GLOBAL SHOOT PRODUCER - CEDAR COMMUNICATIONS
(2017-02)
- Simultaneous Management of a range of shoots. Planning and scheduling, running critical paths to ensure a strong production process of producing final content.
- Creation of mood boards/ storyboards from initial brief, working closely with the Editorial Team and Design.
- Fostering positive working relationships with all agencies across the UK and Europe, booking freelance crew and talent, negotiating usage rights and commissioning agreements for all seasonal campaigns.
- Close liaison with London boroughs and Counties to ensure licensing processes are compliant for shoots which require young artists and outside public locations.
- Producing a variety of stills and video content for a range of brands/trends.
- Location scouting and securing the right studios and houses for all shoots.
- Managing all castings for Artists, keeping an eye out for emerging talent utilising all industry contacts.
- Managing all crew for each shoot, ensuring that guidelines are followed.
- Primary point of contact on all shoots.
- Troubleshooting/ Firefighting on shoot.
- Account Management during pre-shoot requirements, ensuring the client is happy with the outline of the shoot.
- Overall management for each shoot and ensuring assistants are briefed adequately.
- Responsible for budgets and staffing for the overall project.
- Administrating all call sheets, ensuring these are sent out in good time prior to shoot
- Booking all travel and accommodation in UK and Europe.
- Managing the production process from the initial concept to final delivery of all campaigns.
- Raising all POs for invoices, approving and rejecting. Raising new supplier forms and ensuring T&Cs are adhered to.
SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHIC/ COMMERCIAL AGENT - ALPHABET KIDZ
(2015-03 - 2017-02)
- Liaising with external clients, submitting talent for relevant productions.
- Responsible for Brand management, Artists skills to relevant creative briefs.
- Responsible for in-house casting sessions with all talent.
- Responsible for usage rights and negotiating rates for each artist.
- Attending monthly shoots.
- Daily communication with external clients, overseeing any issues and troubleshooting
- Creating Model cards and developing design concepts from start to finish
- Researching potential new clients and signing new clients.
- Managing all casting and fittings for each model/ artist Organize all in house photoshoots and workshops monthly
- Managing the financial growth of each artist.
AREA SUPPORT MANAGER/ STORE MANAGER - OLIVER BONAS
(2014-04 - 2015-02)
- Responsible for supporting all Oliver Bonas UK stores Forecasting targets based on LFL figures and managing KPIs.
- Managing all tiers of stores operationally and commercially Supporting all recruitment for UK stores.
- Responsible for training new staff including store management; customer service expectations and store standards.
- Responsible for executing action plans for any store concerns and dealing with these in a timely manner.
- Contributing to operational procedures and initiating changes alongside the operations team.
STORE MANAGER - THE KOOPLES
(2014-11 - 2015-04)
- Responsible for managing KPIs, store management. Staffing hires and recruitment.
- Responsible for training new staff including store management; customer service expectations and store standards.
- Managing store operations and sales targets.
- Day to day running on the store.
- Customer Support within the store.
LIVE EVENTS PRODUCER - MIROMA LEISURE
(2012-12 - 2013-10)
- Booking all live events and scheduling in monthly shows.
- Overall responsibility for budgets and schedules within the venue.
- Building strong relationships with talent and external freelance staff.
- Ensuring all lighting and digital equipment was in correct condition for usage
- Responsible for stage and management set up
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT - SKY SPORTS
(2013-08 - 2013-08)
- Assistant to the UK Cricket production team.
- Administrating and sending out call sheets.
- Assisting with all lighting and camera equipment on shoot, ensuring all equipment was present.
- Troubleshooting when necessary
- Shooting long distances across the UK
- Organising travel for in-house, out of house staff. Arranging meeting rooms & catering
- Ensuring rushes were tracked prior to edit
TV PRODUCTION ASSISTANT - DISNEY CHANNEL UK
(2010-06 - 2011-06)
Hired as Production Intern, Job conversion to Production Assistant to the UK Production team of four channels.
- Daily tasks included, use of SAP, raising POS, creating/ searching for Vendors.
- Taking and managing the distribution of minutes, reporting and direct liaison to other departments, Scheduling shooting days/ Call sheets.
- Casting Assistant for Talent working across all four UK channels.
- Organising travel for in-house, out of house staff. Scduling meeting rooms, catering and additional needs for executive staff.
- Daily feedback to the Media Library/MMR when in need of Archive projects/ previous shows
- Initial editing of raw footage for the creation of sizzles to represent the diversity of each Channel.
- Ensuring rushes were tracked prior to edit.
- Running on location, travelling to a wide variety of shoots in and out of the UK.
