My CV

1. Miriam Agat
98 Stewart Road
London, E15 2BB
Mobile 07743 467 782
email: miriam.agat@googlemail.com
Objective
After studying English literature for six years in Germany and at the University of London and being awarded a 2.1
degree, I am looking for permanent part-time work. Working as a freelancer in the events industry for seven years and
working in sales environments have enabled me to develop a great set of skills.
Experience
RedRoutemaster September 2015–
December 2015
I was a freelance booker for RedRoutemaster until I went travelling Asia for two months. During my time at RedRoutemaster, I
helped to increase the revenue by 24% within the four months that I worked there. I was the first point of contact for all the
calls, wrote quotes, took payments, wrote invoices and negotiated with potential clients.
F r e e l a n c e E v e n t M a n a g e r , P r o m o t e r & H o s t e s s
May 2007– Present, Germany/UK
Working as a freelance event manager, promoter and exhibition hostess in Germany and the UK. Worked at exhibitions with
international clients, learned to work independently as a freelancer; increased sales for clients by 20%, motivated customers to
come back. Organised events and exhibitions. Some of the clients and events I have worked for are:
• Fuji • Olympus • Pure London Fashion Show • Microsoft
• Nintendo • Pokémon • Durex • Vogue
• Adidas • Euro Gamer Expo
• Ethical Fashion Show Berlin • World Travel Market
• Light & Building Exhibition, Frankfurt/Germany
‘SimpleAnimalDesign’ June 2014 - Present
Founder of Simple Animal Design, an Ethical Fashion
Label
Founded my own vegan and ethical fashion label Simple Animal in June 2014 and have just exhibited at the Ethical Fashion
Show in Berlin. I have organised everything involving this campaign and managed to get four sponsors on board, recruited
volunteers in Berlin to promote Simple Animal at the show, and my stand attracted bloggers, a real princess and an actress.
‘ChannelAdvisor’ May 2013 – December 2014,
London
Researcher
Temping as a researcher for the German and the UK markets for the e-commerce business Channel Advisor. Was working for
Channel Advisor on and off since May 2013. Tasks included:
• Researching data and updating data bases
• cold-calling potential clients and creating leads; always exceeding my target rate by at least 20%, creating an average of
89 leads per day.
• Researching LinkedIn contacts and ebay profiles

2. Bnai Darfour, refugees’organisation August 2013 – September
2013, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Volunteer
Spent the summer of 2012 in Israel as a volunteer for a refugees’ organisation, called ‘Bnai Darfur’. Tasks included:
• conducting interviews in order to give the organization a ‘face’
• translations into different languages
• initiating a video project in order to raise awareness about the refugees’ situation in Israel
• editing video content and publishing the result on YouTube
• managing and organizing the project autonomously
‘Quelle GmbH’ November 2002 – December 2004, Germany
Worked as a call centre-agent for the mail ordering business ‘Quelle’. Tasks included:
• customer care and orders • problem solving • sales
• negotiating tactfully and firmly with difficult customers
NetIX System Consulting GmbH June 2002 – November 2002, Germany
Internship for NetIX System Consulting. Tasks included:
• office administration • diary management • organising travel and hiring cars
• phone duties • reception • incoming and outgoing mail
• conference room preparation • facility management
NABU, nature conservancy headquarters September 2001 – June 2002, Germany
Gap year at the headquarters of the nature conservancy. Tasks included:
• dealing with clients on the phone and in person • filing
• initiating a gap year project for schools • mail management
Education and Qualifications
BA English Literature, Queen Mary University of London (2.1) September 2010 – July 2013, UK
Focussed on
• independent research • presentation skills • group work • organisational skills
• creative writing • academic writing • project work • time management
BA English Literature, Johannes – Gutenberg – Universität (2.1) September 2007 – December 2013,
Germany
Focussed on
• analysis • translation • history • phonetics
• team work
German equivalent to A-Levels, Abitur at Ketteler Kolleg Mainz (adult college) September 2004 – July
2007
B, German B, History C
• achieved good results • coped well with the challenge of going back to college after three years in the
corporate field • joined the theatre society

3. Interests and Hobbies
Singing, socialising, travelling, photography, sports, travelling
References available on request