Experience

MH Events

• Saudi Arabia
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Event Director

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  Organize and execute special events, premieres, press junkets, regional listening parties, festivals, conferences, galas and product launches for various companies. Deliver large-scale events and activations to high touch intimate VIP dinners. Establish budgets, creative execution, production, sponsorship integration, research locations and and negotiate with agencies and vendors. Build schedules, create itineraries and manage on site logistics and talent handling to ensure a successful event. Show less



Showtime Networks Inc.

• Director of Events

  • Jul 2019 - Jul 2021

  Build event strategy for the Communications department including: premieres, tastemaker, award related events festivals and internal company events. Plan and oversee the implementation of all virtual, hybrid and live event logistics and guest relations, including: event strategy, vendor retention and contract negotiation venue, location selection, building event budgets, negotiate sponsor packages, permitting, security, design, décor, AV, vendor and staffing management, entertainment and guest flow. Scout new venues and event production companies Show less



Twentieth Century Fox

• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager Global Publicity and Events

  • Jun 2014 - Jun 2019

  Managed and executed press related activity for Home Entertainment Film and TV releases including: strategizing publicity campaigns and creating PR Guidelines for International territories. Execute and manage interviews, junket events, press tours, fan screenings and set visits. Spearhead the planning and execution of: NYFF Heaven Can Wait screening and filmmaker dinner, Comic Con Aliens Anniversary screening with talent appearances, ID4 Anniversary screening with talent q&a, X-Men: Apocalypse Eventized Toronto press trip. Manage event materials pre and post event. Established budgets, researched and sourced locations and hotels, and negotiated with vendors for all activities. Extensive experience: establishing budgets, creating detailed timelines, research and source locations and hotels and negotiate with vendors. Source/oversee development of exclusive publicity assets. Source/oversee development of exclusive publicity assets. Show less



RPMC

• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Groups & Incentives - Contract Position

  • 2012 - 2014

  Planned and executed: incentive travel programs, FITs, special events, meetings, team building, road shows, conferences, listening parties for clients such as: Warner Bros, Viacom, CBS Films, RCA and Pharma companies. Spearhead the planning and execution of: Britney Spears 2013 album listening/drop party in Los Angeles, the Carnabys’ Hard Rock global tour, Kings of Leon American Express Unstaged Concert VIP Winners trip to London. Strong experience establishing and maintaining budgets and researching and managing vendors including: venues, hotels, caterers, décor, staff and transportation companies. Negotiate pricing with vendors. Onsite manager and contact. Consistently deliver programs under budget. Show less

• Event Director

  • 2007 - 2012

  Organized and executed: incentive trips, special events, press launches, premieres, set visits and fan screenings. Oversight of budgets, researched locations and hotels, liason with talent and talent reps and negotiated with vendors for all activities. Execute on site logistics, including room planning and screening facilities. Successful delivery of events, ranging from multi-day incentive trips to intimate filmmaker dinners. Organized and executed: incentive trips, special events, press launches, premieres, set visits and fan screenings. Oversight of budgets, researched locations and hotels, liason with talent and talent reps and negotiated with vendors for all activities. Execute on site logistics, including room planning and screening facilities. Successful delivery of events, ranging from multi-day incentive trips to intimate filmmaker dinners.

• International Theatrical Marketing Assistant

  • 2003 - 2006

  Liaison and coordinated within different divisions of Fox Studios: music dept, publishing dept, airline entertainment, license and merchandising, MPAA title copyright to support Fox films. Coordinated with different marketing groups: promotions, publicity and creative advertising to support film launches. Liaison and coordinated with International territories in EMEA, Asia Pacific and Latin America in supporting film launches. Assisted in the creation of large scale presentations on upcoming films for high level Executives, Directors, Producers, Agents and Talent. Coordinated incentive events and conferences. Organized film screenings as requested. Show less