*** ** * ** . **** Lauderdale, FL *****
Phone 954-***-**** . E-mail ******@*****.***
Laura MOGILEWSKI
Objective
To use my marketing, event planning and media
expertise in a position that challenges my
creativity and rewards my diligence.
Most Current and Valid Experience:
Optimization of client marketing plans
Capable of driving foot traffic into venues through
the use of marketing and special events
Strong and proven implementation of Concierge
Programs to draw traffic and loyalty to merchants,
including Guerilla Marketing Strategies directed
toward local and tourist markets
Vast experience in event planning
Considerable, focused experience in tenant and
shopping center marketing, including handling large
budgets and creation of all advertising campaigns
from print to television
Capable of handling and optimizing any size
marketing budget available, due to strong ties in
marketing and advertising community
Professional experience
Las Olas Association March 2008- present
Executive Director
Responsible for managing and marketing all
merchants on Las Olas Boulevard
Responsible for all major events on the Boulevard
(Art Festivals, Food and Wine Festival, Christmas
on Las Olas)
Responsible for securing all sponsorships for
events on Las Olas Boulevard
Responsible for creating and maintaining the
relationship with the city in terms of all events
and legalities
Responsible for maintaining relationships with all
merchants on Las Olas Boulevard
Responsible for running all Board meetings and
directing board through delegation to accomplish
tasks
Attained a strong knowledge of social media
February 2006 - March 2008 Shooters Waterfront
Caf Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vice President of Marketing
Responsible for a six-figure annual marketing
budget for a major landmark high-volume restaurant
Responsible for managing Marketing Department,
overseeing all ad production and negotiating all
media partnerships
Responsible for creation of all ad campaigns
Responsible for creation of all internal and
external marketing including menu production,
posters, all print ads, all radio ads and all
television commercial production
Responsible for driving sales and increasing
revenue through creation and implementation of
concierge and hotel benefits programs for all major
hotels in the area
April 2005 - December 2005 Greater Fort
Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce
Director of Sales and Marketing
Responsible for managing Marketing Department,
overseeing all ad production, negotiating all media
partnerships, and overseeing production of
quarterly magazine
Responsible for managing Sales Team, generating
revenue through membership sales, ensuring that all
goals and quotas are met, then exceeded.
Responsible for managing Membership, Retention and
Database staffs, ensuring that all departments are
aligned to provide maximum revenue retention
through member relations
Responsible for negotiation of all corporate
partnerships
2003 - 2005 Beach Place and CocoWalk Fort
Lauderdale, FL
Marketing Manager for entertainment and retail
centers in Fort Lauderdale and Miami
Responsible for creating and maintaining a $500,000
annual budget at each center
Responsible for driving sales into tenant spaces
through use of special event traffic
Responsible for producing all special events and
booking all talent
Responsible for garnering media attention for the
center during events and creating solid and
positive relationships with media
Responsible for negotiation of all contracts and
corporate partnerships
Responsible for creation of advertising campaigns
Responsible for all approval of external and
internal marketing
Responsible for creation of monthly marketing
reports and production of action reports
1999 - 2003 Sloppy Joes / Howl at the Moon Fort
Lauderdale, FL
Sales and Special Event Manager
Produced all special events and promotions for a
high volume restaurant and separate night club
Responsible for driving sales and increasing
revenue; garnered over one half million dollars in
special event sales alone.
Created and implemented grass-roots marketing
program
Created and implemented the Concierge Program
Responsible for all administrative duties such as
invoicing, sales journals, sales summaries
1996 - 1999 Howl at the Moon Coconut Grove, FL
Director of Marketing
Responsible for all marketing programs and
promotional materials for a major night club in
South Florida
Professional memberships
Elected member of the Beach Council of Ft.
Lauderdale's Chamber of Commerce, attained the Vice
Chair of Marketing Position for the 2005 Calendar
year
Chairperson for Beach Flix 2004 Committee
Member of American Volleyball Professional Steering
Committee
Member of March of Dimes Star Chefs Committee 2004
- 2007
Accreditations
Completed ICSC Marketing I course in April 2004
Education
1991 - 1995 University of
Miami Coral Gables, FL
Bachelor of Arts in Child Psychology, Minor in Music
President of Hurricane Productions 1993-1995: Responsible for
contract negotiations, booking and organizing all major concerts on
campus; solely responsible for $90,000 annual budget