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Marketing Director
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Career focus:
MARKETING AND EVENT DIRECTOR
PROFILE
Dynamic, detail-oriented, and well-rounded professional with proven expertise in initializing innovative and beneficial functions that simultaneously assure guest satisfaction and elevate industry reputation; looking to obtain a challenging career as an Event and Marketing Director.
- Skilled at establishing an image as an outstanding and extremely creative event organizer
- Acknowledged for the capacity to organize successful events as a client-focused planner
- Adept at handling and resolving complaints to facilitate systematic course of activities
- Articulate communicator with fluency in English and Spanish languages
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Windows operations and Mac
Areas of Expertise:
~ Event Coordination and Promotion
~ Policy and Procedure Development
~ Client Relationship Management
~ Team Leadership and Training Research and Analysis
~ Venue Arrangements
~ Project and Operations Planning
~ Computer Literate
~ Conflict Resolution
~ Communications
CORE COMPETENCIES
Standout Organizational Skills
- Superior organizational skills in event coordination, program development, and full-service preparation; adept at developing events budgets, marketing, and negotiating contracts; skilled at ensuring efficiency, quality, and program standards and procedures
Staff Training and Motivation:
- Proven record of success in motivating personnel to perform at high efficiency levels; expert at coordinating diverse areas related to events and marketing activities
Leadership and Management:
- Skillfully planned and supervised operations in catering for various affairs and diverse facilities; exceptionally strong multitasking abilities; planned, served, and catered for different individuals and personalities in diverse facilities and various affairs; supervised operations, budget, inventory planning, program development, staff scheduling, vendor contracts, regulatory compliance, and cost controls
CAREER PATH
Miami HEAT/The HEAT Group –Miami, Florida
Coordinator, Community Affairs Department Oct 2005-Present
Highlights:
- Generated a combined fund of more than $2,000,000 benefiting the Miami HEAT Charitable Fund by coordinating all pre-production logistics of various events
- Raised more than $150,000 that benefited the Miami Heat Charitable Fund by directing all phases of the Miami HEAT Family Festival Silent Auction from 2006 to 2009 including the delivery of all collateral material connected with the festival and selling of family packages
- Directed all aspects of functional projects / appearances featuring Miami HEAT players and / or coaches on various NBA mandated and fundraising programs during the season
- Supported all community outreach activities, foundation projects, and education-related programs in the Community Affairs Department
- Organized player appearances and meetings with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to grant wishes to ailing children
- Monitored all incoming requests and coordinated arrangement of all autographed memorabilia, including merchandise inventory while monitoring and reporting all records of the community affairs
- Managed all functional areas related to the HEAT Ticket Donation Program, Honorary Ball Kid Program, and pre-game experiences
Coordinated all pre-production logistics for the following events:
~ “Michael McDonald Sings Motown,” a fundraising event on March 25, 2006 held at the residence of Miami HEAT President of Basketball Operations Pat Riley
~ “A Knight with the Champions,” a fundraising event held on March 17, 2007 featuring Gladys Knight at the residence of former Miami HEAT player Shaquille O’Neal
~ Miami HEAT / Benihana Celebrity Cook-Off fundraising event on February 25, 2009 featuring Miami HEAT players at the Miami Beach Benihana restaurant
~ Miami HEAT Golf Tournament Fundraisers (2006-2009)
Corporate-sponsored Miami HEAT Community Affairs events:
~ Miami HEAT Hospital Visits / HEAT Thanksgiving Celebration / HEAT Scholarships and HEAT Scholarship Surprise Visit/ HEAT Learn to Swim Program / Miami HEAT Academy / Re-HEAT Food Donation Program / HEAT Youth Basketball Program / HEAT Learn and Play Center / HEAT Back to School Event / HEAT Hispanic Heritage Event / Hewlett-Packard Digital Assist Program
OTHER POSITIONS HELD
Alonzo Mourning Charities, Inc. – Coconut Grove, Florida
Marketing Intern, Public Relations Department May 2004-Aug 2004
City of Miami Beach Recreation – Miami Beach, Florida
Recreation Leader Summer 2000-2005
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
St. Thomas University, Miami, FL
- Master of Business Administration in Sports Administration, Dec 2006
University of Central Florida, Nicholson School of Communication
- Bachelor of Arts Major in Advertising/Public Relations, Minor in Marketing, May 2005
~ High Achievement Scholarship Recipient
~ Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Recipient
~ President’s list (2005) / Dean’s list (2001-2004)
MEMBERSHIPS
- Quotes-Advertising / Public Relations Club at the University of Central Florida (UCF)
- Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA)
- Golden Key Honor Society at the University of Central Florida (UCF)
- Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity - designated as New Member Educator in 2003
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