CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMSON

chriswilliamson1991@hotmail.co.uk0782 800 5453

156 Station Road, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7FD

Personal Statement

I am a hard-working candidate fluent in French and Spanish, having graduated in July 2014 in French and Spanish from Leeds University, looking for employment, in order to make use of my language skills and to continue developing my career. I have enjoyed a variety of work experience where I have gained interpersonal and communication skills and gained knowledge in sales and technology. I also have a proven ability to work as part of a team and to use my own initiative. I am keen to improve the skills I already have as well as learn new ones. I have experience of translation projects as well as dealing with customer services in French and Spanish.

Experience

Shop@PhysioWorld – France and Spain Territory Manager

September 2014 – PresentMy main role at Shop@PhysioWorld was launching and maintaining our brand and business in the French and Spanish marketplaces.

- Completed translation of product details for online marketplaces in France and Spain (Amazon and Ebay)

- Handled launch on Cdiscount, a French online marketplace- Dealt with customer enquiries and managed all customer service in France and Spain- Managed all commercial activity in France and Spain, both B2C and B2B- Established and maintained B2B relationships in France and Spain, sourcing leads for

business in French and Spanish territories- Arranged delivery of larger items (furniture) in France and Spain - Ran social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) in French and Spanish- Managed stock and organised shipments into European distribution centres, which

included making decisions regarding which products to send to which country.- Monitored competitive factors, such as pricing to ensure the company is competitive

whilst remaining profitable- Tested and maintained the company’s English language website

(www.physioworldshop.co.uk)- Worked with a web development team to improve and keep our website functioning

correctly- Organised and managed a photoshoot for the medical furniture manufactured by the

company- Ran and managed digital marketing campaigns for English language website (Google

Adwords)

CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMSON

5874 Design and NotTheUsual.co.uk

June 2014 (Internship)Completed translation of company websiteTranslated www.nottheusual.co.uk/ (an online giftware company) into FrenchWrote blogs for 5874 Design.Learnt to use CMS systems and e-commerce software- BigCommerce and Wordpress.

Lycée Tristan Corbière

September 2012-April 2013Worked as an English Language Assistant in a sixth-form college in France.Prepared and delivered my own lessons, as well as assisting the full-time English teachers during their lessons.Helped the students with their English, with a particular focus on spoken language.

The White Lion, Hampton in Arden

September 2007-April 2009 & July 2011-January 2014Barman and waiter in a local village pub and bed and breakfastOften given the responsibility to look after the bar and restaurant alone

Hampton Manor

October 2009-March 2010Barman at a hotel and events centre, during this time I learnt the importance of providing good customer service.

Education

BA French and Spanish – 2:1University of Leeds-2010-2014

I studied mainly French and Spanish language modules, as well as a small amount of history and literature. There was a large emphasis on developing language skills outside of lectures to ensure a continued progression.In my final year, I completed modules in translation both in French and Spanish, which brought together both translation skills and grammatical elements in both languages As part of my course, I spent a year working as an English Language Assistant in a college

CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMSONin Morlaix, France, as well as a term abroad studying in León, Spain.

A LevelsFrench- ABusiness Studies- ASpanish- B

AS LevelsFrench – ASpanish – ABusiness Studies - A

GCSEs1 x A*6 x A3 x B

Including A* in French and A in Spanish.

Skills

• Fluent French• Fluent Spanish• Microsoft Office• Open Office• WordPress• BigCommerce• Windows and Mac• Channel Advisor• Magento• Amazon Seller Central• Ebay Seller Platform• Basic HTML

Other details

• Leadership- I was 1st XI Captain during my final year at Solihull School, I have also captained Warwickshire at youth level, and Knowle and Dorridge CC at youth and senior level.

• Full clean driving licence• First Aid Trained