I am a graduate from BA Hons Fashion Design at The University of Salford and currently working at MoreUK Ltd in Leeds in the role of Junior Fashion Designer. I am a highly motivated individual with excellent organisation skills developed through balancing both a work life and a high intensity university life. I have gained experience in a variety of customer-facing roles and am confident in adapting to new roles as needed. I consider myself a creative with a background in arts and artistic skills. My technical abilities include proficiency in CAD, Adobe software, and sewing, complemented by hands-on experience sourcing materials, liaising with factories, and managing projects. I enjoy working collaboratively and independently, having also organised university fashion shows and exhibited original artwork at galleries.

Kathryn Merritt

I am a graduate from BA Hons Fashion Design at The University of Salford and currently working at MoreUK Ltd in Leeds in the role of Junior Fashion Designer. I am a highly motivated individual with excellent organisation skills developed through balancing both a work life and a high intensity university life. I have gained experience in a variety of customer-facing roles and am confident in adapting to new roles as needed. I consider myself a creative with a background in arts and artistic skills. My technical abilities include proficiency in CAD, Adobe software, and sewing, complemented by hands-on experience sourcing materials, liaising with factories, and managing projects. I enjoy working collaboratively and independently, having also organised university fashion shows and exhibited original artwork at galleries.

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I am a graduate from BA Hons Fashion Design at The University of Salford and currently working at MoreUK Ltd in Leeds in the role of Junior Fashion Designer. I am a highly motivated individual with excellent organisation skills developed through balancing both a work life and a high intensity university life. I have gained experience in a variety of customer-facing roles and am confident in adapting to new roles as needed.

I consider myself a creative with a background in arts and artistic skills. My technical abilities include proficiency in CAD, Adobe software, and sewing, complemented by hands-on experience sourcing materials, liaising with factories, and managing projects. I enjoy working collaboratively and independently, having also organised university fashion shows and exhibited original artwork at galleries.

