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Edith Lee

London

Summary

I am a mature, hard-working, and enthusiastic twenty-year-old. I am seeking a summer internship after finishing the second year, studying abroad in Memphis, of my four-year University course. I have three A-levels in Art and Design, History, and English Literature. I am pursuing a Master of Arts in English Literature and History at the University of Aberdeen. I am eager to learn about team management and gain leadership skills.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
16
16
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Volunteer Second Mate

Windseekers
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City
07.2025 - 07.2025

Managed team in challenging conditions on the North Sea

Quickly learned and applied skills

Adapted quickly with weather changes

Enforced safety measures

Helped with course plotting

Sales Associate

Fortnum and Mason
London
11.2023 - 06.2024
  • Creating bespoke hampers for customers, including assisting with product selection to improve their buying experience.
  • Till trained, including opening and closing the tills.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of discounts, promotions, and events within the store to inform customers appropriately.
  • Provided good customer service, catering for all customers' needs to the best of my ability.
  • Ensured to maintain an organised stock room.
  • Working in a high-pressure, team-building and highly rewarding environment.

Work experience Assistant to the Creative Director

Design Centre Chelsea
09.2023 - 10.2023
  • Responsible for collating exhibition credits for display at the event.
  • Liaised with interior designers regarding their contribution to the exhibition.
  • Worked under pressure to arrange exhibits ahead of the event.
  • Kept detailed notes the insurance for each interior item that was burrowed for the exhibition.
  • Ahead of Focus 2023 interior design exhibition.

Lifeguard and assistant swim instructor

Colfe’s Leisure Centre
London
09.2023 - 02.2024
  • Had CPR and had defibrillator training in case of emergencies
  • Enforce pool rules to reduce the risk of accidents
  • Managed general housekeeping, such as cleaning the facilities and the gym
  • Worked as Front of House

Customer facing volunteer

Fan Museum
Greenwich, London
09.2023 - 12.2023
  • Worked Front of House,
  • Conducted visitor tour guides
  • Did sales in the gift shop, having been till-trained.

Education

MA - English Literature and History Joint Honours

University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen
01.2024 - 01.2027

A Levels - Art & Design, History, English Literature

Colfe’s School
London
01.2010 - 01.2023

Skills

  • Adapting to customer needs
  • Proactive engagement
  • Credit card transactions
  • Multitasking efficiency
  • Anticipating buyer needs
  • Handling difficult customers
  • Customer-Focused approach
  • Store maintenance
  • Customer Service
  • Hospitality ethos
  • Product knowledge
  • Refund and exchange processing
  • Stock replenishment
  • Salesmanship
  • Stocking shelves
  • Adaptability and Flexibility

Affiliations

  • Jazz Piano
  • Euphonium
  • Photography and Videography
  • Part of Dredge Magazine (a society at University)

Accomplishments

Participated in the Tall Ships Aberdeen Race, sailing on the 1937 Gulden Leeuw from Dunkirk to Aberdeen.

Photographs sold in Blackheath SMAG exhibition.

I completed the 2025 Edinburgh Marathon, and in early December, I will run the St. Jude Hospital half-marathon.

I have won the Film Montage Prize from the School of Language, Literature, Music, and Visual Culture at the University of Aberdeen.

Got featured to exhibit my artwork at the Juried Student Show at Rhodes College, Memphis, judged by artists Joel Parson and Nelson Gutierrez.

Short-listed Best of British Competition (Young APOY) 2022.







Timeline

Volunteer Second Mate

Windseekers
07.2025 - 07.2025

MA - English Literature and History Joint Honours

University of Aberdeen
01.2024 - 01.2027

Sales Associate

Fortnum and Mason
11.2023 - 06.2024

Work experience Assistant to the Creative Director

Design Centre Chelsea
09.2023 - 10.2023

Lifeguard and assistant swim instructor

Colfe’s Leisure Centre
09.2023 - 02.2024

Customer facing volunteer

Fan Museum
09.2023 - 12.2023

A Levels - Art & Design, History, English Literature

Colfe’s School
01.2010 - 01.2023
Edith Lee