Katarzyna 
Zaremba. 
Personal 
statement. 
I 
relocated 
to 
England 
from 
Kuwait 
a 
year 
ago 
in 
order 
to 
focus 
on 
my 
educa:on 
and 
I 
am 
currently 
studying 
Art 
and 
Design 
at 
Undergraduate 
level 
at 
Birmingham 
City 
University. 
I 
took 
a 
leap 
of 
a 
faith 
in 
coming 
to 
Birmingham 
on 
my 
own 
knowing 
that 
I 
had 
no 
family 
members 
living 
in 
the 
UK 
to 
act 
as 
a 
support 
system. 
This 
experience 
has 
been 
hugely 
important 
to 
my 
personal 
development 
as 
I 
had 
to 
learn 
to 
adapt 
very 
quickly, 
to 
assume 
responsibility 
and 
become 
self-­‐reliant 
in 
an 
unfamiliar 
environment. 
I 
am 
very 
passionate 
about 
art 
and 
design 
and 
I 
am 
seeking 
a 
role 
in 
a 
design-­‐driven 
environment 
where 
I 
can 
apply 
and 
further 
develop 
my 
various 
skills 
in 
art 
and 
design 
and 
learn 
more 
about 
prac:cal 
challenges, 
innova:on 
and 
applying 
design 
thinking 
to 
real 
world 
problems. 
I 
am 
also 
eager 
to 
refine 
my 
people 
skills 
and 
gain 
exposure 
to 
interac:ng 
with 
co-­‐workers 
at 
all 
levels, 
team 
building, 
problem 
solving, 
self-­‐ 
mo:va:on 
and 
improvement. 
Hobbies 
and 
Interests. 
Prior 
to 
re-­‐loca:ng 
to 
Birmingham 
to 
concentrate 
on 
my 
studies, 
I 
ran 
a 
fashion 
and 
beauty 
blog 
in 
Kuwait, 
in 
which 
I 
focused 
on 
voicing 
my 
opinion 
on 
the 
plethora 
of 
new 
trends 
and 
exis:ng 
classics. 
This 
not 
only 
helped 
me 
further 
develop 
my 
personal 
style, 
but 
also 
reached 
out 
to 
many 
readers 
who 
became 
interested 
in 
my 
unique 
perspec:ve. 
Whilst 
in 
Kuwait, 
I 
also 
turned 
my 
hobby, 
crea:ng 
handmade 
jewellery, 
into 
a 
small 
distance 
selling 
business. 
This 
was 
especially 
challenging 
as 
Kuwait 
was 
a 
place 
with 
very 
limited 
resources 
and 
opportuni:es 
for 
such 
a 
small 
range 
business, 
however 
it 
quickly 
became 
very 
successful. 
Both 
experiences 
allowed 
me 
to 
learn 
to 
gain 
exposure 
through 
the 
use 
of 
social 
media 
and 
aMrac:ve 
branding. 
I 
am 
also 
interested 
in 
music, 
as 
I 
used 
to 
play 
the 
clarinet 
in 
the 
school 
band, 
which 
allowed 
me 
to 
become 
a 
part 
of 
a 
team 
and 
learn 
to 
overcome 
any 
fears 
of 
being 
put 
on 
the 
spot 
in 
front 
of 
hundreds 
of 
people. 
Key 
Skills. 
• A 
set 
of 
skills 
in 
art 
and 
design, 
including: 
• Detailed 
drawing 
and 
pain:ng 
skills 
us ing 
a 
range 
of 
medi a 
and 
techniques. 
• Designing, 
planning 
the 
produc:on 
of 
and 
producing 
small 
and 
large 
3D 
structures, 
using 
a 
variety 
of 
materials 
ranging 
from 
card 
and 
foam 
board 
to 
wood 
and 
MDF. 
• Reading 
and 
producing 
design 
drawings, 
includin 
interior 
design 
drawings. 
• Producing 
pieces 
using 
clay 
(such 
as 
jewellery). 
• Hand 
sewing 
and 
using 
a 
sewing 
machine. 
• Competent 
in 
using 
MicrosoW 
Office 
packages, 
such 
as 
PowerPoint, 
Access, 
Excel 
and 
Word, 
incudling 
mail 
merge. 
• Fluent 
in 
English 
and 
Polish. 
• Excel lent 
organi s a:on 
and 
:me 
management, 
with 
an 
eye 
for 
detail. 
• Mo:vated 
to 
complete 
any 
task 
put 
in 
front 
of 
me.
Work 
Experience. 
Handmade 
Jewellery 
Business. 
(Self-­‐employed). 
(2009-­‐2013) 
DuDes 
included: 
• Crea:ng 
products 
desired 
by 
a 
wide 
range 
of 
customers. 
• Developing 
prac:cal 
skills 
and 
technical 
knowledge 
about 
digital 
marke:ng. 
• Designing 
the 
shop’s 
website, 
making 
it 
look 
aMrac:ve 
to 
poten:al 
customers. 
