MARK PELLINGTON INCExecutive Personal Assistant & Nanny
Jun. 2012 - Jun. 2023Los Angeles, California, United States• Executive Assistant & Nanny for Mark Pellington (Director/Producer) family of one child (years 11-20 y/o) in single-parent home
• Assistant duties for Director/Parent: traveling for film/TV shoots, script reading, transporting scripts & harddrive footage to colleagues/agencies, proof reading, errands to and from set, maintained home, scheduled appointments, picked up prescriptions, organized and picked up dry cleaning, confirmed and planned domestic & international travel, visited on-set shoots domestically & internationally, shopped weekly for groceries & household items, household maintenance for months at a time including: mail & package collection, security of property, communication and scheduling with contractor, plumber, gardener, pool maintenance, etc.
• Implemented tools to encourage further growth of child’s social and educational success • Daily cooking, prepping, and tutoring for child (with learning disabilities and struggles of social interaction)
• Provided encouragement to have their own voice, be creative, build confidence, and always help others
• Constant & thorough communication with teachers, counselors, and other school staff
• Transportation to/from school (sometimes with their friends, with school & parental permission)
• Researched volunteer opportunities and provided transportation to/from these activities
• Assisted with after-school curriculars: horse riding lessons, helped learn lines & music for auditions & theatrical productions (through school(s), Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, and Youth Academy of Dramatic Arts)
• Traveled alone with child to visit parent on-set in domestic & international locations (continued with distanced learning/tutoring, nutritional guidance & exercise, and cultural activities/exploration in varied locations (Puerto Rico, Paris, Latvia, New York, etc.) • Planned & organized annual birthday party (8 parties total), study groups, play groups and sleepovers