Wednesday 18th April 2009

Congratulations to Mediacom from Shiv & Jo (suffering slightly after Paddy's Day....!)

"People First, Better Results". Not just a 'strapline' for one of our favourite Communications Planning & Buying Client's Mediacom who, for the fourth successive year have been named one of the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to work for!!


With an overall positive score of 84% with particular emphasis on the strength of the teamwork ethic, staff confidence in eachother's abilities and having fun at work, they were yet again the highest ranked company from the entire media and advertising sectors.
Key to their success is the 'If I ran the company' initiative where the entire workforce gives presentations to management about what they would do if they were the Big Chief! The best ideas are then implemented which include free breakfast and fruit and the ever popular company bar!
In a unswerving effort to make the company full of interested and interesting people, they offer a diverse range of 'Fresh Learning' grants where employees are actively encouraged to learn something new whether it be japanese, photography or trekking Mount Kilimanjaro...

Spring has finally arrived and Shiv & I are bouncing into the season feeling rejuvenated and positive. So much so that we have just signed up to a 5 day, 70 mile charity walk next month - we must be mad!

We are currently recruiting for the following position - please do get in touch if you are interested in learning more.......


Executive Assistant - High Profile Media Co! PART TIME
I DAY PER WEEK + HOLIDAY COVER


Our Client is a pioneer of the Media Industry with an international reputation for award winning campaigns and excellence in the industry.Based in luxuriously stylish offices in London's West End you will support this high flying, inspirational Chairman and stay one step ahead of him at all times to ensure he is as efficient and proactive as possible.You will deal at senior level with high profile individuals, undertake complex diary management to include global travel arrangements and undertake all ad hoc project work and administration.You are a sophisticated,confident and highly motivated career PA with masses of energy and oomph.With superb technical skills and 5 years experience working in an intensely busy, deadline driven media or commercial environment you will relish the opportunity to manage this hugely busy and dynamic character. Supremely well organised with a structured, proactive and flexible approach you'll be detail driven and capable of producing outstanding quality work every time. This is an exciting, passionate and challenging working culture.

Hatty Blue firmly believes that the best things really do come in small packages –diamond rings, boutique hotels, stylish sports cars, slick mobile phones… Our thoughts were confirmed yesterday when we discovered one of our clients, PR agency Trimedia, listed amongst The Sunday Times Top 100 Small Companies to Work For. We weren’t surprised that they’d made it into the list, but were even more impressed when we saw the small print – 88% of staff are confident in their management team, 84% find the management inspirational, 81% find their work stimulating, and 76% agree that Trimedia supports the wider world, with their UK-wide green company policy. Congratulations Trimedia – it’s well deserved.

It’s been a week of celebrations for the The Hatty Blue team, as we’ve travelled around London delivering bottles of bubbly to winners of our Oscars competition for clients. The teary acceptance speeches made the whole thing worthwhile...

Finally, we want to say a warm welcome to baby Eva Mary Louise, who was born yesterday on March 1st. Congratulations to Chantelle and Karl – we can’t wait to meet her.

Looking for a new job? We have some exciting new roles to tell you about this week. Have a look below and email us at hello@hattyblue.co.uk if you are interested in the role.

PA to Sales Director – Global Beauty Giant
Temp to Perm
£27K
Immediate start only!! An exciting opportunity exists to join the number one beauty company in the world, based at slick offices in the West of London. The successful candidate will join a highly-successful and truly global workforce, which stretches over 150 countries and sells 130 products per second internationally. The role is on a Temp-Perm basis and will be to provide organisational, administrative, and office management support to the Commercial Director. Responsibilities will include arranging international meetings and travel, organising team events within timeframes and budgets, transcribing and setting presentations, maintaining administrative systems, and circulating agendas and announcements. The role will also require you to carry out competitor and industry analysis, answer and resolve queries accurately, and liase with internal and external clients. To be considered, you must have at least three years PA experience in a commercial environment and strong administrative skills, including advanced proficiency of Microsoft Office. You will be able to demonstrate experience of working in a fast-paced, people-orientated environment, juggling many priorities at once, and will have excellent numeracy, communication, and organisational skills. French would be useful, but not a necessity. You will be rewarded with a high-paced, but calm work environment and unrivalled offices in a trendy part of West London, including a swanky subsidised restaurant and fabulous benefits.

