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James Bridle
- Address & Telephone: On request
- Email: james at shorttermmemoryloss.com
Education
2000-2004 // University College London
MSci Computer Science with Cognitive Science, 2:1
Four-year Masters degree in Computer Science specialising in Artificial Intelligence, with additional studies in Linguistics (concentrated in the fields of Pragmatics and Cognition), Psychology and English Literature.
1994-1999 // Radley College, Oxfordshire
A-Levels: English: A, Physics: A, Pure Mathematics: B, Applied Mathematics: B.
GCSEs: 5 A*, 4 A, 1 B
Employment History
May 2007-Present // Producer, Apt
Providing design and marketing consultancy for clients in publishing and the arts.
May 2005-May 2007 // Publisher, Snowbooks Ltd.
Snowbooks is an independent publisher of fiction and non-fiction. I publish my own list, specialising in contemporary fiction. In the past year, I have edited and published books ranging from Bruce Benderson's Prix de Flore-winning memoir The Romanian to popular non-fiction and bestselling thrillers. In the 2007 I will publish new work by authors including Stewart Home, Steve Aylett and Matthew de Abaitua. My work also includes marketing and publicity, contract negotiation, rights management, cover design, print management and typesetting. In May 2006 Snowbooks was named joint Small Publisher of the Year at the British Book Trade Awards.
Jan-May 2005 // Publicity Assistant, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Extended placement in the publicity department of one of the UK's leading independent publishers. My work involved creating publicity material for a range of titles, interacting with the media and authors as part of large-scale publicity campaigns, and assisting with marketing and title launch activities.
Sept-Dec 2004 // Cellarhand, Chateau Maris, France
Experience in all areas of 2004 vintage, including harvest and vinification, at an internationally-renowned producer in the Minervois. Responsibilities included sole charge of a 200HL winery. This position necessitated a great deal of physical work and long hours, while maintaining good interpersonal skills in a foreign-language environment.
May 2001-Sept 04 // Wine Adviser, Oddbins Ltd.
Assistant in busy high-street Wine Merchants both full-time and part-time while studying for my degree. Over five years in the trade (including pre-University employment) allowed me to develop in-depth subject knowledge to advise and deal with both local customers and large corporate clients. I undertook promotional design, especially point-of-sale merchandising, and shop-fitting. Responsibilities also included training new staff, key holding, cash handling and stock management.
Jan-April 2000 // Web Designer, Tupperware Corporation
Three month placement at Tupperware World Headquarters in Orlando, Florida. Tasks included Java and HTML assistance with in-house design of Tupperware.com, while experience covered understanding of the company's business practices, specifically the direct marketing model, and the culture of a large American corporation.
Skills and Qualifications
- Languages: English (first language), French (conversational), Arabic (beginner).
- IT: Excellent general skills, especially in web-based, Graphics and DTP technologies, mostly with Adobe and Macromedia products. Also experienced at producing commercial websites from the ground up.
- Full clean driving license (commenced 1998).
- Excellent Fork-Lift driving skills (unlicensed).
Personal Interests
- Literature and creative writing: I write regularly online for a number of literary journals, am an editor at 3:AM Magazine, described by The Times as "a dream publication for the young, literary and clued-up", and in conjunction with 3:AM have hosted independent literary events for writers and poets in London.
- Travel: I have travelled extensively, including five weeks travelling solo around Ethiopia; I have also visited parts of Europe, North America, North Africa and Asia. Contributed to Lonely Planet's Cities Book, 2005.
- Photography: entry in a number of competitions, including photographs published in Don't Think Just Shoot, Booth-Clibborn Editions, 2002.
- Oenology