KATHARINE GRACE MCMURRAY

55 Park Road, Brentfood, Essex, CM18 4LX

Mobile: +44 7582 461890

Email: katie_mcmurray94@hotmail.co.uk

In my final year at Southampton Solent University studying Marketing BSc; areas of study have been
broad and included Managing Business Finance to Electronic Marketing. Aspects of study have
involved working as a team to create presentations and discuss topics of debate, vastly improving
my interpersonal skills and increasing my level of personal confidence. I am forward thinking and
highly ambitious, I am dedicated to delivering outcomes of high quality and inspiring other to
achieve their desired goals.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TERISS BAR - BRENTWOOD

July 2013 Present

Bar Tender
Working independently and as a part of a team; providing professional and friendly customer
service and ensuring that the bar and lounge area maintained to a high level of cleanliness.
Shift patterns are varied and often it is my responsibility of opening up and working singlehanded.
Promotional Events involve a high level of customer engagement, waiting at tables and
promoting the event outside of the bar.
A highly demanding role both physically and mentally; requires a high level of professional
attitude and a calm and friendly manner whilst being able to multi task and a willingness to
undertake a varying number of duties.

WANTHERDRESS.COM

July 2012

General Assistant
My role as General Assistant gave me the invaluable insight as to how an online fashion store
operates. Duties were varied from folding and packing, posting orders and processing returns.
Manning telephone queries and orders, responding to emails and observing and assisting at a
fashion shoot.
WORK EXPERIENCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES CHELMSFORD

2011

Clerical Assistant
Responsibilities included data input, answering the telephone and note taking, passing on queries
to the correct department, typing up a range of requested reports.
For the duration I ensured I kept a detailed daily journal of my tasks, in order to make a
presentation to the management of IFDS at the end of the two-week period.
I was fortunate to be able to spend time in several departments, which gave me an insight into
how such a large organisation is run.

BRENTWOOD URSULINE PREPARATORY SCHOOL

2009/2010

Classroom Assistant
Assisted the class teacher with general classroom activities including listening to children read
aloud, creative work, playground and lunchtime supervision.
Interaction with parents and members of staff, including spending a period of time working with
the Head Teachers assistant with general office and administration duties.
The following year I was invited to return to the school as a volunteer, which I happily accepted.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
2014 Present

Southampton Solent University Bsc Hons Marketing

Modules include: Academic and Professional Development, Business
Consultancy/Management Project, Effective Marketing Communications, Electronic
Marketing

2012 - 2014

Southampton Solent University HND Business and Marketing

Second Year Modules included: Business Consultancy Project, Business Strategy,
Management Dimensions in Europe, Marketing Planning, Understanding Your
Market, Principles of Business Law
First Year Modules included: Business and Employment Skills and Statistics, Business
Environment, Management Information Systems, Managing Business Finance,
Marketing for Business, People and Organisations.

2010 2012

Shenfield High School

A-Level: English Literature C
AS Levels: Extended Project Qualification C, Philosophy and Ethics E

2005 2010

The Brentwood Ursuline Covent High School

10 GCSEs (6 A-C including English, Maths and Science)

PERSONAL DETAILS
Skills:

Good communication skills

Highly proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and
Explorer)

Interests:

Fashion, reading, charity work, gym, music. (Currently reading; Mastering Fashion
Buying and Merchandising Management by Tim Jackson and David Shaw)

Miscellaneous: Enrolled for a short course with The Fashion Retail Academy; Introduction to Buying
& Range Planning
Plan to study a foreign language after completion of my degree