SAMPLE RESUME
Office Assistant

PROFILE

Smart, gutsy, creative person with excellent interpersonal skills and creative problem-solving abilities seeks production, research or administrative position at a creative, interesting company with some heart.

WORK EXPERIENCE

OFFICE MANAGER
GPZ Electric, San Francisco (2002-2003)

Administrative
Supported the Vice President and Treasurer of this electrical contracting company, performing general office administration duties, including correspondence, data entry, scheduling and internal communications. Maintained job/client database and set up client meetings.

Office Management
Ran office, tracked supplies, maintained filing system and developed vendor relationships. Managed payroll using third-party vendor. Tracked job costing and employee reports, administered health benefits for team of up to nine employees. Tracked Worker's Compensation and general liability contracts.

Bookkeeping
Performed bookkeeping duties for three corporation and partnership bank accounts, including AP and AR. Posted bills in QuickBooks Pro for aging, expense category and job costing; managed and reconciled about $20,000 p/m supply house account, tracking vendors by job, on-time payment and accuracy of invoices. Tracked time, materials, billable hours and ship tickets. Invoiced clients, processed payments and collected on late invoices.

PRODUCER
Artist's Exhibitions, San Francisco (1999-2001)
Produced three successful exhibitions of artists' work for retail sale. Selected venue, food and wine, created and distributed advertising materials, selected artists and installations and managed events.

Radio Show, IS Inc., Mill Valley (1984-1990)
Production coordinator for national radiobroadcast production company. Oversaw researching process for long-form radio programs, arranged and conducted interviews with Top-40 artists, served as liaison with record companies for promo, publicity and marketing and provided essential show elements on deadline. Managed a staff of four production assistants.

BAR MANAGER
Jillian's, Caterer (2003); Montage Restaurant, Bar Supervisor (1999-2001); Sadie's Flying Elephant, Bartender (1999-2000); Molotov's, Bartender (1997-1999); The 500 Club & The Albion Club, Bartender (1996-1997); Club DV8, Club Bartender (1990-1996); Armadillo's San Francisco, Bartender (1989-1990)

Performed a variety of bar-management duties, including bartending, scheduling, hiring and training staff, budgeting, bar ordering, cash management and daily deposits. Worked in varied environments, from fine dining to frenzied clubs to dive bars. Effectively managed employees and customers, using conflict-resolution skills to manage difficult situations.

APARTMENT MANAGER
Hayes Street Apartments (1993-1996)
Managed property, collected rents and maintained financial records for a three-unit apartment building.

SKILLS

Word, Excel, QuickBooks Pro, Mac & PC, Internet

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