Claire Gould

CLAIRE GOULD PROFILE Professional Writer, with experience in Events Management, Design & Photography, Event Coordination and Customer Care . CONTACT Haifa, Israel (-- SKILLS Writing/Editing Advanced Social Media Advanced Event Coordination Intermediate Graphic Design Intermediate Photo/Video Editing Advanced SEO – Key Word Advanced Work Experience Freelance Writer & Editor International Mar ‘16 - Present Freelance transcriber, working with high profile clients. -Quick turn around with high accuracy and minimal errors. -Ability to decipher multiple heavy accents. -Average typing speed 85 WPM. Writing highly researched, detailed blogs and editorial articles for top tier businesses and smaller industries including Google, Netflix and WikiHow. Writing guides and long form reviews. Creating captivating and engaging web and social media content. Refined research and sourcing for complex and technical topics. Copywriting , SEO and Key Word. Accurate spelling and grammar. Owner and curator of the blog, Tale Raven on WordPress. Personal Assistant, Social Media Manager, Events Coordinator Bea’s Vintage Tearooms, Bath, Somerset, UK Jan ‘15 - Feb ‘16 Personal assistant to management. In charge of marketing and promotion using multimedia channels; including video editing, leaflet and hardcopy promotion, Instagram stories, banner creation, landing and web page content and design. Collaborated in the creation and constant update of the company social profiles (Instagram, Facebook and Blog). Daily usage of digital channels. Lead host of large groups during events, including personal host to celebrity guests. Organised personal and professional calendars and supplied reminders of upcoming meetings and events to customers, and management. Set designer and correspondent for the store’s events from idea to completion. Use of tools on SharePoint environments; implementation of simple graphics (creation of advertising banners and/or promotional images) and video-making activities for advertising purposes. Ensured consistent branding across all channels. General administrative duties, including reporting and diary management. Produced various documents using Word, Excel. Events Coordinator, Personal Assistant My small world café, Bath, Somerset, UK Jan ‘13 – Jan ‘15 Events coordinator for book launches and special events, including large group cinema nights, fund raisers and celebrity guest readings. Worked with the café and venue owners towards developing multiple advertising campaigns for their various events and activities, integrated across multiple social media channels. Liaison with press and media. Created graphic design using Photoshop software. Helped devise daily activities for groups of new mothers, and children’s events. Designed, implemented and maintained written content for the online store, blog and website. Hosted book launch events and assisted the authors and celebrities. Set design and implementation for multiple events. Personal assistant to management. Makeup Artist and Photographer Jan ’07- March ‘15 Freelance, International. Assisted in makeup and wig design for theatres and film productions across the UK. Principal photographer for internationally acclaimed bands. Maintained active social media, blog content and produced demonstrative web videos. Graphic design of logos and all media for website and hardcopy advertising. Created promotional flyers, leaflets and media design and distribution. Customer Advocate Apr ‘10 – Dec ‘12 Heritage Will Writers/ The Money Centre, Norwich, Norfolk Provided support and advice about last will and testaments to clients. Implemented extensive phone communications, produce daily reports and utilised the departmental database. Advised clients from a database of over 225,000 landlords regarding Buy-to-Let properties. Gained a high level of customer retention. Administrative assistant to the legal team to maintain effective workflow of sensitive paperwork. Assistant Manager Oct ‘07 – Mar ‘10 Cafe Nero, Norwich, Norfolk Working with colleagues to ensure safe and productive running of the store. EDUCATION OPEN UNIVERSITY Haifa, Israel Illustration and Writing in Children’s Literature. June 2018 – Present OPEN UNIVERSITY Frome, Somerset Arts and Humanities, Feb 2012 – Oct 2012