Experience

Buchanan

• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Junior Office Assistant

  • May 2017 - Present



BizzyKidz (Children's Modelling Agency)

• Receptionist

  • Oct 2016 - Dec 2016

  Role: Receptionist (3rd October -23rd November 2016)Target: To understand how a children’s modelling agency is run on a day to day basisResult: I understood more about how this industry worked by remembering the answers to any questions the parents might have and was able to work independently in a loud working environment. Competency: Improved my IT skills by making spreadsheets, organised my time with each task so that I wouldn’t take too much time checking appointments in, logging and taking payments. Answered the phone, communicating with parents in a polite manner. As temporary work until they moved location.



Picture Shop

• United States
• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 400 - 500 Employee

• 1 Week of Work Experience

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2016

  Role: Runner/Library Assistant (8th-12th August 2016)Target: Experience the working environment of a busy post-production companyResult: Spent 5 days understanding the post-production process whlst working at a junior level of the company aware of the relationship between client and company, spent time shadowing the editors, and working in the library department. Competency: Maintaining excellent communiction skills by keeping clients happy with their requests for snacks and refreshments in order to allow them to focus on the edit and working as a team with the other runners to make the tasks easier and completed quicker. Understood the difference between online and offline editing and gained good organisational skills whilst in the library to ensure deliveries were correctly despatched.



BizzyKidz (Children's Modelling Agency)

• 1 Week of Work Experience

  • Sep 2013 - Sep 2013

  Role: Photographer’s Assistant (9th -14th September 2013)Target: To experience what happens in a children’s photoshoot from beginning to endResult: Spent 5 days understanding how a photoshoot works and the techniques that are used to have finished photos. Increased my Photoshop skills, learnt how the lighting is used and how the camera needs to be used quickly in a fast pacedphotoshoot. Competency: used communication skills to help the children feel at ease with the studio and listening to what the photographer needs me to do, helping moving around props etc.