Candace Reading
Communications and Events Executive at The Childhood Trust- Claim this Profile
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Emily Cook
Candace is dedicated, conscientious and puts her whole self into the work she does. Passionate about the customer and client base Candace strategically assesses situations and puts in place the resources required to deliver to the best of her ability. Candace skillfully steered Age UK H&F through the challenging backdrop of the pandemic, navigating changing legislature and consistently delivering clear communications across a variety of platforms to ensure the volunteer force, organisational message and client base were aligned and informed. Candace delivered a crowdfunding campaign through the Spacehive platform and gracefully took associated challenges in her stride, raising enough funds to purchase a new mini-bus for the charity. She is a pleasure to work with and a kind, hardworking and skilled colleague.
Carolina Tinajero
Candace is a very dedicated, responsible person very creative, organised and has very good people skills. She is very helpful and caring person. She has commercial awareness, amazing at knowing fabrics and different types of textiles, designs and color paths. I would highly recommend working with her and if I had the chance to work with her again I will be very pleased.
Emily Cook
Candace is dedicated, conscientious and puts her whole self into the work she does. Passionate about the customer and client base Candace strategically assesses situations and puts in place the resources required to deliver to the best of her ability. Candace skillfully steered Age UK H&F through the challenging backdrop of the pandemic, navigating changing legislature and consistently delivering clear communications across a variety of platforms to ensure the volunteer force, organisational message and client base were aligned and informed. Candace delivered a crowdfunding campaign through the Spacehive platform and gracefully took associated challenges in her stride, raising enough funds to purchase a new mini-bus for the charity. She is a pleasure to work with and a kind, hardworking and skilled colleague.
Carolina Tinajero
Candace is a very dedicated, responsible person very creative, organised and has very good people skills. She is very helpful and caring person. She has commercial awareness, amazing at knowing fabrics and different types of textiles, designs and color paths. I would highly recommend working with her and if I had the chance to work with her again I will be very pleased.
Emily Cook
Candace is dedicated, conscientious and puts her whole self into the work she does. Passionate about the customer and client base Candace strategically assesses situations and puts in place the resources required to deliver to the best of her ability. Candace skillfully steered Age UK H&F through the challenging backdrop of the pandemic, navigating changing legislature and consistently delivering clear communications across a variety of platforms to ensure the volunteer force, organisational message and client base were aligned and informed. Candace delivered a crowdfunding campaign through the Spacehive platform and gracefully took associated challenges in her stride, raising enough funds to purchase a new mini-bus for the charity. She is a pleasure to work with and a kind, hardworking and skilled colleague.
Carolina Tinajero
Candace is a very dedicated, responsible person very creative, organised and has very good people skills. She is very helpful and caring person. She has commercial awareness, amazing at knowing fabrics and different types of textiles, designs and color paths. I would highly recommend working with her and if I had the chance to work with her again I will be very pleased.
Emily Cook
Candace is dedicated, conscientious and puts her whole self into the work she does. Passionate about the customer and client base Candace strategically assesses situations and puts in place the resources required to deliver to the best of her ability. Candace skillfully steered Age UK H&F through the challenging backdrop of the pandemic, navigating changing legislature and consistently delivering clear communications across a variety of platforms to ensure the volunteer force, organisational message and client base were aligned and informed. Candace delivered a crowdfunding campaign through the Spacehive platform and gracefully took associated challenges in her stride, raising enough funds to purchase a new mini-bus for the charity. She is a pleasure to work with and a kind, hardworking and skilled colleague.
Carolina Tinajero
Candace is a very dedicated, responsible person very creative, organised and has very good people skills. She is very helpful and caring person. She has commercial awareness, amazing at knowing fabrics and different types of textiles, designs and color paths. I would highly recommend working with her and if I had the chance to work with her again I will be very pleased.
