Emma Conn - WIZBII Emma Conn has published his/her professional profile on WIZBII. E C

Emma Conn

Languages Graduate from the University of Bristol

28years • London

Summary

Languages graduate with a defined appreciation of international diversity who has gained a cross section of work experience in the UK and Europe as well as study experience in South America. Possessing strong interpersonal skills and a calm and practical manner with an ethic of commitment to seeing a task through to its conclusion, regardless of obstacles. Able to work well under pressure either alone or as part of a team and present ideas within the framework of a structured and reasoned context.

Skills

communicationteamworkOrganisationlanguagesWritingmicrosoft officeAdaptableFlexibletranslationInterpretationcustomer service

Experiences

Sales Assistant

07-2016 - NowWorked as sales assistant in an independent local book shop. As part of a set-up team, duties included: - Receiving, organising and pricing deliveries - Customer Service - Responsibility for opening and closing the shop - Counting daily takings and banking responsibilities

Media Relations Intern

08-2015 - 01-2016 Worked during part of language degree course year abroad in this International Consultancy in Paris. Interdepartmental duties included: - Monitoring economic and financial French and English media outlets - Researching specific topics; briefs and summaries - Preparing and distributing press releases and carrying out press reviews post distribution - Redaction of pieces in English to be published on the company blog - Sectorial analysis to be distributed to clients and prospects - Translation, interpretation and proofreading - Preparing minutes from company meetings - Contribution to the preparation of the media communications strategies

Waitress

07-2014 - 08-2014 Worked as sole multilingual staff member in a busy tourist restaurant in the Dordogne. Waitressing duties involved working as a part of a team to ensure patrons received exceptional customer service.

Work Experience (unpaid)

10-2012 - 10-2012 Adapted to working within a Spanish-speaking context. Duties included monitoring the Spanish press to evaluation the national environment for this sector and working in a partnership to present a research on La Bolsa to the regional manager.

Work Experience (unpaid)

06-2011 - 06-2011 Work experience in the advertising and sales division. Analysed and monitored reactions of advertisers during the News of the World phone hacking crisis of 2011.

Education & training

University of Bristol

2013 - 2017 Bristol, City of BristolTeachingStudies ranged from practical language skills, including translation, grammar and composition, to cultural units including French literature and film and Latin American history and politics. February – August 2016: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina Studied Latin American sociocultural history, etymology of modern languages from Latin and Spanish Language.

North London Collegiate School

2011 - 2013 Edgware, UK, EdgwareJournalism / PR, Teaching, Chemistry / Biology / AgronomyA LEVELS French - A* Spanish - A* CAMBRIDGE PRE-U English - D2 AS LEVELS Politics - A Biology - A

My soft skills

Communicating
Persevering
Flexible
Creative

Languages spoken

  • English

    Native language

  • French

    Professional

  • Spanish

    Professional

Make every future a success.
  • Job directory
  • Business directory
    •