Experience

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  Boots uk

  May 2019 - Nov 2019

  Beauty specialist

  • Providing tailored, unbiased advice to all customers in a fast-paced environment.• Achieving and exceeding personal sales targets.• Operating tills, stocktaking, and answering telephone enquiries.

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  Unilever

  Jan 2021 - Nov 2022

  Dove partner

  As a Dove Partner raising awareness for natural hair discrimination, I have:• Created social media posts that follow set briefs (see media).• Participated as the Keynote speaker at Dove's Global Summit in 2021 speaking about Afro hair discrimination.• Consulted on the CROWN Toolkit, giving feedback.

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  Boots uk

  Apr 2021 - Jun 2021

  Beauty specialist

  • Providing tailored, unbiased advice to all customers in a fast-paced environment.• Achieving and exceeding personal sales targets.• Operating tills, stocktaking, and answering telephone enquiries.

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  University of manchester students' union

  Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

  President of the african caribbean society at uom

  As President of the university's largest student-led society, some of my responsibilities included:• Aiming to create an inclusive environment for Black students at UoM.• Leading the committee, delegating tasks whilst offering support with each of their individual roles.• Organising and managing events alongside other members of the committee.• Making budgeting decisions alongside the treasurer, and seeking out sponsorships and partnerships.• Ensuring that all our activities complied with university guidelines and policies, especially whilst navigating the challenge of planning events after COVID restrictions had recently eased. Show less

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  Boots uk

  Oct 2021 - Dec 2021

  Beauty specialist

  • Providing tailored, unbiased advice to all customers in a fast-paced environment.• Achieving and exceeding personal sales targets.• Operating tills, stocktaking, and answering telephone enquiries.

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  Aj bell

  Jul 2022 - Jul 2023

  Marketing communications assistant (12 month placement)

  During my placement year at AJ Bell, my responsibilities included:• Email Marketing: Preparing and coordinating emails for a wide range of communications; developing and maintaining mailing lists, ensuring data groups are kept up to date within marketing email software provider; reviewing and editing data to ensure completeness and accuracy of information.• Social Media: Updating activity planners; working with the Communication Team to help plan, create and implement content for AJ Bell Investcentre social media accounts; answering accordingly to social media leads and comments; ensuring that the copy used across social media accounts is accurate, up to date and signed-off in line with internal processes; assisting in the development of campaignstrategies.• Website: Reviewing content on the adviser and client AJ Bell Investcentre websites; assisting in the preparation and distribution of marketing materials and literature.• Reports: Conducting market research to support the development of ongoing marketing activities; preparing and presenting analysis and monthly reports.• Additional: Planning and executing activity for the external office advertising screen in line with agreed targets; ensuring communications are accurate, clear and not misleading to customers; building strong relationships with the marketing team and working proactively with colleagues in the wider business to ensure all content published is quality checked and appropriate for publication, and that audiences are targeted in the appropriate way. Show less

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  The halo collective

  Jul 2023 - now

  Freelance campaigns coordinator

  As the Halo Collective's Campaigns Coordinator, my responsibilites include:• Taking responsibility over Halo collective’s email inbox, drawing in relevant members of the collective to respond to queries where necessary.• Maintaining social media presence for HALO and keeping their digital presence up to date and consistent.• Keeping track of Halo Code sign ups by organisations and schools, highlighting notable adoptees for follow up.• Supporting the Halo collective in making strategic long-term decisions Show less

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  The guardian

  Sept 2023 - now

  Freelance writer

  I wrote an opinion piece for The Guardian for World Afro Day, discussing hair discrimination. I hope to write more articles that raise awareness for this issue as it is so important to me.

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  Clinique

  Dec 2023 - Mar 2024

  Clinique consultant