Professional Profile
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Vast experience across the music industry and PA spheres, from everyday needs to near-impossible feats, event planning to impeccable travel and diary management. Articulate and with fastidious atten- tion to detail, a steadfast work ethic and good professional and social composure. Well versed in the needs of busy and high profile individuals and used to multi-tasking 24/7. Well travelled and with broad cultural knowledge, unflappable in a fix and maintaining composure and clarity in the most challenging of situations. Self-motivated, equally comfortable as part of a team or working alone and used to dealing with people across the board from contractors and assistants to CEOs and celebrities – a key asset to any creative individual.
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Key Skills
➢ 20 years’ experience in music/ celebrity support/ PA roles.
➢ Extremely efficient, thorough and well organised.
➢ Totally reliable and discreet, calm and unfazed by challenging situations.
➢ Builds and values personal relationships, understanding and trust to provide the best support.
➢ Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
➢ Ability to seamlessly co-ordinate and manage complex diaries, travel itineraries, press and per-
sonal appointment schedules across multiple time zones, plus book all associated tickets and
requirements, with a vast international contacts/ knowledge to match.
➢ IT Skills – MS Office including Word and Excel, Adobe Photoshop, plus strong Social Network-
ing skills. Confident user of both Mac and PC, iPhone, iPad, Blackberry.
➢ Experience in creating, overseeing and working to budgets.
➢ No task too big or small – project management and events to dry cleaning, gift purchasing and
all personal errands.
➢ Good working knowledge of celebrity and media worlds, experienced in dealing with VIP clients
and able to meet needs and expectations with appropriate composure and sense, including red carpet, paparazzi and media.
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Career summary
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June 2018 to present - Artist Management/ MIKA, London/ International
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I currently work as part-time PA to Jamie & Gala Wright, children of Rick Wright of Pink Floyd. I work with them closely on everything from office management and com- pany admin to more personal PA responsibilities, such as propert
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Feb 2015 to June 2018 - Freelance PA/ Social Media Manager, London/ International
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I currently work as part-time PA to Jamie & Gala Wright, children of Rick Wright of Pink Floyd. I work with them closely on everything from office management and com- pany admin to more personal PA responsibilities, such as property maintenance and renovation, business and personal travel needs, utilities, gift buying and much more. I am also currently overseeing the creation of a new website for Richard Wright’s legacy and was thrilled to be creatively and logistically involved with the ‘Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains’ exhibition at the V&A in 2017.
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For 19 months I was PA to international fine artist Hanan Bahamdan, a highly acclaimed female Saudi painter who splits her time between Riyadh and London and exhibits internationally. She has sold work at Sotheby’s and sits on a number of charita- ble boards. I help her both professionally and in her personal/ family life. Recent work has included finding and setting up a studio space, setting up a website, complex medical management for her and her children, international travel, a high budget flat renovation project and personal shopping for extended family, as well as compiling a printed edition of her artistic works.
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I also run social media for global star Mika including website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LINE and large database.
Since I left Machine Management I have also worked as Mika’s tour management, travelling when necessary and overseeing all his personal and family travel arrangements, accommodation and everyday needs. I also oversaw all press and promotion, co-ordinat- ing with management, meeting VIP and media guests and running aftershow events. The role was all encompassing and changed daily.
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Aug 2005 to Feb 2015 - Talent Manager/ PA, Machine Management, London
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Machine is a music management and consultancy company with a record label and events arm, grown from 1-7 staff since employment.
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Comprehensive support to the artists and company Director, including answering calls, manag- ing correspondence, research and presentation of information and anything else to ensure the smooth running of the office and the projects.
Responsible for the co-ordination and management of numerous complex diaries, tracking ex- penses and budgeting, booking and overseeing all appointments and travel, then communicat- ing information and arrangements across international teams and individuals, with different lev- els of discretion.
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Directly accountable for internationally successful artists, coordinating meetings and managing their professional lives and personal wellbeing across multiple time zones. Pre-empting needs of artists so stress at minimum and life as seamless as possible.
Coordinating a diverse range of events, providing creative direction, managing budgets, guest lists, security, publicity and more – including launch parties, large private dinners, fanclub events, press junkets and more.
Being right hand to talent, both in London and on the road – travelling weekly for 4 months with Mika to Milan and Paris when he is a series judge on both XFactor Italia and The Voice France. Vast experience of working across publicity photo and video shoots as well as TV shows inter- nationally (including XFactor, The Voice, Jools Holland, Strictly Come Dancing and many more). Responsible for the recruitment and selection of suitably qualified interns and assistants, equip- ping them with the knowledge to conduct their assigned posts to a high standard.
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May 2014 to Summer 2016 - General assistant, Cocoa Hernando, London
Cocoa Hernando was a small London based company making luxury flavoured chocolate inspired by the owner's travels around the world.
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I started as assistant for practical help selling bars and making milkshakes on the stall at a small market in the old Selfridges Hotel. I was solely responsible for the stall whilst the director presented his brand to food panels and press and learnt a great deal about the workings of a small food business.
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As the brand grew, I became the regular go-to person for all food stalls and events, including The Real Food Market at the Southbank Centre, private event at Hoxton Hotel for the Philanthropy Club and then weekly at the food section of Sunday Upmarket on Brick Lane. I learnt a lot about how food markets are run, the marketing and coordination.
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Key Achievements
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➢ Creating and implementing a programme of music events for the Club at The Ivy, from booking of acts to event management and publicity. The largest headliner I secured was Sam Smith at the time of his number 1 single with Naughty Boy.
➢ Successfully handled and assisted international recording artist Mika as well as his band and crew at events across the world including Dubai, Paris, Milan, Rome and London, as well as other artists across Europe, in NYC and Tokyo.
➢ Leading a high profile album launch dinner and party for Mika with press coverage in Vogue, the Evening Standard and other high profile publications.
➢ Played a leading role in the creation, release and promotional success of internationally ac- claimed records including Mika, Goldfrapp and others.
➢ Playing a pivotal role in the production and growth of Mika’s Social Networking sites, most notably Facebook with the addition of over 1 million ‘likes’ without an album release, now at almost 3 million.
➢ Setting up new art company Thick & Thin, coordinating and co-producing a large art show, working in close collaboration with 3 hotly tipped artists using over 50 original works at Mother in Shoreditch, achieving publication and sale of a significant proportion of the work.
➢ Producing and staging a 3-week photography show at 2 Floors bar in Soho.
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References available upon request