Gabby Richards

Experience

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  Bordeaux Quay

  Sept 2016 - May 2017

  Front of House

  Waitressing and bartending for harbourside restaurant Bordeaux Quay. I learnt a lot of valuable skills in this role such as customer service, teamwork, time management.

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  University of Bristol

  Sept 2018 - Sept 2018

  Open Day Steward

  Being an Open Day Steward involved directing prospective students around campus, answering questions about university life and the University of Bristol itself and working as part of a larger team to ensure that the Open Day ran smoothly. My training for this role included basic fire safety and first-aid training.

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  University of Bristol

  Aug 2019 - Aug 2019

  Call Centre Assistant

  During Results Day weekend, I took calls from students who were looking to apply to the university through Clearing or Adjustment, or who wanted to ask general admissions-related questions. For this role, I was trained to communicate professionally via telephone and I was responsible for processing prospective students' applications.

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  Intellect Books

  Sept 2019 - Dec 2019

  Production & Marketing Assistant

  I worked as both a Production and Marketing Assistant for independent publishers Intellect, where my responsibilities included proofreading, copy-editing and researching for books and journals, creating newsletters, maintaining social media platforms and web content, analysing journals access data, and outreach to a range of stakeholders.

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  Anglo Welsh Waterway Holidays

  Mar 2020 - May 2022

  Marketing Coordinator

  Responsibilities included:• Managing the social media marketing campaigns, including boosting Facebook posts.• Developing and managing the annual social media calendars and marketing plan.• Content creation for social media and website use using Canva, Photoshop and Lightroom.• Producing promotional materials such as leaflets, flyers, posters.• Assisting with email marketing - creating e-shot newsletters.• Annual production and marketing of holiday brochure - organising photoshoots, making design decisions, writing and editing copy.• Writing and editing blog posts and working with PR contacts to produce press releases related to recent company news.• Developing relationships with PR contacts, travel trade contacts and content creators & influencers for marketing purposes.• Assisting the Bookings Team with taking holiday enquiries, processing payments, dealing with any complaints etc. Show less

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  British Corner Shop

  May 2022 - Jan 2024

  Marketing Executive

  My day-to-day at British Corner Shop included:- Managing all social media accounts, scheduling organic content using a CMS, responding to comments and messages.- Creating and monitoring paid Facebook ads using Meta Business Suite, creating bespoke audiences to target.- Building email marketing campaigns to a CRM database of 300,000+ contacts, including newsletters, promotional offers and automation series'.- Writing keyword-focused blog posts about relevant news, new ranges, recipes, advice to expats and more. - Working with our fantastic graphic designer by writing briefs for images to be created and used in marketing campaigns. Assisting with creating images for the site using Adobe Photoshop.- Researching and reaching out to social media groups, influencers and other expat communities to offer bespoke discounts and mutually beneficial partnership opportunities.- Supporting and assisting the marketing intern, delegating tasks and checking in on their progress. Show less

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  Common Threads Press

  Mar 2023 - Jun 2024

  Volunteer - Email Newsletters

  I've been lucky enough to volunteer my email marketing experience to create email newsletters for the wonderful Common Threads Press, a small publishing press that uplifts histories of crafts and making. The radical zines published by Common Threads Press, as well as their various events, projects and creations, are fascinating, uplifting and truly so exciting - and I'm so pleased to be bringing them to people's inboxes!Anyone who knows me personally knows that I have a personal passion for crochet and fibre art, so spending some of my spare time creating e-newsletters that highlight these unique publications about various types of crafts, textiles and more is a real pleasure. Show less

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  TechEx Events

  Jan 2024 - now

  Marketing Manager