Jade Cartwright

JADE J. CARTWRIGHT PERSONAL PROFILE Outgoing, proactive, bubbly graduate. Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and is happy to assist in any way required. Eager to learn new skills and perfectly able to complete any given task, is flexible and can easily work alone or as part of a team. Hardworking, trustworthy and loyal; currently seeking work in the translation, rewriting and editing industries. EDUCATION 2011 – 2015 Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, UK BA Romance Languages; Spanish and Italian Language (2:1 Degree, 1st-class marks received for all language and translation modules) 2009 – 2011 Bexhill College, Bexhill, East Sussex, UK A Levels: French (B), Spanish (B), Music (B), English AS Level (C) 2004 – 2009 Helenswood School, Hastings, East Sussex, UK GCSEs: 10 at grades A-B (Including Maths and English) WORK EXPERIENCE June ’18 – Present Head ESL Teacher, Kodomo No Mori, Tokyo, Japan  Teaching English in a fun and exciting way at three nurseries.  Planning and creating a new curriculum and materials for the schools.  Training staff. Jan ’18 – Present Tap Dance Teacher, Tap Dance Today, Tokyo, Japan  CEO of Tap Dance Today.  Teaching tap dancing to a number of students of varying abilities. Oct ’11 – Present Freelance Translator  Translating numerous texts, papers, websites and articles from Spanish, Italian and Japanese into English and vice-versa. Mar ’17 – June 2018 Rewriter and English Teacher, Human Global Communications, Tokyo, Japan  Technical and business rewriting.  Editing and proofreading documents.  Teaching business English and presentation skills to corporate employees.  Voice recording and acting in promotional and educational films. Mar ’16 – Mar 2017 English Teacher, MLS, Tokyo, Japan  Teaching English conversation via the Drama Method® to children aged 6 months to 18 years.  Administrative duties; keeping up-to-date class registers, creating final student reports, etc.  Performing and assisting at bilingual presentation days.  Creating props for class use and onstage performances.  Preparing children to perform short plays onstage in English.  Providing demos and one-day trials for prospective new students. Oct ’15 – Mar 2016 English Teacher, NOVA, Tokyo, Japan  Teaching English conversation, business English and specialised English grammar courses to adults and children. July – Sept 2014 Book and Gift Shop Assistant, Laie Caixaforum, Barcelona, Spain  Assisting customers on the shop floor.  Shrink-wrapping books for display and sale.  Administrative work; categorising books, processing of sales of bookshop merchandise, stocktaking, handling cash, restocking merchandise. Sept ’13 – June 2014 EFL Teaching Assistant, Scuola Casaglio, Gussago (BS), Italy  Teaching English in a primary school to classes averaging 25 children.  Incorporating English into classes such as Maths, Music, Drama and PE, as well as English Language. Aug – Sept 2013 Public Relations, Pub S'auba, S'illot, Mallorca, Spain  Advertising for S'auba, working in close proximity to the bar, talking to the public and leafleting.  Waiting tables and serving drinks. Jul – Sept 2012 ESL Teacher, Shane Global Language School, Hastings, E. Sussex, UK  Teaching English to foreign students of various nationalities, ages and abilities.  Primarily teaching the Teenage Summer Programme to students aged 8-17.  Administrative work; creating student booklets, keeping up-to-date registers and student records, creating final student certificates for school leavers. 2010 – 2016 Private Piano Teacher, various locations  Teaching a number of students of varying abilities aged 5 and up. ADDITIONAL SKILLS Languages Spanish (Advanced reading/writing, advanced conversational) Italian (Advanced reading/writing, advanced conversational) Japanese (Advanced reading/writing, advanced conversational) French (Intermediate reading/writing, basic conversational) IT Competent use of MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), e-mail and internet software. OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS University 2014/15 Final Year Italian Department Representative Teaching and Education 2015 CELTA Qualification 2011 20-Hour TEFL Qualification City & Guilds Professional Development Award 2014 NVQ Level 4 in Retail Music 2012 Piano (Grade 8) Public Speaking 2008 Choral Speaking (Grade 5) Dance- Tap Dance (Advanced 1) Jazz Dance (Gold) Tap Dance Performance Award (Gold) Modern Dance (Grade 5)