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Address: Fylde Coast Lancashire United Kingdom
Email: mail@charmainlee.co.uk Homepage: www.charmainlee.co.uk
Nationality: British Date of Birth: 29 September 1977
Marital
Status:
Cohabiting | One Child |
~FREELANCE~
Client |
Job Description |
Timeframe |
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Squat *Online Magazine about the Culture of Western-Based Chinese |
JOURNALIST 8 writing features ( mainly Fashion & Beauty ) | research | interviewing | communicating with editor via email | maintaining house-style etc. |
2007 |
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Zaikha
*Glossy Multi-Asian Women's Lifestyle Magazine for UK readership
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GRAPHIC DESIGNER & SUB-EDITOR 8 page-design | artwork for posters & flyers | some illustration & digital editing | liaising with printers, stylists & photographers | establishing house-style | supervising other designers | research | sourcing stock libraries | proposing or selecting themes & feature stories | writing features | sub-editing | allocating work to other contributors | building up contacts | covering events (some promotional) | dealing with IT-related issues etc. |
2006 |
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National Childbirth Trust
*Mid-Sussex Newsletter for largest childbirth charity organization in Europe |
VOLUNTEER EDITOR & GRAPHIC DESIGNER 8 responsible for design & layout of newsletter | establishing house-style | chasing up & allocating articles | making final decision on photos | editing | research | journalism | keeping up-to-date with related news | working together with advertising coordinator & contributors | keeping to regulations | composing headlines, straplines, captions | proofreading | liaising with printers etc. |
2000 - 2001 |
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Trigger
*Alternative Style Magazine published in Asia and US |
JOURNALIST 8 writing features ( contents include Fashion, Art, Music, Culture etc ) | research | interviewing | communicating with editor via email | maintaining house-style etc. |
2001 |
~EMPLOYMENT~
Employer |
Job Description |
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Stephen Swan Director
Ten Media Ltd | SK Publications Unit 5A Furness Drive Poulton Business Park Poulton-le-Fylde Lancashire FY6 8JS |
GRAPHIC DESIGNER:
[ Full-Time ] 8 designing adverts for all kinds of businesses nationwide | page layout for brochures, folders, handbooks, magazines for local authorities | minor editorial work | amending artwork | creating new logos for businesses | following briefs or from scratch if material not provided by customers | some illustration etc. Duration: April 2007 to Present
*Ongoing Employment |
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Eddie Mathers Director
SEG Europe Ltd Unit 1 Willow Court Bracewell Avenue Poulton-le-Fylde Lancashire FY6 8JF |
ARTWORK ASSISTANT: [ Full-Time ] 8 prepping artwork material | designing still adverts | updating daily news | liaising with clients | writing design briefs & allocating work via FTP to freelancers if required | updating database in Access | uploading animated adverts via remote network | setting up interactive advert message boards for clients using Flash | writing or editing copy & slogans for adverts if necessary | sending out proofs | customer service | chasing up material from clients | general administration etc.
Duration: August 2005 to January 2006 Reason for Leaving: Company Liquidation |
Debbie PalmerManager
Pilot Clothing Limited Chilcomb Lane Chilcomb Winchester Hampshire SO21 1HU |
FASHION & SALES CONSULTANT: [ Part-Time | Blackpool Branch ]8 general housekeeping | fitting room duty | tag checks | sizing | replenishing | organizing stock room | providing good customer service while upholding company’s policies and maintaining image | promoting sales and Pilot account cards | making link sales | keeping stock in good condition | handling deliveries | visual merchandising | using till | managing cash and other forms of payment | being aware of targets | abiding by health and safety regulations | maintaining high level of security on shop floor etc.
Duration: October 2002 to August 2003 Reason for Leaving: Began Full-Time Education |
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David Gregory Director
BLUE 44 Portland Road Blackpool Lancashire FY1 4EF |
OFFICE & SALES ADMINISTRATOR: [ Full-Time ]8 general administration for online phone-customising service | undertaking correspondence | invoicing | dealing with customer enquiries via phone and email | basic book-keeping | sorting out post | filing | faxing | handling orders | updating website | data-entry | word processing | depositing cheques | arranging deliveries | organising meetings and events | information search | making bookings | taking messages and minutes | designing banners etc.
