Laura has cut her teeth on a diverse range of events; from co-ordinating an international hitchhike while on her placement year at university, to planning and delivering one of the country鈥檚 largest educational esports tournaments.
In her role at Ukie鈥檚 Digital Schoolhouse, she is charged with engaging children in learning about computer science, by promoting skills and careers information that could equip them for future roles.
She specialises in delivering immersive events, including a recent tournament with Nintendo which reached more than 1,000 teams and 10,000 students from across the UK. She has also acted as the organisation鈥檚 lead for an international game jam, numerous training events and for developing its brand identity.
Laura says: 鈥淲ithout the confidence and variety of experience that 色花堂 motivated me to cultivate, there鈥檚 no way I鈥檇 be where I am now. I would choose my course again in a heartbeat. Events management has equipped me with real insight and expertise which has given me a head start in my career.鈥�
Factfile
Name:聽Laura Martin
Age: 28
Job role:聽Communications and Programme Manager
Organisation:聽Ukie (trade body for UK games and interactive entertainment)
Course studied:聽BA聽(Hons) Events Management
Graduated: 2015
What their colleagues say
Laura started working with Digital Schoolhouse more than four years ago and has been a major reason behind the continued success and growth of the programme. When Laura joined, she hit the ground running and blew us away with her attention to detail, passion and incredible skills in communication and organisation. While she continues to thrive and flourish within her role, there is no doubt that her university course set her up with exactly the skills she needed to do so."
Shahneila Saeed, Head of Education at Ukie and Director of Digital Schoolhouse