Maia Abrahams

Managing a busy team of production controllers at various levels.

Supplier liaison for scheduling and cost negotiations across diverse projects.

Implementing new processes and changes to team structure to accommodate business growth demands.

Monitoring data and coordinating reports for senior leadership.

Allocation of projects among the expanding production controller team.

Managed small team of production controllers.

Oversaw diverse project list from initial costing to shipping.

Coordinated with printers and suppliers to ensure products met specifications, budget, and delivery timelines.

Facilitated product testing and ensured compliance with various market standards.

Supported department management through daily operations.

Assisted students, academics, researchers, and visitors with inquiries.

Managed diaries and provided general administrative support.

• Coordinated schedules for department presentations and displays.
• Organised activities for university open days.
• Attended exam boards to present data on exam results.
• Produced reports and inputted results accurately.

Managed production workflows for travel and lifestyle magazines and national newspaper supplements.

Supported departments in delivering content according to schedules and deadlines.

Sub-edited copy and constructed layouts using InDesign.

• Collaborated with clients to gather and organise advertising copy.
• Proofed and amended files prior to sending to print.
• Published digital applications and coded HTML e-newsletters for new issues.
• Designed advert creatives for customers as required.

Oversaw production of print and digital gaming magazines, proofreading materials for print.

Supported design and editorial teams with various projects.

Contributed to website content by writing articles on industry news, partner profiles, and blog posts.

Negotiated event marketing partnerships, including Players Publishing’s first ever Platinum Partnership with the UK’s leading Gaming trade show, and increased Players Publishing’s media partnerships by 30% year-on-year.

Within a small team, coordinated the first ever Global Gaming Awards and assisted with running the event on-site in Las Vegas.

Working in the Bath and then Bristol branches of the Jamie's Italian restaurant group. Progressed from bar staff to bar supervisor, waitress, then team leader.

• Managing stock lists and taking deliveries
• Writing staff rotas
• Customer liaison
• Supported with launch and opening of Bristol branch

Contributing ideas for marketing campaigns, copy writing, uploading photo spreads, working closely with the Digital team to convert leading titles to digital format, managing the Octopus social media feed.

Adapting editorial from a range of children’s educational print titles to ebook format, writing editorial and creating pages for a series of children’s “How To Draw” titles.