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Work Experience

Junior Fashion Designer at MoreUK Ltd
February 1, 2025 - June 18, 2025
Working closely with designers on current womenswear collections. Creating a range of CADs and technical drawings for garments. Collating trend, colour, and fabric research to create mood boards. Sourcing and selecting fabrics and trims. Liaising with factories overseas in Vietnam and China to source fabric and garment samples. Collaborating with garment technicians to fit garments. Handling administrative tasks such as creating critical paths, sample order requests, and price lists. Attending meetings with buyers and sellers for fabrics and garments.
Duty Manager at Brewdog
February 28, 2025 - August 11, 2025
Responsible for opening and closing the building, key holding position. Managed cash ups at the end of shifts. Led shifts in absence of General Manager. Prepared cooking food in the kitchen and recorded temperature checks. Handled stock counting, stock ordering, and completed administrative responsibilities.
Supervisor at Lamb and Flag
November 30, 2024 - August 11, 2025
Responsible for closing down and locking the building, ensuring security. Managed money handling including counting safe, cash tills, and banking profits. Partially responsible for stock counts and administration. Managed the front of house team and pub operations when GM was not on site. Performed bartending and floor duties to ensure customer satisfaction.
Bartender/Kitchen at Brewdog
March 31, 2024 - August 11, 2025
Gained knowledge of available beers and drinks to give reliable recommendations. Responsible for greeting customers and ensuring excellent customer service. Maintained cellar upkeep including changing kegs and line cleaning. Performed kitchen duties including food preparation, cleanliness, and food safety standards with daily temperature checks.
Front of House at Miller and Carter
March 31, 2023 - August 11, 2025
Greeted and seated guests, took orders, and served food and drinks throughout their visit. Ensured guests had the best dining experience with a high level of customer communication.
Christmas Temp at Asda
January 31, 2022 - August 11, 2025
Managed parcel collections and returns in a customer-facing role. Responsible for daily parcel delivery logging and organizing parcels within the store system.
Hospitality Staff at Manchester Arena
June 30, 2021 - August 11, 2025
Worked busy events at bars and VIP suites. Gained basic bar experience and worked both independently and within a team to ensure VIP customers received the best possible experience.
Team Member at McDonalds
July 31, 2016 - August 11, 2025
Maintained hygiene of customer and food preparation areas. Delivered high levels of customer service and resolved complaints to ensure positive customer experiences. Collaborated with team members to meet store targets.
Junior Fashion Designer at MoreUK Ltd
February 1, 2025 - Present
Collaborate closely with designers on current womenswear collections, produce a range of CADs and technical drawings, research trends, colors, and fabrics, create mood boards, source and select fabrics and trims, liaise with overseas factories in Vietnam and China for fabric and garment samples, collaborate with garment technicians to fit garments, manage administrative tasks including creating critical paths, sample order requests, and price lists, and attend meetings with buyers and sellers for fabrics and garments.
Duty Manager at Brewdog
February 1, 2025 - August 11, 2025
Responsible for opening and closing the building with key holding duties, performing cash ups at the end of shifts, leading shifts when the General Manager was not on site, preparing and cooking food with responsibility for recording temperature checks, stock counting and ordering, and undertaking various administrative responsibilities.
Supervisor at Lamb and Flag
November 1, 2024 - August 11, 2025
Managed closing and locking the building at night, handled money duties including safe and cash tills counting and banking cash profits, partially responsible for stock counts and administration, managed the front of house team and pub operations when the General Manager was absent, and provided bartending and floor responsibilities to ensure high customer satisfaction.
Bartender/Kitchen at Brewdog
March 1, 2024 - August 11, 2025
Learned detailed knowledge of all available beers and drinks to provide reliable recommendations to customers, greeted customers ensuring a great experience, maintained cellar upkeep including changing kegs and line cleaning, performed kitchen duties including food preparation and maintaining cleanliness and food standards, and recorded daily kitchen and food temperature checks.
Front of House at Miller and Carter
March 1, 2023 - August 11, 2025
Greeted and seated guests, took orders and served food and drinks throughout their visit, ensured guests had the best dining experience possible, and maintained a high level of customer communication.
Christmas Temp at Asda
January 31, 2022 - August 11, 2025
Ran parcel collections and returns in a largely customer-facing role, managed daily parcel delivery to store, logged parcels into Asda system, and carried out daily parcel put away.
Hospitality Staff at Manchester Arena
June 1, 2021 - August 11, 2025
Worked busy events on bar and in VIP suites, gained basic bar experience, and worked both independently and as part of a team with high levels of communication to ensure VIP customers received the best possible experience.
Team Member at McDonalds
July 1, 2016 - August 11, 2025
Maintained upkeep and hygiene of customer and food preparation areas, provided high levels of customer service for a positive experience, resolved customer complaints developing interpersonal and communication skills, and worked as part of a team to meet store targets.
Junior Fashion Designer at MoreUK Ltd
February 1, 2025 - Present
Working closely with designers on current womenswear collections including creating CADs and technical drawings, collating trend research, creating mood boards, sourcing fabrics and trims, liaising with overseas factories, collaborating with garment technicians on fitting, performing admin duties including critical paths and sample order requests, and attending meetings with buyers and sellers.
Duty Manager at Brewdog
February 28, 2025 - August 11, 2025
Responsible for opening and closing the building, key holding, cash ups, leading shifts in absence of GM, cooking and recording kitchen temperature checks, stock counting and ordering, and administration tasks.
Supervisor at Lamb and Flag
November 30, 2024 - August 11, 2025
Managed front of house team and pub operations when GM was absent, handled cash and banking, stock counts, bartending and floor duties ensuring customer satisfaction.
Bartender/Kitchen at Brewdog
March 31, 2024 - August 11, 2025
Gained comprehensive knowledge of beverages and kitchen duties including food preparation, cleanliness, kitchen temperature recording, and cellar upkeep such as keg changing and line cleaning.
Front of House at Miller and Carter
March 31, 2023 - August 11, 2025
Greeted and seated guests, took orders, served food and drinks and maintained a high level of customer communication to ensure excellent dining experiences.

Education

BA (HONS) Fashion Design at University of Salford
September 1, 2018 - June 30, 2022
A level Psychology - B, A level Media - B, A level Art - C at Garforth Academy 6th form
September 1, 2015 - May 31, 2017
10 GCSEs including English, Maths and Science at Garforth Academy Secondary School
September 1, 2010 - May 31, 2015
BA (HONS) Fashion Design at University of Salford
September 1, 2018 - June 1, 2022
A level at Garforth Academy 6th form
September 1, 2015 - May 1, 2017
GCSEs at Garforth Academy Secondary School
September 1, 2010 - May 1, 2015
BA (HONS) Fashion Design at University of Salford
September 1, 2018 - June 30, 2022
A Levels at Garforth Academy 6th Form
September 1, 2015 - May 31, 2017
GCSEs at Garforth Academy Secondary School
September 1, 2010 - May 31, 2015

Qualifications

A level Psychology - B
September 1, 2015 - May 1, 2017
A level Media - B
September 1, 2015 - May 1, 2017
A level Art - C
September 1, 2015 - May 1, 2017
10 GCSEs Grades A-C including English, Maths and Science
September 1, 2010 - May 1, 2015

Industry Experience

Retail, Consumer Goods, Travel & Hospitality, Manufacturing, Education, Media & Entertainment, Other