MARIANNE FADDEN

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SEWICKLEY, PA 15143 412-***-****

SUMMARY: Communications & Special Events Coordinator

Marketing Communications professional with concentrated experience in corporate and nonprofit conference, tradeshow and special event project management. Experience includes writing and editing in print and broadcast media, marketing, advertising, public relations and data base management. Team leader with excellent interpersonal relationship building skills.

Oncology Nursing Society, Pittsburgh PA Contract, March - April 2017

Meeting Administrator

Provided organizational support for national and regional meetings: meeting set-up, database management including travel arrangements, purchase order and receipt file folder organization.

Westinghouse Electric Company, Cranberry Twp., PA Contract Sept. 2015 - Apr. 2016

Global Tradeshow & Conference Coordinator

Start- to- finish trade show project development and logistical responsibilities included:

Exhibit messaging and design collaboration with management, internal graphics team and outside exhibit vendors targeted specific audiences and market sectors. Disseminated all budgetary, design modifications and general correspondence to pertinent parties.

Coordination of contracts, registrations and sponsorship benefits with conference organizers, including speaking engagements, advertising, video displays and literature.

Maintenance and improvement of the company annual intranet tradeshow/conference listing and updating of event details in the exhibit vendor’s database.

Creation and maintenance of Excel files capturing event details: mission, location, dates, sponsorship and projected/final exhibition costs. Prepared pre-event documents and conducted post-event review meetings.

Collaboration with communications team for public relations and social media support.

Metlife, Pittsburgh, PA Dec. 2014 – Sept. 2015

Personal Marketing Assistant

Client based research and coordination of communications applicable to account development.

Management of appointment calendars, file organization and client contact.

March of Dimes Pittsburgh, PA Feb. 2014 – June 2014

Family Teams Specialist

Assisted fund-raising by managing communications and event logistics for the annual Pittsburgh March For Babies walk, with email communications and updating donor projections into the FRED database.

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Sewickley Heights History Center Sewickley, PA Aug. 2008 - Feb. 2012

Assistant Director

Expanded community awareness through seminars, special visitor presentations and vendor relationship building. Planned and coordinated the major annual fund-raiser while significantly increasing both attendance and donor lists. Wrote news releases, brochure and website copy and lectures. Managed financial records and improved general office organization.

Richard C. Smith Design Sewickley, PA Feb. 2006 - Apr. 2008

Executive Assistant

Organized and improved all administrative functions of an interior design office while assisting with project development, client contact, invoicing and inventory control.

Bayer Material Science Pittsburgh, PA May 2005 – Jan. 2006

Writer/Communications Specialist – Temporary Task Force Assignment

Primary writer for the North American management newsletter updating employees on changing business processes. Additional duties included editorial planning, website messages, and special project writing.

Westinghouse Electric Corporation Baltimore, Maryland

Marketing Communications Representative

Developed concepts with marketing management and outside agencies for nuclear, geophysical and satellite communications markets, following projects through to completion. Acted as liaison between engineers and marketing. Wrote, edited and coordinated materials for brochures, advertising and trade exhibits in domestic and international markets, news releases and features for a quarterly publication; created and edited a news digest for the energy marketplace. Meeting planning and media presentations.

Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina

Videotape News Producer/Public Relations

Interviewed physicians on health related developments. Wrote scripts, directed camera crew and tape editing for statewide news spots. Conducted follow-up surveys with station reporters and assignment editors.

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Volunteer Organizer

Originated the vision for a stress-reducing therapeutic space that resulted in the planning and design of a garden/solarium to provide an interactive, multi-sensory environment for patients and their families. Researched special design in existing rehabilitative facilities. Recruited and organized volunteers.

Community Leadership projects: Pittsburgh Opera, Sewickley Guild President; Pittsburgh Public Theater, Sweetwater Center for the Arts: organization & management of fund-raising.

EDUCATION

MARY BALDWIN COLLEGE, Staunton, VA Bachelor of Arts

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, London, England

Graphic Design, Semester Program

POINT PARK COLLEGE, Pittsburgh, PA

Journalism & Communications

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