Administrative Assistant Office

Cara Charles

****.******@*****.*** 914-***-****

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34th st, NY, NY 10016

CESD TALENT AGENCY, New York, NY January

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Commercial Voice-Over Assistant

Assist three VO agents in all aspects of their daily

activities Work directly with

casting directors to schedule auditions for talent

Record and edit voice over sessions to

submit to casting directors/ad agencies

Work directly with advertising agencies to book talent for

commercials Maintain and manage

database of foreign language speakers

Seek out and interview potential freelancers

Assist agents in discovering

new voice-over talent

Agent's Assistant/Floater

Function as relief to any assistant

that is out of the office

Manage the accuracy of our talent pool; proficient

in Startracker, Contact Contact, ATA

and delegate tasks to interns

Administrative Assistant/Receptionist

Screened and

directed calls and visitors in a fast-paced environment

Managed office schedule of appointments and acted as a liaison between

clients and employees

MTV NETWORKS, New York, NY

November-January 2009 Casting Intern- Room Raiders

Assisted casting associates on house

visits to conduct audition videos Attended

malls, colleges, and bars to recruit potential cast members

LEFTFIELD PICTURES, New York, NY

July- October 2008 Casting Associate- TruTV's "The

Principal's Office" Researched

principals and high schools across the country

Brainstormed and pitched casting methods ie; blogs, principal

association sites, cold calling Conducted initial

casting interviews with potential principals and selected

candidates to move on for further casting review

Managed casting paperwork, casting tape

inventory and casting scheduling Transcribed interview

footage

Casting Associate and Office PA- "Hallmark Heroes with Regis

Philbin" Researched potential

'hero' options that targeted very specific criteria for sponsors

Worked directly with producers and Executive Producer

to pitch candidates Conducted phone interviews

and wrote bios of candidates to submit to the network

Compiled all photos and additional materials for interstitials

Coordinated production related

materials and paperwork Assisted in the

preparation of shoots and travel

Education

UNION COLLEGE, Schenectady, NY

Bachelor of Arts - June 2008

Major: Sociology-national honors GPA: 3.5

Proficient in Word and Excel References

Available Upon Request

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