About me
I’m a friendly and reliable young woman from Portsmouth, England and have been in Australia for a year on a working holiday visa. My aim of my first year was to broaden my horizons, combining travel with a wide range of temporary employment positions. I am now entering my second year and want to build on these aims as well as concentrating on career progression.
With experience in arts marketing as well as a number of customer service and administrative-based roles, I am a conscientious worker with strong communication and organisational skills. I am highly motivated and display great initiative in my working style.
I am arriving in Sydney on 10 March and would like to start work straight away. I am limited to working for one employer for up to 6 months although I am interested in sponsorship opportunities.
Work history
Marketing Assistant
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Chichester Festival Theatre is one of the UK’s largest and most successful regional theatres with many of its productions transferring to London’s West End. As the Marketing & Box Office Assistant I was responsible for:
o Proof reading
o Maintaining the theatre’s website
o Creating and maintaining the theatre’s Facebook page
o Writing text for online and paper-based marketing materials
o General administrative tasks – copy typing, creating filing systems, archiving, monitoring and ordering stationery, data entry, taking minutes
o Selling tickets in person and over the phone whilst maintaining the theatre’s exceptional customer service standards
Front of House
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I undertook this part time job whilst at university and then additionally to my full time role as Marketing & Box Office Assistant to supplement my income. My duties included:
o Working as part of a strong team to enhance the experience of the patrons
o Taking responsibility for the safety of patrons including memorising the theatre’s evacuation procedure
o Selling merchandise, ice creams, programmes etc
o Cashing up all Front of House takings at the end of the performance.
Skills
- Theatre
- Administration
- Consumer PR
- Customer Support
- Direct Marketing
- Email Marketing
- Internet Marketing
- Reception
- Social Media Marketing
- Communications
- Database Management
- Access
- Excel
- Front Page
- Office
- Photoshop
- Powerpoint
- Word
Education
Drama Theatre Studies
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Obtained an MDrama (Master's Degree) with a pre-professional specialism in Creative Producing, Promoting & Managing Theatre.
Awards
Student Entrepreneur 2009 - Highly Commended
I entered my lunchtime theatre idea into an entrepreneurial competition while at university. Following my written submission and pitch-style presentation to a panel of business professionals, I received a certificate of High Commendation and a cash prize.