Karina Darvoy-Bacquet
22 rue Adrien Hébrard - 82170 Grisolles \
(33-1) 5 63 31 24 54 / (33-1) 7 70 62 24 91
CAREER OBJECTIVES
A position as Personal Assistant that requires excellent organization skills in order to provide administrative support to the team as well as to be the interface privileged person of the manager and his partners.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Thanks to my analysis and synthesis spirit, I had the opportunity to implement new tools in order to share efficiently information inside and outside the team.
I have a natural relationship ease what enables me to work with high level and difficult personalities from various countries (executive managers, writers, journalists and politicians). My professional experience and my rigor give me the obvious credibility in front of such interlocutors.
Because I\'m eager to know and learn, it is important for me to be trained continuously to new tools, working methods and philosophy.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Administrative Organization
- Implementation of administrative procedures;
- Management of two secretaries;
- Handle of the incoming/outgoing mail and proposing answers;
- Providing information flow to HR, IT and accountant departments;
- Organization of travels for the members of the team;
- Follow up of advertising and promotional expenses sheets;
- Planning and organization of meetings with the external commercial task force;
- Three times a year planning and organization of the european editor tour (France, Belgium, Switzerland and Luxemburg, Spain);
- Conception and preparation of formal documents and supports of communication intended for national and international events (Frankfurt, Montreal, France);
- Preparation and organization of writers\' dedication sessions in Bookshops.
Communication
- Follow-up of promotional documents from design to printing (leaflets, literature, point-of-sale drafts);
- Follow-up and control of the advertising and promotional expenses, respecting the budget awarded
- Design of catalogues and invitations;
- Layout and translation of the Consulting Firm presentation brochure;
- Advertising campaign co-ordination between the main media and departments;
- Website project manager and website co-ordinator, management of the external providers.
Events organization
- Searching and proposal of appropriate places;
- Co-ordinate the intervention of the caterers and the various providers.
- Bookfairs organizations, design of the stands with the architect, check-in and order stock, personalized invitation and access cards order.
- Management of sales team: improvement of the sales during the 3 years I managed the Paris Bookfair (+8.78%) and 30 % decrease of stocks and resupplying.
- Administrative, logistical and accounting support to auctioneers in auction Organization.
WORK EXPERIENCE
From 2010
BACQ\'OFFICE (administrative and communication support) - Independent officer
1999 to 2009
Place des éditeurs (Publishing Company) - Commercial communication manager (2004 to 2009), Executive Assistant (1999 to 2003)
1996 to 1998
Europe Etudes Gecti (Engineering consulting firm) - Commercial assistant in the international area department (1997 to 1998), Commercial assistant in the France area department (1996)
1994 to 1996
Temporary jobs as Secretary and assistants positions
1991 to 1994
RJR Nabisco (Tobacco Company) - Secretary in the purchase department)
EDUCATION
BTS (undergraduate degree) in Secretary in 1991
First certificate in English in 1993
Languages: Bilingual English / French
PERSONAL INTEREST
Volunteer in the chaplaincy
Evening classes in order to prepare a Bachelor\'s degree in business administration
REFERENCES
References available upon request.
