Grace Newman

Experience

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  Debenhams

  Mar 2005 - Apr 2010

  Sales Assistant

  Part Time Job• Operating cash register.• Stock and shop floor maintenance.• Customer relations role involving dealing with complaints and returns.

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  Framestore

  Jul 2006 - Aug 2006

  Runner

  Independently Arranged Work Experience• Cleaning client suites.• Ensuring catering supplies for clients were maintained and delivered.• Providing general assistance to clients.

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  Procreation

  Aug 2009 - Jul 2012

  Production Assistant/Runner Freelance (On Set)

  Priming festival-goers to answer interview questions on cameraCommunications between interview and performance sets.Supplying, collecting and organizing camera recordings.Ensuring necessary clearances received from performers.Couriering recordings between cameraman and editing suite in a timely manner.Shadowing cameraman whilst recording on festival grounds.Ensuring communications run smoothly between all members of the recording team.

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  Inkerman Ltd

  Sept 2011 - Apr 2012

  Junior Consultant

  Creating Proposals for clients’ specific corporate gift, memento, and trophy requirements Arranging meetings with current and prospective clients Planning, organizing and structuring sales team meetings – liaising with Company Directors and staff regarding issues such as company restructuring, employee targets and sourcing suppliers.Building and maintaining strong working relationships with my own clientsBuilding and maintaining the Client Database Working with database programs such as ACT and Sage as well Microsoft Excel and Word. Show less

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  Formosa Films

  Apr 2012 - Jul 2012

  Production and Admin Intern

  Assisting with the delivery of feature film 'Twenty8K'- Editing/enhancing production stills using Photoshop- Ensuring all necessary documentation is collected and filed/sent to appropriate people.- Regularly updating 'Twenty8K' and Formosa Films Social Media pagesAssisting with Development of future productions- Assisting work on investor documents using In Design- Reading potential scripts and writing script reportsGeneral Office Administration Tasks- Filing necessary paperwork- Putting together schedules and diary management for Head of Production and Company Director in Cannes- Researching and making travel arrangements for senior staff and cast for Twenty8K- Sending out Screener copies and important documents to festival organisers Show less

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  NKD Learning

  Oct 2012 - Feb 2013

  Business Support Executive

  A front of house role incorporating the support across three key areas.Project Team Support including researching new prospects, minute taking and driving timelines forwardsOffice Administration including IT and technical support, new starter onboarding, and assisting with logistical bookings.Copy Writing for social media and blog posts.

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  Whitewall

  Mar 2013 - now

  Whilst retaining high level oversight for program delivery across flagship programs. This leadership team role positions me as the internal voice of the business and champion of our internal systems and process. My remit is across the whole team, to ensure we retain and maintain service excellence through focussed development of our team, our internal processes and anything that makes up the ‘upstage way’. As below. Promotion based on experience acquired leading and delivering virtual shows through the pandemic becoming a Platform specialist, taking on and running our larger programs. Additionally undertook a special internal project to help build and embed a new Creative team in the UK. Responsible for the overall running of programs from pitching and budget building to set up, delivery and reconciliation. Primary contact for Clients regarding deliverables, managing the program delivery team, including freelance support and mentoring of junior team members. Started as the CEOs Executive Assistant in 2013 with responsibilities to assist the Business Development team, moved into a Business Operations role becoming Office Manager in 2014. In 2016, I moved into operations, starting in supporting roles but quickly realising my potential to become a Project Manager in April 2017.

  • Chief Of Staff & Senior Program Lead

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Senior Program Lead

    Apr 2020 - Dec 2021

  • Program Lead

    Feb 2019 - Mar 2020

  • Various Supporting Roles

    Mar 2013 - Jan 2019