Luxor McGowan
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Luxor McGowan

Event Management GraduateEdinburgh, United Kingdom
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Luxor McGowan
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Luxor McGowan

Event Management GraduateEdinburgh, United Kingdom
About me
Event professional graduate with a BA focused in Event Management from Queen Margaret University. Experience in working in a range of event fields from festivals to conferences/business events. Confident with venue management from working as a Duty Manager and work well both independently and in a team environment.
Work history
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    Duty ManagerAssembly Theatre
    Edinburgh, United KingdomFreelance
    I am responsible for the building and being in charge of any staff who are on shift. I have gained experience opening and closing the building/ being a key holder. I have to communicate with clients, fulfilling clients needs and making sure the venue is up to their expectations. I also have to follow health and safety regulations, give venue tours, use radios and radio etiquette and generally be responsible for the building on an ad hoc basis.
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    Customer Service AssistantEdinburgh City Council
    Edinburgh, United KingdomFreelance
    Working as a Customer Service Assistant at The Usher Hall doing Front of House/Ushering activities on an ad hoc basis. Duties include; checking tickets, helping patrons find their seat, following health and safety regulations, selling programs and ice cream, keeping an eye on the venue and overall giving excellent customer service.
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Skills
  • Customer Service
  • Event Planning
  • Microsoft Offic
  • Time Management
  • Teamworking
  • Event Management
  • Administraion
  • Problem Solving
  • Festival
  • Communication
Education
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    Marketing MajorSt. Edward's University
     - Austin, United States
    Studied - Principles of Digital Media and Entertainment Business Communication Technology Entrepreneurship Social Media Marketing I had made the Dean's List during the Spring Semester.
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    Bachelor in Event ManagementQueen Margaret University
     - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    Studied: Year One - Foundations of Marketing/ Business Economics/ Introduction to Events Management/ Introduction to Finance and Accounting/ Foundations of Management/ Cultural Management and Events Tourism Year Two - Human Resource Management/ Business Law/ Events Design and Project Management/ Customer Experience/ Work- Based Learning Year Three - Exploring Strategy/ New Enterprise Creation/ Consumer Business Research Methods/ Recreating the City: Events and Regeneration. Through University I was selected to have the opportunity in May 2016, with a group of other students, to spend a week at Saxion University in the Netherlands as part of a student exchange. As part of the course, myself and a group of other students had to plan and carry out completely self-funded live event for charity. We chose to do a murder mystery event which was very successful as over 100 guests came and we raised over £600 profit for charity.
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    Spring 2018 Dean's ListSt. Edward's University
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