Harriet Dopson
Resident Receptionist at Somerset House- Claim this Profile
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Bio
Credentials
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Working with Upset Customers
LinkedInMay, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Digital Marketing
General AssemblyMay, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
The Museum as a Site and Source for Learning - University of Glasgow
FutureLearnJan, 2019- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Somerset House
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United Kingdom
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1 - 100 Employee
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Resident Receptionist
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Mar 2022 - Present
Receptionist for creative business, charities and artist studios on site. Main responsibilities include greeting guests, managing meeting room bookings and dealing with visitor enquiries.
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Customer Relations Officer
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Jun 2019 - Mar 2022
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Royal Academy of Arts
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United Kingdom
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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200 - 300 Employee
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Tessitura Taskforce Team Leader
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Nov 2018 - Jun 2019
- Training visitor experience colleagues in Tessitura ticketing CRM - Running gift aid training for ticketing staff - Creating step by step guides for colleagues - Working with wider Tessitura user groups including marketing and digital - Testing and giving feedback during implementation period
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Lecture Theatre Team Leader
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May 2018 - Jun 2019
- Briefing team about diverse events from VIP talks to award ceremonies and academic lectures- Delegating roles and managing rota for the event- Liaising closely with other departments including events and learning- Working alongside with AV team, helping with hand held mics for Q&A - Managing ticket release for event and refunds - Responsible for leading evacuation duties
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Visitor and Membership Assistant
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Jan 2015 - Jun 2019
- Training new members of the team - Promoting gift aid tickets and membership- Dealing with queries and complaints in person, by email and over the phone- Communicating with team via radio to deal with queues- Processing memberships using the database Raisers Edge - Dealing with daily admin in membership office - Representing visitor experience in RA wide meetings as an RA Ambassador- Presenting in all staff meetings in lecture theatre
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National Portrait Gallery
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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200 - 300 Employee
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Retail Assistant
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Oct 2014 - Jan 2016
- Serving customers at till point and advising with purchases - Answering queries about collection and local area - Keeping shop tidy and maintaining visual merchandising guide lines - Serving customers at till point and advising with purchases - Answering queries about collection and local area - Keeping shop tidy and maintaining visual merchandising guide lines
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Artisan People Group
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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100 - 200 Employee
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Visitor Experience Roles
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Feb 2014 - Jan 2015
Artisan People provide a specialist recruitment service for museums, galleries, arts venues and box offices. I was employed through them to work for the following institutions as listed below; COURTAULD GALLERY - Visitor Experience Assistant - Promoting tickets and membership - Managing queues CHURCHILL WAR ROOMS - Retail and Admissions Assistant - Selling tickets and up selling guide books - Working with large numbers of tourists during peak summer time BRITISH MUSEUM - Gallery Assistant - Answering visitor queries at information desk - Helping visitors around the museum - Security and evacuation duties Show less
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Monsoon Accessorize
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United Kingdom
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Sales Associate
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Sep 2012 - Feb 2014
- Leading customer service training with new members of staff - Promoting store points card and up selling products - Cash handling, setting up tills and cashing up - Window dressing and following visual merchandising standards - Leading customer service training with new members of staff - Promoting store points card and up selling products - Cash handling, setting up tills and cashing up - Window dressing and following visual merchandising standards
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Affordable Art Fair
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United Kingdom
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Fine Art
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1 - 100 Employee
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Art Fair Assistant
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Mar 2013 - Mar 2013
- Welcoming visitors and dealing with enquiries - Serving in cloakroom - Running the education space as part of a team - Supporting high profile charity private views - Welcoming visitors and dealing with enquiries - Serving in cloakroom - Running the education space as part of a team - Supporting high profile charity private views
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Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture, Middlesex University
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United Kingdom
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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1 - 100 Employee
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Children's Art Workshop Leader
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Mar 2010 - Mar 2011
- Designing children's workshops in relation to the museum's exhibitions - Working within budget - Liaising with museum staff - Designing children's workshops in relation to the museum's exhibitions - Working within budget - Liaising with museum staff
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Education
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Middlesex University
Bachelor's degree, Fine Art and Critical Theory