Kat Adsett (neé Furner)

Experience

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  ITV Studios

  Feb 2012 - May 2014

  Production Coordinator

  - Organising large scale location shoots with a large team- Booking travel and hotels for the team- Sourcing kit and booking locations- Working successfully in a team to tight schedules

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  Endemol Shine UK

  Aug 2012 - Aug 2014

  Production Coordinator

  - Working on various studio based shows- Looking after talent and high profile guests - Booking crew- Organising studio Get Ins- Scheduling and call sheets- Booking travel and hotels - Organising and working on location VTs- Sourcing special guests/ animals etc- Handling confidential data

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  Endemol Shine Group

  Aug 2014 - Jul 2016

  Personal Assistant

  - Working with high power executives and board members- Working within an International Team - Liaising across multiple countries and Time Zones- Creating Presentations - Complicated diary management - Extensive travel and hotel bookings- Creating a smooth running professional environment

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  Darlow Smithson Productions

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Production Coordinator
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  Shine TV

  Sept 2015 - Jul 2016

  Production Coordinator
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  Sidney Street Productions

  Jul 2016 - Jan 2017

  Senior Production Coordinator

  • Setting up VTs across the country• Setting up a kitchen studio with rig from external parties • Managing crew and runners and making sure they all knew their roles and responsibilities • Writing daily schedules and full production schedules • Managing the budget, raising POs, reconciling floats and credit cards• Overseeing post production until final delivery. • Liaising with the post production facility to ensure smooth ingestion of rushes• Overseeing the data-wrangling, tape logs and drive management Show less

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  Optomen Television

  Jan 2017 - Jul 2018

  Production Manager

  • Managing multiple large budgets on various projects • Monthly payroll, raising POs, reconciling floats and credit cards• Writing budgets for senior management • Overseeing in-house edits and hiring external editors• Writing complicated schedules• Liaising with multiple departments to setup meetings • Risk assessing complicated and sensitive shoots• Coordinating across multiple departments • Coordinating a busy development team, as well as managing and coordinating productions• Dealing with external companies, such as post houses, studios, locations, contractors and kit companies Show less

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  Freelance Production Manager

  Jun 2019 - Jul 2023

  Freelance Production Manager/Project Administrator

  - Freelance Production Manager available for both small and large projects in TV, Advertising and cooperate sectors. - Freelance Administrator available to complete all those tasks your company doesn't have time for: Invoicing, accounts, paperwork, logistics, VAT returns, scheduling and budgeting. - Get in contact to see if there is anything I can do to help your business run more smoothly.

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  Ultra Sharp Films

  Jun 2019 - now

  In this role I ensure the smooth running of operations, managing processes and budgets. I work to support the production planning process and make sure production targets are met. I am also across:Keeping a keen eye on budgets and budgetary changes.RAMS and Call SheetsCreating and monitoring projects and teams.Reviewing workloads and manpower to ensure targets are met.Supporting the team’s vision and process ideals.Ensuring staff working on processes are happy and operating efficiently.Supporting all functions of the business to work together.Managing stock control and inventory checks.Shoot production management and pre production planningKit maintenance and hire Show less

  • Operations Manager

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Production Manager

    Jun 2019 - Jul 2023