Trade Marketing and Events Manager responsible for tradeshows, events, budgets, creating standard operating procedures, and collaborating with all areas of business and clients to achieve goals.

Trade Show and Event Manager responsible for planning and executing 80 shows a year across 7 divisions. Responsible for exhibitor show planning and execution at the national sales meeting including, logistics, supplies, housing, and sales meeting support for 2,300 attendees across three hotels. Provided support, as needed, for an international sales meeting held in Europe. Responsible for management of assets across 5 exhibit companies, recently wrote and executed RFP for exhibit house comparison including inventory asset audit, pricing structures, crisis management plans, and best practices. Position eliminated due to Covid19.

Events and trade show specialist for commercial and household shows and sponsorships both domestically and international. Responsible for providing direction on booth design, coordinate with trade show exhibitor company, order equipment, literature, graphics, booth needs, travel, exhibitor registration and badges, hotel, meeting planning including conference and training meetings.

Responsible for administrative support for the Vice President of Marketing, Director of Communications and Director of Strategic Marketing. Process orders, invoices, expense reports, plan meetings, travel, maintain budget tracking, human resource support, process time and attendance.

Provided comprehensive administrative support to the Chief Human Resource Officer, Director of Talent Acquisition and HR executives as needed. Assisted with coordination of the KeyCorp Board of Directors Compensation and Benefits Committee meetings, Federal Reserve and HR business partner meetings while providing the highest level of confidentiality. Proactively managed calendar while balancing office and business objectives along with community and civic involvement. Coordinated all conference, meeting and travel arrangements including monthly HR webinar, weekly and biweekly meetings, outside board and committee meetings. Handle correspondence of materials for Chief HR Officer. Self starter and work well alone or in team environment interfacing with all levels of internal or external clients. Able to manage multiple responsibilities while providing excellent service. Effectively research and resolve issues and requests in a prompt and efficient manner. Managed HR records, hierarchy, compensation changes, and promotions via people soft database having confidential access to entire employee population. Exceptional computer skills used to create presentations, memos, excel workbooks utilizing Microsoft Office Suite software. Assisted with update and maintenance of intranet website for Human Resources. Assisted Corporate Executive Assistants as needed in the Executive Suite.

Provided administrative support to the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Director of Marketing and Communications Administration, and provided back up assistance for 6 Directors. Acted as an information conduit for manager, direct reports, peer groups, and internal/external clients. Scheduled and maintained the division manager’s calendar; coordinated and schedule meetings; composed/edited routine memos and correspondence; and coordinated travel arrangements. Acted as information resource for administrative assistants and executives as needed on technical and software issues and policies and procedures. Meticulously managed and organized department events, meetings, location selection, budget, contract negotiation while saving the company thousands of dollars per event. Also coordinated travel, catering and audio visual needs as needed for special events, quarterly meetings, town hall meetings, and recognition events for division, as well as for special interest groups, ie. KEWN, Rock Hall Marketing Board, ICWW, etc. Assisted with company sponsored charitable events by acting as the liaison and division representative and served as team leader on special projects and fundraising activities including United Way. Established procedures for the division and prepared and distributed reference manuals including the enforcement of company policies and procedures. Assisted with corporate initiative cost saving projects including Keyvolution, P.E.G., Crisis Management Team, etc. Provided proficient support on company wide software systems including, HR Online, Time Online, Ariba, Request IT, LDRPS, KDAT, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.