Event Planning Career Research and Resources

WWE

Public Relations - Event Planning - Stamford, CT

 Lead the team responsible for the most successful WrestleMania 30 Travel Packages on-sale in WWE history, grossing more than $3M in 24 hours and selling out of 1,005 packages completely in just three days  Planned and implemented SummerSlam Week of events, guiding SummerSlam to its highest gross in WWE history at $1.3M and Axxess – WWE’s interactive fan event – to its most successful summer to date with more than $380K i...

Avg. Salary: $75,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

St. John's Unversity

Public Relations - Event Planning - Queens , NY

 PR coordinator for NCAA Division I softball, golf, and fencing programs, with primary responsibility for planning, strategizing, copywriting, outreach, and media relations  Assisted in media relations for all 17 St. John’s varsity athletic teams  Maintained Web content for RedStormSports.com, the official Web site of St. John’s athletics  Created media guide content and game-day publications  Provided media train...

Avg. Salary: $75,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

United Nations Children's Fund

Public Relations - Event Planning - Addis Abbab, Ethiopia , Out of State

 Managed various community relations projects, including Africa Unite, United Nations Week, Dream Team Campaign, and the Great Ethiopian Run  Created UNICEF Advocacy Pack, UNICEF monthly newsletter and feature stories regarding social and economic conditions throughout Ethiopia  Communicated with local and international media, managed volunteer teams and staff, and developed and implemented new ideas for the UNICEF Com...

Avg. Salary: $75,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

UCB, Inc.

Public Relations - Event Planning - Atlanta, GA

Managed all meetings, POA, Incentive Trips, Executive Retreats, Product Launches and Conventions for US based meetings.

Avg. Salary: $99,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

MAC Cosmetics

Public Relations - Event Planning - Denver, CO

Avg. Salary: $55,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Kroenke Sports Enterprises

Public Relations - Event Planning - Denver, CO

Avg. Salary: $55,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Deere & Company

Public Relations - Event Planning - Cary, NC

As the Event Coordinator for the Golf & Sports Turf division, I managed up to nine marketing projects annually including creative concepts, contract negotiations, vendor relations, B2B communications, budget management, site selection, branded gift selection, and on-site event management.

Avg. Salary: $87,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

IRMI

Public Relations - Event Planning - Dallas, TX

Management of annual conferences with 500-1700 registered attendees with numerous sponsored events. Accomplishments included:  Financially favorable contract negotiations with hotels, audio visual companies, printers, production, destination management and security firms, temporary agencies, transportation companies, travel agencies…to name a few.  Budget (3-6M) development and management.  Sponsor coordination to meet ...

Avg. Salary: $80,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Sprint

Public Relations - Event Planning - Dallas, TX

Managed all aspects of event planning for incentive programs, conferences and executive forums.

Avg. Salary: $80,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available

Intervoice, inc.

Public Relations - Event Planning - Dallas, TX

-Successful implementation of domestic and International event marketing plans with an annual budget exceeding $2 million which included customer and sales conferences, trade shows and incentive programs, shareholder and investor/analyst meetings. -Site selection and contract negotiations with major hotel chains (Gaylord, Hyatt, Starwood, Marriott, Fairmont). -Developed and implemented marketing plan to promote customer co...

Avg. Salary: $80,000   ·    Company Rank: Not Available