Ava Brittain
Reading,West Berkshire
Summary
I am a creative individual who loves both reading and writing literature. I am able to work in collaborative team-based settings, and have experience in customer service within a retail environment. I am also proactive, and able to work individually using initiative to complete tasks efficiently.
At college, I am part of a poetry society in which myself and a group of classmates have published books on Amazon.
I am a reliable, hard-working and respectful individual, that pays attention to detail. I try hard to be welcoming and approachable in all interactions.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Production design assistant (volunteer)
National Film and Television School
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
2025.06 - 2025.08
Assisted in creating sets, props and lighting fixtures for a stop motion animated film.
Worked in a team to reach a director’s vision.
Retail assistant (work experience)
The Ugly Duckling Pottery Painting Cafe
Newbury, West Berkshire
2023.07 - 2023.07
Served customers in the main shop with both pottery and cafe orders.
Stock rotation and organisation.
Cleaning tables and washing up.
Library assistant (volunteer)
Thatcham Library
Thatcham, West Berkshire
2022.02 - 2022.08
Assisted customers in general queries in the library.
Co-hosted children’s craft events with a colleague.
Restocked, categorised and shelved books in the library.
Located and collected books for reservations.
Education
Extended Project Qualification - Animation
Queen Mary’s College
Basingstoke, Hampshire 09/2024 - 03/2025
GCSEs - Various subjects
Theale Green School
Theale, West Berkshire 09/2022 - 05/2024
Skills
- Excellent communication (in-person and written)
- Customer service
- Good organisation
- Literacy knowledge
- General passion for literature
- Familiarity with genres
- Book recommendations
- Critical analysis
- Stock replenishment
- Computer literate, familiar with programs such as Microsoft Office
- Graphic design
Certification
BFI Film Academy Specialist Stop Frame Animation Course, awarded February 2024.
Affiliations
- Reading
- Art, animation and graphic design
- Music- guitar
- Collaborative tabletop RPGs
- Nature and wildlife
- Story and poetry writing
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Production design assistant (volunteer)
National Film and Television School
2025.06 - 2025.08
Retail assistant (work experience)
The Ugly Duckling Pottery Painting Cafe
2023.07 - 2023.07
Library assistant (volunteer)
Thatcham Library
2022.02 - 2022.08
Extended Project Qualification - Animation
Queen Mary’s College
09/2024 - 03/2025
GCSEs - Various subjects
Theale Green School
09/2022 - 05/2024