Kate Waithe Email & Phone Number

Manchester, Gb

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Stockport, England, United Kingdom

Poynton, England, United Kingdom

Hazel Grove, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Cheadle

In my role as PA to Managing Director/owner my day to day duties involve:Providing general secretarial / administration support to the MD and Senior Managers.Organising external / internal meetings attending them, taking minutes, distributing them to staff and summarising specific points, decisions or courses of action agreed and chasing up progression for the next meeting(s).Making Client appointments and arranging travel and accommodation. Carrying out routine administrative duties such as; photocopying, filing, franking and distributing post.Managing junior administration staff and taking team meetings.Organising office stationary orders and general office administration.Promoting professional brand images of the companies, designing marketing and PR literature such as websites, emails, leaflets and business cards.Dealing with HR administration and staff issues such as; holiday requests and management, recruitment; interviewing candidates and sending out new starter packs.Disciplinary and grievance meeting preparations and note taking. Implementation and organisation of staff contracts and personnel files.

Sales Advisor/PA to Operations ManagerMy general sales and PA duties involved meeting and greeting clients and tending to their requirements, answering all telephone and email enquiries, showing prospective clients around the care environment. I organised events and press releases whilst building relationships within the local community. I also met with professionals in the healthcare industry to ensure they were aware of the care and facilities that their clients would experience should they choose to buy into the care services.Another Part of my role was to assist the Operations Manager, this involved; typing letters, organising meetings, taking minutes, answering and fielding telephone calls, sorting and replying to mail, and emails, administration of staff HR and meetings, adhoc PA duties.

Advertising Art DirectorMy duties as an Art Director were to work closely with Account Handlers to solve briefs set by the clients, I generated ideas with my Copy writing partner and directed the artistic outcomes. I have worked with Clients such as; Carbon Trust, Army, Prudential, Canon, British Airways, British Heart Foundation and Nissan.I frequently met with clients , ensuring that their expectations were met. I worked within a very busy and fast paced environment, managing a team of designers and collaborating with other team members to complete the work within the expected deadlines.

Design And Visual Arts Ba, Commercial And Advertising Art, 2:1

National Diploma, Graphic Design

Education record

Diploma, Hypnobirthing

Activities and Societies: KGHypnobirthing member