JENNIFER JANINE THOMPSON

DOB: 8th January 1986 (24)

A: 6 Hampden Road, High Wycombe,
Buckinghamshire, HP13 6SX
E: J.Thompson@live.co.uk
T: 07891128959
W: www.Jenny-Thompson.co.uk

PERSONAL PROFILE KEY SKILLS AND ABILITIES

I am a passionate, confident and hardworking
employee. I graduated from Oxford Brookes in June 2009 Design
with a 2:1 in Interior Architecture. I then became a - Architectural
Marketing Manager for an entrepreneurial start-up - Interior
company that moved through overseas property sales, - Website
publishing and product penetration – all areas where I’ve - Print
gained significant practical experience over the last Marketing
year. I created marketing strategies for diverse products - Planning & implementing
and set KPI’s, sales and audience targets with a team of - Website build
directors and designers. I performed as marketing and - E-Marketing
office manager; hiring and training the team and - Direct Marketing
maintaining a high level of motivation. This diverse - Copywriting
entrepreneurial role also primed my business acumen, - Social Media
something I aim to use in future opportunities. Management
- Office
I have been fortunate to have been placed in a diverse - Team Leadership
range of roles. Through working and heading many - Deadline/Project
teams I have realised the need for a diplomatic and - Social Media
motivational attitude to ensure a great working - Retail
relationship and an openness that inspires creativity - Marketing
within a team. I am often placed in roles with - Budget
responsibility where I am a key player in team initiatives. Education
- Mathematics
I am ambitious, capable and intuitive when given a - Interior Architecture
project, brief or idea to work with. I am ideally looking for - Chemistry
a job role that will grow my business acumen, creativity - Intermediate Italian
and build upon and create new skills. - GCSE French & Welsh
Personality
I aim to complete a business and marketing qualification - Hardworking
within the next two years along with a trip to Italy to study - Intuitive
level 2 Italian. - Ambitious
- Passionate
- Meticulous
INTERESTS - Motivated
- Tenancious
I enjoy travelling, recently visiting Milan and Morocco,
Computing
and have a strong cultural awareness gained through
- InDesign
living in several foreign countries including France, Italy
- Dreamweaver
and USA. I like to keep up to date within the design and
- PremierPro
advertisement world by regularly reading Wallpaper
- Photoshop
magazine, taking part in MyArchN online blogs and
- Illustrator
attending networking and exhibition events. I like to
- Excel
spend time in a variety of museums with my favourites
- Word
being Cardiff National Museum, London Design Museum
- Powerpoint
and the Saatchi Gallery. I enjoy walking and have
- Outlook
recently completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge
- SketchUp
as well as the Brecon Beacons five peak challenge. I
- Vectorworks
enjoy socializing making sure I keep in touch with friends
- Control Systems
and family.
WORK EXPERIENCE
OCTOBER 2010 – P RESENT
KEY ACCOUNT ADMIN , BIFFA
Logging account amendments including: inventory
checks, service frequency logs, setting up new contracts
and suspending old contracts. Organisation and tenacity
are vital in this role and I am exercising them daily. It gives
an insight into a varied and widespread national
company which gives the opportunity to keep up to
date with movements through National to SME business.
JUNE 2010 – SEPT 2010
FREELANCE DESIGN : ARTIJAN & THE SNAX C OMPANY
For Artijan, a local artist, I created print design work for an
open house exhibition which included invitations,
brochures, price cards and postcards. I helped market
and advertise this event for her. I have also designed her
website using CSS/Html web development.
I have created posters and business cards for The Snax
Company.
JUNE 2010
WORK EXPERIENCE , DESIGN STAGE
I had the opportunity to undergo a week of work
experience with Design Stage this involved working
closely with the Senior Web Developer who tutored me
through Joomla/CMS/HTML/CSS web systems.
SEPT 2009 – JUNE 2010
MARKETING MANAGER, KMVF MEDIA
This job role was varied due to the nature of the
entrepreneurial startup. My core roles were Marketing,
Office and Admin management. Our projects focused
on branding company initiatives and creating marketing
channels within the fields of overseas property,
publishing, product distribution, web and graphic design.
I practiced copywriting; drawing up business and
marketing plans, press releases and newletters. I
designed websites and print work including business
cards, brochures, leaflets and posters. Alongside I
implemented company initiatives and branding, direct
mail, e-marketing campaigns and social media.
I motivated my small team of designers putting in place
KPI’s, audience and visibility targets along with keeping
up-to-date with sales trends and e-marketing results;
producing trend graphs and spreadsheets.
Due to the small size of the team I gained vocational skills
in the organisation and operation of a business, with
office manager responsibilities within admin and HR, with
high use of personal initiative.
SEPT 2009:
I NVITATIONAL INTERNSHIP , WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE
A week-long internship learning about the organisation
and operation of a national arts venue. This included a
technical and architectural overview of the building, a
primer on venue operations and human resource
management; and an insight into events programming.
JULY 2009 - AUGUST 2009:
SALES/MARKETING INTERN , CREATION THEATRE
Gained experience in marketing, sales and customer
service within the context of theatre management.
I spearheaded website management and PR through
social networking sites; setup the main city centre
advertising campaign, alongside a self-led publicity
venture using bikes. I also liaised with ticketing
companies and organised box office seating. I
completed a SWOT analysis to inform the next steps
for the company in strategic marketing.
JUNE 2008 – SEPT 2008:
JUNIOR ASSISTANT , RRA ARCHITECTS
I understudied the Artistic Partner in preparing
planning applications and feasibility studies.
I liaised with clients and directors whilst meeting
time-sensitive targets.
My design projects included: a mill conversion;
calculating bat loft volume; an entrance to a church
crypt; new home build project; kitchen and
landscape design; a church extension/conversion. I
also produced a practice booklet titled ’32 ways to
green your home’.
OCT 2005 – JAN 2008:
C USTOMER ASSISTANT , MARKS AND SPENCER
I started with M&S at the Bath store where I managed
inventory and front of house presentation throughout
the knitwear and swimwear departments. I had the
opportunity to coach new members of staff and
worked well within a team of colleagues and
managers.
I learnt the breadth of my customer service
knowledge during my time at M&S. I enjoyed being in
contact with customers and quickly learnt that the
company was led by what their customers wanted. I
often found myself motivating staff during busy
seasons such as Christmas and Sales. I was an active
member in team meetings imputing into sales
decisions.
Whilst working at Monmouth Simply food. I
represented M&S when sent to new stores to train up
new staff acting as a source of knowledge about their
products and brand. I really enjoyed this role as it had
a great mix of interaction with customers,
responsibility and fantastic personal development.
NOV 2007:
TOUR GUIDE , OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY
I represented the university guiding potential students
and parents around the university.
JUNE 2005-SEPTEMBER 2006:
C AMPSITE C OURIER , C ANVAS HOLIDAYS.
DOL DE BRETAGNE , FRANCE .
Reception duties along with customer service,
cleaning and kids club.
EDUCATION

