Experience

Vivid+Co

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Special Events and Operation

  • Apr 2020 - Present

  • Collaborate with senior stakeholders across media, marketing, communications, and technology industries to deliver first-class virtual, hybrid and in-person events • Partner with marketing to create programs and content tailored to maximize audience engagement • Liaise with existing clients and new leads, post-event, to gain valuable feedback and track success from a customer experience perspective • Convene regular meetings with senior management to ensure constant alignment with Vivid’s strategic objectives, setting events calendar, budgets, and resources accordingly • Design and execute all Vivid’s events with a focus on maximizing client experience given resource constraints Show less



Knotch

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Corporate Event Manager

  • Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

  • Planned lead-generation and customer relationship events, including annual conferences, monthly breakfasts, and C-suite dinners • Defined and managed detailed processes for events, including budgets, venues, vendors/suppliers, timelines, registrations, and staffing • Developed comprehensive event reporting framework to measure success and ROI. • Planned and developed virtual events via Zoom, WebEx • Planned lead-generation and customer relationship events, including annual conferences, monthly breakfasts, and C-suite dinners • Defined and managed detailed processes for events, including budgets, venues, vendors/suppliers, timelines, registrations, and staffing • Developed comprehensive event reporting framework to measure success and ROI. • Planned and developed virtual events via Zoom, WebEx



MediaLink

• Georgia
• Newspaper Publishing

• Senior Event Manager

  • Aug 2018 - Oct 2019

  • Planned, organized, and managed major industry tent-pole events for both MediaLink and its clients including: the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, SXSW Interactive, Mobile World Congress, ANA Master of Marketing, 4A's Accelerate, Advertising Week NY, and DMEXCO• Managed logistics, designed invitations, maintained contact databases and RSVPs using Salesforce and Splashthat• Partnered with clients on activations during large events• Researched venues and vendors, compared proposals and coordinated menu selections, music, and décor elements for each event• Drafted client proposals including event strategy, scope, goals, budgets, and KPIs for each event• Negotiated contracts and identified avenues for cost savings: over 2017 / 2018 calendar years worked with vendors to create $200K in savings at Cannes Lions Developed relationships with existing vendors while also identifying new vendor relationships in U.S. and Europe• Managed and trained new recruits and on-site staff (over 20 people) during, pre- and post- event production Show less

• Events Manager

  • Jan 2017 - Aug 2018

• Senior Event Coordinator

  • Aug 2015 - Jan 2017

• Event Intern

  • Mar 2015 - Jul 2015



CityJet

• Ireland
• Airlines and Aviation
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Cabin Supervisor

  • Feb 2007 - Sep 2014

  Led flight attendant crew for short-haul business oriented airline serving European capitals and financial centers Ensured safety and welfare of passengers and crew Oversaw professional and aesthetic standards for crew Mentored and trained new recruits Briefed management on service and performance metrics Led flight attendant crew for short-haul business oriented airline serving European capitals and financial centers Ensured safety and welfare of passengers and crew Oversaw professional and aesthetic standards for crew Mentored and trained new recruits Briefed management on service and performance metrics