Louise Powell
** ***** *****, ********, *******, L9G 4K8
Phone: 905-***-**** E-Mail: *.******.*@*****.***
Education
University of West London (formally Thames Valley University), London, United
Kingdom, 2006-2009.
Level of Education: BA Hons. New Media Journalism and Radio Broadcasting.
Awards: Club Colours Sports Award (2008, and 2009), Field Hockey. Honorary Law
Society Award.
Training: Radio Technician Training, 2008.
Experience
Brown International School, English Teacher, Busan, South Korea. Jan 2013- Jan
2014.
• Taught the following classes: Grammar, Reading, Phonics, Reading Comprehension,
Listening, Conversation, and Debate classes for summer and winter camps.
• Wrote monthly lesson plans for each subject and level appropriate, and presented both to
the schools director for approval.
Reed Exhibitions, Account Executive, London, United Kingdom, 2011- 2012
• Designed bespoke promotional, and recruitment campaigns for Offshore Europe (Europe’s
largest oil and gas exhibition).
• Developed new business to expand client database as potential future exhibitors across
Reeds ‘Energy’ portfolio.
• Managed direct client accounts with regular conversation via telephone and face-to-face
meetings to maintain strong relations.
• Retained relevant and up-to-date industry knowledge by attending our direct competitor’s
exhibitions, and regularly meeting with oil, gas, and alternative energy industry experts.
Telegraph Media Group, Business Development Executive, London, United
Kingdom, 2009- 2011
• Worked across small to medium sized enterprises to deliver recruitment solution
campaigns online and in print media for The Daily Telegraph’s Recruitment Solutions
team.
• Developed new business to expand our client database.
• Edited the monthly media packs for the Business section supplements within the main
edition of The Daily Telegraph. This was topic specific, covering all core sectors from ‘oil
and gas’ to ‘construction and engineering’. Each media pack was emailed and given by
hand to direct clients, advertising and PR companies as well as being referenced to in each
departmental monthly meeting.
• Represented my department on the Telegraph Media Groups Communications team. I
collected and reported the advertising department’s pros and cons to the Communications
team effectively and returned with solutions that were largely focused on maintaining
departmental moral.
Louise Powell
35 Abbey Close, Ancaster, Ontario, L9G 4K8
Phone: 905-***-**** E-Mail: *.******.*@*****.***
Independent Newspaper, Account Executive, London, United Kingdom, 2009- 2009
• Provided print and digital advertising campaigns to schools and universities across the
UK.
IPC Media Nuts Magazine, Editorial Intern, Surrey, United Kingdom, 2009- 2009
• Wrote TV and film reviews; copy editing incoming features; acted as photo shoot assistant,
and constructed sets for photo shoot events.
RBI Hairdressers Journal, Editorial Intern, Surrey, United Kingdom, 2008- 2008
• Wrote features based on my interviewing professional hairdressers, salon architects, and
product manufacturing companies.
The Irish Independent, Editorial Intern, Laois, Rep. of Ireland, 2007- 2007
• Copy editing incoming features; took incoming calls and wrote the corresponding
obituaries for both print and online edition.
Additional Skills
• Copywriting, copy editing, and proof reading.
• Digital media training: Target emails, homepage takeovers, behavioral targeting, social
media, and perception of value.
• Trouble-shooting and decision-making.
• Work well with others, attention to detail, and calm under pressure.
• Strong time management skills, organized, and self-motivated.
• Making presentations via PowerPoint.
• Creating detailed documents with images and graphs via Word.
• Emails, meetings, reminders, and group conversations via Outlook.
• Inputting data, contact lists, graphs, and updating pipelines via Excel.
• Creating posters and flyers via InDesign.