Ella James

Experience

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  Primark

  May 2017 - Sept 2017

  Sales Assistant

  I worked on the shop floor, organising and replenishing stock.On the shop floor I interacted with customers and helping them with their queries.I worked behind the till serving customers and also helped to close the store at the end of each shift.

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  Cardiff University German Society

  Sept 2017 - May 2018

  Social Secretary

  I organised fortnightly social events for the society, including an Oktoberfest social which raised over £200 for the society.I helped to organise a trip to Hamburg for 30 students and created an itinerary for the trip, planning and pre-booking day trips and excursions.I helped to manage the society's social media pages, including Facebook and Instagram, to post regular updates about our events.I worked as part of a team alongside the society president and treasurer to boost society membership, raise money and increase awareness of the society. Show less

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  British Council

  Sept 2018 - May 2019

  English Language Assistant

  As part of my year abroad spent in Germany I worked as an English Language Assistant in a German secondary school, a placement I secured through the British Council. I worked alongside teachers to help deliver engaging and educational English language classes through the medium of both English and German. I worked with a range of age groups from 10 to 18 years old and created and lead study groups by myself. I attended and helped work a variety of extra circular activities, from after school clubs to day excursions, most of which were conducted in German.I developed my German language skills immensely, whilst also improving my time management and communication skills, becoming more independent and gaining real life experiences. Show less

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  Rashmi Events

  Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

  Social Media Coordinator

  I was responsible for managing the company's social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.I created and managed content and posted information about the business and our scheduled events regularly on all platforms.I also helped create, plan and run our events and undertook a plethora of administrative tasks like responding to customer emails, answering phone calls and ringing customers and answering any customer queries via email, phone call, or social media.

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  Cardiff University Careers Service

  Oct 2020 - Nov 2020

  Social Media and Marketing Assistant

  In charge of creating and running a Social Media campaign for Cardiff University to increase engagement and awareness for their upcoming virtual careers event- most successful Tweet during this campaign had over 15,000 impressionsCreated and posted a variety of content online to increase engagement, including blogs and creating ‘how to’ informative videos to be posted onlineUsed programs like Canva and Hootsuite to create engaging content and manage when and on what platform content is postedUtilised variety of digital marketing techniques to improve reach, including email marketing and social media Gained experience of the marketing and organisation of a virtual event Show less

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  Morrisons

  Oct 2020 - Dec 2020

  Customer Assistant

  Working on tills; serving customers and packing their bagsMarshalling the shop floor helping customers and guiding them to the designated queuing area and reminding customers at the front of the store to put on their masksManaging the number of customers entering the store in line with new Covid-19 regulations and monitoring the queues Working the self-checkout and administrating 8 self-service checkouts at once

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  The Money Partnership

  Nov 2020 - Dec 2020

  Marketing And Business Development Intern

  Gained experience online networking via LinkedIn, email marketing and virtual eventsIncreased our LinkedIn following from 0 to 150 over the course of two weeksContent creation including blogs, social media posts and digital pictures Conducted research online and used Excel to display my research clearly and concisely Conducted SEO research and saw noticeable improvements in our website’s organic placement on GoogleUsed apps like Designrr to create digital content- created an e-book Used Monkey Chimp for email marketing Show less

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  Tonic Studios Ltd

  Jan 2021 - Apr 2022

  European Marketing Assistant
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  MediWales

  Apr 2022 - Jul 2024

  Marketing, Events and Engagement Coordinator
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  Digital Health and Care Wales

  Jul 2024 - now

  Senior Communications Officer