Sophie Madden
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Credentials
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Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace
ScreenSkillsMar, 2021- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Playful Productions
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United Kingdom
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Entertainment
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1 - 100 Employee
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Wigs Assistant
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Jan 2023 - Present
Wigs assistant at Wicked the Musical: - Wig changes for talent during and between scenes requiring excellent organisational skills in a time critical live performance environment - Communicating with talent to ensure their specific requirements were met ensuring they were motivated to deliver high quality performances - Liaising with other teams to guarantee the smooth running of the show - Using initiative and intuition to quickly resolve problems when they arise minimising any adverse impact on talent performance and audience satisfaction - Deploying a breadth of interpersonal skills to professionally manage a wide range of different personalities working in a highly creative environment Show less
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National Film & Television School
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United Kingdom
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Movies, Videos, and Sound
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100 - 200 Employee
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Hair And Makeup Artist
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Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
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Netflix
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Hair and Make-up Trainee
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Oct 2021 - Jul 2022
Worked as a Daily on location for 'The Diplomat' streaming on Netflix. My responsibilities included: - Working with the Crowd Supervisor to ensure all supporting artists were checked in on time - Assisted supporting talent with hair and make up - Updating and collating all continuity sheets for next shoot - Working with discretion Worked as a Daily on location for 'The Diplomat' streaming on Netflix. My responsibilities included: - Working with the Crowd Supervisor to ensure all supporting artists were checked in on time - Assisted supporting talent with hair and make up - Updating and collating all continuity sheets for next shoot - Working with discretion
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Apple TV
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United States
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Movies, Videos, and Sound
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1 - 100 Employee
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Personal Assistant
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Aug 2021 - Apr 2022
Worked on two upcoming series for Apple TV, 'Masters of the Air' and 'Invasions' Season 2: - Worked with The London Medical Laboratory to ensure all supporting artists were cleared to work before their call time to set - Communicated with various Heads of Departments on the status of their crews’ individual tests and dealt with any positive results with the utmost discretion - Worked remotely monitoring scheduled weekend appointments, acting as point of contact for scheduled crew and creating end of day reports - Worked closely with 2nd Assistant Director and talent chaperones to organise testing of junior talent around school commitments and other outside engagements - Supported Testing Supervisor with management of diaries and email correspondence - Built interpersonal relationships with a variety of departments and freelancers to ensure they had been checked in correctly to carry out their work Show less
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The Dabbling Duck
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Germany
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1 - 100 Employee
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Waitress
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Jun 2018 - Jan 2022
- Responsible for working autonomously to ensure positive customer experiences - Remembering orders to increase efficiency - Responsible for delivering food and drink, processing payments through the till, both cash and card - Responsible for working autonomously to ensure positive customer experiences - Remembering orders to increase efficiency - Responsible for delivering food and drink, processing payments through the till, both cash and card
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Art Assistant
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Sep 2021 - Dec 2021
Worked as an Art Assistant on a short film, 'On the Line' Directed by Oliver Pearn: - Worked with the production team to create and pitch ideas - Assisted the Director in ensuring the set was prepared for filming - Demonstrated excellent visual awareness and spatial design skills - Awareness of health and safety issues - Gathered strong working knowledge of the production process Worked as an Art Assistant on a short film, 'On the Line' Directed by Oliver Pearn: - Worked with the production team to create and pitch ideas - Assisted the Director in ensuring the set was prepared for filming - Demonstrated excellent visual awareness and spatial design skills - Awareness of health and safety issues - Gathered strong working knowledge of the production process
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Wine Waiter
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Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
- High level of customer service ensuring Member satisfaction at all times - Responsible for taking orders and ensuring that members were quickly delivered their drinks on the Members’ Lawn during match breaks - Worked flexibly within the team serving behind the bar during busier periods - Worked handling money and cash payments through the tills - High level of customer service ensuring Member satisfaction at all times - Responsible for taking orders and ensuring that members were quickly delivered their drinks on the Members’ Lawn during match breaks - Worked flexibly within the team serving behind the bar during busier periods - Worked handling money and cash payments through the tills
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Education
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The Iver Make-Up Academy
Hair and Make-Up Artist -
University of Birmingham
Drama and Theatre Studies, Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General -
Godalming College
A Levels