Experience

Oral Surgery Partners

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Regional Marketing & Communications Specialist

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  Greenville, South Carolina, United States



South Carolina Children's Theatre

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Development and Marketing

  • Jan 2022 - Mar 2023

  Greenville, South Carolina, United States



Crawford

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Communications Liaison

  • Nov 2019 - Dec 2021

  Greenville, South Carolina, United States • Marketing & Content Strategy: Developed and wrote print, digital, and billboard ad campaigns, brand video scripts, blog content, and corporate communications for top-tier clients. • Social Media: Ran the social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn) for client United Community Bank. Initial strategies resulted in a 179% increase in engagements, 93% increase in engagement rate across platforms. Launched United’s Instagram account and acquired 5,000 followers in 12… Show more • Marketing & Content Strategy: Developed and wrote print, digital, and billboard ad campaigns, brand video scripts, blog content, and corporate communications for top-tier clients. • Social Media: Ran the social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn) for client United Community Bank. Initial strategies resulted in a 179% increase in engagements, 93% increase in engagement rate across platforms. Launched United’s Instagram account and acquired 5,000 followers in 12 days. • Speechwriting: Served as speechwriter for CEO for board & external leadership presentations. • Talent Acquisition: On a long-term client assignment at United Community Bank, coordinated hiring process and building of bank’s Marketing & Communications Department of 7 employees. • Project Management: Tracked CEO’s strategic priorities by maintaining her calendar, coordinating meetings (department, executive, and board meetings), supervising deadlines, and organizing meeting notes and follow up. Show less



Brooklyn Museum

• Executive Assistant to Director

  • Nov 2017 - Jul 2019

  Brooklyn, NY • Donor Relations & Fundraising Strategy: Coordinated high-level donor meetings, resulting in $15 million+ towards museum’s capital campaign. Collaborated with the Development department to conceptualize and implement a series of fundraising strategy meetings for the Director that resulted in significant increases in donor giving. Built strong relationships with museum board members and coordinated the 2018 Board Trip to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. •… Show more • Donor Relations & Fundraising Strategy: Coordinated high-level donor meetings, resulting in $15 million+ towards museum’s capital campaign. Collaborated with the Development department to conceptualize and implement a series of fundraising strategy meetings for the Director that resulted in significant increases in donor giving. Built strong relationships with museum board members and coordinated the 2018 Board Trip to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. • Administrative: Assisted Anne Pasternak, Director, and also provided support to David Berliner, President & COO. Created first-ever Director’s Office meeting grid to streamline the process of scheduling meetings for the Director. Ran Director’s Office operations and managed teams of seasonal interns. • Speechwriting & Communications: Supported the Director with speechwriting for art openings, commencements, and memorials. Acted as ghostwriter for the Director for organization-wide and donor correspondence. • Celebrity Partnerships: Coordinated outreach to celebrities and influencers that resulted in actress Lena Dunham (HBO’s Girls) and musician David Byrne attending the 2019 opening of the Museum’s Frida Kahlo exhibition. Show less



Kate Lupo Consulting

• Founder

  • Jan 2016 - Jul 2019

  Virtual • Public Speaking: Presented career coaching workshops at top colleges and universities such as Yale, Dartmouth, UCLA, UCLA Extension, Middlebury College, Georgetown, UC Irvine, Occidental College, and Hamilton College to over 1,000 attendees. • Public Speaking Coaching: Coach executives in the art of public speaking: finding one’s unique voice and speaking style, overcoming nerves, connecting with the audience, and identifying speaking opportunities for career/business growth and… Show more • Public Speaking: Presented career coaching workshops at top colleges and universities such as Yale, Dartmouth, UCLA, UCLA Extension, Middlebury College, Georgetown, UC Irvine, Occidental College, and Hamilton College to over 1,000 attendees. • Public Speaking Coaching: Coach executives in the art of public speaking: finding one’s unique voice and speaking style, overcoming nerves, connecting with the audience, and identifying speaking opportunities for career/business growth and advancement. • Job Interview Coaching: Train & prepare job-seekers of all levels to ace job interviews. • Speechwriting: Write & edit keynote speeches for executives, including the CEO of a national real estate firm. • Celebrity Partnerships: Consult with organizations on strategy for outreach to celebrities and influencers - gleaning from past experience working at one of the world’s top talent agencies, ICM Partners. Successfully booked celebrities onto the Welcome.us 2014 Immigrant Heritage Month campaign, including Academy Award-winning actor Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) and actor Paul Wesley (Vampire Diaries). Show less



