Alexandra Gibson Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

The Events Manager is responsible for implementing the overall vision for Member, Staff and Board events - ensuring that NDWA’s values of care and building power are reflected.

Philadelphia Film Festival • Continued work as Festival Director • Managed Guest Services for PFF28, including booking and coordinating with staff and guestsYear-Round Curated Programming • Oversaw operations, including budgeting, timeline, and guide printing, for year-round PFS Curated Film Series. • Oversaw team of three film programmers, ensuring deadlines were met and aiding communications • Analyzed profit and expenses to ensure sustainability of curated film seriesYear-Round Events • Organized annual PFS fundraiser, the Oscars Party & Screening, including overseeing the décor, catering, and the silent auction

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Oversaw operations for the 26th Philadelphia Film Festival (PFF26), including staffing, venues, and the official PFF Program Guide.• Organized events for the PFF26, including Opening & Closing Night • Served as main point of contact for all PFS events, including the Philadelphia Film Festival, activations, and PFS’s annual Oscars Party & Fundraiser• Created timeline for events, tracked budgets, and managed inter-departmental meetings• Eventized year-round PFS events, such as Throwback Thursday Quizzo & Movie, the XPN Music Film Festival and special screenings • Managed staff, volunteers, and interns for PFS events.• Served as main point of contact and liaison for PFS Young Friends

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Oversaw operations for the Philadelphia Film Festival, including coordinating between departments, managing submissions, holding preliminary, bi-daily, and wrap-up meetings, scheduling staff, and overseeing venue operations for the 11 day festival• Assisted in event planning, sponsorship fulfillment and coordination for the Philadelphia Film Festival events and annual Awards Night Party• Managed year-round Intern and Volunteer Programs• Managed invoices for PFS Roxy Theater rentals• Continued duties as Office Manager

• Answered phones, managed invoices, managed Executive Director’s schedule• Organized on-screen advertising for the PFS Roxy Theater• Coordinated volunteers for the Philadelphia Film Festival, Philadelphia International Children’s Film Festival, and PFS Spring Showcase

As the writer of Guests, I adapted Frank O’Connor’s story into a short screenplay. As producer, I organized and oversaw the budget, casting, selection of locations, and other logistics for the shoot, which took place in April. Currently, I am organizing a plan for distribution of the finished film.

New York City

I was selected to join Temple University’s 2012 Tripod team as producer for a documentary about film production in Philadelphia. My duties include scheduling interviews, organizing and keeping track of the group’s calendar, and acting as an intermediary between the students, our interview subjects, the equipment office, and our clients at the Greater Philadelphia Film Office.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Recruited, trained, scheduled, and managed over 200 volunteers for the 21st Philadelphia Film Festival• Managed PFF venue the Rave (now Cinemark)• Assisted in venue operations, including reorganizing staff when needed and keeping venues supplied

My responsibilities as Volunteer Coordinator during the 20th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival included recruiting, scheduling, training, and supervising over 150 volunteers for the two-week Festival. Beyond the Festival, my duties as an intern included office work and overseeing the Film Society’s social media outlets and blog.

As a concessions worker at the pool, I greeted members, took orders, and delivered meals poolside. When the manager was absent, I took on a managerial role, making sure the other workers stayed on task. When needed, I also worked parties and acted as the bartender.

Brooklyn Historical Society, “Inventing Brooklyn” Exhibit, May 2011 I collected clips from film and television representative of Brooklyn. I edited the clips together into a short video that went on display at the museum throughout 2010.

While working as an office assistant, my duties included answering phones, filing, entering data into the computer, and collecting healthcare information for open cases.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Film & Media Arts

Hs Diploma