Katarzyna McKenzie

Experience

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  Siegenia-Aubi Ltd UK

  Mar 2003 - Apr 2008

  Personal Assistant to Managing Director / Marketing Coordinator

  Coordinated marketing activities of the subsidiary, liaised with German HQ marketing departmentBriefed design and PR agencyCreated marketing and promotional materials and organised subsidiary merchandiseEdited company newsletterTranslated technical, marketing and financial documents from German into EnglishUndertook marketing research and produced reportsProduced presentations and provided department IT supportManaged Managing Director’s emails and diary Organised and coordinated domestic and international company events and travel Show less

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  Screen West Midlands

  May 2008 - Dec 2008

  Personal Assistant to Executive Producer

  Managed Executive Producer’s busy diary and emailLiaised with film producers, directors, lawyers and industry figuresOrganised and coordinated industry events (e.g. 4iP £10m fund launch)Coordinated representation and involvement of the department in film festivals and industry market events (e.g. Cannes FF, TIFFCOM)Provided cover for PA to CEO during her absenceOrganised domestic and international travelOrganised meetings and took minutesManaged production department database and film production library Show less

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  Birmingham City Council

  Jan 2009 - Jun 2010

  Personal Assistant to Head of Department

  Provided secretarial support to the Head of Department and administrative support to the rest of the teamManaged multiple diaries, organised and took complex minutes of meetings (e.g. safeguarding and contract suspension)Assisted in multi-million pound tendering exercise and co-ordination of aspects of the contract award processMaintained constant verbal and written communication with multiple agencies (e.g. NHS)Coordinated duty desk which involved support of operational staff and service providersCoordinated the archived files, developed and created digital folder system Show less

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  BBC

  May 2011 - Apr 2012

  Managed HRLP’s diary and emailProvided secretarial back-up for members of management teamRan Managing Editors, TV and Radio diariesOrganised, attended and took minutes of meetingsOrganised and maintained contacts with opinion formers and public figures First point of contact for public figures, dignitaries and BBC senior staffOrganised and coordinated events Arranged travel, accommodation and hospitality Ran diaries of five different executive producers Organised programme edit previews, meetings, travel, briefingsSupported production staff

  • Personal Assistant to Head of Regional and Local Programmes for Radio and TV

    Jul 2010 - Apr 2012

  • Personal Assistant to Production Executives, BBC Factual

    May 2011 - Mar 2012
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  BBC News

  Apr 2012 - Oct 2021

  News director, Vision Mixer, Floor Manager and Broadcast Assistant for BBC Midlands TodayDirecting and vision mixing live TV news bulletins and outside (external) broadcasts (OB)Organising running orders, briefing crews and gallery teams, Rehearsing and communicating effectively with presenters, reporters, OBs and network news galleriesWorking proficiently with producers, directors and gallery colleaguesProgramme floor managing Timing news bulletins in the TV gallery and getting programmes and trails on and off airPrinting and copying scriptsCommunicating effectively with presenters, reporters and OBs regarding on air timesOrganising crew deployments, arranging and communicating job detailsProviding programme back up, booking recording linesManaging news department’s finance, admin, travel, meetings and any ad hoc tasks

  • News director, Vision Mixer

    Jul 2012 - Oct 2021

  • Production Assistant, BBC Midlands Today / Assistant News Organiser

    Apr 2012 - May 2014
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  BBC

  Oct 2017 - Nov 2017

  Producer, BBC Children in Need, West Midlands

  Responsible for managing the entire event production, from concept to transmissionPlanned and delivered three short films highlighting the impact of CIN on charitiesSourcing and working with contributorsFinding locations, liaising with external teams and negotiating deals and contracts Managing production budgetDelivering content for news bulletinsManaging talent, technical teams, camera crews, external lighting and sound technicians, Health and Safety and Security teamsProducing running orders, production bibles and schedulesRecruiting and managing volunteers Show less

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  BBC

  Sept 2018 - Nov 2018

  Director, BBC Children in Need, West Midlands

  Managed and directed the production of regional Children in Need (CIN) event Planned, directed and delivered charity films and outreach events in the run up to the main CIN broadcast Liaised and worked with charities, contributors including children in-line with BBC editorial guidelines Worked closely with talent and technical teams, including filming crews, sound, lighting, floor managers, H&S and securityWorked closely with local councils, medical teams, BBC volunteers and venue hosts Managed production budgets including all contracted parties, talent fees, filming kit, travel and catering Show less

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  BBC

  Jun 2021 - Oct 2021

  Director, Politics Midlands

  Live Broadcast gallery director and vision mixer.

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  Enzie Media

  Nov 2021 - now

  Company Director