SEPTEMBER 2006 – JUNE 2009 JUNE 2007

OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY ;
BA (HONS) INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE , 2:1
Final Year prize for ‘Outstanding contribution to the
culture of Interior Architecture’.
C ENTRO FIRENZE , FLORENCE ;
1 month Intensive Intermediate Italian language
course. I lived in a self-catered apartment with two
other students in the centre of Florence. I enjoyed
practicing the language every day.

This degree has taught me understanding of how people

SEPT 2004 – JUNE 2005
interact within space. A degree that has given me
confidence within presentation, design and personal U NIVERSITY OF BATH ; U NDERGRADUATE CHEMISTRY
ownership. I practiced a great deal of self-motivation 1 year spent in Bath on an undergraduate degree
from leading petitions, managing deadlines and alongside foundation maths.
representing the course on open days and annual
meetings. 1997 - 2004:
FAIRWATER HIGH SCHOOL, CWMBRAN
I worked in a conceptual way often pushing the brief A-Levels: Art (A), Chemistry (B), Biology (C).
and encapsulating the project we are given. I am able AS-Level: Geography (D).
to translate conceptual thoughts and design into a real GCSEs: 11 GCSEs grade A-C including Maths (B),
life situation. Interior Architect formed a foundation onto English (B), Chem (A), Biol (B), Physics (B) and Art (A*).
which I developed my presentation, communication,
portfolio and architectural design skills. I have first class
presentational skills, often enjoying ‘crits’ and portfolio
deadline, where I can express my ideas to a group of
colleages, peers and professionals.

KEY PROJECTS
 Thesis analysing ‘The Public Image of an
Architect’.
 A live project designing a new space within
a nursery to aid learning, play and
exploration.
 A final proposal of a street performance
theatre called ‘The Pitch’ in Borough Market
as an exercise in making people ‘pause’.

ACHIEVEMENTS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Founded and led the university Interior Architecture
Society.
Project managed and co-designed all End of Year
exhibitions.
Led and successfully concluded a petition to save
the Interior Architecture course at Oxford Brookes.