James Gibson

James is a creative events industry consultant and director of his own companies, specialising in event strategising, planning, creative, cultural and sporting event programming, music events and festival management.

He joins Paines Plough with over 300 festivals and major events delivered across the UK and internationally. James often finds himself at the start of exciting and forward-thinking projects, such as helping to birth and bring new festivals and cultural events to market – notably Lindisfarne Festival and Shindig Festival – alongside the festivals’ directors.

His major event consultancy spans roles such as Overlay Manager for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, Senior Commercial Event Producer for Coventry City of Culture Trust, and Festival Manager for ABR Festival, Shindig Festival, where he has shaped line-ups and cultural programmes alongside full civil works and event site design, delivery, live operations, site management, and stakeholder liaison.

Recently, James has consulted internationally to presidential attachés on a new global cultural event and programme, scoped and designed a new to market festival for a well-known UK based charity, and consulted with many night-time economy venues within Sheffield, supporting on planning applications, licensing considerations, and health and safety management for the venues.

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