Rachel Breckner

Experience

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  ITV Studios

  May 2009 - Apr 2010

  Assistant Stage Manager

  Working on the soap, ‘Emmerdale’, responsible for rehearsing with actors, prompting lines and cues during filming, making amendments to the script and liaising between directors and actors.

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  North London Collegiate School (International)

  Apr 2010 - Jul 2011

  Project Assistant

  Instrumental in the establishment of a new premium British School in South Korea, leadingall processes relating to: marketing and advertising, recruitment of staff, studentadmissions, and accounting.

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  North London Collegiate School Jeju

  Aug 2013 - Jul 2016

  Head Of Administration

  Established and led a team of fifteen to ensure a high-quality service for staff, students and parents in all administrative procedures across the school.

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  Gabbitas Educational Consultants

  Jul 2016 - Jul 2017

  Consultant

  • Acted as the liaison between families and schools to prepare children for entry to Britishindependent schools, completing all paperwork on the family's behalf, organisingitineraries and visits to institutions, co-ordinating tutoring services, interview practice andother support services.• Developed and implemented strategies to drive business, capture and convert enquiriesand leads.• Wrote and published articles for UK education-related magazines and gave presentationsabout the British Education system at various events. Show less

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  North London Collegiate School, Brighton College, Dwight School

  Aug 2017 - Feb 2019

  Operations Manager

  • Led all operational procedures in the pre-opening and launch phase of three premiumindependent Schools.• Managed all service-related contracts (facility management, catering, transport, staffaccommodation, uniform, medical clinics & extra-curricular activities).• Sourced, secured and furnished 50+ apartments for staff accommodation.• Responsibility for maintaining high levels of health, safety and security across the campus,including indoor and outdoor sports and swimming facilities, cafeteria, classrooms andpublic areas.• Oversaw all aspects of staff recruitment and coordinating international arrival anddeparture procedures of all staff and families. Show less

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  The Arts Club Dubai

  May 2019 - Mar 2022

  • Establishing the Club's membership department from inception, through to the launch and first year of the Club. • Responsibility for the entire Member Experience, from the first point of contact and allMember communications across the Club.• Developing and implementing strategy for building membership and retention, whilstcontinually cultivating new relationships in order to generate high-calibre leads.• Daily and monthly reporting to the Board of Directors, detailing the current membershipsplit in order to identify areas of improvement and expansion, and conveying Memberfeedback.• Design, build & on-going customisation of the Membership CRM (Microsoft Dynamics365),ensuring its seamless functioning, whilst integrating with other systems & platforms(reservations, finance etc.) to maximise efficiency across the Club and all its departments.• Working closely with Finance, Marketing, Events, Programming, Reservations, Executive Directors and Restaurant/Floor teams. Show less

  • Head of Membership

    Mar 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Membership Manager

    May 2019 - Mar 2021
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  ALR Music

  Dec 2022 - now

  Head of Operations

  - Managing, developing and maintaining operational processes and administrative systems in order to increase team productivity, including the sales and booking CRM, the HR platform, integration with accounting software, the company website and event calendars.- Overseeing all incoming new enquiries, approx 3500 per year, ensuring the team respond in a timely and helpful manner, to drive and maximise sales, whilst ensuring accurate data quality in the CRM.- Supporting the booking team on a variety of matters, including administrative, IT, legal, sales, financial and logistical, on a day-to-day basis for the 600+ events around the world that the company execute music for per year.- On the Senior Management Team, contributing to discussions and decisions on all areas of the business. Show less