Sean Ellis
**** *** ****** ***. #**, Bronx, NY *********.***.**********.******@*****.***
Qualified Administrative Support & Customer Care professional with an exceptional blend of strategic, creative and achievement focused objectives. Utilize a strength-based forward thinking perspective to ensure the consistent provision of customer focused services and support. Recognizing change and applying the right degree of flexibility to allow for seamless integration.
Core Competencies
Customer Care / Data Entry / Time Management / Complex Problem Solving / Interpersonal Skills / Critical Thinking / Crisis Management / Active Listening / Coordinating / Verbal & Written Communication / Advocating / Teaching / Office Equipment Operation / Information Processing / Record Management / Videography / Supervising / Policy Compliance / Administrative Support / Video Editing / Orating / Production Assistance / Correspondence Management / Information Gathering / Telephone Etiquette / Grievance Resolution / Audio & Lighting / Scheduling / Event Planning / Travel & Accommodations / Business Acumen / Customer Retention / Digital Media / Sound Editing / Conflict Resolution / Lesson Plans / Skill Building / Crisis Intervention / Detail Focused / Initiative / Clerical / Data Processing / Call Center
Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint / Database Systems / Adobe Pro Design Tools / DLP & LCD Projectors / Apple Final Cut Pro 7 / Audio & Videographic Equipment / 16mm & 35mm Film Cameras / QuickBooks
Areas of Expertise
Administrative Support
Answer multi-line telephone system, pre-screen and route calls, relay messages
Maintain inventory control records and requisition replenishment supplies
Coordinate and maintain oversight of day-to-day office operations
Perform record management, data entry & retrieval, as well as, information gathering & processing
Assist with special projects and presentations utilizing multiple software programs
Coordinate travel and accommodations for clients
Customer Care
High volume inbound customer service contacts addressing billing inquiries, disputes and payments
Address customer grievances and apply situationally appropriate solutions
Educate customers regarding a wealth of products and services
Data entry and retrieval of electronic records, reports, correspondence and schedules
Videography & Production Assistance
Production Assistance for the Director of Photography, Set Director and Camera Operator
Coordinate, execute and supervise company events and conferences
Produce, direct, shoot and edit short films
Academic Support
Develop, implement and facilitate educational individual/group classroom support programs and curriculums
Facilitate physical, intellectual and socio-emotional growth through consistent instruction and support of academic and recreational activities
Trained students in film making and understanding the importance of angles, and different ways a scene is directed
Employment History
New Heights Media, Inc. Videographer/Producer/Editor 10/17 – Present
Dijifi Life, Inc. Office Manager/Client Service Rep. 12/16 – 07/17
Phipps Neighborhoods Opportunity Center Youth Advocate/Facilitator 03/15 – 08/16 Public Affairs Television, Inc. Guest Travel Coordinator 10/11 – 01/15
HEAT USA Outreach Representative 08/05 – 07/11
Freelance Work
NBC Universal/ Firelight Media & Films / Harriette Cole Media, Inc. / Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Education
The City College of New York Bachelor’s of Arts in Media & Communication: June 2004 New York, NY