Administrative Assistant Maintenance

Barbara Allen

Experience

January **** – December 2010 CBS News/The Early Show New York, NY

Assistant to CBS News Anchor Erica Hill

Research and organize information for Ms. Hill’s news segments, pitches and speaking engagements

Manage Ms. Hill’s travel arrangements, scheduling and event planning

Assist with daily administrative/clerical duties

Assist with maintenance of monthly expense accounts

February 2009 –December 2010 CBS News/The Early Show New York, NY

Associate Producer, Music Unit

Produce live and taped pieces for The Early Show’s Music Unit.

Coordinate logistics in coordinating live concert productions.

Liaison between CBS legal department and ‘TES’ Music Unit to manage production contracts and music cue sheets.

Assist in producing live concerts for 2010 Super Bowl show in Miami

January 2008-January 2010 CBS News/The Early Show New York, NY

Assistant to CBS News Anchor Russ Mitchell

Research and organize information for Mr. Mitchell’s news segments and speaking engagements.

Manage Mr. Mitchell’s travel arrangements, scheduling and event planning

Assist with daily administrative/clerical duties

Assist with maintenance of monthly expense accounts

July 2006- December 2008 CBS News/The Early Show New York, NY

Broadcast Associate

Compiled and distributed news headlines, segment information packets and scripts to production staff.

Created show line-ups with descriptions of all show segments daily.

Researched, retrieved and pre-screened archived CBS footage for Tape Producers’ use in news block segments.

Performed general administrative and clerical duties in the newsroom and assisted news producers in all tasks necessary to the show’s production.

April 2005 – July 2006 CBS News/Page Program New York, NY

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Talent Coordinator for The Early Show.

Assisted Audience Coordinators for BET’s ‘106 and Park.’

Administrative Assistant for CBS Facilities Management Offices.

Administrative Assistant for CBS News, VP, Linda Mason.

Education

Skills

2000-2004 Howard University Washington, D.C.

B.A., Communications, specializing in Television and Film Production

Minor in Theatre Arts.

Graduated cum laude.

Light Camera Operation, Lighting and Equipment setup, Pre-Production, Production and Post-Production assistance, Final Cut Pro editing, IBM PC, Apple Mac and Internet Savvy

1102 S. Redondo Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90019

973-***-**** (m)

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