Experience

Employment Solutions

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Systems & Administration Manager

  • Nov 2011 - Present

  I am responsible for all the Admin functions within the company, which encompasses a large range of different tasks. I also have overall responsibility for our all our system integrations with Bullhorn CRM - Cube19, Kyloe, Cloudcall, Broadbean. I configure all these systems, and I also have responsibility for implementing any upgrades to our workflow and producing reports from within our systems. I also train staff in Bullhorn and on-board all new starters. I have an all-round knowledge of many software programs (both Mac and PC), which I have gained from my previous roles and experience. Show less



MEN Media

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Production Co-ordinator

  • Jul 2006 - Nov 2011

  Design and typesetting with QuarkXpress and Photoshop of classified adverts from customer's brief. Sourcing and checking electronic display adverts through Adfast system. Making up classified pages using the Beacon system. Checking of editorial pages prior to printing. Design and typesetting with QuarkXpress and Photoshop of classified adverts from customer's brief. Sourcing and checking electronic display adverts through Adfast system. Making up classified pages using the Beacon system. Checking of editorial pages prior to printing.



Freelancer

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Manager

  • Jun 2002 - Jul 2006

  I freelanced as a Production Manager, scheduling and overseeing the copy and artwork production/print of many publication for many clients. I freelanced as a Production Manager, scheduling and overseeing the copy and artwork production/print of many publication for many clients.



The Color Company

• United Kingdom
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Branch Manager

  • May 2001 - Mar 2002

  I was the Branch Manager for a digital printing company, based in Spring Gardens Manchester. My role involved: Dealing with customers on an ad-hoc basis who came into the branch. Taking briefs from clients for printing projects and scheduling into workflow. Account management. Ensuring monthly sales targets were met. Ensuring the deadlines were met on daily basis. Debt chasing. Invoicing.Staff training and appraisals. I was the Branch Manager for a digital printing company, based in Spring Gardens Manchester. My role involved: Dealing with customers on an ad-hoc basis who came into the branch. Taking briefs from clients for printing projects and scheduling into workflow. Account management. Ensuring monthly sales targets were met. Ensuring the deadlines were met on daily basis. Debt chasing. Invoicing.Staff training and appraisals.



Great Universal Stores

• South Africa
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Copy Production Manager

  • Apr 1996 - Mar 2001

  I was responsible for a team of 10 Copy Co-ordinators, whose responsibility it was to produce copy for catalogues and leaflets. The scheduling of all these publications was my responsibility, as was ensuring that all the print deadlines were met by my team. I was involved in the development and database training on our bespoke database system, also ensuring that the data was updated.I liased regularly with department managers, designers and buyers.The role involved travel all over Europe at our printers, where pages had to be approved prior to printing. Show less

• Junior Copywriter/Copy Production Co-Ordinator

  • Aug 1978 - Mar 1996

  I worked for many years at GUS in the catalogue production department. My role was in the copy department where I was a Copy Production Co-ordinator, dealing with the copy for numerous catalogues and leaflets. We produced over 150,000 pages per year. The role involved typesetting the copy, checking of 'galley proofs',liaising with internal buyers, designers and print production.Occasionally we travelled over to our printers in Europe to check the catalogue pages prior to printing. Show less