Ellen Applin Email & Phone Number

Bournemouth, Gb

Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom

My role consists of three main areas - Accounts and Payroll, Operations and Social Media and Marketing. • Produce KPI reporting for recruiters, process bookkeeping and bank/factoring reconciliations, manage credit control, P&L/Debtor Days reports and update financial forecasts.• Manage onboarding for temporary candidates, including Right To Work checks via the Yoti portal I had established and conduct 5 year extensive reference checks for high security clients.• Prepping a weekly Daybook and processing Payroll timesheets, handling pension enrolments, HMRC updates, payslips, P45's and client invoicing using Xero and Sonovate funding platform.• Implement and update recruitment procedures in accordance with the Director, including managing the GDPR Data Processing Register, Risk Register, Health and Safety policies as well as arranging client terms of service.• Organising the social events, team incentives, charity events and social responsibility initiatives (food bank donations and Climate Essential Carbon Management)• Working with adobe, MS office suite, Bullhorn CRM and Asana Project Management software.• Oversee the development and performance of the Business Apprenticeship, conducting monthly reviews.• Create and manage social media content (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn) using Canva as well as content for the monthly HR Forum events created in Eventbrite.• Design and distribute monthly newsletters via Mailchimp, managed website updates, blog postings, event promotions and writing business news editorials for Dorset Chambers.• Coordinate social media scheduling via SocialBee and developed a social calendar using Excel.• Designed custom merchandise for promotional use and sourced eco-friendly local suppliers for print.• Produced headshots and commercial photography for promotional and web use.• Set up PPC ads on Google and Facebook, analysed campaign performance, and produced analytic reports.

Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom

• Plan and develop upcoming shows for both GIANT gallery and GIANT offside events over the next 12-18 months, ensuring adherence to schedule, budget, and funding criteria.• Maintaining strong relationships with the Arts Council England, BCP council, building managerial team and the gallery team.• Managing all local and international artwork shipments, ensuring the safe and timely arrival, including loan/sales agreements and insurance documentation is in place with the artists.• Build and maintain relationships with artists and curators throughout the show process, including pre-planning, art selection, travel, accommodation and return logistics.• Oversee the gallery running costs alongside the Director to stay within quarterly budget, monitoring expenses for various operational needs. • Work with the freelance visual merchandiser to update the gift shop in accordance to the upcoming shows and establishing new supplier connections.• Running Payroll for the gallery team.• Ensuring staff and volunteer schedules are accurate, workshop events are organised, and staff training is regularly reviewed.• Photograph new shows for social media and promotional materials.• Maintain the website with show details and create workshop events on Facebook and Eventbrite.

Bournemouth

• Oversee up to 6 projects simultaneously, including 2 monthly product releases and larger annual launches throughout the year using the project management software Monday, ensuring they run on time and to budget, adapting to last minute supply chain issues. • Review monthly sales figures with directors to forecast purchase and production needs for the next quarter.• Manage the outsourced UK paint manufacturer, producing production orders and stock managing using Katana Software.• Coordinate local, airfreight and boat shipments to UK and US fulfilment warehouses, handling documentation, delays, and customs issues.• Collaborate daily with the Creative Director, Production Manager, and Lead Paint Chemist to keep projects on schedule and support creative and logistical decision-making.• Explore new suppliers for product expansion, discussing samples, costs, and bulk orders.• Create product listings on both UK and USA Shopify and set up fulfillment software connections (Mintsoft & Tableau).• Enhance both websites with up-to-date messaging and setting up various apps, including cross-sell, preorder, gift cards and loyalty apps.• Train and develop the Junior Operations Assistant to a Lead Procurement role.• Lead in-house photographer covering product shoots, Stuart’s art works and special projects, with work featured in prominent publications like Art Newspaper, Hypebeast, Fast Company, WIRED Magazine, IMT Gallery and BBC News.

Wimborne Minster, England, United Kingdom

• Responding to both emergency and routine repairs under time sensitive conditions. • Allocating repair requests to the in-house engineers and external contractors.• Prioritising urgent works for Fire Risk Assessments, scheme and void inspections for 400 properties across Dorset that house vulnerable adults and the elderly. • Managing and organising quarterly cyclical and servicing works for all properties.• Running the operations of the council funded ‘Bournemouth Handy Man Service’.• Undertaking development projects for the department.• Developing and maintaining customer and contractor relationships.• Daily administrative duties working with the CRM software Clik and MS Office. • Photographing updated content for the website and advertisements.

Poole, England, United Kingdom

• Solely managing all UK key retailers needs and maintaining the business relationships.• Managing the logistics of all key retailer shop fits, organising transport and accommodation for the in-house fitters.• Assisting on the stands at NEC & Harrogate Trade shows to promote the business including setting up new clients and taking sales orders.• Photographing and retouching new products ready for seasonal catalogue releases.• Producing content for social media platforms.• Creating and running online competitions to boost sales and PR through social media. • Providing high quality customer service and handling complaints efficiently.• Working with CRM systems such as Exchequer, EWS, Blue Alligator, Magento and Microsoft softwares.• Processing sale orders, taking payments and releasing orders to the warehouse software including other administrative duties .

Poole

• Teaching children between 7-16 years how to create short movies, TV programmes and animations working towards an end of term red carpet showing. • Teaching online video editing and understanding of industry film making. • Encouraging skills and creative ideas through each stage from script writing to directing and stunts • Working towards a planned term time schedule.• Teaching students how to operate the film equipment and software. • Ensuring the wellbeing and safety of the children throughout the lessons.

Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom

• Photographing and retouching images for social media and advertising.• Writing social content and web content.• Scheduling posts for clients social media platforms.• Creating and updating blog posts.• Assisting with organising, promoting and photographing events and projects such as Rekordelig pop up summer event in Bournemouth Managing digital activity such as: Lovett International Estate Agent competition with Mercedes Dot Teas Vintage Tea Boutique digital existence Fitness First new uniform launch

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Commercial Photography

National Diploma, Art & Design

Activities and Societies: Student Ambassador

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