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- 1. Miriam Agat 5 Compton Crescent London,N17 7JU Mobile 07743 467 782 Email: miriam.agat@googlemail.com Objective After studying English literature in Germany and at the University of London and being awarded a 2.1 degree, I am looking forward to continuing my career in the events industry. It is important for me to be able to be passionate in my job and I am looking for a position that allows exactly that. Experience RedRoutemaster September 2015– December 2015 Bookings and operations Coordinator 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. Freelance Event Manager, Promoter & Hostess May 2007– Present, Germany/UK I work as a freelance event manager, promoter and exhibition hostess. I have represented many international brands at exhibitions, learned to work independently as a freelancer,and have 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 • World Travel Market • Rugby World Cup ‘SimpleAnimalDesign’ June 2014 - Present Founder of Simple Animal Design, an Ethical Fashion Label I founded my own vegan and ethical fashion label Simple Animal in June 2014 and have exhibited at the Ethical Fashion Show in Berlin in 2015. I have organised everything involving this campaign and managed to get four sponsors on board. I recruited volunteers in Berlin to promote Simple Animal at the show, and my stand attracted bloggers, a real princess and an actress. All Simple Animal Designs are originals; I edit my own photographs in Photoshop and make them screenprintable. ‘Channel Advisor’ May 2013 – December 2014, London Researcher I was temping as a researcher for the German and the UK markets for the e-commerce business Channel Advisor. Tasks included: • Researching data and updating data bases • Cold-calling potential clients and creating leads; I exceeded my target rate by 20%, creating an average of 89 leads per day. • Researching LinkedIn contacts and ebay profiles Bnai Darfour, refugees’ organisation August 2013 – September
- 2. 2013, Tel-Aviv, Israel Volunteer Spent the summer of 2012 in Israelas 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 Customer Care Agent I 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 Intern I was an intern 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 and Biodiversity Conservation Union September 2001 – June 2002, Germany Gap Year Participant I did my gap year at the headquarters of the nature and biodiversity conservation union in Germany. Tasks included: • writing press releases • 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 Student 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 Student Focussed on • analysis • translation • history • phonetics • team work German equivalent to A-Levels, Abitur at the Ketteler Kolleg Mainz (adult college) September 2004 – July 2007 Student B, German B, History C • I achieved good results • took on the challenge of going back to school after three years of working in the corporate field • I joined the theatre society Interests and Hobbies Singing, socialising, travelling, photography, sports, editing and producing films References available on request