Honor Brown
London
Summary
Highly motivated sales executive, passionate about learning more and succeeding in the PR industry. I thrive in a collaborative atmosphere, learning from those around me. I also maintain a strong initiative, ensuring efficiency when working in demanding environments. I am adaptable, having worked both with selling and marketing to a wide range of businesses, with keen analytical abilities and rigorous attention to detail.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
15
15
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Classified Sales Executive
THE OLDIE
06.2025 - 09.2025
- Currently leading the classified advertising section of The Oldie; a high-profile general interest magazine with over 114,000 readers
- Consistently exceeded sales targets
- Analysing and sourcing prospective clients, reaching out to them to sell advertising space, adapting and developing proposals based on their alignment with our readership
- Creating and maintaining relationships with clients across a range consumer and business sectors, engaging with them as their primary contact at The Oldie
- Calculating and negotiating competitive costs for clients based on the proportion of available advertising space they wish to purchase, ensuring maintained profit margins for the magazine
- Developed a proficiency working with Excel and CRM Systems, recording purchases and maintaining client databases
Intern
CRAFT MEDIA
07.2024 - 08.2024
- Summer internship; working in a media communications and marketing agency.
- Working in a team, aiding in planning and proposing marketing strategies for a range of client’s brands; such as BrewDog, Selfridges, Interflora, Fever Tree, and Wagamama
- Used Microsoft PowerPoint to help create presentations outlining these marketing strategies for clients
- I particularly enjoyed the process of selecting prospective clients; analysing businesses and assessing how the agency could develop and improve their brand.
Multimedia Broadcaster
EU TV
09.2024 - 03.2025
- Broadcasting articles and breaking news in video format.
- Working in collaboration with Edinburgh University Television and The Student, I investigated local news and pertinent topics, deciding which would translate best in video broadcast format for the website and for Instagram reels.
- Personally appeared in one video, broadcasting my own article in a TV news format.
Writer
THE STUDENT
09.2023 - 07.2025
- Written several articles and features for Edinburgh’s student newspaper.
- I have focused on a range of subjects that have interested me over the years; researching and investigating topics such as AI, British infrastructure, Edinburgh news, and several social and cultural issues.
- Collaborated with other journalists in the university paper’s news room, sharing creative ideas and news, working together on new projects.
Waitress
WHITE HORSE
08.2023 - 03.2024
- Waiting tables and manning the bar at an oyster bar and seafood restaurant on The Royal Mile, Edinburgh’s busiest street.
Bartender
JINTY MCGINTY’S
06.2023 - 07.2023
- Bartender at a busy Irish pub in central Glasgow, serving pints and mixing cocktails.
Site Manager
EDMISTON- SURNEY FARM
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Worked over 3 months managing the Edmiston family’s private glamping site in Sussex.
- Provided super-yacht style service to guests weekly.
- Housekeeping, cooking, serving food and drinks, decorating and improving the site and gardens, entertaining guests and creating atmosphere.
Bar Staff
THE PHOENIX CHELSEA
05.2022 - 05.2022
- Worked as a bartender during the Chelsea Flower Show.
On Location & In-House Runner
SMUGGLER LONDON
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Worked as a director’s assistant in the central London office
- Managing directors’ schedules, coordinating large cohorts of people on set, and general company admin
- Worked as a runner on location for advertisement and music video shoots
Education
MA (Hons) - History
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
09.2021 - 05.2025
A Levels - French, English, Economics
LYCÉE FRANÇAIS CHARLES DE GAULLE, LONDON
01.2010 - 01.2021
Skills
- Native French speaker
- Working proficiency in Italian
- Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel
- Teamwork
- Proficiency in CRM systems
- Logistical Coordination
- Knowledge of sales techniques
- Analytical skills
- Brand awareness building
Accomplishments
- PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
- Grade 8 Classical Ballet at the Royal Academy of Dance
- 2024 Edinburgh Half-Marathon finisher, raising over £300 for Macmillan
- Competition swimmer at Chelsea and Westminster swimming club
- JP Morgan Forage Investment Banking Course certified
Raise Edinburgh, Volunteer- 2022
- Respresentative at a student led charity for Malaria. Organizing and attending fundraising efforts and events.
Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Volunteer- 2021
- Volunteer work in India, cleaning the ashram grounds, working in the kitchen and various Delhi temples’ kitchens, as well as teaching and learning in the ashram classroom
Hobbies and Interests
Part of the University Reeling Society and Snow Sports Society. Accomplished classical dancer and competition swimmer. I also enjoy fishing and shooting, whenever I have the chance to leave the city.
Timeline
Classified Sales Executive
THE OLDIE
06.2025 - 09.2025
Multimedia Broadcaster
EU TV
09.2024 - 03.2025
Intern
CRAFT MEDIA
07.2024 - 08.2024
Writer
THE STUDENT
09.2023 - 07.2025
Waitress
WHITE HORSE
08.2023 - 03.2024
Bartender
JINTY MCGINTY’S
06.2023 - 07.2023
Site Manager
EDMISTON- SURNEY FARM
06.2022 - 08.2022
Bar Staff
THE PHOENIX CHELSEA
05.2022 - 05.2022
MA (Hons) - History
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
09.2021 - 05.2025
On Location & In-House Runner
SMUGGLER LONDON
01.2018 - 01.2020
A Levels - French, English, Economics
LYCÉE FRANÇAIS CHARLES DE GAULLE, LONDON
01.2010 - 01.2021