Kara Saarinen

Senior Producer at Indigo Events LLC
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Chicago, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Events Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Producer
      • Jan 2023 - Present

      New York, United States Indigo Events is a full-service event management company, specializing in strategic planning, creative design, and project management. We produce experiences that align with the overall missions and goals of our clients, focusing on creating a dynamic environment to deliver a cohesive, purposeful, and seamless event.

    • Freelance Producer
      • May 2020 - Present

      New York, New York, United States

    • Advertising Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Producer
      • Jan 2018 - Apr 2020

      Greater New York City Area •Managed client relationships, the overall project scope and goals to ensure expectations were met throughout each project or activation •Worked cross-functionally with creative, design and production departments to ideate, evaluate, and estimate costs and timelines for projects •Managed production staff, including assigning individual responsibilities and setting deadlines and deliverables •Developed and managed event budgets and reconciled budgets post event •Sourced venues… Show more •Managed client relationships, the overall project scope and goals to ensure expectations were met throughout each project or activation •Worked cross-functionally with creative, design and production departments to ideate, evaluate, and estimate costs and timelines for projects •Managed production staff, including assigning individual responsibilities and setting deadlines and deliverables •Developed and managed event budgets and reconciled budgets post event •Sourced venues, vendors and negotiated contracts •Preparation of all event documents, including: contact sheets, creative decks, production schedules, vendor agreements and inventories, KPI tracking methods, call sheets, shot lists, onsite training manuals, detailed run of shows and post event recaps •Onsite management of vendors, in-house and hired staff, production schedules, run of shows and logistics Show less

    • Freelance Producer
      • Apr 2016 - Jan 2018

      Greater New York City Area •Full service event production, client and logistical management; vendor outreach and negotiation, budget creation and regulation, contract coordination, event timeline development, contact person for venue, vendors, staff •Point of contact internally and externally to ensure project deliverables were met throughout pre-production, live activation and project wrap

    • United States
    • Fundraising
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Special Events
      • Dec 2013 - Apr 2016

      Greater New York City Area Perry Davis Associates provides a variety of services to our non-profit clients including fundraising and development, providing headquarter style office space, back-office administrative services, staff and board training, event design and management and strategic tools to help your organizations succeed. •Full service event production and logistical management; vendor outreach and negotiation, budget creation and regulation, contract coordination, event timeline development, contact… Show more Perry Davis Associates provides a variety of services to our non-profit clients including fundraising and development, providing headquarter style office space, back-office administrative services, staff and board training, event design and management and strategic tools to help your organizations succeed. •Full service event production and logistical management; vendor outreach and negotiation, budget creation and regulation, contract coordination, event timeline development, contact person for venue, vendors, staff, volunteers and clients •Serve as primary liaison between clients, organization’s Board of Directors and Fortune 500 CEOs, ensuring proper safeguard of confidential and proprietary information, records and documents •Extensive writing of organization’s materials – event scripts, letters, invitations, email copy, website copy and grant submissions •New client development through networking organizations and relationship establishment with local catering and event contacts •Donor list management, donation record keeping, mailing and donor list analysis •Extensive foundation and individual donor research, relationship analysis and prospect list creation Show less

    • Executive Assistant to the President
      • Jun 2013 - Dec 2013

      Greater New York City Area Provided support in professional and personal areas. Clients included Bravo, Starz, WEtv, Pivot, El Rey, AMC and Sundance. •Heavy calendar management; booked travel arrangements and created customized itineraries •Assisted clients with all aspects of event production including guest list development, vendor suggestions, and logistical support •Reviewed and responded to high volume of e-mails; coordinated and followed-up with clients as necessary •Organized daily and weekly… Show more Provided support in professional and personal areas. Clients included Bravo, Starz, WEtv, Pivot, El Rey, AMC and Sundance. •Heavy calendar management; booked travel arrangements and created customized itineraries •Assisted clients with all aspects of event production including guest list development, vendor suggestions, and logistical support •Reviewed and responded to high volume of e-mails; coordinated and followed-up with clients as necessary •Organized daily and weekly publications for press breaks; monitored and created press clip reports for client distribution •Researched and updated custom media lists; assembled and distributed press kits and materials Show less

    • United States
    • Events Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Account Executive
      • Jun 2010 - Jun 2013

      Greater Chicago Area Account Manager on ten annual events that ranged from formal black-tie affairs to corporate conferences and cocktail parties; financial outcomes ranged from $250,000 to over $7,000,000. •Served as primary contact and negotiator for venue and vendor outreach, created and regulated event budgets and timelines and was the lead on-site logistical event manager •Designed, produced and mailed save the dates, response forms, invitations, event signage, program books and auction materials… Show more Account Manager on ten annual events that ranged from formal black-tie affairs to corporate conferences and cocktail parties; financial outcomes ranged from $250,000 to over $7,000,000. •Served as primary contact and negotiator for venue and vendor outreach, created and regulated event budgets and timelines and was the lead on-site logistical event manager •Designed, produced and mailed save the dates, response forms, invitations, event signage, program books and auction materials • Tracked all RSVPs and charitable donations, produced all invoices, personalized thank you and tax letters •Provided copy and editing for all event solicitations •Planned strategic fundraising through database management, list development, relationship analysis and market research Show less

Education

  • Arizona State University
    Bachelor of Science, Communications, Women and Gender Studies
    2006 - 2010

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