Ruby Langan-Hughes

First-Class History of Art and French graduate (UCL) with over six years of client-facing sales and administrative experience across retail, hospitality, and cultural institutions.

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Art & Design Sub-editor for UCL Era Journal, bringing strong written, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Proven ability to work collaboratively and independently in multicultural environments, developed through rigorous academic study and time spent living abroad. Fluent in French and English, accustomed to supporting teams in fast-moving environments. Experienced in synthesising complex information, presenting ideas clearly, and adapting to new challenges;

skills highly transferable to client work and Citypress' development programme. Eager to contribute to and gain insight into Citypress' impactful team.

Front of House, Barista - CAFÉ MISSION - London

(2025-01)

• Taking on supervisor role for pop-up events, including weddings, private functions, and corporate events. Acting as main point of contact for clients and back of house for smooth service. Supporting kitchen, service, and bar operations, communicating with all members of the restaurant staff.
• Opening and closing restaurant alone, fulfilling checks. Managing the online booking system. Working across teams on the Mission-e1 downstairs reception, signing in clients, record keeping, and promoting membership packages.

Art and Design Sub-editor, published writer - ERA JOURNAL UCLU - London

(2024-09 - 2025-08)

• Edited and proofread articles for publication, ensuring clarity and adherence to the journal's style guide. Coordinated with writers and editors to meet internal deadlines. Respond to student queries.
• Reached out to student body and artists for collaborative interview opportunities. Assisted with marketing new articles and events through digital promotion and social media.

Visitor Experience Team, Volunteer - NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY - London

(2024-07)

• Welcoming visitors, offering personalised recommendations about exhibitions, events, and facilities to improve experience. Informed and responded to queries on upcoming exhibitions.
• Assisted on gallery tours and promotion of events, gallery membership, enhancing visitor engagement. Encourage customer donations to support gallery.

Social Media Manager, Barista, waitress - CRÊPES COFFEE CHAI - Tottenham Court Rd.

(2024-01)

• Collaborated with kitchen team to streamline service. Managed part-time work alongside university workload. Photographed and filmed content for the café. Used photoshop to edit and present high quality images to market café on Instagram, created attractive stories and captions for promotions.

Sales Associate, Stylist - LEVI'S FLAGSHIP STORE - Regent St. London

(2021-04 - 2023-09)

• Welcomed and informed hundreds of clients daily on product features in the busy store south of Oxford Circus. Identified opportunities for upselling and cross-selling to targets. Unified with team to consistently maintain the highest sales in district
• Implemented VM strategies to showcase products, curating aesthetic store layout to convert client engagement into sales.

Ba - French and History of Art - UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON (2021-09 - 2025-06)

Diplôme d'Études Universitaires Français - French - UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MOULIN LYON 3 (2023-09 - 2024-06)

Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) - Art History - ART HISTORY LINK-UP (2019-09 - 2020-06)

A level - English Literature, Fine Art, French - SHARNBROOK ACADEMY (2018-09 - 2020-06)

GCSE - General Education - MANOR SCHOOL (2012-09 - 2018-06)