University Relations Program Manager - New York City
New York, Ny
• Directed teams in successfully coordinating and executing up to 36 events annually at more than 20 universities in New York City and San Diego, hosting 25-1,500 attendees per event.• Collaborated with other teams across the US, Europe, and Mexico to organize and promote additional projects and events monthly, expanding organizational awareness within both core and emerging demographics.• Communicated frequently with both internal and external stakeholders, gaining and applying strong cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural relationship building skills to set and attain goals.• Employed strategic planning and expert allocation of resources to handle multiple projects simultaneously, delivering results on time and under budget in high-stress and fast-paced environments.• Delivered weekly public presentations as well as daily project updates to boost critical knowledge-sharing and engagement.• Managed vital organizational and project documents, including permits, contracts, and financial statements, according to established policies and procedures.• Worked with a team of regional coordinators to organize a conference of 1,500 college students from across the country; compiled, analyzed, and conveyed information regarding budgets, expenses, timelines, schedules, venues, and vendors via daily and weekly reports culminating in an in-depth post-mortem after the event.• Leveraged skills in problem-solving and negotiation to efficiently resolve an issue with hotel room rates for a conference; increased conference scope by inviting attendees from another city to attain more favorable room pricing, resulting in on-time project completion at 7% under budget.• Responded to an unexpected materials shortage for event construction by liaising with contractors to quickly adjust blueprints, enabling on-time project completion at 16% under budget.