Duration: October 2001 to October 2002 Reason for Leaving: Business Terminated |
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Melanie Mines VN Director
Melanie Mines Public Relations
1 Southwark Walk West Sussex PO21 3RR |
PR & EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: [ Part-Time ] 8 writing pet-related features for well-known publications & websites, plus press releases & promotional articles | drawing up plans and proposals for stories | interviewing | updating clients with press cuttings | proof-reading | research | archiving | cropping & scanning pictures | maintaining house-style | meeting deadlines | product telesales | paperwork | adding articles to web console for online portals | organising database of contacts etc.
Duration: May 2000 to July 2001 Reason for Leaving: Childcare Commitments |
~EDUCATION~
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Institution |
Duration |
Qualification |
Extracurricular Activities |
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University of Central Lancashire |
2003-2005 |
BA ( Hons ) Journalism |
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Surrey Institute of Art & Design |
1997 -1999 |
Diploma of Higher Education ( DipHE ) in Journalism
(PTC Accredited)
Newsgathering 8A Interviewing 8B News-Writing 8B Language & Literature 8B Cultural Concepts 8A Modernism & Post-Modernism 8A |
· Member of Drama Club ( 1997-1998 ) · Member of SIAD International Students Magazine team ( 1999 ) |
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British Council ( Singapore ) |
1997 |
Certificate in ‘Writing for the Media’ |
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Townsville Institute ( Singapore ) |
1994 -1996 |
AO Level:
General Paper 8B
A Level:
Literature 8C History 8D
Royal Schools of Music Awards:
Piano (Practical) 8Grade 5 Theory of Music 8Grade 5
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· College representative at prestigious National Pre-University Seminar, which included a meeting with the President of Singapore at the Istana ( 1995 ) · Playwright for Institute Day Concert, and won ELDDS Award for the play ( 1996 ) · Cheerleader & Member of Dance and Drama Group ( 1996 ) · Producer and actress in Macbeth, which emerged champion in Humanities Week Competition ( 1996 ) · Member of debate team which was 1st runner-up in Inter-School Debate Competition ( 1996 ) |
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Pasir Ris Secondary School ( Singapore )
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1990 -1993 |
GCSE:
English 8B3 Mathematics 8B3 Chemistry 8B3 Additional Mathematics 8B4 Literature 8C6 Mandarin 8C6 |
· Member of School Newsletter reporting team ( 1991-1993 ) · Won Inter-School English Short Story Writing Competition ( 1992 & 1993 ) · Member of Choir Club ( 1990 )
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~ADDITIONAL INFORMATION~
Skills |
Interests |
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· High standard of computer literacy [ Windows & Mac OS ] · Ability to navigate Internet up to advanced level; HTML conversant · Considerable working experience in using Microsoft Office, Sage, GoldMine, and various DTP / Graphics / Photo-Editing software - QuarkXpress, PhotoShop, PageMaker, InDesign, Illustrator, including FrontPage - plus a little in Flash, Audition, Premiere, and other Animation / Film software · Shorthand: 80 wpm [ certified ] · Typing up interviews from Dictaphone recordings and hard copy [ 100 kpm ] · Book-keeping [ certified ], payroll, sales, despatch, catering, retail and secretarial experience in a few other temp jobs, including those in the Care Industry · Shadowed Editorial Assistant at She Magazine for a week as part of previous coursework · Moderator of Multi-Cultural Online Forum · Some basic language skills in French, Malay, Mandarin and various Chinese dialects · Wide knowledge of Eastern cultures due to mixed-Asian heritage · Some Fashion Modelling / Styling experience with magazine exposure |
· Art & Design · Computers & Internet · Blogging · Dance & Drama · Fashion & Beauty · Photography & Modelling · Literature · Women & Parenting Issues · Cultural Issues · Charity · Travelling · Culinary Arts · Music & Singing · Taoist-Paganism |
