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 JULY 2009 - AUGUST 2009:
KEY ACCOUNT ADMIN , BIFFA SALES/MARKETING INTERN , CREATION THEATRE
Logging account amendments including: inventory Gained experience in marketing, sales and customer
checks, service frequency logs, setting up new contracts service within the context of theatre management.
and suspending old contracts. Organisation and tenacity I spearheaded website management and PR through
are vital in this role and I am exercising them daily. It gives social networking sites; setup the main city centre
an insight into a varied and widespread national advertising campaign, alongside a self-led publicity
company which gives the opportunity to keep up to venture using bikes. I also liaised with ticketing
date with movements through National to SME business. companies and organised box office seating. I
completed a SWOT analysis to inform the next steps
JUNE 2010 – SEPT 2010 for the company in strategic marketing.
FREELANCE DESIGN : ARTIJAN & THE SNAX C OMPANY
For Artijan, a local artist, I created print design work for an JUNE 2008 – SEPT 2008:
open house exhibition which included invitations, JUNIOR ASSISTANT , RRA ARCHITECTS
brochures, price cards and postcards. I helped market I understudied the Artistic Partner in preparing
and advertise this event for her. I have also designed her planning applications and feasibility studies.
website using CSS/Html web development. I liaised with clients and directors whilst meeting
I have created posters and business cards for The Snax time-sensitive targets.
Company. My design projects included: a mill conversion;
calculating bat loft volume; an entrance to a church
JUNE 2010
crypt; new home build project; kitchen and
WORK EXPERIENCE , DESIGN STAGE landscape design; a church extension/conversion. I
I had the opportunity to undergo a week of work also produced a practice booklet titled ’32 ways to
experience with Design Stage this involved working green your home’.
closely with the Senior Web Developer who tutored me
through Joomla/CMS/HTML/CSS web systems.
OCT 2005 – JAN 2008:
SEPT 2009 – JUNE 2010
C USTOMER ASSISTANT , MARKS AND SPENCER
MARKETING MANAGER, KMVF MEDIA I started with M&S at the Bath store where I managed
inventory and front of house presentation throughout
This job role was varied due to the nature of the
the knitwear and swimwear departments. I had the
entrepreneurial startup. My core roles were Marketing,
opportunity to coach new members of staff and
Office and Admin management. Our projects focused
worked well within a team of colleagues and
on branding company initiatives and creating marketing
managers.
channels within the fields of overseas property,
I learnt the breadth of my customer service
publishing, product distribution, web and graphic design.
knowledge during my time at M&S. I enjoyed being in
contact with customers and quickly learnt that the
I practiced copywriting; drawing up business and
company was led by what their customers wanted. I
marketing plans, press releases and newletters. I
often found myself motivating staff during busy
designed websites and print work including business
seasons such as Christmas and Sales. I was an active
cards, brochures, leaflets and posters. Alongside I
member in team meetings imputing into sales
implemented company initiatives and branding, direct
decisions.
mail, e-marketing campaigns and social media.
Whilst working at Monmouth Simply food. I
represented M&S when sent to new stores to train up
I motivated my small team of designers putting in place
new staff acting as a source of knowledge about their
KPI’s, audience and visibility targets along with keeping
products and brand. I really enjoyed this role as it had
up-to-date with sales trends and e-marketing results;
a great mix of interaction with customers,
producing trend graphs and spreadsheets.
responsibility and fantastic personal development.

Due to the small size of the team I gained vocational skills

NOV 2007:
in the organisation and operation of a business, with
office manager responsibilities within admin and HR, with
TOUR GUIDE , OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY
high use of personal initiative. I represented the university guiding potential students
and parents around the university.
SEPT 2009:
I NVITATIONAL INTERNSHIP , WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE JUNE 2005-SEPTEMBER 2006:
A week-long internship learning about the organisation C AMPSITE C OURIER , C ANVAS HOLIDAYS.
and operation of a national arts venue. This included a DOL DE BRETAGNE , FRANCE .
technical and architectural overview of the building, a Reception duties along with customer service,
primer on venue operations and human resource cleaning and kids club.
management; and an insight into events programming.
EDUCATION

SEPTEMBER 2006 – JUNE 2009 JUNE 2007

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