Meeting Planner at BCD Meetings & Events - Apple Inc. (2022-07 – Present)
- Leading regional high-profile events and experiences
- End-to-end meetings management, including creative proposals, sourcing, negotiating, contracting, planning, attendee management, onsite execution, and reconciliation
- Supporting creative direction and overall development of project timeline
- Successfully delivered a short lead 2,000+ all employee celebration event
- Negotiate and manage contracts, including ground transportation, entertainment, and décor
- 100% SLA achievements, CSAT scores and iEngage award winner
- Creation and management of project trackers / run of shows
- Program analytics and reporting, post program de-briefing
- Lead website, delegate registration and communication
- Delivering on average 25- 30 events a quarter
Sport Event Planner, Olympic & Sports Services at Warner Bros. Discovery (2021-07 – 2022-04)
- Lead across planning and overall strategy for all events, including Tokyo 2020 Olympic games (delayed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic) and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
- COVID-19 protocol management including testing and quarantine period tracking of broadcast staff
- Procuring merchandise in line with brand guidelines
- Talent apparel management for on screen presenters
- End to end event management
- F&B management at Olympic staff venues
- Leading a team of 4 event executives
- Supplier management
- Lead on venue surveys, site visits, off-sites, workshops team events, travel, hotel bookings and visa requirements
- Curating production documentation for live broadcasts across the Olympic Games
Event Executive at Prism Sport + Entertainment, Aston Martin (2020-01 – 2020-06)
- Lead for Aston Martin to support multi-million-pound event activations
- Leading customer experiences and program logistics
- Media management for Launch programmes, track events and dealer training
- Prepare and deliver PowerPoint presentations to support activation ideas, logistics and delivery
- Work closely with Prism Global Content Network on the preparation and delivery for on-line content and collateral
- Provide creative solutions, contributing to successful activation of Media Launches
- Budget management and reconciliation
- Proposals management
International Event Executive at BOND Events (2018-09 – 2019-05)
- End to end event management
- Leading meetings, presenting clear and concise updates on event milestones as required, identifying and addressing any impacts to the event and proposed resolutions
- Client liaison, hotel coordination, event schedules, hotel transfers, entertainment, guest speakers, printers and AV equipment
- Stakeholder management in fast paced environments
- Leading a team onsite
- Manage stakeholder requirements in a fast-paced environment
- Taking the lead at events and managing a team onsite
- Managing delegate data using CRM systems (Filemaker)
- Negotiation and management creation of contracts
- Producing signage, delegate information packs and proof reading event materials
Various Contract/Temp Roles (2020-06 – 2021-06)
Due to the pandemic and being made redundant, I completed several contract roles including activities for cinch.
Events & Promotions Executive at DP World Tour (2016-04 – 2018-09)
- Management of suppliers and contractors
- Lead planner, and onsite coordination for The Tour
- Proposal management, contracts and post-event reporting
- Organised and executed the European Tour Annual Awards Dinner
- Coordinating event production
- Monitoring digital activity via social media, analytics and reporting
- Managed member's website using HTML
- Coordinating hospitality guests onsite at tournaments
- Coordinating travel and accommodation
- Producing promotional material
- Sponsorship Management
Events Finance Assistant at FIRSTAgency, Morgan Stanley (2015-09 – 2015-12)
3 Month Contract Role
- Delivering internal and external events.
- Interacting with C-Level audiences across, internal and external programs.
- Departmental events invoicing via CRM systems (Concur) to process payments.
- PA to Director of Events
- End to end event management
- Event preparation and location site visits.
- Creating weekly timesheet reports for prompt billing, as well as financial payments and monthly reconciliation.
- Creating and managing payment logs using Microsoft Excel and Access
Various Contract/Temp Roles (2020-06 – 2021-06)
After leaving BOND Events due to a restructure within the company, I completed a number of contract roles, followed by travelling around the Caribbean.
