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30 Josephine Avenue, Limavady, Co. [email protected]

Skills Summary
I have been a keen illustrator and fine artist my film and this along with the vast amount of
whole life, focusing a large amount of my spare developmental work I created eventually got me
time on constantly practicing drawing and the opportunity to display my work at Stendhal
developing my own unique style of art. My Festival in 2017.
passions are creating very individualised
atmospheres and a vivid aesthetic that stays In February 2020, I started my own small
with the audience/viewer. bespoke clothing brand Goneplace, a streetwear
brand that focuses on incorporating fine art and
I studied Art & Design Crafts at North West graphic design into affordable clothing.
Regional College from 2014 - 2017, honing my (https://thegoneplace.com/). I find this
design skills. During my time at college, I found endeavour very interesting, working with design
myself becoming increasingly interested with the sketching, graphic design, and customer
background development of films, being service. I have been promoting my brand using
particularly focused on the character and social media for a while now with ever-growing
costume design aspects. My Final Major Project success. I find it rewarding to create a design,
in my Foundation year was a conceptual budget, and put it out there for the public to
collection of pieces based around a hypothetical possibly even purchase. With every release, I
film I was making. I set myself the task of writing learn how to cater to certain trends and budget
a plot, and then designing the full film from in a more accurate manner. I plan every
scratch, discussing/sketching/designing how the photoshoot based around the clothing, often
atmosphere would be in the final product. This with the help from my peers from photography
meant designing characters, costumes, props, and editing background.
and sets. I ended up making a few props for the
Work Experience
As I have stated prior, I currently run my own specific skillsets. I have had to develop and
small clothing brand, which has taught me a lot enhance over the years. These skills are
about budgeting, choosing styles that suit a universally beneficial.
scene in a photoshoot for modelling the clothing,
and designing as a discipline in itself. This has In summary, these skills include understanding
given me a strong insight into the world of the importance of the interpersonal skills
fashion, and when creating each design, I must involved in working with the public and my
consider how it will look on each person for colleagues, money handling and stock-taking,
modelling, much like I would doing costume and dealing with suppliers and customers in a
design or character design. busy working environment whilst maintaining
professionalism as a representative of the
Since the age of 17, I have been working in the business.
Point Bar & Restaurant, Magilligan, Co.
Derry/Londonderry, and have had various roles I have good communication and organisational
during my 6 years with this business. These skills. I understand the importance of good time
roles include starting as a kitchen porter, then a management, reliability, and flexibility when
cook, a waiter, and finally progressing to the other team members may be unable to fill a role.
position of bartender. It is a busy restaurant and Above all, I am loyal and enthusiastic, and take
all of the roles have required many similar pride in any task I set my mind to.
transferrable skillsets, but they also had very
Education
• Secondary Education Qualifications achieved:
Limavady Grammar School BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Art and
3 Ballyquin Road Design (Design Crafts):
Limavady Distinction/Distinction/Merit (DDM)
Co. Londonderry
BT49 9ET • College Education (Higher)
Date: September 2009 - June 2014 North West Regional College
Main Street, Limavady, Co. Londonderry
Qualifications Achieved: BT49 0EX
GCSE: Date: September 2016 - June 2017
A – English Language
A – English Literature Qualifications achieved:
A – Art BTEC Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art and
CC – Double Award Science Design: Distinction (D)
C – Maths
C – IT • Bachelor’s Degree
C – Journalism Ulster University (Magee Campus)
C – Religious Education Northland Road
D – French Derry/Londonderry, Co. Derry/Londonderry
BT48 7JL
• College Education Date: September 2018 – present
North West Regional College
Main Street, Limavady Co. Londonderry Qualifications (pending):
BT49 0EX Bachelor of Science with Honours in Cinematic
Date: September 2014 - June 2016 Arts (BSc (Hons) Cinematic Arts)
Work Experience/Skills Learned
Clothing Design (self-employed)
February 2020 – present Waiter
• Budgeting March 2016 – present
• Working with a team • Communicating appropriately with the
• Getting a specific idea across to a team appropriate people
• Extensive knowledge of Adobe • Diplomacy and courteousness towards
Photoshop and Adobe Premiere Pro others
• Good at sketching/designing • Good long- & short-term memory
• Knowledge of fashion trends • Dependability and attentiveness
• Strong sense of trend prediction • A positive attitude
• Quality control • Awareness of the importance of verbal
• Creating an atmosphere/tone/consistent and non-verbal
theme communication when dealing with the
• Organising photoshoots and styling people
• Social media management • Stamina
• Advertising • Enthusiasm
• Communication with supplier of clothes • Organisational skills
and printmakers • Problem solving
• Patience
Bartender
March 2016 – present Cook
• Multi-tasking March 2015 – March 2016
• Attention-to-detail • Working with a team as a team member
• Good observational skills • Strong time management skills
• Good communication skills • Flexible hours
• Working in a team • Capable of working in high-intensity
• Active listening and interpersonal skills environments
• Understanding the importance of • Able to withstand long shifts to a high
building rapport standard
• Conflict resolution skills • Good safety standards
• Money handling • Planning prior to opening hours
• Good long- & short-term memory • Working under pressure

Reference
Owen McLaughlin
The Point Bar Ltd.
Point Rd., Limavady, Co. Derry /Londonderry
BT49 0LP
077870196987