Fiona Macgregor

Experience

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  Au Pair in Spain

  Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

  Au pair

  I worked for two months over the summer looking after the two children of a family in La Coruna, Galicia, while the parents worked.The children were aged 2 and 5, and part of my job was to teach the five-year old English.

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  The Oxford Student

  Oct 2011 - Jun 2012

  Comment Writer

  I frequently contributed comment articles to the student newspaper 'The Oxford Student'.

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  Campamento Cervantes

  Jul 2012 - Jul 2012

  English Teacher

  I taught children of ages ranging from 7 to 15 English for four hours each day, making teaching materials and planning and carrying out lessons in a relaxed and fun format.

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  Self-employed private tutor

  Oct 2012 - Jun 2013

  Sel-employed English Tutor

  I gave private conversation classes to native Spanish speakers wishing to improve their spoken English at all levels.

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  British Council

  Oct 2012 - Jun 2013

  Language Assistant

  I taught English in bilingual classes in a secondary school in Spain. I helped the teachers, who speak English as a second language, to teach their subject in English and find materials, and I taught the pupils their ordinary school subjects in English.

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  Signal Books

  Jun 2013 - Jul 2013

  Summer Intern

  Editing, proof-reading and researching manuscripts for publishing.

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  Embassy and Permanent Mission of Panama in Austria

  Apr 2015 - Jul 2015

  Intern

  Drafting reports in Spanish and English, event organisation, diplomatic communications, administrative and secretarial tasks, translation, research

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  Diplomatic Academy of Vienna

  Sept 2015 - Jun 2016

  Economics Assistant

  Assisted the Chair of Economics at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. Ran introductory workshops in Macroeconomics, International Trade Theory, and International Monetary Theory for Postgraduate students. Organised the Christmas dinner for the for the students and staff of the University.

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  Sparkler

  Mar 2016 - Apr 2016

  Intern
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  Oxford University Press

  Jul 2016 - Sept 2016

  Oxford Education Central Management Intern
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  Sparkler

  Sept 2016 - Apr 2022

  Sparkler is an insight and strategy agency with a mission to shine a light on the human side of the digital world. I work in the ad-hoc qualitative research and insight team.I run end to end international research projects, from design to delivery, manage and engage clients and stakeholders, and consult on brand strategy, helping clients to put their customer at the heart. I have expertise in tech and online retail, principally working for Google, eBay, WhatsApp, and Microsoft research projects, with some experience in finance, media and telecomms sectors, and was shortlisted for the MRS 2020 cultural insight award for work with The FA. Show less

  • Insight Consultant

    Apr 2021 - Apr 2022

  • Insight Manager

    Dec 2018 - Apr 2021

  • Insight Executive

    Sept 2017 - Dec 2018

  • Graduate Consultant

    Sept 2016 - Sept 2017
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  PA Consulting

  Apr 2022 - now

  Sparkler is part of PA Consulting, a Consultancy with a mission to bring ingenuity to life. I work in the Human Insight team, as a specialist in qualitative research, customer closeness, customer experience, strategy and innovation. I run end to end international research projects, from design to delivery, manage and engage clients and stakeholders, and consult on brand strategy, helping clients to put their customer at the heart. I principally work in tech and online retail, with clients such as Google, Microsoft, eBay, Meta, and Diageo, with other experience across finance, sport, media, and telecomms sectors. Show less

  • Principal Consultant at PA Consulting

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Senior Insight Consultant

    Apr 2022 - Apr 2023