Event Planning Career Research and Resources
The Brookings Institution
Staff 3-6 public events a week: 90-300 attendees; media, a/v, catering; high-profile speakers & VIP handling; academic conferences & roundtables. (Cvent software). Media relations - coordinate interviews, arrange studio time. (Vocus software). Public relations -- central point of contact for general public queries. Production coordination of our annual report and media guide. Manging intern hiring. Database reorganiza...
Avg. Salary: $37,500 · Company Rank: Not Available
Freelance Contractor for Vista Productions, Inc
Independent Event Manager Contractor for Vista Productions and other various clients. Planned and coordinated logistical components for domestic meetings seamlessly while successfully staying focused on customer needs.
Avg. Salary: $45,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
Vista productions, Inc
Managed and produced meetings and large events for corporate clients (University of Arkansas, Mary Kay, Wal-Mart, Kansas City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Sprint, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, etc.) Responsibilities ranged from planning, logistics, theme development, show flows, budgeting and billing to contracts. Implemented all aspects of labor management from staffing, production schedules, payrol...
Avg. Salary: $45,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
WPBT Channel 2
Produced on-air promotional spots along with child development professionals that promoted the stations children’s programming block. Worked directly with station webmaster to create look and program content for KidVision website. Also, produced on-air promotional spots for prime time movie programming and family based stories for WPBT’s award winning magazine show New Florida. Implemented all pre-production, production a...
Avg. Salary: $45,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
Fidelity Investments
This was mostly a service related position, with some client profiling and minimal guidance to pass sale opportunities on to account executives. My responsibilities included the following: - answered calls from Private Client Group clients and assisted them with service issues, trading, account maintenance, or forwarded them on to the proper groups for assistance - supported five Private Client Group team account executi...
Avg. Salary: $55,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
Ameriprise Financial
As a financial advisor, I was responsible for building my own client base. My duties included: - calling leads generated by the company and profiling prospective clients - setting up and conducting Lunch and Learn mini seminars to discuss ways financial planning can help prospects - conducted one-on-one appointments to sign clients up for financial plans, and pre-sale for insurance products - assisted manager in closin...
Avg. Salary: $55,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
MacAulay Brown, Inc
MacAulay Brown (MacB) is a government contracting firm based in FL. It supports an organization stationed at Eglin AFB. As a member of the MacB team, I served as the Office Administrator for a 13-man Air Force Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) division, Detachment 63 (Det 63) in Indian Head, MD. As the office administrator, my responsibilities included: - administrative responsibilities such as picking up, sorting and di...
Avg. Salary: $55,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
Naval Sea Systems Command (Fed Gov't)
As part of the Stay in School program at Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), I was given the opportunity to work in several divisions and learn many skills during the several years that I spent summer, winter, and spring breaks working there. I worked in the Administrative office that directly supported the commanding officer, Contracts, and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). My responsibilities in these various divisions ...
Avg. Salary: $55,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
Hearts at Home
Leading and directing team members, donor cultivation and maintaining relationships with current sponsorship, fundraising, promotion, budget revision, managed interns, public speaking at conferences, hosted booth at conferences
Avg. Salary: $10,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
Houston Ballet Foundation
Planned major fundraisers for foundation jointly with CEOs and their spouses; public relations, photography, video production, worked with membership groups, membership cultivation, worked with caterers and the Houston Grand Opera staff. Maintained a $500,000 budget.
Avg. Salary: $10,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
