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PHENISHA BLAKE

PHENISHA BLAKE

Assistant
West Hills,CA

Summary

Driven professional with over 10 years’ experience within the assistant realm (HR, Executive, Admin and Personal). Providing administrative support to over 60 staff members and interfacing with facility management and IT. Superb public-facing point person for clients, customers, vendors and service providers. I possess strong multi-tasking skills, with ability to simultaneously manage several schedules and projects. Tech savvy and efficiency focused.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
5
5
Certification

Work History

TALENT ACQUISITION COORDINATOR

WARNER MEDIA
11.2021 - 04.2022
  • Managed and processed background checks during company merger
  • Responds to questions or requests, including employment verification
  • Collected any required employee documents (resumes, proof of education, employment proof, personal confidential info)

HR/ADMIN ASSISTANT

SCIENCE 37, INC
01.2021 - 04.2022
  • Coordinated and scheduled onboarding meetings and task for incoming contractors
  • Provided support related to personnel and staff recruiting activities
  • Worked with IT and department managers/leads to set up contractor details and system accounts
  • Updated payroll info provided by the employee, processed AP receipts and invoices for the monthly billing process
  • Managed responsibility with other HR staff members for overall operations of the department.

IMAGE AWARDS ASSISTANT

NAACP HOLLYWOOD BUREAU
08.2022 - Current
  • Oversees daily calendars and meetings, and manage the NAACP
  • Hollywood Bureau VP’s schedules by understanding the time demands of executive activates
  • Assist with planning company or benefit-related events, such as luncheons, dinners, conferences, travel arrangements, etc
  • Serve as a trusted advisor handling confidential information with utmost maturity, discretion, and diplomacy
  • Generate Image Awards related purchase requisitions, disbursement forms and contracts and check requests ensuring proper payment
  • Attend meetings, record key issues and prepare follow-up materials to meeting participants.

HR COORDINATOR

WALTON ISAACSON
06.2022 - 08.2022
  • Perform Admin duties, such as maintaining employee database and sorting HR emails
  • Ensure accuracy of Form I-9 based on Federal USCIS guidelines and submission of E-Verify portal
  • Maintain personnel files in compliance with applicable legal requirements, audit personnel records
  • Assist with planning company or benefit-related events, such as luncheons, open enrollment, etc.

EXECUTIVE/PERSONAL ASSISTANT

OCEANS BOOKING/MECCA WILLIAMS
11.2019 - 12.2021
  • Ran personal and business errands
  • Managed daily personal and business schedule
  • Coordinated and managed event and promotion for events
  • Managed Business and personal social media, travel and expenses
  • Processed and managed all expenses on business and personal level
  • Created and negotiated contractors/agreements for clients and vendors
  • Processed personal and business contact audits, to assure all contact info is update.

HR/ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT

SOLARIA
08.2020 - 11.2020
  • Manage complex and ever-changing schedules for the celebrity, including coordinating with agents and other stakeholders to ensure all appointments and commitments are met
  • Plan and book travel arrangements, including flights, hotels, and ground transportation, ensuring all details are meticulously managed
  • Attend to the personal needs of the celebrity, including managing household staff and ensuring homes are always ready for the celebrity's arrival
  • Assist with various professional endeavors, including attending meetings, managing emails, and coordinating with other members of the celebrity's team
  • Manage the celebrity's social media presence, including posting updates and engaging with fans
  • Provide administrative support, including managing expense reports and handling various tasks as assigned.

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

KATTEN
09.2018 - 10.2019

For a staff of 5, prepared daily, weekly and monthly reports and maintained calendars for 3 Partners of the firm. Answered and screened an average of 30 calls per day. Acted as an office manager ordering supplies and working with vendors to keep office productively rolling. Prep court documents/binders and coordinated courier for any immediate need.

ADMIN ASSISTANT/RECEPTIONIST

WILLIAMS LEA
07.2017 - 08.2018
  • Communicated w/ the TA team regarding all relevant TA events
  • Redesigned office scheduling system, increasing accuracy by 41% using outlook calendar
  • Coordinated invites for all office events, as well as coordinate the production flow of all events
  • (Update security with guestlist, order meal and décor and worked with vendors for even set up
  • Answered and screened an average of 60 calls per day to transfer to a staff of 60+
  • Processed office expenses, invoices into the expense system Chromeriver or excel.

ADMIN ASSISTANT/SUPERVISOR

PUMP IT UP
03.2006 - 06.2015
  • Managed a staff/team of 15 professionals, led double shifts to assure sales/services did not decrease
  • Conducted individual and group interviews after vetting resumes of candidates
  • Processes new employee welcome packets and set up payroll details
  • Coordinated company functions and HR events (staff training, staff parties, staff outings and interviews)
  • Created and maintained employee personnel files and other HR documents containing complex and confidential details
  • Managed and update job postings via our Facebook page and other job boards
  • Provided admin support like scheduling team meetings, scheduling interviews, opening and sorting mail.

Skills

  • AND CHARACTERISTICS
  • MS Office Suite
  • Problem Solving
  • Leadership
  • HireRight
  • Attention to detail
  • Compliance Quest
  • Organizational skills
  • Slack
  • Jotform
  • ID123
  • Teams
  • ZOOM
  • SharePoint
  • OneDrive
  • WebEx
  • Loom
  • Poised under pressure
  • JIRA
  • NDA Management
  • Salesforce
  • Yangaroo
  • Heavy
  • Scheduling/Calendaring
  • Management
  • Netsuite
  • ADP
  • Paylocity
  • Travel arrangements
  • Vendor Management
  • Google suites
  • Social media management

Timeline

IMAGE AWARDS ASSISTANT

NAACP HOLLYWOOD BUREAU
08.2022 - Current

HR COORDINATOR

WALTON ISAACSON
06.2022 - 08.2022

TALENT ACQUISITION COORDINATOR

WARNER MEDIA
11.2021 - 04.2022

HR/ADMIN ASSISTANT

SCIENCE 37, INC
01.2021 - 04.2022

HR/ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT

SOLARIA
08.2020 - 11.2020

EXECUTIVE/PERSONAL ASSISTANT

OCEANS BOOKING/MECCA WILLIAMS
11.2019 - 12.2021

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

KATTEN
09.2018 - 10.2019

ADMIN ASSISTANT/RECEPTIONIST

WILLIAMS LEA
07.2017 - 08.2018

ADMIN ASSISTANT/SUPERVISOR

PUMP IT UP
03.2006 - 06.2015
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