Team Sec - World's No 1 Advertising Agency!
Permanent
£20K
This is a brilliant opportunity to join the world's most prestigious and dynamic Advertising Agency. Our Client is a pioneer of the Advertising world with an international reputation for award winning campaigns and a luxury client list.
You will support 3 incredibly busy and high profile teams with extremely high profile client bases. Your role is to primarily support the 3 Business Directors who lead frenetic lives! You will be the lynchpin for them and their teams and you'll stay one step ahead of them at all times to ensure they are as efficient and proactive as possible. You'll herd them off to meetings, manage their crazy diaries, process expenses, answer phones, field calls, and generally undertake administrative tasks to ensure the smooth running of the department.You are a sophisticated, relationship driven, fun loving and ambitious team assistant with masses of energy and a flair for Media. With superb technical skills including a good working knowledge of powerpoint and a minimum of 12 months experience working in an intensely busy, deadline driven Agency environment you will relish the opportunity to manage these hugely busy and dynamic characters. Supremely well organised with a flexible approach you'll be detail driven and capable of producing outstanding quality work every time. This is an exciting, passionate and challenging working culture where the right candidate will have exciting opportunities to progress.......

PA to Directors - Top Design Consultancy!
£27K
Permanent
An amazing opportunity exists for a career PA to join this buzzy, cool & funky Design Agency with a gorgeous client list and a uniquely cool culture! The role is for an experienced and confident PA with superb organisational skills to efficiently and intelligently manage the hectic schedule of 3 top Directors within the Senior Account Management team. Responsibilities will include organising complex travel itineraries and diary management, monitoring department expenditure,booking client entertainment, general secreatarial support,organising meetings and conference calls. You will have first-rate organisation skills and be confident at building and maintaining effective relationships with colleagues at every level.Excellent PowerPoint skills are a must, along with 4 years experience as a PA within the media, plus a proactive, efficient, and enthusiastic approach. You will be lively, buzzy, polished, articulate, and love working in a team. No Design Wannabe's please!

It’s a big day in the Hatty Blue office… Today, we have joined the likes of Barack Obama, Stephen Fry, Boris Johnson, and Britney Spears by creating a shiny new Twitter account. Whenever a hot new permanent or temporary job comes onto our books, a member of the team will log into the account and post a lightning speed alert to all our faithful followers.

The Hatty Blue team have been hearing more and more about this Twitter lark. Today, the Guardian newspaper described it as ‘a megaphone for the planet’. On Saturday, the first marriage proposal was sent through the site (and promptly accepted, through a Twitter update of course). On the 2nd February, Stephen Fry attracted his 100,000th follower – he is now nearing 200,000 (only Barack Obama has more…).

So – what exactly happens? The Guardian explains – “Twitter is a social networking service that combines elements of blogging and texting by allowing its users to send updates to their friends (or "followers") via the web or mobile phone in messages (or "tweets") of up to 140 characters each. Unlike Facebook, anyone on Twitter can follow your updates.”

Fancy following Hatty Blue? It’s simple. Click on this link and press on the tab to follow us - http://twitter.com/hattyblue. You’ll be asked to create an account, which will take just a few seconds. Make sure you set up your mobile to receive the alerts – or simply check your homepage every day for a newsfeed of our exciting new positions!

If you are searching for a new job, you'll be pleased to hear that we have a fabulous new role. Have a read below and let us know if you are the perfect person for the job. Email your CV and a covering letter to hello@hattyblue.co.uk

Executive PA - Luxury Architectural Boutique

Up to £30K, plus bonus and benefits
Permanent
This is an outstanding opportunity to join this niche independent Architectural Design, Interiors,Brand Strategy, Graphic Design and Digital Media Practice with an eclectic client list and international presence.
Your role is fundamentally an organisational one - you will work for the Managing Director who is an inspiring Industry entrepenuer and very well respected within the field. You will organise his global travel, manage his frenetic diary, take dictation and minute writing, undertake all written correspondence, database and email management, research and other office administration. You will gain exciting knowledge of their Clients and projects with a view to taking over day to day project management of key Accounts to include participating in and conducting regular contact sessions with Clients and maintainig relationships with key suppliers.
Our Client is looking for a sophisticated, relationship driven, client facing career PA with a minimum of 5 years experience, preferably within Architectural Design & Interiors. You'll have excellent technical skills (and be conversant with Macs)and experience of working in an intensely busy deadline driven commercial environment. Experience of niche working environments would be an advantage. You'll be supremely well organised and be detail driven with the ability to work calmly under pressure. An interest in beautiful homes and interior design would be preferable.

