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Represents Conventions Etc. voiceover talent at fan conventions and events across North America. Ensures the talent is happy, safe, and on time by managing schedules and signings, handling cash and credit card payments, setting up and tearing down signing area, and booking travel,

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Develops and maintains an excellent relationship with clientele to encourage repeat business.Completes catering orders via phone or email, ensuring accuracy and prompt attention to special orders, requests, and allergies.Communicates with chefs, kitchen staff, catering department, and delivery staff in order to provide a smooth catering experience for clients.Supports the Catering Manager in day-to-day duties, as well as for exceptional orders or events

Dallas, Texas, Us

Contractor who provided a fun and informative shopping experience for fans and attendees of pop culture convention events looking to purchase Plexi Glass Wall Art and PC Mod Parts.Participated in load in/out of booth, supplies, and product. Well-versed in convention operations and logistics.

Long Beach, Ca, Us

Independent contractor working closely with Midsummer Scream's Operations Coordinator, local police departments, independent security firms, and venue management to identify and remedy operations issues during live events. Primarily focused on vendor load in/load out and attendee crowd control.

Long Beach, Ca, Us

Manages the Midsummer Scream Production Office during live events, inclusive of setups and logistics. Maintains an orderly hub for vendor, staff, and customer service inquires. Works closely with the Midsummer Scream staff and volunteers, convention center staff, and security to troubleshoot show issues as needed. Manages the two-way radio and text communications for management and production assistants and coordinates with first responders in the event of medical emergencies or other situations requiring a police presence.

Independent contractor working closely with celebrity guests at ReedPOP pop culture events, such as the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, Virtual Crunchyroll Expo, Emerald City Comic Con, Star Wars Celebration, and New York Comic Con. Ensures media guests are relaxed, comfortable, and on schedule. Responsible for day-of-show operations, line management in the autographing area, and support to photo-ops.

Boulder, Co, Us

Independent contractor responsible for managing and marketing the Apotheosis Core Team. This includes maintaining social media accounts, monthly newsletters, Kickstarter data, cross promotion, convention appearances, stream appearances, social media advertising, and media contacts and interviews. Apotheosis is an indie studio of geeks and gamers, responsible for a wide variety of literary works, including the Fantasy and Science-fiction franchise "Rune Chronicles," as well as The Red Opera RPG, The Last Amazon, Shadow of the Moon, Rune of the Apprentice, and more!

Was responsible for crafting communications on behalf of Gilding Light, including managing social media accounts, convention appearances, stream appearances, Discord and Twitch chat moderation, and Kickstarter promotion. Gilding Light is a production company focusing on content that encourages people around the globe from all ages and walks of life to come together and create epic collaborative stories.

Registration team member, the first team Lightbox attendees encounter. Distributes badges and uses knowledge of the expo, its venue, and its programming to give directions and answer questions and concerns. LightBox Expo is a three day celebration of the visual arts conceived as a way to bring together the best artists in animation, illustration, live action, and gaming industries under one roof.

Lead a small team during the graveyard shift in ensuring the official Lightbox Expo Discord (10,000+ members, 57 text channels, 30 voice channels) operated as a safe, engaging, and fun space for artists and attendees using the platform during Lightbox Expo Online. This involved monitoring channels, maintaining FAQs and resource channels, answering questions and problem solving for those attending or presenting at the expo.

Austin, Tx, Us

Freelance team member brought in to lead a team of freelance workers (RTX Guardians) in serving as a communication hub for the RTX Austin event, working closely with fellow show department leaders, and Rooster Teeth event staff.Manages the @RTXLines twitter account during the show, maintaining communication with attendees and updating them of line capacity, location, and timing for the various panels and events throughout the show, as well as maintaining the Line Update feature on the official RTX app, updating and sending push notifications regarding line capacity and start times.Disperses pertinent information to all RTX Guardians via private lines of communication, such as missing children bulletins, policy reminders, call times, and security alerts. Additionally, maintains the Guardian private website and Guardian-related records.

Chicago, Il, Us

Responsible for crafting communications on behalf of the Firm. This included assisting in conceptualizing the type of communication and message; writing press releases, announcements, and client alerts; and maintaining email distribution best practices and lists. In March of 2020, drafted the idea for a COVID-19 pandemic resource page for the Firm.Additional responsibilities included managing the Firm's website, social media, and accolade accounts, as well as assisted in the planning and execution of both internal and Firm-hosted events, such as seminars, receptions, CLE sessions, and holiday parties.

Chicago, Il, Us

Worked closely with marketing to regularly facilitate day-long seminars for high profile clients and attorneys including working on room booking and set ups and writing menus that accommodate a variety of allergies and requests. Specialized in scheduling and planning out catering-related events, organizing and balancing several events occurring simultaneously during any given day. Notable events planned include: -Assisted in managing a two day seminar catering to 25 leading insolvency experts from around the world, including five current or former U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judges, judges from Germany, Italy, Egypt and Estonia. - A yearly banking compliance seminar catering to many large national banks and featuring speakers from the FDIC and the FBI.-Expertly coordinated a 200 person, vegan friendly luncheon during the NATO Conference in Chicago.

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Wrote reviews and recaps of ABC's "Once Upon a Time"​, Showtime's "Penny Dreadful", ABC's "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland", and NBC's 'Emerald City". Provided timely reports of the events of each episode, along with critical analysis and an examination of literary and pop culture references and parallels. Annually attended Sundance Film Festival, reviewing select entries as well as participating in press line interviews with cast members, writers, and directors.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Maintained the Goddess social media accounts (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook) on a daily basis. Promoted store merchandise events, concert events, and in store events. Used social media to boost promotion of the company brand by interacting with bands and artists Goddess did business with, notably Lzzy Hale of Halestorm, as well as alternative radio station 101WKQX and other local Chicago companies.Provided live coverage of Goddess catered events, such as the Lollapalooza music festival, providing timely photographs and posts of catering events.

Kingwood, Texas, Us

Assisted in the planning and execution of Vision Source Experience Chicago 2011. This is an educational seminar held annually for the various Vision Source practices in the Chicagoland Area.