Charlotte Freitag

Successful Psychology Undergraduate student with extensive experience with management, seeking to apply proven interpersonal and organisational skills in an event management role.
Education and Qualifications
2013 Present
University of Glasgow, BSc Psychology
Honours Courses include: Social, Developmental, Cognitive and Biological Psychology; Individual Differences; Applied
Psychology; Statistics
Subsidiary Courses: Geography, Sociology, Environmental Biology
Certificate of Academic Excellence from School of Psychology, University of Glasgow (2014)
Award for Best Student of the Year in Sociology (2015)
2004 2012
Thomasschule zu Leipzig, Germany (High school)
Graduated with excellent Abitur (1.1), top 2 % of the year, with honours in English Language (A), Maths (A), German
Literature (A), History (A) and Philosophy (A)

Manager of the students' cafeteria (2008 2010)

Sep up cafeteria after it had not been used for years, painted and repaired facilities. Developed a shift and supply system,
liaised with suppliers, organised purchase, preparation, pricing and sale of food and maintenance of cafeteria. Brought
cafeteria into excellent condition and received enthusiastic feedback and high demand from fellow students who visited
the cafeteria between classes.
Start-up of student support and learning group (2011 2012)
Set up a project for helped younger students with school-related difficulties together with fellow senior students. Gave
talks in classes and advertised the project among students and parents. More than 15 children came regularly for two
hours to be tutored on a 1-2-1 basis. Received very good feedback from students and parents.

Work Experience
26. Sept 2014
Event Manager at Explorathon in Glasgow
Coordinator and Chairwoman for research talks at the European Researchers' Night. Moderated between talks, helped
with technical problems and answered questions from visitors and speakers on the programme. Achieved a smooth
running throughout the night despite some last-minute program changes and different needs of speakers. 2149 visitors
and 194 researchers were present.
June Sept 2014
Research Assistant at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Assisted researchers in the Psychology and Primatology Departments. Ran child and infant studies as an experimenter.
Made appointments with parents and nurseries, acquired new participants, drove research team and technical equipment
to nurseries, and negotiated about facilities. Helped researchers to prepare video material and script. Acted in resulting
video. Processed and evaluated data from human and primate studies. Excellent feedback from of both departments with
prospects for promotion in future employment at the institute.
June July 2013,14
Artist and Customer Care at Bach Music Festival and Competition in Leipzig
Assisted artists with all aspects around their stay and performance. Coordinated rehearsal time slots, advised customers
on concert dates, locations and tickets. Helped run special programme for children. Was one of the first contact points for
ca. 65 000 visitors from 31 countries.
June August 2013
Taylor and Artist Assistant in Costume and Stage Department of Opera Leipzig
Assisted with stage dcor, female dress and hat design. Sewed giraffe and leopard costume for Wagner opera during
Bayreuth Festival, and created hats for musical Frau Luna. Assistant job was prolonged twice because of successful
collaboration and prospect of promotion in future employment was expressed.
May June 2013
Artist and Customer Care at A Cappella Music Festival in Leipzig
Coordinated the smooth running of concerts, picked up artists from the airport, brought artists to their show and helped
them with all aspects of their stay. Advertised festival through social media and posters. Conducted survey among visitors
and analysed evaluation statistics. Excellent feedback from both bands and event promoters.

Jan May 2013

Teaching Assistant at Leipzig International School
Assisted teachers in classroom, tutored individual students with learning difficulties, and organised trips for students.
Helped primary pupils gain confidence in their reading skills with individually tailored learning techniques. Teachers
recommended me to colleagues as supply teacher in classes of all ages.
March 2010,11,12
Customer Advice and Event Management Assistant at Bookfair Leipzig
Advised customers on newly published books, helped to find appropriate books for certain ages in children's bookshop,
and helped run readings. Managed to work under pressure for long hours and deal with overcrowding of facilities that
welcomed more than 160.000 visitors. Colleagues appreciated my coordination skills for locating books and maintaining an
organisation system in shelves that were constantly used by visitors.

Additional Experience
Global Leader Experience (2015)
Conference to help driven student develop leadership skills and cultural intelligence. Participated in discussions, talks and
prepared a pitch to tackle the challenge What makes a smart city?
Vice President for Events of the Sociology & Anthropology Society (Sept 2014 present)
Organise talks, film screening and social events. Designed posters, negotiated with professors about talks and advertised
events on social media. Very positive feedback from guests of our events.
Deputy Leader of Enactus project Career Camp (Sept 2014 present)
Delivering employability workshops to 16 - 25 year olds who are not in employment or training. Gather and analyse data
from participants for a need assessment.
Class Representative for Psychology and Sociology (Sept 2014 present)
Elected in Campaign. Represent ca 600 Psychology and 600 Sociology students in regular meetings with staff, raise
concerns and work together towards improvements. Effectively mediate student concerns and encouraged more action to
improve quality of lecture broadcasts and essay feedback.
Class Representative for Geography and English Literature (Sept 2013 May 2014)
Represented ca 600 Geography and 600 English Literature students in regular meetings with staff. Successfully raised
awareness of regulations for the use of dictionaries by international students in exams.

Volunteering
August 2014
Volunteer Project Living Permaculture in Gotland, Sweden
Worked on a farm, had workshops about permaculture and ran a campaign for local food.
August 2012
Volunteer Project Food Not Bombs in Helsinki, Finland
Prepared and gave out food to homeless people in the suburbs of Helsinki. Worked together with people from 8 different
countries to improve intercultural understanding.
June 2012
Publicity and Event Preparation for animal welfare organisation Orangutans in Peril
Previewed and selected video material for promotional purposes. Participated in conferences and talks aiming to raise
public awareness of animal welfare.

Additional Achievements
Driving License EU, category B // very good IT skills (Word, Excel, SPSS) // Junior Lifeguard Certificate // First Aid
Certificate

Language Skills
German Native Speaker // English C2 (TOEFL Score 108 points) // French B1

Interests
Publication of two novels // Solely produced short movie involving all stages // Stage set and technology for musical Jekyll
and Hyde by Cecilian Society // Ballroom Dancing twice weekly // Badminton // Squash // Canoeing in summer

References available on request