At Brunel Universty I achieved a 2:1 degree in Sports Science. This enabled me to gained knowledge of many areas including sports management, sporting environments, events and promotion. I have been able to apply this knowledge and experience in a working environment.

Having worked for some global brands like Topshop and Quiksilver I understand the importance of media exposure and the presentation of a brand. I understand the image and reputation that needs to be upheld and the expectations that need to be met.

I have been involved in many events outside my work experience, which included helping to organise the ‘Freshers’ week at university and assisting at ‘Run to the Beat’ ( a charity run). In addition I was Social Secretary for the University netball team, which involved organising fundraisers and netball tours. In a work environment I have been involved in the development and administration of events at Roxby Media, Vivid Advertising and Quiksilver. I would like to continue down this line of work and build on my previous experience.

My work with Topshop, Quiksilver, Roxby Media and Vivid Advertising allowed me to work in a variety of customer facing environments, which all required good communication skills to work successfully with internal and external staff and customers, to be well organised, to work well in a team environment, to be prepared to take individual responsibility and embrace the opportunity to use my own initiative. Whilst working at Vivid Advertising I won awards for both excellent customer service and team leadership.

Whilst working for Roxby Media I was involved with a number of campaigns, the most successful of which being ‘Naturally Australia’; this was a health and well-being campaign in which companies promoted their products and ideas to create a healthier lifestyle; this involved research (accessing databases and files to find relevant companies) and phone sales. I was specifically involved in recruiting health, fitness and ‘well-being’ companies to gain good exposure for their products in Australia at the company’s annual event and in the company magazine; this involved phone sales of advertising space in the company magazine and website. and for specific events, assisting in events organisation (‘Naturally Australia’) and . I worked in a team and gained experience in creating new ways to excite and engage the public by raising awareness and getting involved in various campaigns.

My experience at Quiksilver gave me a first hand insight in working with events for a prestigious sporting organisation. I was the PA to the PR manager of the Quiksilver Pro Surfing Tour, which involved travelling around Australia promoting and running the event. I working in a small team to ensure all aspects of the event were executed professionally and efficiently to enable the surfing team to have an enjoyable experience. I organised schedules, flights, accommodation, meetings and functions for the team, and specifically promotional events for the professional surfers.