Rebecca Wiles

Experience

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  Halifax Primary School

  Sept 2011 - Apr 2013

  Classroom Assistant
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  COES Ipswich

  Jul 2013 - Jul 2013

  Shop Assistant

  Customer Service, Stock Managing

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  Willis Towers Watson

  Jul 2013 - Jul 2013

  Summer Intern

  In the Reinsurance team of an international firm, conducting translations of official documents from foreign clients to assist the office professionals in overseas business.

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  Highfield Day Nursery

  Aug 2013 - Aug 2013

  Nursery Assistant
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  ASK Italian

  Jan 2014 - Apr 2016

  Waitress

  Time management, organisation and quality customer service to ensure customers leave happy. Worked in multilingual, culturally diverse team engaging also with customers of various nationalities and cultures.

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  LETS Ipswich

  Dec 2016 - Aug 2017

  Assistant/Supervisor

  Host to visiting foreign students, organised activities/excursions, issued clear instruction. Managed groups of up to approximately 30 children/young adults, educating them about the local area, maintaining company's public reputation.

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  Other

  Oct 2017 - Jan 2018

  English Conversationalist

  While on my year abroad, I taught the children of two local Italian families with weekly conversation sessions to aid their development in learning Teaching as a Foreign Language (TEFL).

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  Strutt & Parker

  Oct 2018 - Apr 2019

  Assistant

  Used Reapit systems to conduct matches with properties and potential buyers, pre-appraisals. Devised brief property description to market to potential clients.

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  Matt Woolley Lettings

  May 2019 - Jul 2019

  Personal Assistant

  Managed property and tenancy administration, property checks, arrivals and departures and call handling for student lettings.

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  Bellarome Ltd

  May 2019 - Sept 2019

  Summer Intern

  A premier online provider of customised multicentre holidays to destinations in Italy. The company started less than 10 years ago and comprises 15 employees.• Input data on online platforms Tripfuser, KimKim, with existing itinerary templates to build company’s online presence.• Created new itineraries in response to client proposals from Tripfuser, direct email/telephone contact through Tourwriter, adhering to clients’ requirements, generating personalised plans.

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  University of Kent

  Jun 2019 - Jun 2019

  Assisted prospective students and families visiting the Canterbury Campus on the University's Open Day, answering any questions, and supporting any response with valuable personal experience to help inform them in their decision making. Worked at the summer graduation ceremonies at Canterbury and Rochester Cathedrals: ushering, time keeping ensuring everyone was in correct place, at correct time allowing for smooth proceedings.

  • Student Representative

    Jun 2019 - Jun 2019

  • Events Assistant

    Jun 2019 - Jun 2019
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  ALL MANOR OF EVENTS LIMITED

  Jul 2019 - Sept 2019

  Events Assistant

  Special events country venue hosting parties, weddings, tailoring the venue experience to clients' requests, assisting them throughout their event planning journey.• Shadowed Events Manager in initial meetings with potential clients: venue show rounds, running order meetings.• Assisted with booking procedures for weddings, birthday and Christmas parties, office operations (contracts, filing, calendars, social media, marketing), and preparing venue to clients’ requirements.• Experienced unfolding of events whilst as Bar Assistant 收起

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  Zizzi Restaurants

  Aug 2019 - Aug 2020

  Front Of House

  Italian inspired restaurant chain in the UK, encouraging Zizziness amongst their employees: the ability to understand people and be understood, be individual and naturally putting others at ease, giving all around a good time.• Maintained strong communication within the restaurant team to ensure that collectively it is a positive, enjoyable and successful shift.

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  University of Lincoln

  Oct 2019 - Apr 2020

  Project Manager

  Project: Eventure 2020 (graded Distinction)This was a new concept for the University to enlighten students about the career opportunities from the industries of events, tourism, marketing and culture and heritage, acknowledging a gap between these university courses and the industries themselves. Eventure would act as an engaging event for students to gain insights into a variety of industries and roles from a real world perspective, through stalls, speakers, panel discussions and Q&A discussions, hearing stories from the professionals' past experiences and the challenges they face in their industries today, and how to overcome them. Therefore, the event should support students in exploring possible career paths and building a vast professional contact network which may facilitate future career progression. 收起

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  ASK Italian

  Aug 2020 - Mar 2022

  Front Of House

  Serving client experiences with personality and passion for Italy. Delivering quality customer service with excellent time management, organisation to ensure customers leave happy.

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  Liberty Music PR

  Oct 2020 - May 2021

  Responsible for the execution of Eastpak's Black History Month activation in February, which was incredibly well received. I specialise in outreach to High End Fashion / Lifestyle brands, hosting virtual meetings to discuss brand's values, objectives and how we could add value through physical / digital activations, including our independent artists, before thinking up creative proposals to pitch.

  • Brand Executive

    Jan 2021 - May 2021

  • Brand Assistant

    Oct 2020 - Jan 2021
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  LUCCIOLA Travel & Events

  Dec 2020 - Aug 2024

  Founder & Director

  LUCCIOLA is an Independent Travel Planner helping clients realise their holiday or destination wedding, unearthing boutique hotels, country houses, villas and agritourism farm stays in lesser discovered corners of Italy. We offer unique solutions for corporate incentive / reward trips.

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  Lean Agile Global 2021

  May 2021 - May 2021

  Virtual Conference Producer
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  EComOne - eCommerce Marketing Agency

  May 2021 - Sept 2021

  ECommerce Growth Consultant

  Supporting eCommerce businesses in transforming their online presence, increasing sales with our proven SEO RECIPE and expertise in Google Shopping Ads, as a Google Premier Partner.

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  Nordic Experience, Colchester

  Mar 2022 - Sept 2022

  Brand & Strategic Development

  I lead the Brand and Strategic Development of Nordic Experience, of parent company Colchester Travel, leading UK Tour Operator specialising in travel to Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands and Lapland, and any combination of the above.

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  Fairbnb.coop

  Jul 2022 - Jul 2024

  💚 Fairbnb.coop is a global social enterprise promoting community powered tourism in the short term rental market. From Canada to Kenya, South Africa to Europe, hosts are listing their properties for free and earning the same, guests are paying the same, but with 50% being invested back into a local project of your choice, your visit benefits the whole community.As local ambassador for the regions of Essex and Suffolk, if you are a guest seeking a holiday rental, a host with a vacation rental to market, or a community partner of a local project, I want to hear from you, so together, we can #bethechange! 🌍 Message me & go check out fairbnb.coop 收起

  • UK Community Activation Coordinator

    Oct 2022 - Jul 2024

  • Local Ambassador

    Jul 2022 - Jul 2024
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  Preply

  Oct 2022 - now

  English Tutor

  I mentor students aged 18-30 about to take that next big jump, whether it's moving abroad, or striving for their next promotion at work, empowering them to deliver sound written or spoken English with confidence. Looking at vocabulary, grammar and linguistic structures, we get creative with the TEFL learning process using written and visual media e.g. podcasts, music and film content on their chosen topics of life to stimulate engaging conversations.

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  Sports for Schools

  Jan 2024 - now

  Event Coordinator