child's(ren) experience
- Maintained cleaning and meal prep roster
- Light administration work in office including email enquiries, booking excursions etc.
Children’s Public Program Officer
Ipswich Art Gallery, Ipswich Council
08.2011 - 08.2014
- Developed and implemented interactive programs and exhibitions for children and families
- Collaborated with team members to identify and accomplish the objectives and learning principles of the institute and liaised with community leaders, organizations and teachers to promote the organization’s community service programs
- Led the handling of the finances in the Programs Department, responsible for sourcing materials, preparing budgets for programs and ensuring that these budgets were adhered to
- Designed and developed educational programs from years K – 1 in consultation with teachers.
Director and Educational Arts Workshop Coordinator
Reverse Garbage Co-Op
01.2010 - 08.2011
- Director and Board member responsible for operations and strategic vision of organisation
- Attended Board meetings
- Responsible for the development, implementation and coordination of all the organization’s education and community engagement programs
- Responsible for developing workshop activities and events for toddlers, school children and adults
- I delivered workshops for a range of projects in educational, community and artistic environments with audience sizes ranging from tertiary classrooms to community festivals
- I was also responsible for the daily and long term operations of the workshop program
- This consisted of being responsible for stock inventory, invoicing, training staff, promoting the company to local community groups, and creating a positive relationship with the local education sector.
Education
Diploma of Counselling (Unfinished) -
Open Universities Australia
01.2015
Cert IV Graphic Design - Graphic Design
Shillington College
Brisbane06.2011
Bachelor (Hons) Sculpture (1st Class Honours) -
Edinburgh University
01.2009
Skills
- Project Management
- Event Planning
- Production Scheduling
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Deadline Management
- Empathetic
- Budget Management
Conferences/Publications
- 2019, Little Scientists Australia, Consultant on STEM learning modules for Technology Educational Publication
- 2019, The Association Study of Play, Practice Makes Play, Content Writer
- 2017, Museum Hack, Is the Museum Fat? Squad Goals Vs Museum Goals
- 2017, Museum Hack Writers Competition, Winner
- 2014, National Visual Arts Education Conference, ‘Child – centered practice in the early years: Experiential learning through play…’
- 2013, Reggio Emilia: Landscapes of Wonder, Conference speaker
Certification
- Successful Grant Writing, University of Sydney 2020
- Project Management, Kepner-Tregoe 2019
Timeline
Families and Public Programs Producer
Museum Of Contemporary Art Australia
06.2023 - Current
Program Producer
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
05.2017 - 12.2022
Site Coordinator
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
01.2016 - 05.2017
Centre Coordinator
Galaxy Outside School Care Hours
09.2015 - 01.2016
Team Leader/Office Assistant
Coogee Care Centre
01.2015 - 09.2015
Children’s Public Program Officer
Ipswich Art Gallery, Ipswich Council
08.2011 - 08.2014
Director and Educational Arts Workshop Coordinator
Reverse Garbage Co-Op
01.2010 - 08.2011
Diploma of Counselling (Unfinished) -
Open Universities Australia
Cert IV Graphic Design - Graphic Design
Shillington College
Bachelor (Hons) Sculpture (1st Class Honours) -
Edinburgh University
- Successful Grant Writing, University of Sydney 2020
- Project Management, Kepner-Tregoe 2019
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