Claire Johnsen Email & Phone Number

Sacramento, Ca, Us

Sacramento, California, United States

Sacramento, California Area

• Plan and execute premier corporate and social events, responsible for meeting and handling $3.7 million budget throughout the year. • Oversee entire catering department. • Manager of two conference services managers, including performing their quarterly reviews, developing training plans, their hiring and firing. • Operate as lead point of contract to all clients including managing their budgets prior to event and post-event follow up.• Established relationships with both… Show more • Plan and execute premier corporate and social events, responsible for meeting and handling $3.7 million budget throughout the year. • Oversee entire catering department. • Manager of two conference services managers, including performing their quarterly reviews, developing training plans, their hiring and firing. • Operate as lead point of contract to all clients including managing their budgets prior to event and post-event follow up.• Established relationships with both local and national restaurants and hotel staff, including management and directors.• Created and manage department budget, reporting on Monthly and Quarterly Catering P&L and forecasting for all future months performance. Show less

Salt Lake City, Utah

Portland, Oregon Area

• Planned and executed social and corporate events throughout 4,000 square feet of event space, with an average of 25 monthly events.• Worked with chef team to re-engineer catering menus, developing service pars and plating techniques.• Collected and processed deposits and final payments, as well as following up on delinquent payments• Lead prospecting efforts for hotel and restaurant events, using innovative methods to connect with existing customers and create new clients… Show more • Planned and executed social and corporate events throughout 4,000 square feet of event space, with an average of 25 monthly events.• Worked with chef team to re-engineer catering menus, developing service pars and plating techniques.• Collected and processed deposits and final payments, as well as following up on delinquent payments• Lead prospecting efforts for hotel and restaurant events, using innovative methods to connect with existing customers and create new clients relationships. • Planned and assisted with large scale Hotel Vintage Re-Launch Party. Show less

Portland, Oregon Area

• Planed, executed and promoted large scale wedding tradeshows; The Luxe Bridal Event, Committed & Marry Me• Executed high-scale weddings through the Pacific Northwest• Developed companies web presences through social media, including: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram; secured clients and tradeshow guests through these outlets • Achieved successful media placement, including: Portland Bride & Groom, Oregon Bride, June Bug Weddings, Style Me Pretty, Northwest Meetings & Events and… Show more • Planed, executed and promoted large scale wedding tradeshows; The Luxe Bridal Event, Committed & Marry Me• Executed high-scale weddings through the Pacific Northwest• Developed companies web presences through social media, including: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram; secured clients and tradeshow guests through these outlets • Achieved successful media placement, including: Portland Bride & Groom, Oregon Bride, June Bug Weddings, Style Me Pretty, Northwest Meetings & Events and Borrowed and Blue. Show less

Portland, Oregon Area

• Assisted the Event Manager during the planning, styling and execution of all events• Ran the event department during current manager’s three-month maternity leave and all vacations• Redesigned all client sales collateral; including event guide, catering menu and wedding guide• Conceptualized and wrote copy for all private dining and wedding advertisements• Met with clients prior to their event to ensure we were meeting their vision through innovative menus, floor layouts and… Show more • Assisted the Event Manager during the planning, styling and execution of all events• Ran the event department during current manager’s three-month maternity leave and all vacations• Redesigned all client sales collateral; including event guide, catering menu and wedding guide• Conceptualized and wrote copy for all private dining and wedding advertisements• Met with clients prior to their event to ensure we were meeting their vision through innovative menus, floor layouts and additional details• Organized all event details and maintained comprehensive accounts of all current, future and past clients• Processed deposits and payments, followed up with delinquent payments and managed employee tip outs Show less

Eugene, Oregon Area

Eugene, Oregon Area

As part of the capstone class for the public relations major at the University of Oregon, I was assigned to the Willamette Valley Sustainable Food Alliance. • Worked along two other students to create and execute a public relations plan focused on increasing member unity and developing improved community education• Conducted interviews, distributed and reviewed surveys and researched best practices to enhance our plan• As a result of our plan we developed a comprehensive press kit… Show more As part of the capstone class for the public relations major at the University of Oregon, I was assigned to the Willamette Valley Sustainable Food Alliance. • Worked along two other students to create and execute a public relations plan focused on increasing member unity and developing improved community education• Conducted interviews, distributed and reviewed surveys and researched best practices to enhance our plan• As a result of our plan we developed a comprehensive press kit, built a modern monthly e-mail based newsletter for members, updated the WVSFA website and designed an eye-catching poster to put in the community.• All of which increased community awareness of the WVSFA and generated membership unity. Show less

San Francisco Bay Area

* Wrote and edited scripts for Bay Sunday, a weekly public affairs show, also responsible for the show's guests and helped with overall production of the show* Helped coordinator & attended numerous events as a CBS representative* Maintained direct contact with press, public and station talent* Answered questions from the public about CBS and attended events representing CBS* Invited guests and conducted a focus group for the CBS affiliate The CW; pre-showing and surveying… Show more * Wrote and edited scripts for Bay Sunday, a weekly public affairs show, also responsible for the show's guests and helped with overall production of the show* Helped coordinator & attended numerous events as a CBS representative* Maintained direct contact with press, public and station talent* Answered questions from the public about CBS and attended events representing CBS* Invited guests and conducted a focus group for the CBS affiliate The CW; pre-showing and surveying guests about potential CW shows Show less