Charlotte Rettie 48 Prothero Road Fulham SW6 7LZ 07500 114204 charlotte.rettie@gmail.

com Date of Birth 09 January 1988 Personal Profile I am an enthusiastic person who enjoys working with others, and am able to adapt to any given situation. I am inquisitive, outgoing and reliable and will always give one hundred per cent. Education City University MA Newspaper Journalism Degree Classification: Distinction Leeds Metropolitan University BA (Hons) Events Management Degree Classification: Class II Division I (2:1) Fettes College - Edinburgh A levels English (B), French (B), Business Management (B) AS Levels Government & Politics (B) GCSEs English Language, English Literature, History, Biology, Geography, Drama, French, I.T, Religious Studies, Business Studies I am also competent in Microsoft Office, SEO, HTML and CRM systems. Gap Year I worked as a waitress in a Scottish hotel from September to December 2006 then worked as a bartender while travelling Australia for 6 months. I also studied French language and literature at an Erasmus school in Toulouse during July and August 2007. Key Skills Acquired: Patience, accepting different cultures and approaches, time management. I then studied French and Business Management at the University of Surrey in September 2007 but left in March 2008 to study experiential marketing in Leeds. Work History The Mitre/Del Aziz Waitress The Sunday Times, London July 2013 September 2012 July 2013 September 2008 July 2012 September 2002 July 2006

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Intern I had a month at the news review desk during which I researched and wrote stories including models used in the governments scrounger/striver advert and pitched ideas to heads of other departments. The Courier, Scotland June 2012 Intern I worked for a month as a reporter at a newspaper in Dundee and researched/wrote stories including the Dalai Lamas snub of Alex Salmond and an investigation into Scotlands infidelity hotspots. Thomson Reuters, London July 2011 Intern I worked for 2 weeks in the editorial department of Sweet & Maxwell, where I edited law loose leafs and advised on page layouts. Random House June 2011 Intern I worked in the editorial department for a month and liaised with authors and other departments in preparation for Frankfurt 2011. I was also asked to offer ideas for marketing campaigns and edit ePub books and paperbacks. Saffron Events June 2009 June 2011 Waitress/Rotational Team Leader I worked as a waitress at Saffron events during my university holidays in order to earn money. I would also sometimes be Team Leader which involved organising everyone within my team and making sure they knew where to be and when. Essentially, London August 2009 February 2010 Events Executive I completed 6 months work experience with Essentially for my undergraduate sandwich year during which I helped produce 3 events (Natwest Professional Cricket Awards, British Olympic Association Gold Ball and Pilsner Urquell Master Bartender Awards). I was also given a thorough overview of the company by the CEO and did data entry. Key Skills acquired: Time management, organisation, interpersonal, work well on own initiative as well as within a team. Further Qualifications and Achievements I was the news editor of my university newspaper in my penultimate year and features editor of the Leeds University paper in final year. Interests Travelling Cooking Sports

Referees Audrey Ward (The Sunday Times, London) 0207 782 5705