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| Desired Industry: Entertainment |
SpiderID: 20353 |
| Desired Job Location: Quincy, Massachusetts |
Date Posted: 3/24/2008 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: 04/01/2008 |
| Desired Wage: 60,000 plus 10% |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Management (Manager, Director) |
Willing to Travel: Yes, 25-50% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors |
Willing to Relocate: No |
Objective:
To obtain a permanent postion in creative marketing with, perhaps, an emphasis on event management.
Experience:
10+ years experience with proven success on multimillion dollar projects with complex creative and logistical challenges. Accomplished writer; ability to provide creative concepts, marketing savvy, event/conference management, and high-level communications for various industries. Excellent problem-solving abilities having worked with projects both domestically and abroad in a highly fast-paced, competitive arena.
7/07 to 1/08 – Concord, MA
Creative Marketing , Senior Manager – SolidWorks Corporation
Responsible for design, concept, marketing and full execution of 4,400-attendee professional global conference on West Coast (“SolidWorks World 2008”) with regard to main 3-day general sessions and off-site party event, both creatively and logistically; functioned also as a senior event manager
Researched, planned and implemented all show speakers, celebrities, contracts, vendor management, and all creative content, (writing, show content, set design, written materials/communications and special invitation design; marketing, artwork and scripts for executive/entertainer speeches);
Pitched ideas and oversaw all creative meetings and work flow, and provided direction for design communications
Photo shoots, creative dvd/video/web content direction, special effects; worked side-by-side with Head of Worldwide Marketing and frequently with CEO;
Tradeshow management out of state; complex logistics and marketing management, working with resellers, organizing prize campaigns and budgets.
5/05 to 1/07 - Boston, MA
Marketing/Events– Finance & Investor Relations – First Marblehead Corp
Won the corporation's prestigious “Spotlight Award” for oversight of all logistical organization and creative concept marketing for First Marblehead's flawlessly-executed first annual “Investor Day” event (hotel/travel logistics, creative, décor, facilities, contract negotiations, catering, budgets, A/V, prep meetings, master RSVP lists and mailings, and co-wrote all relative correspondence.
Responsible for assisting Chief Financial Officer with finance and investor relations matters at this Boston Globe 100 securitization company on the NYSE.
Analyst/investor liaison contact to company; handled all major departmental meetings and conferences, correspondence for investor press kits and releases, major events, and research; with high-level executives and coordinating all departmental matters, road shows, budgets, expense reports, calendars with high-level executives and Board members.
8/04 to 12/04 - Cambridge, MA
Marketing, Senior Manager/Events (contract only) – The Whitehead Institute
Responsible for managing all aspects of the annual Board of Associates colloquium for this world-prestigious biomedical research entity, which included hundreds of members and scientists from all over the country. *This event was considered the most successful in a decade.
Project-managed, oversaw various staff; arranged all hotel and travel logistics, creative concepts and materials, décor, trouble-shooting, facilities, contract negotiations, security, catering, budgets, A/V, prep meetings, master RSVP lists and mailings, and co-wrote all relative correspondence.
4/99 to 7/03 - Los Angeles, CA
Coordinator, Current Series (Prime-Time Series Television)- 20th Century Fox
Coordinated physical production of 4-6 major, prime-time television series' and seasonal pilots with positioned deadlines for Senior VP of Production at the studio.
Managed work flow of staff,oversaw schedules, monitored budgets, travel, hotel logistics; staging and office facilities,prop inventory oversight, and all set breakdown coordination; developed cost efficiencies, established and enforced studio operational and safety guidelines, and more, both domestically and abroad, in a highly fast-paced and challenging environment.
Oversight and execution of events, conferences; Liaison between studio and production, talent, design teams and artists; coordinated all studio meetings, show photo shoots, hiring, communications; high-level troubleshooting on complex production matters.
Coordinated (and approved) marketing, advertising, PR press kits, and the like for each show.
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Production Coordinator/Studio Liaison (motion pictures)- Fox Searchlight Pictures
Coordinated and managed all aspects of day-to-day production for $12 million film shot in Brazil.
Hiring/oversight of crew; assisted Exec Producer with daily shooting agenda, problem-solving, managed production facilities; coordinated/monitored budgets, equipment export, and all daily operations and work flow in a highly fast-paced arena.
Coordinated all film-related events, photo shoots, theater screenings, press kits, studio meetings, actor and crew schedules, and all marketing/PR elements. Handled all travel and hotel logistics, vendors, and special effects handling, both domestically and abroad.
Liaison between studio and production; high-level troubleshooting on production matters, and needs of talent.
5/98 to 4/99 - Los Angeles, CA
Creative Development Exec (motion pictures)– Paramount Pictures
Coordinated acquisition of all feature film screenplays for story development and production.
Heavy creative development, brainstorming and proofreading; worked with writers, actors, directors; Heavy intellectual property research and talent packaging.
Coordinated all conferences, events, parties, and press screenings;
12/97 to 5/98 - Los Angeles, CA
Creative Development Exec (motion pictures) – Universal Pictures
Assistant to and liaison for producer and studio, domestically and overseas in a highly fast-paced environment.
Creative story development and intellectual property acquisition, creative brainstorming, proofreading; heavy research for all areas of developing projects; budgeting, director/talent packaging.
Organized all production matters, handled press kits, screenings, photo shoots, marketing and PR elements, and needs of talent.
Coordination of production work flow, schedules; organized and managed all elements for major industry conferences and special events
7/96 to 12/97 - Los Angeles & Burbank, CA
Creative Exec/Marketing Assistant – Walt Disney Pictures, Interscope Films
Assisted film producer and iconic marketing executive with motion picture screenplay acquisitions, packaging, creative marketing concepts and story development of $30+ million pictures.
Coordinated executive and creative meetings, schedules; liaison for all on-location activity.
Maintained all talent/photography portfolios, press kits screenings.
Logistics for major industry events and conferences (Sundance, BAFTA, Cannes, AFI, AFM, etc.), photo shoots, parties; heavy research for talent; production and marketing elements.
More info available upon request
Education:
University of North Texas
Bachelor of Arts AND Sciences, May 1990
Major: Communications
Double Minor: Art/Photography
Affiliations:
Memberships & Volunteer Work
New York Museum of Natural History ~ Getty Museum ~ Los Angeles County Museum of Art ~ Museum of Fine Arts ~ Guggenheim Museum ~ AFM/American Film Market ~ Women in Film Mentor Program~ AFI/American Film Institute ~ Casting Society of America ~ Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) ~ Revlon Walk/Run for Cancer (since 1996) ~ Starlight Foundation ~ Make a Wish Foundation ~ Aids Project Los Angeles ~ PMD/People Making a Difference (Boston)
Skills:
Software: Windows, Word, Excel, Power Point, basic Photoshop 7.0, Outlook, Lotus Notes, Access, Macromedia's “Contribute” web software; *Currently learning Adobe CS3 Suite.
Additional Information:
*Won the SPOTLIGHT AWARD in Boston in 2006 from First Marblehead Corporation for flawless execution of the Investor Day event.
Reference:
available upon request
Candidate Contact Information:
| Name: Beth Bodo |
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Phone: 310.770.7384 |
| City: Quincy |
Fax: - |
| State: Massachusetts |
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