Melissa O'Brien Email & Phone Number

Manager and co-founded of this popular and one of a kind stand-up comedy showFinance manager- paying and generating invoices, completing VAT reports, annual corporate tax returns, first point of contact with accountants, arranging budgets and organising dividends for DirectorsPrimary teacher of the children in the academy aged 7 – 14Diary and mailing list management, including regular mail outs to parent and kidsLesson plan management Children’s agent representation when comedy or acting offers come inBooker of guest comedians Main contact with theatresManagement of CRB checks and Public Liability InsuranceOrganisation of festivals and UK wide tours

Live booker for this popular Soho Theatre, Edinburgh Festival and Brighton Theatre show. This required complex diary management.Coordinated travel, dealt with emergencies, liaised and networked with performers and with venues.Organised marketing and PR through brochures, posters and website content. Sent updates through mail-outs. Wrote press releases and contacted journalists.Set up live tours for the Comedy Club and for its mainstay performer, James Campbell. Assisted with James Campbell's one man show on Broadway, New York (2006), and in Adelaide (2006) as his Stage Manager and Assistant. Primary organiser and teacher in the off-shoot of the Club, the Comedy Academy 4 Kids and various workshops.Set up databases, organised the office, filed information, conducted research. Managed a budget and processed receipts. Coordinated with other assistants as a team manager. Developed an excellent telephone manner and communication skills.

Diary management Arranging complicated travel itineraries Corporate expenses for directors, legal counsel and executivesSinging and sending of NDAs for the legal counsel Arranging meetings and client entertainment Proof reading and data entryNote taking for meetings

Primary travel booker for at least 8 regular travellers, often booking complicated multi destination road shows.Diary management for Sales brokers and CEOPreparing presentation materials (Excel and Word)Office management duties, such has stock ordering, maintenance, policy regulating, filing, mail merges etc.Answering of busy switchboard.Meeting and entertaining high powered clientsExpense reports for the entire sales team, involving receipt management and spreadsheets.Organisation of Corporate Entertainment and Road shows

Booker for these popular London comedy clubs. This required complex diary management.Set up databases, organised the office, filed information, conducted research. Managed a budget and processed receipts. Coordinated with other assistants as a team manager. Developed an excellent telephone manner and communication skills.Organised marketing and PR through brochures, posters and website content. Sent updates through mail-outs. Wrote press releases and contacted journalists.Liaised with artists, agents, managers and promoters

Bachelor Of Arts, Anthropology

Drama. Final Grades - A, B, A.

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