It’s been a week of slippery pavements and nightmare journeys into work. As Friday draws to a close, London is changing from a stunning frosted white to a depressing murky brown. With money worries gripping the capital, we wouldn’t blame you for feeling a little down in the dumps as the weekend arrives.

Hatty Blue, however, has some exciting news to report to all our candidates. After pitching for new business back in December, we have just been selected to recruit for cosmetics giant L’Oreal!

Beauty is a great industry to be involved in at the moment, with brands reporting growing products despite the economic downturn. It makes sense, of course. While we were splurging on new cars, expensive holidays, and designer handbags in 2008, we’re now spending our well-earnt cash on the smaller things that make us happy – like a creamy lipstick, an innovative mascara, or a luxury shampoo.

We fully expect the jobs from L’Oreal to start flooding in, so keep checking our Facebook page and blog for updated job descriptions. Until then, have a scan below to see if any of our new jobs take your fancy. If you think you’re the person for the job, email your CV to hello@hattyblue.co.uk.

PA to Chief Executive - Vibrant & Expanding Co - SW London
£30K, plus bonus, plus benefits
An excellent opportunity exists to join one of the UK’s most exciting, dynamic, and fastest growing data networking companies, based in South West London.The role will primarily be to support the Chief Executive of this expanding company. The role will involve extensive diary management, liasion with internal and external clients, typing and producing letters, organising travel arrangements and providing administrative support to the Sales Team. There will be masses of opportunity to get involved in office management, research nad other projects if desired.You'll be a proactive and hands on PA with strong attention to detail, strong IT skills (especially Word, Excel and Powerpoint), good time management and self organisational skills with an ability to work effectively to tight timescales.

PA/Team sec - Slick City Firm!
Long term temporary position
£10 per hour
An excellent opportunity exists to join this global high profile City firm in gorgeous, slick offices with amazing views over the heart of the City. As PA/team secretary to a high profie Director, your role will be to offer comprehensive support in terms of typing correspondence, diary management, travel organising and administrative tasks as appropriate. You will be a professional team secretary/PA with corporate experience, ideally in financial services. You will have worked in a broad, varied role and will be happy to get stuck in to a variety of secretarial nad administrative tasks - ideally having supported a team as well as one-one support. You'll have strong organisational, interpersonal and customer service skills with meticulous attention to detail and accuracy. Your CV will be extremely stable and you will be able to commit to at least nine months of continued employment. You'll be well groomed, sophisticated and articulate, to reflect their professional and slick image and happy to work in a quiet environment.

Team Sec - World's No 1 Media Agency City
Permanent
£20,000-£25,000 + bens
This is a brilliant opportunity to join the world's most prestigious and dynamic Media Agency. Our Client is a pioneer of the Media Planning and Buying world with an international reputation for award winning campaigns and a luxury client list.You will support a small but incredibly busy and high profile Global team. Your role is to primarily support the Head PA for the Top Global Directors. You will be the lynchpin for the team - you'll stay one step ahead of them at all times to ensure they are as efficient and proactive as possible. You'll herd them off to meetings, manage their crazy diaries, process expenses, answer phones, field calls, and generally undertake administrative tasks to ensure the smooth running of the department.You are a sophisticated,relationship driven, fun loving and ambitious team assistant with masses of energy and a flair for Media. With superb technical skills including a good working knowledge of powerpoint and a minimum of 12 months experience working in an intensely busy, deadline driven Agency environment you will relish the opportunity to manage these hugely busy and dynamic characters. Supremely well organised with a flexible approach you'll be detail driven and capable of producing outstanding quality work every time. This is an exciting, passionate and challenging working culture where the right candidate will have exciting opportunities to progress.......

