RAF TILLIS
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
As a 10-year Executive Personal Assistant now, Raf began his career pursuing finance & accounting, with a 4.0 GPA, but his love for numbers became secondary to his love of high-level executive support. Combining his instinctual ability to care for people and anticipate needs, with the "no task too big or too small" mentality and precise attention to detail and organization, it was only a natural amalgamation for Raf to pursue a career as an Executive/Personal Assistant.
As an expert in travel management, schedule coordination, and the ability to multitask with ease, he is always confident, poised, and self-sufficient while finding great satisfaction in making the lives of those who he supports incredibly easier. Over the course of his career, he's dealt with the highest levels of dependency that come with just as high levels of trust. He is very friendly yet professional at all times. A true right hand no matter the circumstance, personally or professionally.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Assistant to Liberty Ross (UHNWI)
Flipper's Roller Boogie Palace
09.2021 - Current
- Providing executive and project management support to the company Founder (Liberty Ross), President, and CEO, with additional full support to team executives, while over-seeing execution on product launches, events & philanthropy efforts
- Managing all heavy travel, domestically & internationally, for all principles and all team members
- Daily multi-operational support to the personal office of Liberty Ross and Jimmy Iovine, while maintaining an extremely high-level of execution and confidentiality for the family
Executive Assistant
Burberry
06.2020 - 09.2021
- Provided in-depth executive and personal support to the Vice President of Marketing & Communications for the Americas, and to the Vice President of Global Brand Protection, inclusive of support to both teams and departments internationally
- Managed executive calendars, scheduling meetings and appointments and coordinating travel arrangements to optimize time.
- Project Manager, Marketing & Communications for the Americas, managing across all internal & external teams
- Liaised between external legal partners for the execution of legal documents and highly confidential matters for Brand Protection
Executive Assistant to the President
Black Frame
07.2018 - 03.2020
- Provided executive, administrative, business and personal support to the CEO of fashion PR company, Black Frame, the Head of Brand of Helmut Lang, and the Creative Director of Garage Magazine while providing additional support to the VP and senior account executives at Black Frame
- Performed as the main liaison between client and all personal and professional contacts, Helmut Lang and Garage Magazine
- Responded to emails and other correspondence to facilitate communication and enhance business processes.
- Organized and oversaw logistics for conference calls, in-house/off-site meetings, and luncheons
- Managed and maintained complex executive calendars, itineraries, personal agendas, and heavy travel management
- Initiated the creation of job postings, initial screenings, interview scheduling, and new hire set-up/orientations
- Created materials including letters, documents, presentational materials, expense reports, confidential reports, and spreadsheets; implemented proofreading and editing of documents, handled errand requests and performed extensive research
Executive Personal Assistant, Editor in Chief, Creative Director
V Magazine / VMAN
08.2016 - 07.2018
- Performed all aspects of personal and professional management, a true right-hand; scheduling appointments and meetings with high-priority clientele, managed agendas & itineraries, heavy international travel management, handled mail and email, purchased/sent gifts, and the main liaison between clients and all personal and professional contacts for the Editor in Chief of V Magazine, VMAN, and the Creative Director of ELLE Magazine, Creative Director of Harper's Bazaar, while maintaining an extremely high-level of confidentiality, privacy and attention to detail
- Conducted all personal errands, scheduled and supervised all home staff and vacations, and organized personal calendar
- Maintained full responsibility for credit card and cash purchases; kept detailed records and receipts
- Communicated directly across each magazine departments regarding updates on cover/editorial stories, digital, and events
- Worked closely with the fashion department on shoot execution, pulls, and shoot preparation, on behalf of the Editor-in-Chief
- Engaged as an online contributor to Vmagazine.com, wrote stories, interviewed talent, booked talent, coordinated teams, organized shoots/launches, managed pitches
- Managed call sheets, reach-outs, model go-see schedules, research, and day-to-day task with Photo & Bookings team
- Performed extensive location/venue research, communicated holds and options from venues to the team
Assistant, Editor in Chief / Bookings Editor
Risk Magazine
03.2016 - 08.2016
Casting Assistant
Trew Productions
01.2016 - 02.2016
Fashion Intern
PR Consulting
02.2015 - 04.2015
Executive Assistant, CEO / Bookings Assistant
Request Model Management
01.2014 - 11.2014
Education
Bachelor of Marketing -
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ06.2015
Timeline
Executive Assistant to Liberty Ross (UHNWI)
Flipper's Roller Boogie Palace
09.2021 - Current
Executive Assistant
Burberry
06.2020 - 09.2021
Executive Assistant to the President
Black Frame
07.2018 - 03.2020
Executive Personal Assistant, Editor in Chief, Creative Director
V Magazine / VMAN
08.2016 - 07.2018
Assistant, Editor in Chief / Bookings Editor
Risk Magazine
03.2016 - 08.2016
Casting Assistant
Trew Productions
01.2016 - 02.2016
Fashion Intern
PR Consulting
02.2015 - 04.2015
Executive Assistant, CEO / Bookings Assistant
Request Model Management
01.2014 - 11.2014
Bachelor of Marketing -
Montclair State University