Kate Wood

Experience

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  Hla

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2015

  Office Manager / Production Assistant

  ✔ Delivered 1:1 PA support to the Managing Directors that enabled seamless management of the production house ✔ Pivoted across the operations as a Production Assistant with full accountability for end-to-end production coordination for a series of TV commercials and documentary shoots for high-profile clients✔ Implemented a series of new administrative functions that enhanced efficiency within the production office ✔ Managed the Production Office with accountability for team training, performance, and workflow optimisation ✔ Worked in synergy with Producers and Directors to source locations and plan productions in the pre-production stage✔ Coordinated the booking and transportation of equipment to shoot locations, including associated logistics✔ Managed the administrative aspects of multiple productions, including budgets, costs, and supplier contracts ✔ Defined the job description required for the casting of key talent for commercials, films, and documentaries ✔ Booked freelance production talent and compiled entire crews to oversee UK/Overseas productions ✔ Screened and sifted candidates in line with specialist qualifications to create high-calibre, expert production teams ✔ Heavily involved in the curation of the employee experience that sustains high morale in testing, fast-paced productions✔ Coordinated complex schedules to meet product requirements working timings meticulously across large cast and crew Show less

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  Selesti

  Aug 2015 - Nov 2022

  Influences as a part of the Senior Leadership Team✔ Successfully convinced the Board to adopt HR as the brands most important asset and to unlock additional budget for investment in recruitment, training, talent, and culture development✔ Introduced a brand-new onboarding programme tailored at an individual level that has significantly improved performance across first-year appraisal structures✔ Critical to the introduction of Employee Wellbeing into the firm, including enhanced structures at the onset of Covid-19 that ensured teams remained health, mentally and physically through lockdowns and remote-working ✔ Authored and introduced a new People Communications Plan that saw transformational changes to Employee Contracts and the People Handbook that created transparency around rights and expectations✔ Secured sign-off from the Board for the introduction of Flexible Working permanently into the business post-Covid✔ Pivotal to the creation of green-based systems that resulted in Bcorp and Carbon Neutral accreditations✔Holds accountability for Finance, Operations and Office teams, functions, policies, and procedures ✔Produces regular statistics and insight that supports the affordability and growth vision, including headcount expansion✔Reports on profitability, cashflow and departmental budgetary use, including key value drivers ✔Manages bank reconciliations, credit control, purchases, payroll, PAYE, pensions, VAT, and corporate tax declarations Show less ✔ Coordinated the office and business administrative aspects of the central Norwich Office ✔ Acted as a HR Administrator in the processing of holiday, staff capacity, recruitment, and training records✔ Spearheaded the introduction of the Health, Safety & Environmental policies✔ Managed office facilities management, filming systems and day-to-day workflow activities ✔ Oversaw the travel, meeting, and diary functions of senior managers, including the Operations Manager ✔ Organised and oversaw Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) including encouraging voluntary support from staff Show less

  • Operations Director

    Feb 2019 - Nov 2022

  • Office Manager

    Aug 2015 - Feb 2019
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  Mobilityways

  Dec 2022 - now

  Head of Operations