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Executive Assistant to CEO & Creative DirectorABOUT DAVID COLLINS STUDIO David Collins Studio combines imagination and creativity to bring to fruition luxury interior design and architectural projects across the globe. Established in 1985 by the late David Collins and celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, The Studio has redefined how people live through a series of bespoke and innovative works, each of which has a definitive sense of place. Working across retail, hospitality and residential sectors, each David Collins Studio project is executed with a meticulous attention to detail and is the result of an evolving collaboration between the client, the designers themselves and The Studio’s network of artisans and craftsmen. www.davidcollins.com EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTRequirements for the role, a process-driven, proactive organiser with an experienced understanding of commercial issues and of running business operations. Working alongside the Managing Director across all areas of the business specifically, New Business, Legal, Client Liaison, HR, Marketing and PR and Personal matters. Further support is provided the Communications Director in regard to diary, task, and travel management.Business Improvement: Instrumental in the introduction and implementation of a new HR Business Partner to obtain Best in Practice status.Staff Engagement: Introduced weekly staff workshops for internal knowledge sharing and development, also allowing more junior members of staff to gain experience of presenting to an audience.

An international and award-winning, multidisciplinary practice that employs 350 personnel throughout the UK.PA TO PARTNER / MARKETING COORDINATOR Provide upper-level business support to the Partner who oversees the Surrey office operations, briefing on a daily basis and leading on all matters relating to diary and email management, travel and meeting arrangements, management reports, presentations, ad-hoc office duties and serving as contact point for any problems. Perform broad-based activities to ensure smooth support for office-wide staff of 60, while managing two secretaries and reception, organising events and collaborating with the Partner/three directors on a range of marketing initiatives.Complex Diary and Overseas Travel Management often changing at a moments noticeBusiness Improvement: Streamline daily activities and create better working guidelines and improve morale and communications by introducing new staff to the UK group through fun, biographical emails.Event Planning: Appointed as Events Champion and manage budgets and lifecycle delivery; oversee client and staff events (social nights, charity events, office parties etc), and organise conference attendance/stands.Copywriting: Author detailed bid and tender documents and credited for 12 successful award wins after identifying industry award categories and writing copy and designing high-impact submission brochures.Mentoring: Creates a positive, energetic working environment, ensuring all personnel receive full support and complement each other; resulting in improved operations and in productive, cohesive teams.Brand Uplift: Enhances profile of Partner and senior staff by identifying/organising speaker engagements.Praise: Known as “Right-hand Woman” and commended for exceptional support service, dedication to detail, professionalism and good humour, and for turning around the office by bringing clarity and focus to the group.

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Established Personal Assistant and Events Management services company and created and managed bespoke solutions to support client and company-specific needs. Performed ongoing initiatives to promote services, build alliance partnerships and grow the business (founded ‘Real Business Women’s Network’), while providing high-level PA support and ensuring all event milestones, workflow processes and deliverables meet expectations and needs. Below are selected example PA assignments and events management projects completed over this period:  House of Holland: Private PA to Henry Holland and managed sales and London Fashion Week events. Agyness Deyn: Private PA to high profile model and actress and focal point for diary/travel organisation. Rapport Communications Consultancy: Managed various projects concurrently and managed events, itineraries and travel arrangments for courses in France. Callaway Golf: PA for European Tour; reported to Director and assisted Tour players and management, VIP clients and coordinated events. Facilitated on travel and visa issues and provided statistical analysis of tour.  Nuffield Health: PA to solicitor and company secretary and worked on negligence claims and legal contracts. Frandsen Lighting (Denmark): Wrote press releases and brochure copy for work at the W Hotel chain. Bausch & Lomb: Training Coordinator: Reported to company HR and sales directors and organised training and management development courses throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Start-up company that offered a range of professional consulting services. Employed 15 staff.Headhunted and tasked with challenge of helping the company get up and off the ground, while providing full PA/EA support to the CEO and upper managers. Authored project plans, produced schedules and specifications, and coordinated multiple resources accordingly, while performing a wide range of administrative, financial, HR and events management activities as well as extensive diary, meeting, travel and correspondence duties. Project Management: Principal project lead for all aspects of two large-scale and complex office relocations.  Relationship Building: Negotiated better deals after forging trusted relationships with suppliers and landlord. Event Management: Led on AGM, shareholder dinners, recruitment conferences and team building events. Acclaim: Praised for dedication, willingness to go above and beyond and contribution to celebrated launch.

Start-up business that provided innovative advertising solutions for large-scale companies and SMEs.EXECUTIVE PA / BUSINESS MANAGER Brought in to set up the business and work closely with the MD to determine the company’s strategy, define objectives, manage the sales team and ensure operational efficiency and long-term objectives were achieved. Operations: Successfully delivered administrative, contractual, finance, HR and sales policies and systems. Marketing / Branding: Boosted the company profile through high-impact events and marketing strategies. Problem Solving: Thoroughly briefed all staff and quickly addressed and resolved problematic situations.

ITV SELECT Part of ITV Digital Television and a pay-per-view channel that showed films, sport events and exclusive footage.PA TO MANAGING DIRECTOR Recruited into this start-up entity and performed multidisciplinary initiatives throughout, including the provision of strategic advice and ongoing support to the MD and newly formed team. Support: Integral in meetings (minutes, presentations) and organised international travel and launch party. Systems: Initiated and delivered Office Management systems for administrative, finance and HR purposes. Multitasking: Key on marketing initiatives, issued schedules and updated on-screen information channel. Evaluation: Gained highest ratings from appraisals, known as ‘trusted, competent and reliable professional’.