Notice a few glum faces on the train this morning? Finding it hard to motivate yourself this afternoon? There's an explanation - today is officially the most depressing day of the year. Waking up on a dark Monday morning is bad enough - it gets even messier when driving rain, hideous tube delays, and dwindling bank accounts are added to the mix...

The team at Hatty Blue are trying to stay upbeat (with a little help from bowls of homemade soup, slices of fruit cake, and mug after mug of milky tea). We'll also be taking inspiration from the latest issue of RM Magazine this week, which features top tips for surviving the credit crunch at work or play. Here are a few of our favourite...

1) Make saving money a game. Saving money doesn't have to be all about cycling to work and bringing in sandwiches. Sites such as Martin's Money Saving Tops (http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/) are full of creative and novel ways to stretch those pounds.

2) Sharpen up your image. Nothing says "going out of business" louder than shabby offices and a down-at-heel appearance. Get a good deal on an office spruce-up from an under-employed decorator and hit the Christmas sales for bargains on quality tailoring and footwear - the boost in confident will be worth it.

3) Go Green. No-one can accuse you of being a miser when you're saving money by saving the planet. Fit low-energy bulbs and get used to turning things off at night. Cut down on paper waste by not printing out emails and printing double-sided.

4) Get Deals! It's time to make sure you're paying the keenest price for everything. Put your utility suppliers through their paces by using a comparison site such as http://www.utilitywatchuk.co.uk/.

If you are searching for a new job, you'll be pleased to hear that we have some fabulous new roles. Have a read below and let us know if you are the perfect person for the job. Email your CV and a covering letter to hello@hattyblue.co.uk

Graduate Sales Administrator - High profile Entreprenurial Co!
Permanent
Up to £25K plus 10% bonus
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a high flying graduate to join one of the UK’s most exciting, dynamic, and fastest growing data networking companies, based in South West London. The role is to provide contract and sales process support to the London and National sales team, ensuring that sales orders are processed accurately and efficiently and that service delivery and invoicing are achieved within set timescales. You will also be responsible for preparing contract documentation for simple sales, escalating more complex requirements to Legal, maintaining and updating sales databases, submitting monthly sales reports, and inputting new ideas on best practice. You will also be repsonsible for looking after leads from the website and analysing their company memberships and subscriptions). The successful candidate will have a minimum of 12 months sales administration experience, preferably in the IT or Telecoms industry, in a sales order process role. Knowledge of the CRM salesforce.com package is essential. You will have excellent communication skills and be comfortable dealing with staff from low level management up to senior management/director level. You will thrive under pressure, be a powerful influencer and motivator, and have strong skills in Word Outlook and Excel. Excellent career opportunity to develop within this high profile corporate.

Front of House - Slick Design Co!
Permanent
Up to £23K
An amazing opportunity exists for a professional Receptionist to join this buzzy, cool & funky Design Agency with a gorgeous client list and a uniquely cool culture! You will work as part of a happy and busy Reception team where your responsibilities will include Concierge, Switchboard and Administration support. Main duties include offering an amazing front of house service to the important top brand clients who visit every day, answering the switchboard, diverting calls, meeting & greeting clients, co-ordinating refreshments for guests, preparing boardrooms, organising travel arrangements, email correspondence and ad hoc duties including helping out the Marketing Department. You'll have excellent communication, organisation and co-ordination skills and a consummately professional telephone manner, a polished appearance and be able to work in a busy, demanding, yet fun and fruity environment! However, more important than experience is your personality - you will have the kind of positive energy and spirit which will breathe even more life into their organisation! They offer some excellent benefits and a cool social scene!

It’s been a week of plunging temperatures, frozen pavements, icy windscreens, and numb fingers… Despite the drizzle, the Hatty Blue team are relieved to finally be able to leave the house in the morning without dressing up like we’re embarking on an Arctic exploration.

The big freeze was, however, a rather fitting lead-up to the latest series of Dancing on Ice – another fabulous excuse to save our well-earnt pennies and stay in on the sofa! After visiting the ice-rink at Somerset House for our Christmas party, the girls at Hatty Blue will be watching the competition closely to get a few tips for our next trip to the ice.

Things have been busy for Hatty Blue over the last week. We’ve taken on lots of exciting new jobs – a very positive sign for the year ahead. Have a browse below and let us know if you are interested by emailing your CV to hello@hattyblue.co.uk.

