Experience

Fashion Revolution Scotland

• United Kingdom
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scotland Country Coordinator

  • Feb 2022 - Present



Fashion Revolution

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scotland Team Member (Voluntary)

  • Sep 2017 - Present

  - Guest talks, lectures, workshops & panel talks spreading message of FR, including guest lectures for Undergraduate and Postgraduate fashion business students (GCU, 2020), talk and workshop (Glasgow University Amnesty Society, 2019), ‘Fashion Impact’ panel member (2020), ‘Cultures of Repair’ seminar talk and panel (GSA, 2019). - Writing and publishing blog articles on this subject – most recently my four part long-form blog series ‘Revolution From My Bed’ found at ruthmacgilp.com/blog. - Project Managed ‘Fashion Revolution Hub’ at Colab for FR Week 2019 – arranged, promoted and hosted 7-day programme of events and activities. o Curated sustainable design exhibition, hosted timetable of workshops, panel talks, Q&A’s, displayed short films, ran swap shop with clothing donations. o Involved working with Glasgow’s ethical/creative community, including KPCouture, What Lydia Made, Rejean Denim, The Blankfaces, Cassandra Macindoe, MARA and more. o Allowed us to communicate the FR message to a wide variety of people in Glasgow, leading to many positive and exiting conversations, people eager to hear more about industry issues and invest more time and consciousness into their consumption habits. - Student Ambassador at Strathclyde during Masters. - FR Week 2018 – arranged event at Chinaski’s to close week, gained alcohol sponsorship, booked all-female DJ line up, sold clothing donations, raised money, provided FR literature and promoted conversation around ‘Who Made My Clothes?’



ApparelXchange

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales and Marketing Manager

  • Nov 2020 - Mar 2022



The Scottish Women's Convention

• Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

• Events & Policy Advisor

  • Nov 2019 - Nov 2020

  - Managing wide variety of tasks to meet organisational remit of national consultation, in small team of just four employees. - Developed and implemented contemporary rebrand, including palette, typeface, worked with freelance illustrator for bank of brand illustrations, guidelines for new marketing, branding and social media strategies. - Ongoing creation and implementation of marketing strategy; daily content creation for all online platforms and monthly campaigns, such as #29for29, Coronavirus Experiences, Spring Digital Roadshows. - Assist with policy consultation responses and briefings. - Represent SWC at cross-party groups, conferences and sector-meetings relating to gender equality. - International Women’s Day 2020 – celebratory event held at Scottish Parliament with over 400 women attending and speakers including Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon. Worked on all events planning, logistics, additional interactive features, on- and offline promotions/communications before and after.



The JMA Trust

• Glasgow, United Kingdom

• Marketing and Communications Assistant

  • May 2016 - Oct 2019

  2016 – Employed as intern. Created new website through WordPress, designed visuals and structure, produced all written content, integrated blog and online applications facility. Created and implemented processes, guidelines and templates for more streamlined communications with both fundraisers and grant applicants. 2017 – generated in-depth, feature articles for publishing on JMA Blog. o Distinct highlight from Trust responsibilities, meeting grant recipients (such as night shelters, food banks, cancer support services and refugee support networks) to publicise the impact of the Trust’s grant system. Transformed these interviews into weekly blog posts and short videos for the annual fundraising dinner. 2017 – End 2019 - Member of Grant Applications Sub-Committee.



Glasgow Caledonian University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer/Tutor

  • Feb 2019 - Jun 2019

  - Teaching Contemporary Fashion Branding module to Level 1 students in Semester B. - Lectures to 68 students, then teaching through smaller seminar and tutorial groups. - Prepared lectures and presentations weekly, following coursework structure, developing contemporary examples and encouraging open discussion about current industry issues. - Marked assessments (group business reports and individual creative portfolios). - Teaching Contemporary Fashion Branding module to Level 1 students in Semester B. - Lectures to 68 students, then teaching through smaller seminar and tutorial groups. - Prepared lectures and presentations weekly, following coursework structure, developing contemporary examples and encouraging open discussion about current industry issues. - Marked assessments (group business reports and individual creative portfolios).



Glasgow Caledonian University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Merchandise Development Internship & Marketing and Communications Internship

  • Mar 2017 - Aug 2017

  - Researched and Developed proposal for new ethically and responsibly sourced branded merchandise range. Submitted full business plan and presented main recommendations for product selections, promotions and communications to both Marketing Manager and Pro Vice-Chancellor of GCU. - Internship extended with M&C team. Focussed on creation of new student induction materials to be used in numerous digital formats, further developed merchandise recommendations and assisted with Sustainable Fashion event promotions, overseeing social media campaign as GCU’s part in Glasgow Science Festival.



Tens

• United Kingdom
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Assistant

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  - Worked in Covent Garden Pop-Up with small team of three, overseeing running of store while being externally managed through Glasgow HQ. - Responsibilities included customer service and advice, brand representation, key-holding, cash and banking, stock control and reporting, and other household tasks. - Worked in Covent Garden Pop-Up with small team of three, overseeing running of store while being externally managed through Glasgow HQ. - Responsibilities included customer service and advice, brand representation, key-holding, cash and banking, stock control and reporting, and other household tasks.