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Leonie Hill

Westcliff-on-Sea,Essex

Summary

Professional actor and acting coach with five years drama teaching and classroom support experience. I am passionate about supporting children through patience, creativity and clear communication, every child has different needs and recognising where they may be struggling and how best to support them is key to their development. I also teach LAMDA exams to children wanting to develop their drama and communication skills and improve their confidence.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

English & drama

Private tutor
Essex and Lisbon
08.2020 - Current
  • LAMDA exam preparation.
  • Voice work, connecting to the breath, projection, articulation & accent work.
  • Character development
  • Physicality and movement
  • Sight reading
  • Public speaking
  • Audition technique
  • Improvisation
  • Stanislavski Method


Margarida's Theatre School, Lisbon


  • Lead acting coach for their production of, ‘The Greatest Showman’
  • Lead vocal and physical warm ups
  • Facilitated improvisations.
  • Taught characterisation
  • Storytelling through song
  • Assistant director for the staging of the production

Executive assistant to CEO

techUK
London
02.2025 - 03.2025
  • Executive support to a very busy CEO and providing administrative support to the head of HR.
  • Full email and diary management across multiple time zones.
  • Domestic and international travel booking.
  • Creating complex travel itineraries and documentation packs for roundtable and speaker events.
  • Coordinating interviews with journalists, press and the internal PR team.
  • Processing expenses.


PA & Office Move Coordinator

PLP Architecture
05.2024 - 01.2025
  • Liaised with office manager, partners and moving companies for successful relocation of offices.
  • Took detailed, accurate meeting minutes, collating and promptly distributing to relevant staff members and external contractors.
  • Managed complex move schedules.
  • Proofread, formatted and corrected correspondence for office staff.
  • Provided post-move support for office manager and partners, responded promptly to any arising issues.
  • Conducted thorough post-move evaluations, identifying areas for improvement in future relocations.
  • Kept office spaces organised and workflows streamlined for team success against challenging daily objectives.

Talent Attraction Manager

Omnicom Media Group
12.2021 - 02.2024
  • Managed full recruitment life cycle from posting of job advert to offer stage.
  • Established strong working relationships with both candidates and hiring managers.
  • Delivered hiring manager training across all agencies in the group both in person and online.
  • Managed relationships with DE&I partners to ensure all adverts and processes were inclusive.
  • Built and strengthened successful relationships with external recruiters and agencies.
  • Concurred with department managers to forecast future hiring needs and requirements.

PA to 3 Directors

Charles Edward Ltd, Commercial Construction
02.2019 - 02.2020
  • Extensive diary and email management for the managing partner, head of construction and head of new business.
  • Booked international and domestic travel, accommodation, & networking lunches, coordinating complex travel itineraries.
  • Document control for their Marble Arch project.
  • Creating meeting agendas, collating and proof reading presentations in Word and Power Point and taking meeting minutes.
  • Processing time sheets and expenses.
  • Organising company socials including the Christmas and summer party

PA to the CEO and Central Management Team

The British Academy, contract role
12.2018 - 02.2019
  • Executive support to the managing partner, head of board and the senior partners.
  • Complex diary and email management.
  • Booked all international and domestic travel and complex conference itineraries.
  • Organising networking lunches and dinners with MP's.
  • Collating data for presentations in Power Point.
  • Proof reading documents.
  • Minute taking for the SMT weekly and monthly meetings.
  • Reconciling monthly expenses.

Recruitment Consultant

BESPOKE CAREERS
02.2018 - 10.2018
  • Managed the full recruitment life cycle on the business support desk, from initial screening to offer stage.
  • Contract negotiation.
  • Developed strong working relationships with candidates, clients and internal teams.
  • Participated in career fairs and networking events to promote the recruitment agency's services.
  • Managed relationships with hiring managers to understand their recruitment needs and timelines.
  • Kept abreast with latest trends in the recruitment industry by attending relevant seminars and trainings.

Film actor

Mamma Mia Here We Go Again
London
09.2017 - 01.2018

EA to Senior management team

Engine Group, WCRS & DF London
London
09.2016 - 09.2017
  • Extensive diary and email management for the managing partner, head of strategy and head of marketing.
  • Booked all international and domestic travel, coordinating & creating complex travel itineraries.
  • Coordinated internal and external communications with both clients and C-Suite delegates within Engine Group.
  • Organised all team away days, networking lunches, the Christmas and summer party for up to 300 people.
  • Collated and proof read all materials for the monthly, quarterly and yearly all staff meetings,
  • Processed timesheets and expenses for all department heads.

Actor, Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Mischief Theatre
UK Tour
10.2015 - 08.2016

Front of House administrator

Numerous
London
10.2008 - 09.2015

Whilst acting and auditioning I engaged in numerous temporary reception cover roles, my main clients included:

Zaha Hadid Architects, David Chipperfield Architects, HTA Architecture, PLP Architecture, ORMS Architects, Make Architects, Fereday Pollard Architects, JTP Architects, Dalziel and Pow Interior Designers, Whitewater Creative Services, Outertemple Chambers, 11 Kings Bench Walk (chambers) Matrix chambers, Blackstone chambers, 1 Essex Court, Devereaux Chambers, The Royal Ballet School, VT communications.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Professional Acting

LAMDA
London
09.2004 - 05.2007

Diploma - Professional Performance

Millennium Dance
London
09.2000 - 07.2003

A Levels - 4 x A Levels –A, A, B, C

Havering Sixth Form College
Essex
09.1998 - 07.2000

GCSEs - 12 GCSEs A-C

Coopers’ Company And Coborn School
Essex
09.1993 - 07.1998

Skills

  • Diary and schedule management
  • Meeting coordination
  • Proofreading documents
  • Microsoft office suite proficiency
  • Event planning
  • Relationship-building
  • Taking minutes
  • Executive support

Certification

Full UK Driving license


Advanced DBS Certificate

Affiliations

  • Trained actor, singer and dancer.
  • Write & improvise comedy
  • Sea swimming & yoga
  • Enjoy attending the theatre

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Executive assistant to CEO

techUK
02.2025 - 03.2025

PA & Office Move Coordinator

PLP Architecture
05.2024 - 01.2025

Talent Attraction Manager

Omnicom Media Group
12.2021 - 02.2024

English & drama

Private tutor
08.2020 - Current

PA to 3 Directors

Charles Edward Ltd, Commercial Construction
02.2019 - 02.2020

PA to the CEO and Central Management Team

The British Academy, contract role
12.2018 - 02.2019

Recruitment Consultant

BESPOKE CAREERS
02.2018 - 10.2018

Film actor

Mamma Mia Here We Go Again
09.2017 - 01.2018

EA to Senior management team

Engine Group, WCRS & DF London
09.2016 - 09.2017

Actor, Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Mischief Theatre
10.2015 - 08.2016

Front of House administrator

Numerous
10.2008 - 09.2015

Bachelor of Arts - Professional Acting

LAMDA
09.2004 - 05.2007

Diploma - Professional Performance

Millennium Dance
09.2000 - 07.2003

A Levels - 4 x A Levels –A, A, B, C

Havering Sixth Form College
09.1998 - 07.2000

GCSEs - 12 GCSEs A-C

Coopers’ Company And Coborn School
09.1993 - 07.1998
Leonie Hill