Experience

Sea Watch Foundation - The Cetacean Monitoring Unit

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Consultant

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Alongside my MSc I continue to work for SWF, mainly focusing on developing our new website, social media, managing remote volunteers and various other duties.

• Communication & Outreach Officer

  • Apr 2022 - Sep 2022

  Organising and conducting education and outreach events in South Wales and beyond. Managing the office, Visitor Centre, social media and website. Writing news releases for various media platforms. Helping to manage and train interns to undertake education and outreach.Assisting with surveys in the Cardigan Bay SAC (land and boat).



FIT2WORK LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Business Supplies & Equipment

• Administrative Assistant

  • Sep 2019 - Mar 2022

  Assisting with clinics, managing social media, report writing, bookkeeping with KashFlow and scheduling appointments Assisting with clinics, managing social media, report writing, bookkeeping with KashFlow and scheduling appointments



Upfront Arts Venue

• Front House

  • Apr 2015 - Mar 2022

  Working front of house, in the kitchen and occasionally in the puppet theatre and at evening events. Responsibilities include cash handling, supporting colleagues and training younger team members. Working front of house, in the kitchen and occasionally in the puppet theatre and at evening events. Responsibilities include cash handling, supporting colleagues and training younger team members.



BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE - BDRI

• Spain
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Aug 2021 - Sep 2021

  Through this internship I was able to develop key fieldwork skills including database input, photo ID, surveys (and cetacean sighting surveys), animal behavioural and otter spraint analysis. Furthermore, I gained experience while collecting continuous data on the BDRI’s vessel Tyba III. Living away from home, with my fellow interns, I was able to maintain working relationships whilst developing close connections with people of all backgrounds and nationalities. Through this internship I was able to develop key fieldwork skills including database input, photo ID, surveys (and cetacean sighting surveys), animal behavioural and otter spraint analysis. Furthermore, I gained experience while collecting continuous data on the BDRI’s vessel Tyba III. Living away from home, with my fellow interns, I was able to maintain working relationships whilst developing close connections with people of all backgrounds and nationalities.



Crazy Bear

• United Kingdom
• Restaurants

• Catering

  • Sep 2018 - Sep 2019

  High pressure hotel and restaurant environment with varied and often long hours. I learnt to work within a large team in the unique venue in order to maintain a highly professional standard for often demanding customers. Responsibilities included serving arrival drinks, cloak room duties and cleaning. High pressure hotel and restaurant environment with varied and often long hours. I learnt to work within a large team in the unique venue in order to maintain a highly professional standard for often demanding customers. Responsibilities included serving arrival drinks, cloak room duties and cleaning.



Garden of Eden

• Consumer Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Waitress

  • Apr 2014 - Apr 2015

  Working front of house, preparing food and carrying out various cleaning jobs. As my first job I was able to obtain certain customer service skills and learn how to work effectively as a member of a team in the kitchen to reach common goals & maintain efficient service. I learnt how to cope in occasional stressful situations and how to handle a range of customers. Working front of house, preparing food and carrying out various cleaning jobs. As my first job I was able to obtain certain customer service skills and learn how to work effectively as a member of a team in the kitchen to reach common goals & maintain efficient service. I learnt how to cope in occasional stressful situations and how to handle a range of customers.