Vanessa Ng

Experience

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  Starworks Group (SWG)

  Jul 2014 - Sept 2014

  Intern

  • Front of House Management - Answering all the phone calls that come into the office and directing them to the member of staff relevant. • Answering the door to clients and staff.• Treat clients with respect and act professionally.• Looked after the schedule for the boardroom and therefore will inform if there are any clashes or unavailability’s. • Set up breakfast every Wednesday morning in preparation for a staff meeting held in the main boardroom. • Arrive an hour or half an hour early dependent on the day to set up the reception and make note of what is happening throughout the day.• Handled the Petty Cash each month, meaning I calculated the expenses from 3 credit cards that have been used throughout the month. • Booked reservations at restaurants in order for meetings that couldn't happen in the boardrooms due to being pre-booked. • Set up the boardroom for meetings ensuring tea and coffee is present before the clients arrive.• For any complications in the office such as the printers breaking or running out of ink, I call the company associated or fix them myself. • Contacted the suppliers for things that need to be replenished, liaising with the cleaners. • A runner for busier times such as London Fashion Week, I help out with the Stockroom in order to make sure clothes come in and out are correct.• Called couriers in order for products get delivered.• Deliver the post each morning before staff arrive. • Personal Assistance to the Managing Director.• Helping out at events outside of the office when needed.• As an intern, I am expected to run any other errands that may appear and corporate accordingly. This job was an incite to working in an office job with a creative environment and has encouraged me to take on similar jobs in the future. Show less

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  University of Kent

  Nov 2014 - Aug 2015

  Student Photographer

  Responsible for taking photographs in lectures, seminars, workshops and events such as exhibition openings and edit the photos after. I typically take many photographs and then edit them down to choose which ones I want to use and then if needed I alter the levels of the pictures for enhancement.

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  Acá Theatre

  Mar 2015 - May 2015

  Photographer

  "A Canterbury based collective who strive to make witty, imaginative and technically stunning performances based on Jacques Lecoq's practice. Taking inspiration from movies, video games and art, we aim to both entertain and inspire our audiences' imagination with fun, innovative and highly physical performances. Our performances are energetic, full of flavorsome characters and infused with tongue-in-cheek bizarre! "I worked with Acá Theatre for a couple shows and the performances I've been a part of are aimed at small children and are filled with activities that are great for photo opportunities. The interaction between the cast and the children is something that Acá looked for as their show revolves around reactions, so this is something I look for when photographing. The pictures are usually published on facebook after I send them to the Acá team. The only difficultly is when a parent asks for pictures of their child not to be posted as children can be very active in the show and I may not notice that they are in the background of the shot during that time, so I usually take a lot more photos so that those that can't be used can be filtered out and there are still enough photos. Show less

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  That's TV

  Aug 2017 - Sept 2017

  Video Journalist

  • Operated camera and audio during interviews.• Wrote News in Brief and weather reports for each day.• Researched up and coming stories for future reports.•Conducted interviews for stories.•Edited packages of interviews using Premiere Pro.

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  Create

  Oct 2017 - Jun 2019

  Administrative Assistant

  • Assisting lead producers and directors on shoots and events (such as Coca Cola Shred Party, Words Chosen Well –The Telegraph x Spotify)• Brainstorm with the team for new ideas• Researching for upcoming events and shoots• Purchasing props and equipment • Operating day – to – day administrative duties • Greeting all visitors, guests and clients and directing as appropriate• Generating invoices and logging receipts through Xero• Responsible for organising the work experience programme Show less

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  ALVA STUDIOS LTD

  Jun 2019 - Mar 2020

  Studio Assistant
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  Freelance

  Oct 2022 - now

  Shoot Producer

  Organising schedules to reflect a logical run of shoot days.Scheduling the team for future shoots and liaising with HOD’s to ensure everyone is aligned before the shoot days. Managing the budget for each shoot to ensure that we are on track in regards to spending.Booking studios/locations and catering for each shoot.Collecting and checking invoices that need to be paid via Hanna Hillier.On-set production - managing runners and production assistants for any ad hoc jobs, and acting as voice between the client, studio and the whole team.Reconciling each shoot by collecting invoices and receipts to find the total amount spent.Uploading images to Google Drive for retouchers and clients to review/retouch, especially if the client is in the US. Alternatively sending hard drives when possible.Liaising with photographer and client about creative and casting direction. Making a casting deck for clients to select models at ease.Sending retouched images to model agents for their books.Liaising with model agents to ensure we are on the same page with rates and time spent on shoot days, as well as signing model booking forms.On-set casting days - taking pictures of models in good light and making a deck for the clients to review models at ease.Worked with brands such as Kylie Cosmetics, Victoria Beckham Beauty, Rhode and many more. Show less