• Content 
wir:ng 
for 
the 
shop’s 
website. 
• Reaching 
a 
new 
customer 
base 
using 
social 
media. 
• Create 
a 
realis:c 
budget, 
allowing 
me 
to 
sell 
the 
products 
for 
a 
price 
customers 
would 
be 
willing 
to 
pay, 
whilst 
s:ll 
making 
a 
noteworthy 
profit. 
Summer 
School 
Assistant. 
(Volunteering). 
(2010) 
DuDes 
included: 
• Helping 
organise 
art 
classes 
for 
children 
of 
all 
ages. 
• Helping 
the 
children 
with 
their 
work. 
K’s 
Path 
Animal 
Shelter 
Helper. 
(Volunteering). 
(2010 
– 
2012) 
DuDes 
included: 
• Grooming, 
feeding 
and 
walking 
the 
animals. 
• Socialising 
with 
the 
animals. 
• Helping 
organise 
any 
events. 
• Keeping 
the 
place 
clean 
and 
:dy. 
EducaDon. 
Birmingham 
City 
University. 
(2014-­‐present) 
BA 
(Hons) 
Art 
and 
Design. 
(2013-­‐2014) 
BTEC 
Level 
3 
Founda:on 
Diploma 
in 
Art 
and 
Design. 
Kuwait 
English 
School. 
(2002 
– 
2013) 
A-­‐levels: 
3D 
Design 
(B), 
ICT 
(A), 
History 
(C). 
8 
IGCSEs, 
Grades 
A* 
-­‐ 
B.

CV

  • 1.
    Katarzyna Zaremba. Personal statement. I relocated to England from Kuwait a year ago in order to focus on my educa:on and I am currently studying Art and Design at Undergraduate level at Birmingham City University. I took a leap of a faith in coming to Birmingham on my own knowing that I had no family members living in the UK to act as a support system. This experience has been hugely important to my personal development as I had to learn to adapt very quickly, to assume responsibility and become self-­‐reliant in an unfamiliar environment. I am very passionate about art and design and I am seeking a role in a design-­‐driven environment where I can apply and further develop my various skills in art and design and learn more about prac:cal challenges, innova:on and applying design thinking to real world problems. I am also eager to refine my people skills and gain exposure to interac:ng with co-­‐workers at all levels, team building, problem solving, self-­‐ mo:va:on and improvement. Hobbies and Interests. Prior to re-­‐loca:ng to Birmingham to concentrate on my studies, I ran a fashion and beauty blog in Kuwait, in which I focused on voicing my opinion on the plethora of new trends and exis:ng classics. This not only helped me further develop my personal style, but also reached out to many readers who became interested in my unique perspec:ve. Whilst in Kuwait, I also turned my hobby, crea:ng handmade jewellery, into a small distance selling business. This was especially challenging as Kuwait was a place with very limited resources and opportuni:es for such a small range business, however it quickly became very successful. Both experiences allowed me to learn to gain exposure through the use of social media and aMrac:ve branding. I am also interested in music, as I used to play the clarinet in the school band, which allowed me to become a part of a team and learn to overcome any fears of being put on the spot in front of hundreds of people. Key Skills. • A set of skills in art and design, including: • Detailed drawing and pain:ng skills us ing a range of medi a and techniques. • Designing, planning the produc:on of and producing small and large 3D structures, using a variety of materials ranging from card and foam board to wood and MDF. • Reading and producing design drawings, includin interior design drawings. • Producing pieces using clay (such as jewellery). • Hand sewing and using a sewing machine. • Competent in using MicrosoW Office packages, such as PowerPoint, Access, Excel and Word, incudling mail merge. • Fluent in English and Polish. • Excel lent organi s a:on and :me management, with an eye for detail. • Mo:vated to complete any task put in front of me.
  • 2.
    Work Experience. Handmade Jewellery Business. (Self-­‐employed). (2009-­‐2013) DuDes included: • Crea:ng products desired by a wide range of customers. • Developing prac:cal skills and technical knowledge about digital marke:ng. • Designing the shop’s website, making it look aMrac:ve to poten:al customers. • Content wir:ng for the shop’s website. • Reaching a new customer base using social media. • Create a realis:c budget, allowing me to sell the products for a price customers would be willing to pay, whilst s:ll making a noteworthy profit. Summer School Assistant. (Volunteering). (2010) DuDes included: • Helping organise art classes for children of all ages. • Helping the children with their work. K’s Path Animal Shelter Helper. (Volunteering). (2010 – 2012) DuDes included: • Grooming, feeding and walking the animals. • Socialising with the animals. • Helping organise any events. • Keeping the place clean and :dy. EducaDon. Birmingham City University. (2014-­‐present) BA (Hons) Art and Design. (2013-­‐2014) BTEC Level 3 Founda:on Diploma in Art and Design. Kuwait English School. (2002 – 2013) A-­‐levels: 3D Design (B), ICT (A), History (C). 8 IGCSEs, Grades A* -­‐ B.