Intern at Frank PR
From May 30, 2012 until June 13, 2012.

• Helped to proof read and edit material for multiple accounts; including Bennetts, Hotels.com, Douwe Egberts, Maggis, Hovis, Charlie Bighams and Graze.com • Transcribed interviews, ellaborating and adapting material where necessary • Gained experience on reception. Duties included answering phones, operating a switchboard system, receiving deliveries from couriers, opening and sorting post, franking post, filing and other general administrative duties • Assisted team members with day-to-day operations • Researched celebrities associated with travel for a future event with Hotels.com. Provided background information summarising their relevence to the travel industry • Drafted public relations material including press releases, fact sheets and other materials in response to the brief • Updated the online presence of the Douwe Egbert Big Jubilee Lunch by uploading recipes onto mydish.com • Summarised coverage of Douwe Egberts Big Jubilee Lunch in powerpoint detailing sources and circulation figures • Attended and participated in client, team and company meetings, presentations and brainstorming sessions • Used gorkanadatabase to create and update media lists; including National Education database, Regional Newspapers for coverage of a new product by Maggis and National Newspapers for coverage of a luxury product by Jonathon Ward and Douwe Egberts • Telephoned and emailed media contacts to gauge their interest in covering client products • Looked through supplement newspapers and magazines, as well as researching online blogs, to find arts and culture journalists, critics and bloggers to invite to a future event for a client • Monitored coverage of Charlie Bighams meal ranges on twitter, collating tweets by journalists into a document

Hotel Assistant at Esprit
From December 1, 2011 until April 30, 2012.

Responsibilities included serving breakfast and dinner to guests, housekeeping, cleaning of public areas, serving behind the bar, acting as hotel duty manager and assisting in childcare activities when required • Demonstrated the ability to work effectively and efficiently on an individual basis and within a team, improving self confidence and communication skills • Ability to adapt to other job roles to support the functioning and provision of high quality services to guests • Interaction with adult and children guests on a daily basis to develop excellent communication skills