CRISELDA RAMOS-STOVIN

Phone: 01992 623 931/ 07976 423 765

Email: ramos-stovin@ntlworld.com
Profile
A self- reliant, highly motivated, well-organised individual with many years experience of working
with multi disciplinary team environments, ability to present ideas effectively in a professional
environment, high standard of personal presentation and shows initiative and self-motivation.
Education/Training
1988 – 1990 Performing Arts at University of the Philippines
Theatre Arts, Voice Technique and Dance Studies
1990 – 1993 BA (Hons) Mass Communications (Media Productions major) Assumption College -
Radio, Television and Film Production Studies
2003 – 2004 Effective Sales Techniques and Strategies: The Casting Suite
Employment
Jan 2010 QRS: Market Researcher/Temporary placement
• Carry out telephone marketing research for various companies and meet the target set out for the job
May 2009 Sparkler Ltd: EA/Temporary placement
• Comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to 2 Founding Partners and Associate Partner
• Booked meetings and attendees, processed expenses for the senior partners and associates
• Arranged agenda, took and typed minutes for senior partner/directors meetings and followed up actions
• Looked after director’s inbox in their absence and responded to urgent matters
• Responsible for updating spreadsheets, databases and contacts
• Filtered phone calls, took messages and relayed them to the respective directors
• Organised various meeting rooms for internal and external director’s meetings
• Typed, compiled and bound reports as well as HR paperwork
• Kept eye on all partners and made sure they start all meetings on time and prompted for the next
• General secretarial support to consultants
Sept. 2008- April 2009 The London Planning Practice: EA / Office Manager
• Comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to Senior and Founding Partner and Planners
• Organised travel arrangements and hotel accommodation, diary management for senior partners
• Filtered e-mails for senior partner and attended to urgent messages, updated client contact list
• Typed and compiled documents and planning reports for senior partner
• Dictation and documentation, printed and bound legal reports and building plans
• Took calls in senior partner’s absence and flagged any urgent matters
• Booked team meetings: prepared finance/monthly reports, took and followed up minutes
• Logged holiday bookings and sickness on spreadsheets and diaries
• Organised electronic and paper central filing system
• Organised office move and building refurbishment and repairs/updates and purchased furniture
• Looked after team secretaries and organised rota for reception
• Recorded and banked company takings, handled petty cash and receipts
• Ordered stationary and other office supplies
• Arranged staff insurance, Ordered Child Care Vouchers
• Coordinated with local government councils in different boroughs
• Kept tabs of Health and Safety requirements and fire safety checks and drills
• Negotiated with suppliers and clients
• Organised free government funding to train employees in various areas
• Arranged all building maintenance and refurbishment, negotiated contracts with suppliers
• Sorted out telephone lines and alarm lines, replaced backup tapes for IT, website updates to designers
• Ordered waste disposal bags and Council collection strips
• Ordered water supply/coolers, flowers for reception, milk orders
• Logged timesheets and expenses, distributed pay slips
• Kept all telephone messages updated and reported all messages left in answering machines
• Filtered and distributed post as well as arranged recorded deliveries
• Ordered courier and organise order/delivery of archive boxes
• Managed staff outings and birthdays, appraisal forms, managed reception rota, sorted cleaning
arrangements for premises, staff files
Feb. 2003 - Aug. 2008: The Casting Suite
EA / Office Manager
• Comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to CEO/Managing Director and Founding Partner
• Took minutes at meetings and prepared packs
• Travel and Diary management, organised central filing system
• Set meetings with clients and take them out (casting directors, photographers, producers etc.)
 • Sorted out e-mails of directors, filtered post and phone calls, took detailed messages
• Filed and handled petty cash and company takings, invoices, receipts and refunds, accounting and
processed payments from sales and archived them, processed online payments and cardnet transactions
• Project management and Events coordinator
• Booked receptionist and studio staff and did necessary training for them
• Organised workshops for actors, presenters, models and other events
• Interviewed, recruited, trained and assessed the whole sales team and met targets
• Produced monthly sales report
• Handled staff time sheets, pay roll, booked holiday and sickness logs
• Registered, photographed , processed data/linked images to web pages of applicants
• Filmed and edited showreels in studio as well as handled camera work while interviewing the performer
and linked profiles on to web pages
• Purchased office supplies and floral orders, Organised company parties
In-house Casting Director
• Sourced and answered briefs from clients and found suitable talents for auditions
• Prepared necessary scripts and materials needed for the casting
• Liaised with actor’s agents or managers, attended showcases
• Kept updated with new and up and coming talents
• Secured studio booking for the casting
• Organised re-calls for castings
• Created contacts with directors, producers, advertising agencies and other clients
Agency Manager
• Managed talent’s diary and availabilities for castings and shoots
• Found suitable talents for the agency, auditioned kids and interviewed guardian
• Answered briefs from casting Directors and Production companies
• Liaised with chaperones
• Invoiced client’s fees as well as negotiated contracts
• Promoted and assisted artiste’s career, ensured health and safety of kids at work
• Filmed and photographed profiles for the website
• Created a web page and updated details, organised Spotlight subscriptions
• Various administrative work
Dec. 1998 – Jan 2003: Director/Co-Founder, Et-Nik-A Prime Management and Castings
• Successfully placed artists in a wide range of productions in film, TV, theatre, commercials, corporate and
promotional events with a diverse range of characters, cultures, looks, ages and talents.
• Organised team meetings and followed up actions to meet deadlines
• Controlled budgeting, financing and purchasing within the agency
• Developed strategies to increase company’s profitability, negotiated contracts and talent fees
• Recruited, assisted, developed & promoted artistes from multi-cultural backgrounds.
• Set up office systems, filing and organisiing paperwork and documents
• Created a stable relationship between the agency, artist and client, attended workshops/showcases
• Organised workshops and showcases for artists
• Invoiced services rendered to various companies
• Managed staff and their timesheets and holiday/sickness log
• Ordered office supplies and managed facilities
• Redecorating of building and furnishings
• Arranged pay rolls and settling all company bills/credit card transactions, preparing company accounts
• Other administrative and managerial duties
Mar. 1984- Nov. 1998: Model, Actress, Television and Corporate Presenter: Phils/U.K.
• Member of the Philippine Ballet Theatre and Repertory Philippines and consequently relocated to the UK
to take up roles in Cameron Mackintosh and David Ian’s productions in the West End.
• Pursued a very successful career in the Philippines in commercial modeling for several fashion houses,
retail magazines and TV commercials, presenting for various TV productions, enabling a clear
understanding of all aspects of media industry.
• Taught Performing Arts/Workshops for children, Adult dance and aerobics classes

Key Skills
Computer skills: Word, Outlook, Excel, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Photo Editor, Power Point, Internal
Database (e-maccs which is bespoke to The Casting Suite), various spreadsheets and databases, excellent
interpersonal skills, interviewing, recruiting, training and managing staff, negotiating skills, effective time
management, planning and organisational skills, photographic and video skills, compilation of reports and
accounts (Budgeting and Accounting), management and administrative skills, interviewing skills on and off
camera, diary and travel management, organise and book meetings, contract handling and licensing
arrangement, fluent in English and Filipino, excellent oral and written communication skills, audio and copy
typing skills and multi-tasking.