PA/Account Co-ordinator – Branding and Marketing Agency!
Permanent
24-28K
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a funky branding and marketing agency in the heart of London’s West End. As the team PA/Account Co-ordinator, you will be required to provide excellent secretarial and administrative support across a wide range of client and house projects. The role will entail a broad range of responsibilities, including preparing documents, managing financial paperwork, project planning, organising travel, database maintenance, and meeting clients. You will be required to establish and maintain good client relationships, to set up and manage an information bank containing all key client material, and to provide regular research support to the client team. The successful candidate will have at least 18 months experience in an administrative/secretarial capacity within a client organisation or agency. You need to be an excellent communicator, highly organised, confident, sociable, and energetic. Solid computer skills are a must, with the job demanding advanced skills in Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel, plus a basic understanding of Photoshop/Illustrator and knowledge of Rebus would be ideal.

Corporate Development Exec – Graduate Trainee – Digital Marketing Co!
Permanent
18-22K
Fancy joining a fast-paced, expanding, and highly successful digital marketing company? Our client is a B2B lead exchange organisation who provides a common platform to bring lead buyer and sellers together. The company is looking for a bright, versatile, and ambitious graduate to provide support to their Seller and Product Development teams. As a Corporate Development Executive, you will be responsible for several key seller accounts – this will involve acquiring, integrating, and managing new clients to fulfill marketplace demand where required. The broad range of responsibilities will include managing Email Marketers, identifying gaps in the marketplace, compiling and maintaining a product wide seller audit to be published at the start of each month, being the first point of contact for new seller enquiries, and assisting with the release of three new products a quarter. The successful candidate will a proven interest or academic background in digital marketing, plus will be hungry for a challenge, confident, and excited by the prospect of making a tangible impact in growing a new media company. You’ll be articulate, passionate, competitive, driven, dynamic, and entrepreneurial. An ability to build strong relationships and work with senior level decision-makers in large and small firms alike is key.

Hatty New Year!!

The diaries and calendars might have been binned, but the Hatty Blue team has been spending today reminiscing about 2008. There have been lots of highlights for Hatty Blue – the launch of the company back in May, the day we pitched and won the WPP account, each and every time we got the chance to pick up the phone to a candidate with the news that they had secured a fabulous new job, our first ever Christmas party at Somerset House and the Buddha Bar….

We’re all feeling optimistic about the year ahead – the jobs are coming in and we’re keeping our fingers crossed that we win a big piece of business that we pitched for just before Christmas. We can’t wait to celebrate Hatty’s 1st Birthday in May (the team are already planning the jelly and ice-cream…!)

If you’re looking for a new job or would like to join Hatty’s temping team, now would be a great time to email. Have a read of the adverts below and email your CV to hello@hattyblue.co.uk.

Calling all Temps!!
Up to £12 per hour
Currently seeking temporary employment? Hatty Blue’s busy temping desk is growing in 2009 and we’d love you to join our team. We are currently seeking candidates that have advanced skills in Microsoft Office, a fast typing speed, and the ability to quickly adapt to a new role. You need to be flexible, enthusiastic, friendly, confident, and willing to learn. In return, you will get competitive hourly rates and ongoing support from Hatty Blue. Interested? Please email over your CV and a covering letter to siobhan@hattyblue.co.uk specifying ‘Temp Work’ in the title. We’re looking forward to hearing from you.


HR Assistant – International Film Company
£25-28K
Permanent
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the HR team of a buzzing film company based in the heart of the West End. The role will be working across both the UK and International arms of the business, providing full administrative support to the HR department. General responsibilities will include assisting and supporting the HR Director and Manager, typing reports and presentations, managing team diaries, dealing with employee and external queries, and managing stationary and courier requests. Further responsibilities will be HR-focused and will include dealing with administration surrounding new starters, managing requests for temporary staff bookings, liasing with external recruiters, recording employee absence and sickness, and maintaining the HR section on the intranet. The ideal candidate will have solid administrative experience or perhaps PA experience looking to branch out into HR. You will be highly organised, confident in dealing with all levels of staff and management, and will have advanced skills in Word, Excel and Powerpoint. You will demonstrate a desire and ability to study for CIPD, which the company will actively encourage.