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Sarah Birchall
Sarah Birchall
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London, United Kingdom
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I worked as a PA to the CEO of a bank for a decade- so I'm super at organising, prioritising, sorting out messes...
I now run my own business full-time and manage all its social media, marketing, distribution.
I'm speedy and efficient and easy peasy to work with.
I was also a feature writer for a national magazine - so know a thing or two about media projects too..
I now run my own business full-time and manage all its social media, marketing, distribution.
I'm speedy and efficient and easy peasy to work with.
I was also a feature writer for a national magazine - so know a thing or two about media projects too..
Markets
United Kingdom
Language
English
Fluently
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Available
My experience
2009 - ?
job
PA to Chief Executive Officer and Executive Team
FirstRand Bank (London Branch).
• Extensive diary management for internal and international meetings.
• Collation of appropriate documentation for all meetings and trips.
• Port of call for all to the CEO, adept to handling confidential and sensitive information
• Responding to e-mails and correspondence in the Chief Executive Officer's absence.
• Liaise with people of all levels and maintain key relationships across the Group's brands (in the UK and internationally).
• Co-ordinating regular UK and international travel arrangements for the CEO and his team.
• Liaising with PA's in the bank's international offices to coordinate diaries and arrange videoconferences and telephonic meetings.
• Event management
• Creating PowerPoint presentations and ensuring all necessary equipment and IT infrastructure is in place to support meetings.
• Assistance on ad hoc projects such as strategy implementation rollout
• Provide support to the Executive Team, including diary management, correspondence, preparation and collation of information packs for meetings and clients.
• Collation of appropriate documentation for all meetings and trips.
• Port of call for all to the CEO, adept to handling confidential and sensitive information
• Responding to e-mails and correspondence in the Chief Executive Officer's absence.
• Liaise with people of all levels and maintain key relationships across the Group's brands (in the UK and internationally).
• Co-ordinating regular UK and international travel arrangements for the CEO and his team.
• Liaising with PA's in the bank's international offices to coordinate diaries and arrange videoconferences and telephonic meetings.
• Event management
• Creating PowerPoint presentations and ensuring all necessary equipment and IT infrastructure is in place to support meetings.
• Assistance on ad hoc projects such as strategy implementation rollout
• Provide support to the Executive Team, including diary management, correspondence, preparation and collation of information packs for meetings and clients.
Powerpoint, It infrastructure, Event, Management, It, Implementation, Support, Infrastructure, Ceo, International, ON
2009 - 2009
temp
PA to Channel Director and Head of Programming
Sky Arts.
• Extensive diary management for three senior members of the Sky Arts team.
• Coordination of travel between Sky office in Isleworth and external meetings off-site.
• Produced weekly Sky Arts report for distribution.
• Ad hoc admin on behalf of team of 12.
• Coordination of travel between Sky office in Isleworth and external meetings off-site.
• Produced weekly Sky Arts report for distribution.
• Ad hoc admin on behalf of team of 12.
Management, Office, ON
2009 - 2009
temp
Senior PA to Executive Director
Hutchison Whampoa Properties (Europe) Ltd.
• Managed Executive Director's diary, movements and screened calls on his behalf
• Responsible for overseeing ongoing property projects and coordinating filing system
• Drafted correspondence and managed large petty cash sums
• Scheduled appraisals for department of 20 people
• Coordinated expenses and ad hoc administration.
• Responsible for overseeing ongoing property projects and coordinating filing system
• Drafted correspondence and managed large petty cash sums
• Scheduled appraisals for department of 20 people
• Coordinated expenses and ad hoc administration.
Administration, ON
2009 - 2009
temp
PA to Head of HR
Channel Five.
• Drafted correspondence and managed departmental filing
• Took minutes and coordinated presentations at key bi-annual meeting of media HR associates
• Scheduled internal and external meetings and screened phone calls
• Handled confidential documents and managed general admin for the team of six.
• Took minutes and coordinated presentations at key bi-annual meeting of media HR associates
• Scheduled internal and external meetings and screened phone calls
• Handled confidential documents and managed general admin for the team of six.
BEE, ON
2009 - 2009
job
Features Writer
Zest, National Magazines.
After being made redundant from my role at SHE, I was offered this position, which I subsequently resigned from to return to a more general support role, as suited to my past work experience as a PA.
• Supported the features desk by managing admin and conducting research.
• Originated and wrote features and news pages across the whole magazine.
• Represented the magazine externally at press briefings and PR events.
• Supported the features desk by managing admin and conducting research.
