Livi Cracknell's unconventional CV summarizes her education and work experience. She was born in Oxford, England and grew up there as well as in Denmark and Austria, allowing her to speak German, read Danish, and understand Americans. She studied American History, Culture and Literature at the University of Nottingham from 2009-2012 while actively participating in various sports. Since graduating, she has worked as an activity organizer, for TripAdvisor in marketing, and voluntarily for women's sports organizations.
5. Which means I can...
Speak
German
Read
Danish
And understand
Americans!
6. I went to school here...
2001-2003
Jazz Band (Saxophone)
Middle School Soccer
Middle School Basketball
-Most Valuable Player
2003-2005
Honor Roll Student
Soccer
Basketball
Track & Field
Jazz Band
Wantage, Oxfordshire
2005-2009
GCSEs
A-Levels
CSLA Level 1
Counselling
(Interpersonal) Skills
NCFE Level 1 Award
Football
Lacrosse
Copenhagen, Denmark Vienna, Austria
7. In 2009, I accepted a place to study American
History, Culture and Literature at the University of
Nottingham
8. At University I kept very busy....
I was course rep for American
Studies during my second year.
This involved engaging with
students regularly and gaining
an understanding what they liked
and didn't like about the course.
This feedback was then
collected and used to make
changes to the course.
2010-2011 2009-2012
I was also an active member of Nottingham
University Women's Football Club for all three
years of University.
Over the course of University, I took on
several roles within the Football Committee:
Fixtures Secretary
Club Photographer
Captain
President
9. I was President of NUWFC from May 2011 to June 2012
During my time as President of Women's Football I...
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Managed a 14 member committee
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Co-ordinated three BUCS level teams
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Developed a Social Media presence for the Club
through Facebook and Twitter
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Created links with Nottingham Forest and
Nottingham County Football Club
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Managed coaches, equipment and facilities
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Attracted sponsorship from major companies
such as Enterprise: Rent A Car
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Helped create and officiate the first Inter Murial
Sport League for Women's Football.
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Represented the club in Ningbo,China at the
2011 Tri Campus Games
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Received an award for excellent service to
Women's Football by the University of
Nottingham Athletic Union
Club achievements during my Presidency:
1st XI Team of the Year; 1A League Winners
Varsity Winners 2012
10. I graduated in 2012 from the
University of Nottingham
with a bachelors in American
History, Culture and Literature
(Hons)
2009-2012
12. This involved:
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Co-ordinating 3 weeks of sporting and
creative activities for 10-17 year olds who
were learning English as a second
language.
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Accompanying students on
excursions/off-site activities
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Leading Performance Workshops where I
would be assigned a particular topic to
teach and create a performance piece for
the children to perform weekly.
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The key purpose of the Performance
Workshops would be to engage and
involve every child no matter what
stage their English was at.
From July – August 2012 I worked as an Activity Organiser for the
residential English language summer school Absolutely English
in Sherborne, Dorset.
13. Since September 2012 I have been working for
TripAdvisor as part of their UK based holiday
rentals website holidaylettings.co.uk
I work primarily in the Marketing
Department as a Data Acquisition
Specialist- generating leads for the
sales team and growing the business
through the attraction of new home
owners to the site.
I have gained experience in Sales,
Customer Service and Creative
Design due to my ability and desire to
learn new skills quickly and adapt to
new teams and environments.
I have developed advanced IT skills,
mentored new team members and
gained a great understanding of B2B
Marketing and Sales.
Summertown,
Oxfordshire
14. Since October 2012 I have been voluntarily acting as
Marketing Co-Ordinator for the Women's Sport Network
(WSNET).
This means that I am responsible for building a
database on events which advise on where and
when Women can become involved in Sport
across the UK.
The purpose of the WSNET is to make “women
feel more comfortable and confident about
sport”. My job is to help with this process.
I have developed my own initiatives to
help Women's Sport Network develop
projects and programmes including
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Contacting Sports teams directly to
encourage setting up beginner sessions
or “try days”.
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Using Social Media to network with
Sports institutions//bodies.
15. In April 2013, I spent two weeks working voluntarily for I
LOVE TOUR.co.uk as a Hotel Rep.
Salou, Spain
I Love Tour are a University Sports
Travel company that offer Sports Tours
across various resorts in Europe.
As a Hotel Rep, I was the main point of
contact between the hoteliers and the
student group leaders.
I dealt with student check in, check out,
damage management, the safety and
comfort and clients and the co-
ordination of Sports activities.
The job required a strong sense of
leadership, attention to details,
organisation skills, sense of humour. Most
importantly it required tremendous energy
and stamina.
16. More
about me.
Natural leader
Creative
Excellent organisational skills
Fantastic interpersonal skills
Quick learner
Loves new challenges
Desire to learn and understand
Outgoing
Ambitious and driven
Makes a great cup of tea
Musical
Loves meeting new people
Hardworking
Flexible
Team player
Positive
Sporty
Loves to travel
D.J.
Guitarist
Drummer
Great at languages
Adapts to new situations and environments easily