Jarad Salaam

• Automotive company which develops limited run cars for brands such as McLaren, Ford, Gordon Murray Automotive, Pininfarina and Singer Porsche.
• Having previously worked with this company in the summer of 2023, where I spent one day within the marketing department, I reached out to them again to see if I could gain more work experience in marketing.
• This time, I spent one week purely in marketing, and carried out tasks such as website articles, social media reposts and researching methods on how the company could adopt new marketing practices.

Took up a role working at Royal Ascot 2025, specifically in the corporate hospitality sector. I was a food and beverage assistant in 'The Lawn Club,' where I was serving and interacting with high paying guests behind the buffet, as well as briefly attending their tables when the venue was at full capacity, which was across the full week.

I was praised very highly during my stint here. I was made Employee of the Day on two occasions, with the venue manager complimenting my exceptional hospitality and people skills.

Overall, this role required me to:

• Provide detailed menu information to customers, facilitating informed choice making.
• Collaborate effectively with kitchen and floor staff for expedited order delivery.
• Serve meals and drinks with professionalism and skill, maintaining high presentation and quality standards.

• Maintained knowledge of current sales promotions helping customers make informed buying decisions.
• Managed till operations smoothly, reducing waiting time for customers.
• Improved customer service by efficiently handling queries and complaints.
• Ensured stock replenishment in a timely manner to maintain product availability.
• Built lasting relationships with clients through customer service interactions.

I spent just under a week working with the HR and PR teams at Veritas, a global software sales business. I was tasked with doing market and journalist research for the PR team in advance of an event they were holding. I also spent time work shadowing a HRBP and the International Head of People Development.

I spent a few days working mainly with the projects department, I returned in 2025 to spend more time in my preferred department (marketing). During my first stint, I attended meetings with the Head Of Design and Projects, gaining deeper insights into how an automotive company operates.

At this point in time, they were developing the interior for the Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro, and being in an environment where everyone was working on this car further sparked my passion for the automotive and motorsport industry.