Summary
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Work History
Education
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Volunteer Experience
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GEORGIA BUGLA

Market harborough

Summary

Leeds Arts University graduate with First-Class Honours in Textile Design. Concept-driven illustrator and surface pattern designer with expertise in oil painting and digital design. Recent experience with Thomas Bird London includes photo shoot assistance, website development, brochure design, and digital illustrations, showcasing a strong foundation in drawing and creativity. A motivated and enthusiastic team member with a range of work experience, ready to enter the creative industry.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Manager

Boots Opticians
Market Harborough
03.2025 - Current

Advised customers on optimal product combinations based on lenses and frame prescriptions.

Styled customers with new frames, focusing on colour, shape, fit, and prescription needs.

Developed a tracking system to minimise risks of missing or unaccounted orders.

Assisted the manager and optician in daily operations, including independent opening and closing procedures.

Trained two new staff members, sharing acquired knowledge and best practices.

Presented franchise updates through whiteboards in meetings, ensuring team awareness and compliance.

Facilitated team adaptation to a new computer system through ongoing support.

Creative assistant

Thomas Bird London
02.2022 - Current
  • Improved website aesthetic by proposing a new design and colour scheme after discussing customers' issues and requirements.
  • Designed digital illustrations to offer style inspiration to customers.
  • Redesigned the product brochure to improve layouts and general quality, accurately representing and emphasizing the quality of the brand to attract more sales.
  • Ensured consistency by standardising product photographs to a new specification.
  • Assisted in photoshoots, organising images and arranging products.
  • Optimised the results of photoshoots by selecting and editing the best lifestyle images, ready for their website and social media use.
  • Reduced delays in fulfilling orders by dyeing and polishing large batches of men's custom patina leather belts.

Portrait Artist

Self employed
03.2020 - Current
  • Painted a variety of pet portraits using oil paints or watercolour, communicating with the customer throughout the process resulting in glowing reviews.
  • Attracted new customers by promoting my work on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.
  • Created a website with a gallery and all the necessary information about the process.

Food and beverage attendant

Terrace on the domain / TWG
Sydney
05.2023 - 10.2024
  • Personally earned over 30 five star reviews for the restaurant on Google.
  • Managed assigned sections of the restaurant, ensuring customer satisfaction.
  • Improved my interpersonal and time management skills.
  • Created a welcoming environment for customers of the restaurant and functions, attending to their needs with care and promptness.
  • Adapted to working at different venues where required.

Wedding catering assistant

Emerson and West
01.2019 - 12.2019
  • Helped to set up events at different locations, understanding the high standards of the company and the pressures of the day.
  • Served champagne to arriving guests, topping up glasses throughout the day.
  • Helped to prepare and serve canapés, equally distributing to guests.
  • Worked as a team to serve the pre ordered courses in a specific order according to dietary requirements, clearing tables efficiently and discreetly.

Holiday Club Assistant

Fab Science
01.2013 - 12.2018
  • Supervised up to 35 children under the age of 12.
  • Welcomed parents and children at the beginning of each session, answering any questions and taking necessary information.
  • Assisted the leader with demonstrations and helped the children with the experiments so they could benefit from each task.
  • Helped set up each day, organised and packed away at the end of the day.

Education

First Class Honours - Textile design

Leeds Arts University
Leeds
2022

Art foundation diploma -

DeMontfort University
Leicester
2019

A Levels - Art, Spanish, English Language

Robert Smyth Academy
06.2018

GCSEs -

Guilsborough Academy
06.2016

Skills

  • Interpersonal communication
  • Attention to detail
  • Teamwork
  • Order management
  • Problem solving
  • Creative thinking
  • Drawing ability
  • Adobe Photoshop and InDesign
  • Video editing
  • Time management
  • Organisation

Volunteer Experience

  • National Citizen Service (NCS), Leicestershire, 2016, Built a strong team with a group of new people, took part in physical challenges and improved my independence., Raised money and awareness for Little Bird SOS, a local mental health charity.
  • Outlook Expeditions, Borneo, 2018, Fundraised for a four-week expedition to Borneo that involved planning, team building, volunteering and exploring the country and its culture., Volunteered at a primary school, building a new security shed and organising a sports day.

References

  • Laura Kendall, Laura.Kendall@trippaswhitegroup.com.au
  • Taro Gibbs, tarogibbs@gmail.com

Timeline

Assistant Manager

Boots Opticians
03.2025 - Current

Food and beverage attendant

Terrace on the domain / TWG
05.2023 - 10.2024

Creative assistant

Thomas Bird London
02.2022 - Current

Portrait Artist

Self employed
03.2020 - Current

Wedding catering assistant

Emerson and West
01.2019 - 12.2019

Holiday Club Assistant

Fab Science
01.2013 - 12.2018

First Class Honours - Textile design

Leeds Arts University

Art foundation diploma -

DeMontfort University

A Levels - Art, Spanish, English Language

Robert Smyth Academy

GCSEs -

Guilsborough Academy
GEORGIA BUGLA