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United States

-Provide strategic council and execute media campaigns for global entertainment, music, lifestyle, social good, and tech companies including SoundCloud, Google, HeadCount, Hulu, UnitedMasters, Cameo, DICE, Lyft, Redfin, and more.-Create overall live event strategies and provide onsite support.

Beverly Hills, Ca

-Oversaw external and internal comms team for U.S. Concerts division of Live Nation, the largest global live entertainment company which produces 30,000 shows, 100+ festivals, and sells 500M tickets to over 93M fans per year. -Reported directly to Live Nation Entertainment Chief Communications Officer and President of U.S. Concerts. -Responsible for communications portfolio of 49 venues and 200+ annual tours including Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, Oprah, Michelle Obama, and residencies for Lady Gaga and Shania Twain. -Worked hand in hand with talent teams including agents, managers, and personal publicists. -Directed divisional corporate communications including crisis communications for litigation/event security. -Developed and led internal communications for President of U.S. concerts, 30 regional presidents, and 1,200 U.S. Concerts employees. -Created and executed publicity campaign for National Concert Week, Live Nation’s largest sales event for 2,800+ shows, resulting in over 2.16 million tickets sold and a 28% ticket sales lift in 2019. -Named to Delta’s Ones to Watch list recognizing 25 rising stars across Los Angeles’ entertainment, media, and technology industries.

Los Angeles, Ca & New York, Ny

-Ran publicity on behalf of Live Nation U.S. Concerts division before being recruited full-time. -Worked alongside Turner Sports for the NCAA March Madness Music Festival, a three-day concert event with over 150,000 attendees. Spearheaded pre-event/onsite efforts amongst cross-functional teams including corporate sponsors, artist reps, the NCAA, and more.-Supported PepsiCo’s first venture into the Sundance Film Festival with their in-house content creation arm Creators League Studio. Managed meeting schedule for CMO and facilitated photo opps with talent.

Los Angeles, Ca & New York, Ny

-Managed press on behalf of Clive Davis for the Pre-Grammy Gala each year, and supported PR campaign for his New York Times Best Selling autobiography “The Soundtrack of My Life."-Supported media relations efforts at Toronto International Film Festival, SXSW, San Diego Comic-Con, and Television Critics Association.- Managed tentpole event PR (pre and onsite) including the BET Awards, Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, Comedy Central Comedy Awards, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue launches, Tony Bennett’s Exploring the Arts Gala, and more.-Launched Match's annual Singles In America Study, the largest study of singles in the US, resulting in placements with The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, USA Today, among hundreds of others.-Executed cover reveal and a week of cross-country events for the 2011-2014 launches of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, maintaining press schedules for more than a dozen featured models.

Ba, English

Activities and Societies: Mangrove Literary Magazine, TEA Literary Magazine

Professional Certificate, Publishing

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