LIZZI SIMPSON FA S H I O N C R E AT I V E / V I S UA L M E R C H A N D I S E R CONTACT 4 Skewbridge Close Royal Wootton Bassett Swindon, SN4 7DW Mobile: 07557413797 E-Mail: lizzisimpson123@live.com http://cargocollective.com/lizzisimpson @lizzisimpson
PERSONAL PROFILE I am a confident, enthusiastic, hard working and self-motivated fashion student who is determined to succeed. A wide range of different work and university activities has given me experience of achieving both independently and within a team based culture. I am a creative individual who can take on a wide range of divergent tasks with the curiositys and constant interest to learn new skills.
EDUCATION BA (Hons) Fashion Communication and Promotion, Nottingham Trent University, 2012 - Present Predicted Grade: 2:1 Royal Wootton Bassett Academy Sixth Form, 2010 - 2012 Psychology B, English Language B, Travel & Tourism B Royal Wootton Bassett Academy, 2005-2010 13 GCSEs grades A*- C incl. English Language and Mathematics
SKILLS & ACHIEVEMENTS Adobe Creative Design Suite: InDesign, Photoshop & Illustrator Microsoft Office: Word, Powerpoint & Excel. Shortlisted within the top 10 students in my year group for the Diversity Now! 2014 competition.
EXPERIENCE SALES ADVISOR, TOPSHOP, NOTTINGHAM Nov 2014 - Jan 2015 My responsibilities as a Sales Advisor were coherent with the build up to Christmas, placing high focus on customer service to Topshop’s exceptional standard. My other roles included: one to one customer service, recovery and replenishment of stock, organising deliveries and ensuring cleaniness standards were maintained. PRESS OFFICE INTERNSHIP, NEW LOOK HEAD OFFICE - Sept 2014 My responsibilities involved playing a key role in the fashion and beauty department liaising with weekly publications by sending samples of clothing to feature in newspapers/magazines/ supplements. Other tasks included: analyzing press coverage reports and value spread sheets, picking out samples for clients, sending images requests, monitoring daily press coverage and creating a Spring/Summer 2015 trend document. SALES ADVISOR, PEACOCKS, WOOTTON BASSETT - May 2010 - September 2013 My roles included: assisting opening and closing the store, customer service, outfit building and visual merchandising of new stock, changing the window displays according to company guidelines and helping management with end of day cashing up. VOLUNTARY WORK EXPERIENCE, M&S, SWINDON - July 2009 I assisted members of staff with the visual merchandising within the Per Una department, researched and presented a short powerpoint presentation about Plan A and created a S/S 2009 trend moodboard.
REFERENCES Claire Phipps (Senior Lecturer/Personal Tutor) Fashion Communication and Promotion, Nottingham Trent University, Email: claire.phipps@ntu.ac.uk Jessica Carey (Press Administrator) New Look Head Office, Email: jessica.carey@ newlook.com Tel: 07903572841 Jeremy Needs (Store Manager) Peacocks Royal Wootton Bassett, Tel: 01793 854289