I am writing to you with avid interest with regards to a management position. I am currently seeking a better future and life for myself.
I consider myself to be an inspiring young individual who has travelled the world with her career and would now like to settle and work in Canada. I have an aray of talents and skills to offer which include many years of team management, advertising and marketing. I have worked the past 11 years in the cruise ship industry and my clients have been mainly Canadian and U.S citizens, I have an amazing natural rapport with them. I poses the up most highest levels of customer service skills and have perfected the art of connection. My clients love my true english accent which adds to my charm and charisma in turn has helped myself, my team and the company I have worked for reach and exceed budgeted annual revenue targets.
My passion is meeting new challenges, I am a quick learner and have very, good organisational skills, good team action player, also have the ability to work independently.
This would be a new and exciting career change for me and I am extremely interested in a high-level position in the Product/ Market area.
Thanking you in advance for your time.
Yours sincerely
Joanne T Gowing
Skills:
Known languages (and levels):
English-Very Good
French-A little
Spanish-A little
Type of Employment wanted:
Full Time
Minimum Yearly Salary in Numbers:
30000 GBP
Current Location:
UK England, England, Peterborough
Education & Experience
Education History, Qualifications & other additional information:
Level of Education:
College
Education 1990-1992 Stamford College Stamford, Lincs, UK
A Level Art & Design Grade B
A Level Photography Grade A
A Level Psychology Grade C
19851990 Jack Hunt Comprehensive Petereborough,Uk
Gcse English Literature Grade B
Gcse English Language Grade B
Gcse Maths Grade C
Gcse Art Grade A
Gcse French Grade C
Gcse History Grade C
Work History & Experience:
Years of Work Experience:
10 to 15 Years
Company Details Work History
Ocean Images Inc, Romsey Southampton, UK. April 1998- April 2009.
Position: Image Creator Manager and Black Label Portrait Artist, have worked onboard the following cruise Lines:
MS Prinsendam, Holland and America Cruise Line Jan 2009 April 2009
MS Seven Seas Navigator, Regent Seven Seas Cruise Lines Nov 2006 - Dec 2008
MV Galaxy, MV Mercury, MV Century, MS Zenith, Celebrity Cruise Lines
April 1998 Sept 2006
Responsibilities:
Managed the overall photography and video departments (from two nine team members, depending of vessel size.) onboard a five and six stars Luxury cruise line with capacities of 500 -1900 guests.
Training team members in all aspects of photography.
Training team members how to print using Fuji Frontier printing system.
Training team members how to approach our guests when photographing. Practicing and delivering excellent guest service.
Photographing all onboard ship events such as Weddings, Renewal of Vows, Cocktail parties, private events, family portraits, high-end exclusive Black Label private seating portraiture bookings.
Photographing on tour, such as portrait, landscape, wild life, action photography. Capturing the true essence of each different culture, country, city, town and village I have visited.
Responsible for producing all promotional advertisement material.
End of cruise financial accounting paperwork, revenue reports.
Enhancement Imagery using Adobe Photoshop
Creating slide shows using Iphoto
The displaying & marketing of digital photographic retail such as cameras, accessories, digital media cards etc, custom made Cruise in Review DVDs, photo books and all photo memories captured through out the many different voyages.
Responsible for the printing, general up keep and maintenance of the Fuji Frontier 500 series Printer.
Achieved Holland America, Regent, Celebrity Cruise Line and Ocean Images budgeted end of cruise revenue targets.
As an enhancement Specialist I can proficiently use the following Programs on Mac / PC
Adobe Photoshop Cs3 / Cs4
Digital Dark Room Express
19961998 Avis Rent A Car Peterborough, UK
District Supervisor
Supervised a team of six delivery drivers and reservation specialist
Organized large deliveries of Avis hire cars to corporate businesses and RAF Military bases.
Made reservation bookings using real time Avis reservation system.
1993 1996
Nig Insurance Plc Insurance Underwriter
Processed Insurance claims
General office duties
Further Training and Certificates
LMS Training
Public Health Training
Antarctica
Crowd Management and passenger safety
Preventing Sexual Harassment ad assault
Position: Image Creator Manager and Black Label Portrait Artist, have worked onboard the following cruise Lines:
MS Prinsendam, Holland and America Cruise Line Jan 2009 April 2009
MS Seven Seas Navigator, Regent Seven Seas Cruise Lines Nov 2006 - Dec 2008
MV Galaxy, MV Mercury, MV Century, MS Zenith, Celebrity Cruise Lines
April 1998 Sept 2006
Responsibilities:
Managed the overall photography and video departments (from two nine team members, depending of vessel size.) onboard a five and six stars Luxury cruise line with capacities of 500 -1900 guests.
Training team members in all aspects of photography.
Training team members how to print using Fuji Frontier printing system.
Training team members how to approach our guests when photographing. Practicing and delivering excellent guest service.
Photographing all onboard ship events such as Weddings, Renewal of Vows, Cocktail parties, private events, family portraits, high-end exclusive Black Label private seating portraiture bookings.
Photographing on tour, such as portrait, landscape, wild life, action photography. Capturing the true essence of each different culture, country, city, town and village I have visited.
Responsible for producing all promotional advertisement material.
End of cruise financial accounting paperwork, revenue reports.
Enhancement Imagery using Adobe Photoshop
Creating slide shows using Iphoto
The displaying & marketing of digital photographic retail such as cameras, accessories, digital media cards etc, custom made Cruise in Review DVDs, photo books and all photo memories captured through out the many different voyages.
Responsible for the printing, general up keep and maintenance of the Fuji Frontier 500 series Printer.
Achieved Holland America, Regent, Celebrity Cruise Line and Ocean Images budgeted end of cruise revenue targets.
As an enhancement Specialist I can proficiently use the following Programs on Mac / PC
Adobe Photoshop Cs3 / Cs4
Digital Dark Room Express
19961998 Avis Rent A Car Peterborough, UK
District Supervisor
Supervised a team of six delivery drivers and reservation specialist
Organized large deliveries of Avis hire cars to corporate businesses and RAF Military bases.
Made reservation bookings using real time Avis reservation system.
1993 1996
Nig Insurance Plc Insurance Underwriter
Processed Insurance claims
General office duties
Further Training and Certificates
LMS Training
Public Health Training
Antarctica
Crowd Management and passenger safety
Preventing Sexual Harassment ad assault
Education 1990-1992 Stamford College Stamford, Lincs, UK
A Level Art & Design Grade B
A Level Photography Grade A
A Level Psychology Grade C
19851990 Jack Hunt Comprehensive Petereborough,Uk
Gcse English Literature Grade B
Gcse English Language Grade B
Gcse Maths Grade C
Gcse Art Grade A
Gcse French Grade C
Gcse History Grade C
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