Professional Experience Marketing

***** ***** ***** • Frisco, TX ***** • 469-***-**** •************@*****.***

** ***** ** ********* ***** Planning experience

Planned events with budgets ranging from $50,000 to $500,000

Strong negotiation skills and saved company’s over $10,000 in event expenses

Highly organized and exceptional attention to detail

Strong entrepreneurial instincts & creatively inclined

Well rounded communication skills, adaptable, and ability to work with various vendors

Exceptional execution on projects and met deadlines

Multitasker with vast ability to manage various projects / responsibilities

Managed corporate credit card & executed transaction purchases within required budget

Traveled domestically 25% of the time to manage and setup for events/exhibits EDUCATION

Southern Methodist University

Studied Economics and Statistical Sciences

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

XO Communications Plano, TX (2014-current)

Director of Corporate Events

Monthly meetings with executives / various department heads on concept creation & event logistics

Member of strategic planning committee; which met bi-weekly

Researched, booked, and managed various vendors

Designed email communication ads as well as marketing materials based upon theme & event colors

Established & maintained timelines / itineraries

Developed initial vendor contracts before passed along to legal for final reviews

Handled all transportation bookings and hotel room blocks

Created & managed event registrations / RSVP list

Booked necessary entertainment, videographers, and photographers

Communicated event staging & lighting outlines

Executed the setup & completion of event gift bags

Event onsite management before, during, and after the event

Purchased necessary event materials & decorations with corporate credit card; managed expense reports Nationstar Mortgage Lewisville, TX (2000-2013)

Corporate Planner & Specials Event Coordinator

Communicated all pertinent event logistics to the planning team & department head

Arranged and placed catering orders for model prep room on show days.

Managed and maintained corporate stage team kits with current working tools for stage

Worked with Marketing Department to develop necessary creative event materials

Shopped for corporate show wardrobe and/or materials, etc

Oversaw budget and billing processing

Weekly - Reconciled and processed expense reimbursement; ensured adherence to travel policy.

Monthly - Reconciled and processed all pertinent distributor charges for event billing; provided Accounting Department with required back-up information

EVENT EXPERIENCE

Experience planning & coordinating the following corporate events Includes but not limited to:

All Employee Kickoff Meetings Corporate Meetings Company Holiday Banquets / Parties

Cultural Celebrations

“Bring Your Child To Work” Day

Company Health Fair

Ice Cream Socials

Annual Fiesta

Crawfish Boils

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