Daniel Gray

Firstly, I have 8 years experience in London working on Film / TV / Events across fashion and costume design and also production. I trained at UAL and graduated with a 1st class degree before working as a 1st assistant / Project manager to stylist Coline Bach for 4 years. During this time I managed large scale projects across the world including Mercedes commercials in Ukraine, Madonna for Vogue Italia, Samsung commercials shot in Korea etc. My main responsibilities were sourcing clothing, organising calendars and budgets, finding teams and managing freelancers. 

After this I worked full time at East Creative agency which is the world's largest Queer events agency which ran festivals, commercial events, content production etc. I started as an office coordinator where I organised meetings, took minutes, oversaw budget and receipts as well as managed production and output of content. I worked my way up in this agency to become a producer where my roles were to organise and book talent on and off our roster, manage clients, project manage the whole production process from concept to execution as well as logistics tasks such as booking accommodation and travel. As this was a queer majority roster I was very conscious of Equality and diversity and how we can CELEBRATE the melting pot of individual creative talents. I used to call us the ‘broken biscuits in the biscuit tin. I also managed the social media accounts for SINK THE PINK and MIGHTY HOOPLA where I created content from idea to delivery as well as using Facebook manager for AD’S working with outside agencies. 

Freelance Fashion Stylist / Costume Designer / Project Manager

7 years 

• Lead costume designer for 2 Netflix feature films (unreleased) 
• Designing, pattern cutting, constructing costumes for film / celebrities / exhibitions 
• Worked as part of and with line production managers, executive producers and PMs
• PM’d large scale projects from concept, build to wrap following legal and health and safety regulations 
• Managed budget lines and produced reconciliations 
• Interviewed and managed a team of freelancers 
• Organised and managed custom design requests from concept to outcome 
• Managed tax / receipts / job reconciliations 
• Sourced clients and jobs
• Ecom / Campaign  style director for George Asda
• Lead stylist for music videos / celebrity / personal clients / Commercial 
• Created moodboards / decks to show vision and pitch to clients
• Managed sample flow 
• On set experience steaming / returns / styling etc

Freelance Fashion Assistant / costume designer 

7 Years

Over 4 years experience as a 1st assistant, 7 years as a freelance fashion assistant. Work includes: 

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Stylists : B.Akurland, Lisa Jarvis, Harry Lambert Coline Bach, Adele Cany, Gary Armstrong, Andrew Davies, Lorenzo Posocco, Brett Nelson, Holly Macnaghten, Sam Ranger, Eyob Yohannes, Luke Day, Emily Tighe, Kamran Rajput, Toni Blaze, Matt King, Sophia Batson, Dee Moran, Abi Hazzard

Publications: Vogue Italia, British Vogue, French Vogue, GQ, GQ Style, GQ Italia, Vogue Taiwan, Paper, Grindr online, Neo2, Wonderland, The Fall, ManAboutTown, L'Officiel Homme, MODZIK, NOWNESS, Gay Times, Herring & Herring, Female Singapore, The Collector, 1883 Magazine, Latest Magazine, Hunger, The Collector

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Clients: One New Change, Rimmel, Agent Provocateur, Huawei, Nikon Europe, Reebok, John Frieda, Mercedes, Pokerstar, OFFF Barcelona, UNIQLO, AllSaints, GiffGaff, IKEA, Nikon, Virgin, Virgin Atlantic, Halifax, Glo, George (ASDA), Barclays, Douglas, Jaguar, Starbucks, Barclays, Douglas, Samsung, Starbucks, Mont Blanc, Gentle Monster, Audi, Monsoon, Little Moons, Walkers, Longines, Vinted

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Talent: Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Dua Lipa, Doja Cat, Jorja Smith, Rege Jean Page, Liam Payne, MHD, Lil Baby, DJ Snake, Taron Eggerton,The Vamps, Robbie Williams, Daju, Neymar, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Melanie C, Olivia Munn, Taylor Momsen, Kylie, Take That, Michaela Cole, Lottie Moss, The Bloom Twins, Becca Dudley, Becky Hill, 220 Kid, JC Stewart, Mollie Mae, Mae Muller, Dan D'Lion, Professor Green, Rae-elle, Laura Whitmore, Simone Biles, Tulisa, Samantha Mumba, Gizzie Erskie, Sydney Lima

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Shows: Agent Provocateur, Gareth Pugh, Dilara Findikoglu, Ashley Williams, Caitlin Price, Marta Jakubowski, Bethany Williams, Ed Crutchley, Xioli, Mimi Wade, Bethany Williams, Nicopanda

East Creative Agency — Producer / social media and marketing manager 

2 years

• Produced large scale (5000+ cap) commercial events 
• Solely responsible for 3 social media pages (sink the pink / mighty hoopla and east creative)
• Lead content planning meetings and directed content construction and posting 
• Promoted commercial / gigs / festivals and night club events selling out up to 20k cap venues 
• Lead digital marketing strategies and adverts 
• First Point of contact at agencies for our roster of represented talent 
• Worked with (and as) venue / site and studio manager
• First point of contact for managing productions 
• Worked with outside agencies / clients / freelance talent planning meetings leading up to events or productions 
• Taking minutes in executive meetings and feeding key points across the team 
• Created content with SONY to promote events 
• Ran and grew 3 successful social media accounts 
• Booked and managed talent and artists 
• Booked and was accountable for transport / accommodation / catering
• Stage managed 

Retail Experience — Sales assistant / Visual Merchandiser

4 years

• Paul Smith (Marylebone)
• AllSaints (Fitzrovia, Stratford, Westbourne Grove)
• Topshop (Marble Arch) 
• Selfridges (Bond Street)

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 

• Winner of Aesthetica film festival with a short film I produced / directed / wrote 
• Winner of BAFTA short film newcomer with short film I produced / costume designed for Channel 4 (‘Unfit to Work - 2022)
• Lead 2 successful guest lectures at NORTHERN SCHOOL OF ART 

EDUCATION

University Of The Arts London —Fashion Styling & Production

First Class Degree 

University Of Westminster — Fashion Buying Management

Level 4 with distinction, scholarship awarded student

Northern School Of Art — Fashion Buying Management

Triple A* Level 3 

References available on request