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Overview
Work history
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Interests
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Charlotte Lucas

Shepton Mallet,Somerset

Summary

Fashion Design graduate (2:1, BA Hons) with a strong creative eye and solid experience in retail and team-based environments. Passionate about design, illustration and working with others. Seeking a full-time role that combines creativity with collaboration in a professional setting.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Optical Assistant

Specsavers
Wells , Somerset
07.2024 - Current
  • Repairing and adjusting frames
  • Answer inbound calls and enquiries to provide top-level service; i.e on glasses, booking appointments, hearcare and contact lenses
  • Advise customers in store on frames and sunglass choices based on prescription, style and budget
  • Created a calm and welcoming atmosphere to relieve patient anxiety during eye examinations.
  • Safeguarded sensitive data with strict adherence to privacy protocols.
  • Ordering eye care accessories and contact lenses

Sales Assistant

Sports Direct
Shepton Mallet
07.2016 - 06.2024
  • Answering queries and advising on store products with a warm, welcoming smile and willing attitude to assist the customer
  • Safely handling heavy ladders and retrieving stock for customers
  • Operating tills/ performing exchanges and credit notes
  • Unpacking delivery and organizing stock/ checking inventory
  • Closing down store/ cashing up and filing papers

Christmas Sales Assistant

Superdry
12.2015 - 01.2016
  • Unpacking delivery and organizing stock
  • Working in front of house/greeting customers while maintaining a tidy atmosphere on the shop floor
  • Proactively replenished stock to maximise sales opportunities.
  • Offered guidance on product selection to increase sales.

Internship Business, Operations & Marketing

Work Experience - Bright Network
07.2021 - 07.2021

Three-day online Internship experience; viewing talks from well-known brands (Google, Virgin Media, BBC Studios), learning key skills from top industry employers subjects that involve improving knowledge in Marketing and Business, networking with other interns, as well as collaborating on small projects together. At the end of the internship, Bright Network awarded a certified certificate

Local Fashion Designer

Work Experience - Alexandra King
Wells , Somerset
03.2018 - 03.2018

Shadowed over a week at her wedding dress shop (now relocated); taught the design process of a garment and created a cocktail dress, had the opportunity to redesign the shop window

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Fashion Design

Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cardiff
09.2018 - 06.2021

(Level 3) Extended Diploma of Higher Education - Art and Design

Strode College
Street, Somerset
09.2015 - 05.2017

(Level 2) Diploma of Higher Education - Art and Design

Strode College
Street, Somerset
09.2014 - 05.2015

GCSE's -

St Gregory's Catholic College
Bath
09.2009 - 05.2014

Skills

    - Adobe software

    - IT literate

    - Illustration Skills

    - Teamwork/ Communication

    - Effective Time Management

    - Enthusiastic Learner

    - Resilient

    - Creative

    - Great interpersonal Skills


Interests

Fashion/ Illustrating/ Designing / Japanese animation/ Music

References

References available on request 

Timeline

Optical Assistant

Specsavers
07.2024 - Current

Internship Business, Operations & Marketing

Work Experience - Bright Network
07.2021 - 07.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Fashion Design

Cardiff Metropolitan University
09.2018 - 06.2021

Local Fashion Designer

Work Experience - Alexandra King
03.2018 - 03.2018

Sales Assistant

Sports Direct
07.2016 - 06.2024

Christmas Sales Assistant

Superdry
12.2015 - 01.2016

(Level 3) Extended Diploma of Higher Education - Art and Design

Strode College
09.2015 - 05.2017

(Level 2) Diploma of Higher Education - Art and Design

Strode College
09.2014 - 05.2015

GCSE's -

St Gregory's Catholic College
09.2009 - 05.2014
Charlotte Lucas