• Originated and wrote features and news pages across the whole magazine.
• Represented the magazine externally at press briefings and PR events.
Research, Pr, Support, ON
2008 - 2009
job
Features Team Assistant
SHE, National Magazines.
Acted as administrative support for the editorial team of three - managing the freelance commissioning system and the department's filing.
• Managed the dedicated email account for reader enquiries.
• Helped organise and coordinate entries for the SHE Inspiring Women Awards
• Undertook research for features on a wide variety of topics.
• Attended photoshoots to look after case studies and ensure that they ran smoothly.
• Liaised with book publishers and PRs on regular basis and managed the page rate spreadsheet - keeping track of each issue's expenditure.
• Managed the dedicated email account for reader enquiries.
• Helped organise and coordinate entries for the SHE Inspiring Women Awards
• Undertook research for features on a wide variety of topics.
• Attended photoshoots to look after case studies and ensure that they ran smoothly.
• Liaised with book publishers and PRs on regular basis and managed the page rate spreadsheet - keeping track of each issue's expenditure.
Research, Support
2006 - 2008
job
Features Writer
Newsquest (South London) Ltd.
Researched and wrote features across all of Newsquest's South London newspaper titles and special publications.
Proof-read editorial layouts to ensure attention to detail.
Proof-read editorial layouts to ensure attention to detail.
Detail
2005 - 2006
job
PA to Marketing Director
Paramount Home Entertainment.
Assistant to Marketing Director, Managing Director and Marketing team of ten.
• Responsible for diary management, international travel arrangements, expenses and meeting coordination.
• Took minutes at weekly agency meeting then distributed and actioned accordingly.
• Acted as central point of contact for entire marketing department - maintaining the team's filing and film catalogue database whilst also prioritising the Marketing Director's needs.
• Drafted correspondence and screened calls and emails.
• Organised Marketing away days and campaign launch events - such as DVD release parties.
• Responsible for diary management, international travel arrangements, expenses and meeting coordination.
• Took minutes at weekly agency meeting then distributed and actioned accordingly.
• Acted as central point of contact for entire marketing department - maintaining the team's filing and film catalogue database whilst also prioritising the Marketing Director's needs.
• Drafted correspondence and screened calls and emails.
• Organised Marketing away days and campaign launch events - such as DVD release parties.
Marketing, Database, Movie, Management, International, Campaign, ON
2004 - 2004
job
Team Assistant
Media Internships.
I liaised with PR agencies on a daily basis to call-in items for shoots and acted as secretarial support to the Fashion Director and the fashion team.
Fashion, Pr, Support
2004 - 2004
job
PA to the Creative Head and Production Executive of History
BBC.
(White City)
June 2004 - Sept 2004
PA assignments
• PA to the Head of Performance & Accountability, involving extensive diary management and general secretarial support to the whole team.
• PA to the Creative Head and Production Executive of History.
June 2004 - Sept 2004
PA assignments
• PA to the Head of Performance & Accountability, involving extensive diary management and general secretarial support to the whole team.
• PA to the Creative Head and Production Executive of History.
Management, Support, Production, ON
2004 - 2004
job
Online Coordinator
Glamour.com.
I researched and drafted articles for daily celebrity columns and helped update the website daily.
Website, Coordinator, Online
2002 - 2003
job
' Virtual' Personal Assistant
Virtual PA.
working on the company's new initiative of assigning assistants to clients on a part-time basis as and when they needed them. I was assistant to five people and liaised with them individually to draft correspondence, undertake personal projects and arrange travel.
Personal assistant
2000 - 2002
job
Project Manager and UK Construction Manager
Ster Century.
managing their diaries and extensive travel arrangements, looking after expenses, drafting correspondence and scheduling meetings.
• Responsible for managing remote office's filing system and stationery supply.
• Worked on a one-to-one PA basis, with both bosses entirely relying on my support and organisational abilities.
• This role gave me a true insight in dealing with people at all levels - a real eye-opener for a first job.
• Responsible for managing remote office's filing system and stationery supply.
• Worked on a one-to-one PA basis, with both bosses entirely relying on my support and organisational abilities.
• This role gave me a true insight in dealing with people at all levels - a real eye-opener for a first job.
Project Manager, Support, Office, ON, ME, Manager
My education
1997
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1999
Farnborough Sixth Form College
N/a, N/a
N/a, N/a
1985
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1997
St Nicholas School
Secondary, English Literature
Secondary, English Literature
?
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2004
London College of Printing
N/a, Features Journalism
N/a, Features Journalism
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