Assistant Script Editor at Coronation Street

• Nov 2022 - Present

Trainee Storyliner at BBC EastEnders

• Jul 2022 - Nov 2022

- Working alongside the Story Producer and their team of story liners to see how stories progress from story conference to story document. - Contributing in the story conferences and towards the story document.

Trainee Script Editor at BBC EastEnders

• Jan 2022 - Jul 2022

- Followed the script process initially, following one cycle from commissioning, through the draft stages to a published script to get to know the ins and outs of the script process.- Time spent with production pre and during filming, including the amends procedure. - Time spent with the Senior Producer during filming to experience life 'on set' as the scripts come to life. - Time spent with post-production to see the edit process.- Script edited my own episode and assisted all production staff on continuity and filming. Show less

Story and Script Team Assistant at BBC Doctors

• Jun 2021 - Jan 2022

• In conjunction with the Story Producer, arranging all elements of Long Term story conferences and regular serial meetings as required. This includes complex diary coordination with internal and external attendees. • Pitching ideas at weekly story conferences• Fully minuting story conferences and accurately transcribing within a short timescale• Maintaining constantly changing diaries, organizing and scheduling meetings and conferences, and associated information as appropriate• Prioritizing all incoming correspondence, written and telephoned queries, from both internal and external sources, ensuring that confidentiality is maintained.• Drafting correspondence effectively, exercising initiative in responding independently to day-to-day email and administration• Taking accurate minutes at Editorial/Production meetings and distributing accordingly• Being responsible for introducing new members of the Department to all other staff• Managing and updating the Archive• Compiling material for story conferences, including but not limited to, story material, clips of new characters’ material, and character photographs as necessary• In conjunction with the Series Story Scheduler, monitoring artist usage over the individual contractual periods• Managing workload effectively and assessing priorities to meet conflicting deadlines, often at short notice and under pressure• Ordering hospitality as required, whilst being aware of the full extent of the financial and purchasing authority of the post and ensure that this authority is being exercised in accordance with policy and the BBC financial agreements• Providing cover for Research when required Show less

Parliamentary Caseworker

• Mar 2020 - May 2020

Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, I worked as a Parliamentary Assistant in an MP’s office, serving the community and constituents of Walsall North. In this role, I successfully : • Contributed to running the office amid the onset of the COVID-19 lockdown • Researched and gathered vital information to assist with case resolution and policy • Handled more than 400 cases; drafting informative responses to constituent queries • Followed up political communications via social media accounts and written reports • Communicated clearly, signposting constituents to the right person to help them Show less

Sales Assistant and Social Media Coordinator

• May 2017 - Mar 2020

In my part-time role at Joules, my priority was to lead all social media and marketing output on behalf of the store. In addition I successfully : • Provided business financial figures and set team goals to meet and exceed daily targets. • Won repeat business through consistent, high-quality customer service • Trained and mentored new and existing members of staff up to business standard. Of my numerous achievements in this role, consistently being the in-house Sales Associate with the best sales data is the one that I am most proud of, not least because it highlights my dedication to serving others and getting impressive results by doing so. I also raised the most charity money to donate based on Acts of Kindness Day. As someone who is actively involved with several charities, including NSPCC and Cancer Research UK, this meant a great deal to me. Show less

Production Manager / Filmmaker

• Aug 2016 - Jul 2017

During my time at university, I oversaw the production of a documentary focusing on Guadeloupean culture. On location in Guadeloupe, I successfully managed my team, carried out crucial research within the local community, arranged filming and interview dates, filmed and created content, oversaw the sound editing process and organised the consent for legal documents which allowed us to film. I am extremely proud of this project. It gave me a unique opportunity to provide a platform and a voice for communities which would have otherwise maybe not have had the chance to do so. Show less

Student leader

• Jul 2014 - Jul 2016

In this voluntary role with the International Faith Society, I spent time working on projects in both the UK and Portugal. Our aim was to bring together individuals and communities, through a range of faith-orientated events. They included gaming and pizza nights, networking/interactive sessions and team-building challenges. This was a really rewarding experience and to this day I still remain in contact with some of the lifelong friends I made whilst working for Agape UK. In this voluntary role with the International Faith Society, I spent time working on projects in both the UK and Portugal. Our aim was to bring together individuals and communities, through a range of faith-orientated events. They included gaming and pizza nights, networking/interactive sessions and team-building challenges. This was a really rewarding experience and to this day I still remain in contact with some of the lifelong friends I made whilst working for Agape UK.

Sales Assistant

• Oct 2014 - Nov 2015

Here, I truly learnt the art of outstanding customer service. At Fossil, providing excellence was a big part of the job. Primarily, I was responsible for meeting daily sales targets and building strong relationships with every customer that walked into the shop. Additionally, I successfully : - Assisted and dealt with all manner of enquiries. - Stocked shelves, organised the shop efficiently and took payments using a computerised cash register. Here, I truly learnt the art of outstanding customer service. At Fossil, providing excellence was a big part of the job. Primarily, I was responsible for meeting daily sales targets and building strong relationships with every customer that walked into the shop. Additionally, I successfully : - Assisted and dealt with all manner of enquiries. - Stocked shelves, organised the shop efficiently and took payments using a computerised cash register.

Waitress

• Aug 2013 - Oct 2014

In this fast-paced part-time role, I was responsible for: - Providing consistently excellent service to customers - Assisting with food orders and meal preparations - Stocking food fridges -Taking payments using a computerised cash register In this fast-paced part-time role, I was responsible for: - Providing consistently excellent service to customers - Assisting with food orders and meal preparations - Stocking food fridges -Taking payments using a computerised cash register

Product/Sales and Tutorial Assistant

• Oct 2012 - Dec 2012

In my first part-time role, I learnt the foundations of customer service. I did this by : - Greeting the customers as they entered the store. - Performing interactive tutorials which showed customers how to use Lush products. I was often successful in making sales afterwards. - Stocking shelves and advising customers on what products would suit them and why - Taking payments and liaising with customers whilst doing so. In my first part-time role, I learnt the foundations of customer service. I did this by : - Greeting the customers as they entered the store. - Performing interactive tutorials which showed customers how to use Lush products. I was often successful in making sales afterwards. - Stocking shelves and advising customers on what products would suit them and why - Taking payments and liaising with customers whilst doing so.