Debbie Simmonds Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London

Executive Assistant to Joint Global CCOs Rob Doubal & Laurence Thomson, & Creative Excellence Manager for M&C Saatchi Group.

EA to Rob Doubal & Laurence Thomson, Joint Chief Creative Officers McCann UK/Co-Presidents, McCann London, & Regan Warner, Executive Creative Director, McCann London- Wholly supporting the CCOs/Co-Presidents in their day-to-day duties: From standard administrative responsibilities to building key relationships internally and externally, being their eyes and ears, ambassador & liaison; supporting their presence and creative profile – with clients, with talent, at judging, industry events, in the press, locally & globally within the wider McCann Worldgroup; and everything in between. - All aspects of executive and personal support, including: Extensive diary/schedule management; gate keeping; monitoring/actioning email correspondence; designing & creating presentations; prep & briefings for meetings/engagements; UK & international travel; expenses/timesheets; HR, on-boarding, training & annual appraisals; research/information gathering; sourcing/obtaining reference materials; ad hoc projects. - Also providing additional EA support to Executive Creative Director & staff welfare for the Creative department. Creative Excellence Manager, McCann London & UK - Responsible for organising & running quarterly ‘Creative Leadership Council’ sessions for x9 UK group agencies & holding relationships with all key senior creative execs. Oversight of UK pipeline & entries; plus full management of London pipeline & entries for year-round international, UK & European industry awards. Including producing, creating & writing submissions alongside creatives; all budgets, strategy, reporting & internal PR comms.

- All aspects of executive and personal PA and administrative support to x3 Execs. - Management of entries for year-round international, UK & European industry awards. - Aspects of office management including sourcing office furnishings, floor plans, tech, telecoms etc; office systems, IT resource, subscriptions; recruitment processes for creative freelancers, runners & placements plus management of their invoicing. - Staff welfare, training & development, social events & general administrative support to the Creative Department.

- All aspects of executive and personal PA and administrative support to the Executive Creative Directors. Office and general administration support to the Creative Directors and the Creative Department.- Management of office systems, departmental records, holidays & absence; co-ordination/supply of entries for industry Awards & attendance at Awards events; organisation of department social events and awaydays; implementation of the Creative Work Experience programme.

Westside Acquisitions: - PA secretarial and administration support to the Chairman. Co-ordination of concert fundraising event for overseas charity; management of office systems; daily correspondence; diary co-ordination.The Elms (subsidiary of Westside Acquisitions): - Secretarial and administration support to Company Directors. Copy writing and design of company marketing, communications and promotional materials including company product portfolio; website copy writing, site construction & maintenance; design and supply of press and print advertising; ad hoc research projects and implementation of new office systems.

Project Management- All aspects of press advertisement production for the Go Airlines account; management of media bookings and supplying copy for European/UK markets; budget management including: estimation, accountability and job reconciliation.Traffic/Production Department Assistant- Admin and traffic support, including diary management and sole responsibility for the implementation and management of ‘creative workflow’ overview.Account Co-ordination on Britvic, ITV and Thomson Holidays accounts- General support, administration, project/diary and time management.

- Project management support to the new Sales Department ‘Capital Advertising,’ reporting to the Client Marketing Director; organisation of the first Annual Capital Advertising 2-day Sales Conference in Nice.- Co-ordination of targeted recruitment drive for Capital Radio’s ‘Helpline’; training for the new volunteers and organisation of staffing rotas. Administration for ‘Help A London Child’ organising volunteer activities, auction prize donations; support for the Gala Film Premier of ‘The Saint’ and The London Awards Luncheon.

- PA secretarial and administration support to the Client Marketing Director and Business Development Team for this UK Radio Sales House, part of the Capital Radio Group, London.- Organisation of the Annual Client Conference and Sales Conferences in London, Jersey and Barcelona. Research and organisation of internal/external incentives; client hospitality events and internal awaydays at various venues.

- Support to the Chairman’s PA; liaison with designers; collation of time sheets; purchase ledger and sales ledger accounts and general office administration.