About me
Masters level educated in Retail Management and a First Class Honours undergraduate degree in Costume and Performance Design (Supervision). Highly motivated with a strong work ethic, I am a competent team player with strong organisational, administrative and communication skills. Seeking to start a successful career in events, production, business management.
Projects
Work history
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Sales AssistantBlue Gallery
Barnstaple, United KingdomFreelance
- Provide excellent service and sales to customers in-store, online and telephone.
- In-depth knowledge of stock and the ability to problem solve customers’ requests in relation to product needs.
- Administration of stock management.
- Ability to coerce and defuse difficult customer situations.
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Centre HostPoole Audi
- Poole, United KingdomFreelance
- Provide excellent customer service befitting a premium organisation in the showroom and over the telephone.
- Receptionist administration duties.
- Collaboration across multiple company departments to provide seamless customer service.
- Ability to problem solve customer requests and coerce and defuse difficult customer situations.
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Skills
- Organisation
- Communication
- Event Management
- Administraion
- Leadership
- Project Management
- Budget
- Sourcing
- Customer Behaviour
- Time Management
Education
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MSc Retail Management and MarketingBournemouth University
- Bournemouth, United Kingdom
‘Retail Principles & Practice’, ‘Retail Consumer Experiences & Behaviours’, ‘Business Strategy & Finance’, ‘Retail Marketing & Digital Communication’, ‘Research Methods’, ‘Buying & Merchandising’ and dissertation studying the retail experiences of Millennial consumers.
First Class BA(Hons) Costume and Performance DesignArts University Bournemouth
- Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Event Project Manager - AUB Costume & Performance Design summer graduate events at AUB June 2017 and OXO Tower Wharf ‘Destinations’ July 2017.
- Supportive role to the exhibition designers and builders to realise the event design and to source materials required to build the event, whilst overseeing a budget of £13,000+.
- PA to the event designers to help organise and plan their schedules, assist in meeting deadlines, provide transport when required and organise meetings with designers, event managers and participants.
- Attend related event meetings, produce meeting minutes and provide neutral point-of-view feedback.
- Coordinating with venues to arrange site visits.
- Management and consideration of the requirements of the fifty participating exhibitionists throughout the seven-month project and the communication of event details to all participants.
- Research and contact the attendance of an extensive guest list of industry professionals for the private viewing.
- Liaise and assist with event lead managers and third party suppliers and contractors.
- Oversee and assist in the construction, maintenance and event strike, as well as coordinating the event staff.
Project Manager/Co-ordinator - ‘Automotive Steampunk’ collaboration with Beaulieu National Motor Museum 2017.
- Management, organisation and coordination of a team to realise the commission for the museum event.
- Coordinate multiple event meetings, produce the project plan, event schedules and deadlines.
- Organisation of multiple site visits with and without the team and to provide the necessary transport to the site.
- Overall management of the £2,000+ budget and main administrator for all project paperwork, including the administration of each team member’s budget allowance and related paperwork.
- Collaboration and organisation of the team to liaise with senior museum curators and directors to realise the requirements and necessary restrictions of the commissioned event.
- Assist in the set-up and strike of the event at the museum whilst abiding by site restrictions and regulations.
Costume Supervisor, Assistant Costume Designer and Buyer - ‘Edward II’ 2016, an AUB Event.
- Partnership with the costume designer and production director to provide support and event design choices.
- Management and administration of the £4,000+ budget for the department.
- Buying and sourcing of all department items for the event.
- Production and coordination of event participants’ schedules, arrange meetings and produce meeting minutes.
Wardrobe Manager - ‘Into the Woods’ 2017, an AUB Event.
- Team leader of the costume department and key reference point of the large event team.
- Production of the event’s plan and schedules for the department for the duration of the event.
- Assist in the set-up and strike of costume department prior-to, throughout and after the theatre event.
Assistant Design Co-Ordinator, Buyer, Assistant Wardrobe Manager, Costume & Set dresser - ‘The Shining’ 2017, an AUB Event.
- Supportive role to the event designers and builders to realise the event design.
- To source materials and liaise with suppliers required to build the event whilst reporting to the event budget.
- PA to the event designers to help organise and plan their schedules, assist in meeting deadlines, provide transport and site visits and organise meetings with designers, event managers and participants.
- Assist in the construction and strike of the event as well as maintaining the site throughout the event.