EntryLevelHollywood.com

• Career Coach & Founder

  • Oct 2014 - Jul 2019

  Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY Founded career coaching consultancy that specializes in helping recent grads secure entry-level jobs in the business side of the entertainment industry at talent agencies, production companies, studios, and networks. • Expert in entry-level entertainment resumes, cover letters, networking strategy, and interview prep. • Cultivate & maintain relationships with recruiters at top entertainment companies in Los Angeles and New York. • Trained 75 private clients who landed jobs at… Show more Founded career coaching consultancy that specializes in helping recent grads secure entry-level jobs in the business side of the entertainment industry at talent agencies, production companies, studios, and networks. • Expert in entry-level entertainment resumes, cover letters, networking strategy, and interview prep. • Cultivate & maintain relationships with recruiters at top entertainment companies in Los Angeles and New York. • Trained 75 private clients who landed jobs at top companies in Hollywood, including CAA, WME, UTA, ICM, APA, Fox, Amazon Studios, CBS Films, Paramount, The Conan O’Brien Show, Skydance Productions, and more. • Built and promoted first-ever online course for entry-level Hollywood job seekers, Hired in Hollywood. • Through private programs, workshops, and online course sales, generated $70,000 in revenue in 2016. • Presented in-person Entry-Level Hollywood Workshop to 1,200+ students at top schools and organizations across the US, including Yale, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Middlebury College, UCLA, Hamilton College, Occidental College, University of California Irvine, Junior Hollywood Radio Television Society (JHRTS), and Women in Film. • Built EntryLevelHollywood.com’s entire marketing & sales funnel: website built with Squarespace, landing pages built with Leadpages, and email marketing campaigns built with Infusionsoft. Author of the online e-book How To Break Into The Entertainment Industry Before You Graduate. WRITTEN MATERIALS: • Author of the online e-book How To Break Into The Entertainment Industry Before You Graduate (link: http://bit.ly/1NRXF4U) • Published online article for Women In Film on The Golden Resume (December 2015) (link: http://bit.ly/1OTC0pj) • Published online article for Get In Media, Full Sail University’s online magazine, entitled: Desk Job: How to Launch Your Entertainment Career at a Hollywood Talent Agency (October 2014) (link: http://bit.ly/1n6XkQO) Show less



UCLA Extension

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Instructor on Entry-Level Hollywood Careers

  • Sep 2015 - Oct 2016

  Teach 1-day course entitled "Careers in Entertainment: From Assistant/Intern to Executive" each fall at UCLA Extension. Course description: Entry-level jobs in the entertainment industry are competitive and hard to find. How do you get your foot in the door? How do you prepare? This workshop is tailored for those seeking entry-level jobs as assistants in the business, development, and production side of the entertainment industry. Guest speakers working in television and film discuss… Show more Teach 1-day course entitled "Careers in Entertainment: From Assistant/Intern to Executive" each fall at UCLA Extension. Course description: Entry-level jobs in the entertainment industry are competitive and hard to find. How do you get your foot in the door? How do you prepare? This workshop is tailored for those seeking entry-level jobs as assistants in the business, development, and production side of the entertainment industry. Guest speakers working in television and film discuss how they used their experience as assistants to propel themselves to the next level in their careers. Throughout the workshop, you get a behind-the-scenes look at the Hollywood assistant culture and the entertainment industry's hiring process. You learn tips on how to network your way into Hollywood, how to revamp your resume, and how to interview like a pro. You gain insight into different career paths in the business and development side of television and film, and perhaps most importantly, you learn the importance of developing the survival skills, thick skin, and savvy needed to successfully start a career in Hollywood.

• Events Coordinator

  • Oct 2014 - Feb 2016

  Greater Los Angeles Area • Coordinated annual retreat for 70+ instructors including room scheduling, activities, publicity, and catering. • Planned activities, publicity campaign, and catering for twice-yearly networking events for 300+ film & entertainment students. • Created schedule of distinguished speakers, including cinematographer Dean Cundey (Back To The Future), for Custom Program of 25 international students from Germany’s top film school Filmakademie. • Assisted with conceptualization and initial… Show more • Coordinated annual retreat for 70+ instructors including room scheduling, activities, publicity, and catering. • Planned activities, publicity campaign, and catering for twice-yearly networking events for 300+ film & entertainment students. • Created schedule of distinguished speakers, including cinematographer Dean Cundey (Back To The Future), for Custom Program of 25 international students from Germany’s top film school Filmakademie. • Assisted with conceptualization and initial organization for UCLA Extension's first-ever student film festival, including scheduling, venue research, publicity campaign, festival submissions and more. • Handled all scheduling and room requests for department of 7 administrators.



FWD.us, Welcome.us

• Consultant for Celebrity Partnerships

  • Apr 2014 - Aug 2014

  Greater Los Angeles Area • Consulted on a nationwide summer campaign to create the first-ever Immigrant Heritage Month in the US. • Coordinated with managers and talent agencies to book celebrities onto the campaign, including Academy Award-winning actor Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) and actor Paul Wesley (Vampire Diaries). • Facilitated celebrity appearances in 10+ Public Service Announcements that were distributed cross-platform in June 2014.



