Maria Matei

Experience

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  UnionShop

  Feb 2015 - Apr 2016

  Sales Assistant

  • Till operation• Excellent customer service • Stock organisation and rotation• Display & visual merchandising

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  DONE+DUSTED

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2015

  Production Assistant Intern

  • Research for Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2015 and for Symphony in Blue 2015 - Johnnie Walker Blue Label• Transported props and hire equipment• Office administration• Used my creative input to help the team develop the desired look for Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show• Answering and forwarding phone calls

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  Scenario Films Ltd

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2015

  Design Assistant/ Stand-by props for 'Delirium'

  • Prop making including music sheets, banners, picture frames and correspondence• Set dressing including painting and redecorating• Organised the props into days and weeks

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  Blue Shadows Films

  Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

  Production Assistant Intern

  • General office administration• Organised read-throughs and meetings• Researched potential cast• Wrote in-depth script reports• Managed the company’s accounts and expenses• Filling in paperwork and data entry• Scheduled the producer and writer’s daily and weekly tasks• Recruitment

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  NORDIC STYLE SWEDEN LIMITED

  Nov 2016 - Feb 2020

  Sales Assistant

  • Customer service: Tailored interactions, addressing customers’ enquiries and concerns to facilitate an outstanding shopping experience and easy purchase decisions• Communication: communicated clearly and concisely with suppliers via email and by phone to approve orders, identify missing items and report faults• Numerical: Processed accurate payments, cancellations and refunds; assisted customers with BACS, phone and electronic payments for stress-free transactions

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  Tedium Entertainment

  Feb 2017 - now

  Short film producer

  Established in 2016, Tedium Entertainment is an award winning film production company from across Europe, based in the UK and Prague. We are currently working on an array of exciting short films, while developing debut feature and TV projects with up-and-coming writers and directors.My roles: • Project development • Project funding management• Scheduling • Budgeting • Crew management • Organising casting • Organising travel and accommodation arrangements • On-set management • Departments liaison management • Tedium website development • Tedium social media management Projects I have worked on: • Producer, Catch a Butcher (short drama), by Cassiah Joski-Jethi, January 2020Currently in post-production. The film attained backing from BFI Network, and finished shooting in January in Lincolnshire. • Producer, New Year’s Day (short drama), by Nathan Glendinning, April 2018Currently on festival tour. This is a technically ambitious, one-shot style film, shot on location in South Shields. • Producer/1st AD/Production designer, No Exposure (short drama), by Marcus Thomas, February 2018Currently on festival tour. Shot around South West London, this very low budget short was loosely inspired by real events. • Production designer/ Associate producer, Kindling (short drama) by Cassiah Joski-Jethi, August 2018Currently on festival tour. Shot on location in the Midlands, this surreal short drama is set in both a period and modern era. • Production designer/ Props buyer, CFF (short drama) by Kacper Slonina, October 2016Completed. This ambitious short drama is a collaboration of a wide group of friends sharing the same passion: filmmaking.For more information, please go to: https://www.tediumentertainment.com/ Show less

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  Western Edge Pictures

  May 2017 - Jun 2017

  Production Assistant Intern

  • Script reports• General office administration• Transcribing interviews for Pistorius (documentary, 2018)• In-depth research• Organising meetings

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  ACE Learning Centres Sutton

  Feb 2018 - Jan 2019

  Administrative Assistant / Tuition Support

  • Organisation: Managed the student life cycle from admission to deregistration, making the process straight-forward for parents • Communication: Tailored my communication style to effectively interact with pupils, tutors and the management team• Data handling and attention to detail: Prepared statistics and handled data pertinent to attendance figures, exam results and students’ progression

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  Off to Work

  Apr 2018 - May 2021

  Hospitality Assistant

  • Teamwork: Collaborated with ward hosts in a hospital to provide rapid service at the beginning of the pandemic • Integrity: Representing Off to Work’s values, gaining Hero Status with 16 of their clients• Leadership: Leading a team at events, calmly liaising between them and my manager to deliver exquisite service to VIP clients Trained in:• Wine waiting• Barista• Bartender and bar back• Food handling

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  ALRA

  Sept 2020 - Nov 2020

  Production Coordinator

  This was my second year working with the students at ALRA, helping them produce their final showreels. • Project management: Organised 64 film shoots; budgeted and negotiated to save 25% of the overall budget assigned to me• Multi-tasking and time-management: Coordinated students at various stages of their projects, successfully managing multiple deadlines • Initiative and adaptation: Identified and implemented new ways of working to adapt to the Government’s guidelines regarding the pandemic Show less

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  ACE LEARNING CENTRES LIMITED

  Dec 2020 - May 2021

  Communications and Social Media Assistant

  • Written communication: Writing well-thought-out information and marketing emails using Mailchimp • Social media: Scheduling social media posts using Hootsuite; monitoring social media channels and responding to comments and mentions in a professional and timely manner• Autodidactic: Quickly learning new concepts and software through self-motivated research and practice

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  The Talent Foundry

  Jun 2021 - now

  Coordonating 300 employability workshops in urban, rural and coastal regions. Working in partnership with top accountancy companies, the programme's aims are to build confidence and develop skills for 18,000 young people from underserved areas.Coordonating our pre-apprenticeship programmes to small cohorts of students. Working in partnership with financial services and construction companies to provide Sixth Form students with a head start for the apprenticeship application process. Leading on Income Generation, managing and coordonating digital campaigns, challenge and special events. Fundraising apprentice. Show less Coordinated our flagship employability programme, worked closely with over 120 schools, 30K young people, as well as our corporate partners and volunteers. Annually, worked with over 14,000 of the most disadvantaged young people, improving their employability and financial education skills, and helping them to feel positive about the future. Leading on developing and growing our pipeline of prospects and generating income. Coordinating our annual challenge events, gala events and corporate partnerships. Show less

  • Corporate Fundraiser and Programme Manager

    May 2024 - now

  • Senior Programme Coordinator and Income Generation Lead

    Sept 2023 - May 2024

  • Programme Coordinator and Income Generation Lead

    Jun 2021 - Aug 2023