Abbie Thorne Email & Phone Number

Somerset

Job Purpose: To lead the development, integration and delivery of visitor experience on the RSPB Somerset Reserves with the aim of creating a high quality visitor offer that maximises support for nature and connects people with wildlife. Key Results Areas: - Ensure that the reserves are delivering the highest standards resulting in a high quality visitor.

Lynmouth

Working with the Heritage Project Officer, local community, project management team, Project Advisory Group, project partners and the National Park Centre staff to define and develop the scope for volunteer and new audience involvement with the National Park and the heritage project at the Pavilion.Initiate regular contact with volunteers regarding work.

Lynmouth Pavilion

To work with the Project Officer, local community, project management team, project partners and the National Park Centre staff to run events, develop programmes and produces resources that engage, inspire and excite people of all ages and backgrounds about Lynmouth and the National Park. To develop innovative ways of storing, interpreting and.

Please see attached project to see the work I have undertaken as a freelancer.

Mclean Museum And Art Gallery

Employed as part of a Museums Galleries Scotland program as a Learning and Outreach Intern placed at the McLean Museum and Art Gallery; over 1800 people applied for 20 positions. This internship enabled me to gain a variety of museum skills that are transferable across the sector and beyond. I further developed my skills in providing educational services.

Dunster Castle

As a front line member of staff in a busy ticket office, I provided visitors with a warm and friendly welcome to the property to create an engaging and enjoyable experience from the start. Sold tickets to visitors while actively promoting membership, and dealt with any questions, queries or complaints that the visitors might have had. Ensured the till.

Dunster Castle

• Supported the Learning Officer with the running and development of tours for schools and the Visitor Services team with the development and running of events at the property including Halloween events, such as Ghost.
• Held key positions on project teams such as the Crypt project where I researched historic photos and interpreted this information for presentation to the public.
• Created and maintained content for the Dunster Castle website, this… Show more
• Created and maintained content for the Dunster Castle website, this website content gained Dunster Castle the runners up award in the National Trust South West web site awards, narrowly missing first place in the region.
• Liaising with the Garden department, I edited and designed the ‘Plant of the Month’ leaflet monthly, using Photoshop and Publisher to achieve the finished project.
• Performed administrative tasks such as answering the main phone and taking event bookings and payments. Maintaining the comment card database and evaluating the data from it.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), History (Major) And Psychology (Minor), 2:1

A Levels, Psychology, History, English Literature And General Studies

Activities and Societies: Duke of Edinburgh - Bronze, Amnesty International

Gcse'S, 11 Gcse Passes, Including A B Grade In English And Mathematics.

Education record