ICM Partners

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 100 - 200 Employee

• TV Lit Department Coordinator

  • Nov 2013 - Mar 2014

  • Actively pursued and acquired up-to-the-minute information and updates for over 70 department databases, including: cable & network development, TV pilot development, executive tracking, and talent tracking. • Responsible for organizing materials and tracking submissions for over 600 agency clients to networks, studios, and production companies for 17 agents within the department. • Spearheaded the scheduling, preparation, and follow up for all TV Literary department meetings… Show more • Actively pursued and acquired up-to-the-minute information and updates for over 70 department databases, including: cable & network development, TV pilot development, executive tracking, and talent tracking. • Responsible for organizing materials and tracking submissions for over 600 agency clients to networks, studios, and production companies for 17 agents within the department. • Spearheaded the scheduling, preparation, and follow up for all TV Literary department meetings, including weekly staffing, development, and interdepartmental packaging meetings. • Acted as liaison with all other departments within ICM Partners, as well as with studios, networks, production companies.

• Board Member of the ICM Parters Community Foundation

  • Mar 2013 - Mar 2014

  Worked with 15 other agents, assistants, and ICM staff members to provide grants to non-profit and charitable organizations benefitting underprivileged youth in Los Angeles.

• Agent Trainee, TV Lit Department

  • Jun 2012 - Mar 2014

  Los Angeles,CA Selected as 1 of 20 agency assistants to participate in year-long agency training program.

• Assistant, TV Literary Department

  • Apr 2012 - Oct 2013

  Los Angeles, CA • Created first-ever digitized archive of ICM Partners television director reels and samples. • Skilled in managing heavy call and email volume, monitoring office phone log, and managing agent's calendar. • Booked travel and created detailed itineraries for all agent trips. • Fluent in E-Agent business management software and created hundreds of client bookings. • Scheduled client meetings, coordinated contract correspondence, and tracked weekly payments for clients. •… Show more • Created first-ever digitized archive of ICM Partners television director reels and samples. • Skilled in managing heavy call and email volume, monitoring office phone log, and managing agent's calendar. • Booked travel and created detailed itineraries for all agent trips. • Fluent in E-Agent business management software and created hundreds of client bookings. • Scheduled client meetings, coordinated contract correspondence, and tracked weekly payments for clients. • Featured as one of “10 Hollywood Assistants To Watch” in Variety Magazine’s Hollywood New Leader’s Issue (October 2013). • Served on the “Next Generation” Committee for the 2013 NY Television Festival. • One of 3 agency assistants asked to serve on the board of the ICM Partners Community Foundation. • Created first-ever cultural and educational program for ICM assistants, and organized 10+ events for hundreds of ICM employees ($4,000 yearly budget).



New York Television Festival

• Next Generation Committee Member & Juror of International Pilot Competition

  • Aug 2013 - Oct 2013

  New York, NY Comprised of JHRTS members from Los Angeles and New York, the Next Generation Committee members serve as Jury Members for the 2013 Independent Pilot Competition Awards as well as ambassadors for Festival initiatives. The Festival seeks to engage committee members that excel in their professional posts and roles as JHRTS members as well as exhibit a passion for the discovery and cultivation of new talent.



Silent Dog Pictures

• Co-founder

  • Jun 2011 - Nov 2011

  New York, NY • Spearheaded new business development, including a $5,000 sponsorship from Beverly Feldman Shoes, LLC. Maintained the company budget and tracked expenses. • Implemented the company’s social media campaign on Facebook and Twitter. • Launched and co-designed the company website. • Wrote all company press releases and liaised with media outlets.



Westport Youth Film Festival (WYFF)

• Festival Director

  • Sep 2010 - Aug 2011

  Westport, CT • Restored financial health of the WYFF festival and surpassed fundraising goals by 350%. Secured as an additional $30,000 in in-kind sponsorships. • Organized a sold-out advanced screening of the Focus Features film Jane Eyre, followed by a Q+A with director Cary Fukunaga. • Marketing: Increased festival attendance by 500% - from 100 attendees in 2010 to 500+ attendees in 2011.



Middlebury Mural Project

• Director

  • Sep 2009 - Oct 2010

  Middlebury, VT Founded and directed the first ever large-scale (2,500 sq. foot) outdoor mural project at Middlebury College. Photos and information: http://www.middlebury.edu/offices/news/communications/middnews/2010/october2010/node/263409



Middlebury Mamajamas A Cappella Group

• Business Manager

  • Jan 2008 - May 2010

  Middlebury, VT