Events Director Resume Example Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association

EVENTS DIRECTOR

Summary

Personal and professional motto: To always leave my customers better off than I found them.
Innovative, self-driven, results-oriented professional, bringing strong interpersonal and customer service skills with expertise in sales and the meeting planning/hospitality industry. Strong work ethic, execution, confidence and competitiveness and a strong desire to succeed.

Accomplishments

Improved fiscal status of the association by implementing strategic partnerships and creating a sales plan.
Created and enhanced customer service plan for association.
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Developed and designed online tradeshow floor.
Increased sales of tradeshow spaces over 35%.
Increased annual conference attendance by 48% in the first year of position.
Collaborated with numerous organizations to strengthen relationships with industry partners which provided ongoing sponsorships to the agency.
Created and designed key branding messages.
Workshop presentations and publication contributor.

Experience

Events Director06/2013 to 05/2016Ohio Nursery & Landscape AssociationWesterville, Ohio

Manage and sell exhibit space and sponsorship sales.
Focused on providing excellent customer service to all customers.
Heavy emphasis on new business development while maintaining current exhibitors and reactivating dormant accounts.
Coordinate and supervise all trade show and related activities including vendor coordination, logistics, and on-site management.
Create, manage and monitor convention budget.
Attend industry functions to develop sales relationships.
Design, maintain and supervise exhibitor floor plan
Manage Communications Department and Advertising Agency to market and promote annual convention with all forms of communications including mailings, email, website and social media posts.
Create and design marketing materials (emails, social media posts, brochures) for the convention.
Work in tandem with Director of Education to create a cohesive convention.
Negotiate all contracts,and manage all related services with convention center, hotels, convention and visitor bureau, audio visual, registration, general contractor, security, first aid, entertainment, and food and beverage.
Supervise onsite staff, volunteers, security and third party agencies.
Provide through and timely communications with exhibitors and sponsors.
Monitor and tracked speaker/staff/board/comp rooms.
Serve as on-site show supervisor.
Serve as a liaison to the ONLA Exhibits and Landscape Contractor committees.
Managed and promoted annual Golf Outing Manage and promote biennial Advocacy Day Buckeye Magazine advertising sales.

Events Director12/2002 to 06/2013Ohio Association for the Education of Young ChildrenMount Gilead, Ohio

Manage and design all aspects for meetings and events for the association which includes a large annual state conference with a trade show.
Develop and designed all marketing materials for the association.
Establish relationships, negotiate contracts and work closely with hotels, convention center, keynote speakers, audio visual companies, decorators, security, transportation, food and beverage providers, and convention and visitor bureau.
Develop relationships with exhibitors to sell exhibit booth space and advertisements.
Design exhibit hall for trade show floor in ExpoCad.
Coordinated all activities with exhibitors that included communication, logistics and onsite management.
Sell advertisements for association publications, and e-marketing campaigns.
Seek and sell sponsorship.
Manage online registration software - CVENT.
Market and promote the value of membership to potential and current members.
Strategize with senior executives to meet organizational goals and objectives through meetings and events.
Design event specifications to meet organizational needs and objectives.
Recruit national speakers.
Supervise consultants and volunteers.
Provide workshop presentations at local, state and national levels.
Represent association at a state level.
Create and edit all marketing materials including brochures, newsletters, and e-marketing campaigns.
Design and maintain association website and social networking sites.

Education

BBA: Business AdministrationMount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount Vernon, OhioBusiness Administration

Associate of Applied Science: Business AdministrationNorth Central State CollegeMansfield, OhioBusiness Administration

Skills

Computer literate, Microsoft Suite, Adobe, InDesign, Adobe Photo Shop, Frist Aid, CPR, Child Abuse Training

Professional Affiliations

American Society of Association Executives, Ohio Department of Job & Family Services Child Care Advisory, Professional Development Network, National Association for the Education of Young Children, 179th Service Flight FR

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association
Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children

School Attended

Mount Vernon Nazarene University
North Central State College

Job Titles Held:

Events Director

Degrees

BBA : Business Administration
Associate of Applied Science : Business Administration

Events Director Resume Example

Resume Score: 85%

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