J O B A I L E YFloral Designer

INTENSIVE SPRING INTERNSHIP (DESIGN & GROWING)Floralora Flowers (PEC, Canada), 17/04/18 -   22/06/18

Farming techniques at this sustainable flower farm follow slow farming principles and most design was garden-inspired.

Created floral designs for events (proms, weddings, parties)Designed bouquets to order in a fast-paced environment (Toronto Flower Market)Made arrangements in advance to fit specific briefs or in response to mood boards Combined thinking creatively and reactively whilst respecting what is in season to create beautiful arrangementsCreated 30 flower subscription bouquets to  order each week Seeded, transplanted and watered plants Prepared, mulched and weeded flower beds Harvested, processed and learnt how to condition and store cut flowers before their sale or use in arrangements

VISUAL CHAMPION & SALES ASSISTANT Lush Oxford Street (London, UK),   08/10/16 – 16/04/18

Lush Cosmetics consistently won awards for their customer service. OxfordStreet is their three-story flagship store on Europe's busiest shoppingstreet.

Received intensive training in both customer service and continuousproduct knowledge trainingDelivered full shop tours in both French and EnglishLed children’s parties, facilitated events and product-making workshops Joined the in-store Visual Merchandising team as a Visual Champion inAugust 2017Learnt how to merchandise reactively and how to work within a small,growing teamArranged 20 vases of seasonal British flowers biweekly for both the publicand spa clientsTook care of shop plants and planned natural installations and displays

E X P E R I E N C E P R O F I L E Enthusiastic, global-minded EnglishLiterature graduate, with a passionfor fresh cut flowers, sustainableagriculture and excellent stories.Bilingual English-French speakerwith an optimistic, friendly andsolution-focused outlook.

E D U C A T I O NNew Skills Academy Floristry Academy Diploma, 2018 Newcastle University (UK) BA in English Literature, 2:1, 2012

C O N T A C TPHONE:  +44(0)7711145052 EMAIL: jo.elizabeth.anne.bailey@gmail.com INSTAGRAM: leafandstem_ ADDRESS: Nybohovsbacken 43, Liljeholmen,Stockholm, Sweden

J O B A I L E YFloral Designer

AGRICULTURAL INTERN (CUT FLOWERS)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ASSISTANT 

WAITRESS AND CASHIER (VEGAN CAFE)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING ASSISTANT

INTENSIVE LANGUAGE WORKSHOP LEADER

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TUTOR

GALLERY CONSULTANT INTERN

TOUR GUIDE AND RESEARCHER

SOCIAL MEDIA AND PROMOTIONS CO-ORDINATOR

MARKETING AND EVENTS ORGANISATION ASSISTANT

Floralora Flowers (Ontario, Canada),   14/06/16 – 27/06/16 AGRICULTURAL INTERN (VEGETABLES)Vicki's Veggies (Ontario, Canada),  30/05/16 – 13/06/16

Bob's Kitchen (Paris, France),   01/01/15 – 30/08/15

Lycée Camille Sée;  Ecole de la Villette  (Paris, France),   01/10/14 – 28/04/15

Mairie de Paris (Paris, France),   01/10/14 – 15/10/15

Self-Employed (Paris, France),   01/10/13 – 25/08/15

Art Galleries Europe (Paris, France),   19/01/14 – 20/02/14

Discovery Museum (Newcastle, UK),   15/06/13 – 30/08/13

 Oxfam Books and Music (Newcastle, UK),   02/09/12 – 25/08/13

The Head of Steam (Newcastle, UK),   08/08/12 – 25/08/13

Centre d’éducation de Matane (QC, Canada),   01/09/15 – 30/05/16

S K I L L SLanguages: English (native),                                French (fluent),                                  Swedish (basic)In-depth knowledge ofagricultural processesPassion for creating original  floral arrangementsExperience working with thesocially and physically vulnerableand young childrenExcellent customer service andsales backgroundVisual merchandising skillsFit and used to physicallydemanding work

R E F E R E N C E References available on request.

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