Experience
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The Childhood Trust
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Communications and Events Executive
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May 2022 - Present
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East End Kids London
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United Kingdom
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Advertising Services
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Owner of the Company
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Jan 2018 - Present
Managing East End Kids social networks on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter with over 7.8K followersWriting all copy for the magazine covering diverse topics as education, restaurant reviews, fitness, shopping Promoting advertorial across all channels including Facebook targeted adsManaging a memberships database and discount card scheme with 1.8K membersProducing newsletters in Mailchimp to promote local businesses and activitiesGenerating ideas for useful, interesting and fun content to build and engage our audienceDirect B2B marketingDeveloping relationships with new advertising partners and nurturing relationships with existing clientsTesting, measuring and reflecting with analytics to see what types of content are working for our target audience
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Age UK Hammersmith and Fulham
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Marketing and Communications Manager
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May 2020 - Aug 2021
Part-time role managing all aspects Age UK Hammersmith and Fulham's Marketing and CommunicationsWorking with service managers to ensure messaging is up to date with frequent changesStrategic planning, content creation and scheduling for Facebook, LinkedIN, Twitter and InstagramEmail marketing and CRM management -Mailchimp and Charity LogDeveloping digital fundraising strategies and reaching out for corporate, community and celebrity supportWriting copy for the website and ensuring communications are up to date regarding COVID 19 service changesWorking with volunteers to create engaging video, graphic and written contentProducing posters and graphics in Canva for the charity shop and centre to inform shoppers and visitors of new safety guidelinesRecruiting, training and managing volunteer interns to manage social media channels
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ZAPspace Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Travel Arrangements
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1 - 100 Employee
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Marketing Manager
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Sep 2018 - Apr 2020
Part-time role managing all aspects of ZAPspace Trampoline Park's marketingPlanning, publicising and coordinating eventsPlanning and scheduling social media: Facebook and InstagramEmail marketing and CRM management -MailchimpWriting copy for the ZAPspace website- WordpressRunning paid ads on Facebook and monitoring for optimum performanceMaking the most of the marketing budgetPurchasing ad space in publications relevant to our target audienceDeveloping relationships with influencers Producing marketing materials including flyers and posters
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dunhill
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United Kingdom
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Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry
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200 - 300 Employee
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Product Developer
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Feb 2016 - Sep 2016
Working with Richemont and Dunhill Marketing teams to develop and deliver projects for press and VIP events with varying critical pathsNegotiating lead times, minimums and prices across all menswear product categories for small orders with very tight deadlinesManaging the seasonal soft accessories category, collaborating with design to develop scarves and hats ensuring all key dates are met within the product life cycleGenerating skus and purchase orders Working within a merchandising brief with special attention to pricing architecture and target margins
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Assistant Product Manager
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Nov 2011 - Feb 2016
Managing the development of the accessories range including scarves, hats and glovesWorking closely with suppliers to ensure the timely delivery of prototypes and assisting the design team with design input and follow upAssisting Senior Product Management and Directors with the development of the formal wear range inclusive of luxury tailoring, shirts and ties maintaining high standards of quality Working with merchandising and negotiating with suppliers to keep costs within targeted marginsSubmitting skus to database along with all related composition and tarriff code data, complying with cites and other import regulationsManaging Excel documents to keep track of changes to model allocations and bills of materials ensuring all information is accurate and up to dateTravelling to trade fares to assist the design team with selecting materials and sourcing new suppliersPreparing product range lists, samples and colour cards to assist the global buying teams with their store rangingVisiting suppliers to make selections, learn more about what is behind the make up of a product and the work involvedIdentifying which products could benefit from value added booklets and writing copy for such booklets Keeping development costs low to ensure margins are truly profitable
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Production Assistant at Alfred Dunhill
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Apr 2010 - Oct 2011
Setting up weekly conference calls with suppliers to ensure any problems are communicated and necessary actions taken Liaising with QC to set up inspections once goods are ready and co-ordinating with the shipping department to ensure goods are shipped once approvedUpdating internal software systems and relevant spread sheets as required whilst monitoring the critical pathReporting delivery progress to the merchandising team using pivot tables and spread sheetsManaging office and supplier stock takes and investigating any discrepanciesInvoice matching and promptly resolving any pricing issues with suppliers to avoid any payment delaysPlacing orders for non sku-ed products and packaging as required
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Production Assistant and Office Manager -womens occasion wear and fabric supplier
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Nov 2004 - Apr 2010
Liaised with buyers, designers and production teams to ensure all strike offs, sampling and testing requirements were met to design spec, quality standards and within deadlinesManaged and trained an assistant and other work experience staffPlaced bulk purchase orders and sales confirmations and raised invoices with attention to detail and accuracyOrganized swatches to mills for sourcing, colours for lab dipping and prepared design instructions for overseas suppliers better understanding Studied trends relative to our target market, re-coloured out dated prints to fit seasonal trends and assisted in print selectionWorked closely with Asian and Turkish suppliers, cultivating and sustaining positive relations whilst ensuring orders were produced to customer spec and on time Maintained complete quality references of all stages of fabric development for quality control, approvals and evidence in case of claims due to inconsistencyApproved bulk fabrics for customers who entrusted us to do so Coordinated shipments and booked deliveries according to customer instruction & international customs clearance requirements Provided personal assistance when needed to two very busy MDs, making travel arrangements, handling telephone calls and enquiries and dealing with correspondenceImplemented systems to monitor crucial deadlines decreasing claims due to late delivery
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Education
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2020 - 2021
Institute of Data & Marketing (IDM)
Diploma Digital Marketing, Digital Marketing -
2019 - 2019
Digital Mums
Certified Digital Mums Trainer -
2017 - 2017
Digital Mums
Diploma in Strategic Social Media Marketing., Digital Marketing -
1998 - 1999
Helen Lefeaux College of Fashion Design
Fashion Design & Illustration, Pattern cutting, Textiles, History, Marketing and Business
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