Kate Mehlenbacher

event Planning Professional

Guelph, ON / 416-***-**** / acexdp@r.postjobfree.com

Skill Highlights

Unique thinker and versatile Event Planner, with over 4 years of experience

building and maintaining a highly effective and productive Promotions team.

Specialties: Detail oriented, with a belief that even the smallest element

can have a significant impact. I

Take great pride in ensuring corporate image is effectively conveyed in all

aspects; from uniform design for special events to maximum brand

recognition within sponsored events & facilities. All aspects of everything

I do is completed to its full potential.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Maple Lodge Farms

National Promotions Supervisor

Responsible for managing all aspects of each event the promotions team

attends across Canada. I was responsible for hiring the promotions staff

and the drivers for promotional Events.

SELECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

. Manage 20 staff members coast to coast promoting the Maple Lodge Farms

brand

. Negotiating new contracts/contract renewals, as agreed upon with

management for festivals and events the Promotions team attends

. Manage the request process ensuring that sponsorship/special events

requests are logged, and all details are properly and thoroughly

communicated to relevant parties in a timely manner.

. Managing of the Promotions budget on a daily basis.

. Develop a review of events on a yearly basis that. develops the

promotions strategy for the upcoming year.

. Successfully managed the promotions side of "Key In To Win" National

Program; achieving over 500,000 contest entries via promotions team at

key festivals.

Maple Lodge Farms

Social Media Coordinator

Responsible for developing & creating content from events to be posted on

the company Facebook, twitter and Instagram social media platforms.

SELECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

. Successfully increased Facebook fans by 55%, and fan engagement by 60%

within four months due to engaging content and the promotion of

events.

. Led the "Key in to Win" social media marketing initiative;

successfully obtaining over 300,000 Facebook contest entries.

. Strategically created social media strategies and executed them to the

brand's overall marketing strategy.

. Live tweeted to promote events and contests, and developed engaging

graphics using Photoshop.

. Worked in partnership with Corus Entertainment on the national

initiative "Corus Feeds Kids"

Good Times Catering

Event planner

Booked and executed the planning of all catering jobs at various events and

parties through Ontario

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

. Met with clients to arrange catering events at different venues and

locations

. Booked staff as needed for upcoming catering events

. Managed the schedules for events with regards to details and timing

Forestell Design and Landscape

Office Assistant

Assistant to the office manager. Responsible for daily scheduling and

ongoing bookings of landscaping jobs; including various jobs the office

manager required assistance with.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

. Scheduling of maintenance and landscaping teams on a weekly basis

. Working with clients over the phone to arrange site visits ext.

. Extremely proficient with Microsoft office programs

EDUCATION & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION:

. George Brown College - Special Events Planning Program

. Toronto Bartending School- Advanced mixology

CERTIFICATIONS:

. Food Handler Certification

. Smart Serve Certification

. WHMIS

. Lean Leadership and management course

. Devtro (propane training)

. AZ license

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:

. Toronto weekend to end breast Cancer- Catering

. Cardiac Kids- Various fundraising Events

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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