Sarah Hagen

• In charge of managing the Digital and Social Resource Schedulers
• In charge of create and build the Digital Rota which comprise of 120 Journalist and Ass Editors.
• Optimised team utilisation of business systems for efficient workflows
• Handled leave requests and resolved concerns promptly to maintain staff satisfaction and operational continuity
• Provide staff training
• Oversaw contracting and management of casual and freelance staff
• Performed payroll responsibilities ensuring compliance and correctness

• Creating and build the schedule for the Craft Picture Editors at BBC News.
• Act as first point of contact for routine scheduling queries
• Ensure that additional hours and days worked are recorded accurately on the scheduling system and have been sanctioned at the appropriate level
• Ensure all sickness is recorded appropriately and available for reporting.
• Assist management with the proactive control and scheduling of leave

Developed production timelines and budgets in partnership with producers and managers

• Hire production/location crew

Managed kit and equipment bookings

Arranged travel and accommodation for crew and guests efficiently and accurately

Coordinating visa arrangements for international crew travel

Prepared production paperwork, including contributor agreements and location release forms

Graphic Design Operator- Mammoth Graphics , London, October 2018 - May 2019 Graphic Design Operator using Viz Artist+ Trio to design and playout live television/big screen graphics. I worked on projects for Input Media, BBC, ITV and many more.

• Studio Coordinator for the Graphics Craft Team, I oversaw creating the schedules for the graphics operators and freelances for Sky Studios.
• I was also in charge of processing invoices for freelancers
  To schedule in advance the graphics operators rosters for Sky Studios Operations for live, post production and outside broadcast productions.
• To administer and maintain absence, annual or other leave and overtime
• Using MS Excel and Planit scheduling software to create the rosters.

I was in charge of creating the schedules for the graphics operator, designers, software developers and office staff. I was also the production coordinator for PSA Squash Tour Production for BT Sport.