Marcus Jakt
22 Union Place
Truro, TR1 1EP
07717223001
marcus@jakt.org.uk

A highly cosmopolitan upbringing has provided me with a host of valuable experiences inherent to many different walks of life. In order to improve language skills I have worked in vineyards in Champagne, France. Intrigued by the alternative lifestyle and useful skills I might pick up, I undertook military service with a sub-Arctic Regiment in the Swedish North. My time at various leading UK universities has been instrumental in developing and nurturing a naturally inquisitive mind. More recently I have implemented and helped make a success of a new marketing position at a firm of specialist engineers in Cornwall.
These and many more experiences like them have given me plenty of material to draw upon professionally for my activities in the writing/media and PR industry.

Creative/Technical

• Experience of producing promotional literature for specialist engineering marketing purposes
• Experience of writing features for the specialist press
• Collaborated extensively with 'Content Team Online' and 'Sanders Design' for technical/business writing copy
• Section editor for restaurant section in ‘Itchy’ guide to Cornwall 2004) – includes several pub and restaurant reviews written by myself (see www.itchycornwall.co.uk)
• Heavily involved with the production and editorial activities of www.bloc-online.com (production editor 2003-4)
• Extensive working knowledge of Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Quark and MS Office
• Languages: conversant in French, fluent in Swedish
• Experience of designing scientific experiments

Leadership skills

• Undertook a leading role in the editorial and development
  process for www.bloc-online.com (2003-4).
• Commanded and led a Swedish Army troop of up to 16 men – with vehicles – in often harsh climatic conditions: hold rank of 2nd Lieutenant.
• Entrusted with delivering high value items to customers in a commercial capacity (Royal Mail Cashco).
• Assumed extensive responsibility for clinical research experiments (Royal Cornwall Hospital).

Intellectual skills

• Extensive academic qualifications in both the Arts and the
  Sciences.
• Language skills.
• Extensive personal experience of numerous countries, cultures and peoples.

Endurance

• Undaunted by physically or mentally demanding tasks.
• Enjoy physically demanding sports such as SCUBA diving (PADI Rescue Diver and Medic First Aid), sailing, surfing and skiing in my free time.
  

Experience:
May 2005-present – Post of Marketing Communications Manager at ‘Bassett Group’ (encompassing two companies: ‘Bassett Defence Services’ and ‘Rigibore’) Hayle, U.K.
June 2004-April 2005 – Various freelance assignments, including for 'Itchy Media', 'Content Team Online' and 'Sanders Design', Truro, U.K.
April 2004 – 'Nuts' magazine work placement, London, U.K.
August 2003 – Royal Mail Cashco, Truro, U.K.
May-June 2003 – Wine producer, Mardeuil, France
October 2002-May 2003 – Royal Mail sorting centre, Truro, U.K.
July-August 2002 – 'Station Oenotechnique', Epernay, France
June 2002 – Wine producer, Mardeuil, France
January 2001-March 2002 – Swedish Army, Boden, Sweden
February-May 1999 – Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, U.K.

Education:
2003-2004 – Postgraduate Diploma: Professional Writing, Falmouth College of Arts, Falmouth
1996-2000 – Bachelor of Science, Associate of the Royal College of Science: Chemistry, Imperial College, London
1993-1996 – Diploma of the International Baccalaureate, 37 points awarded, Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket, Sigtuna, Sweden

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