Eric Charnquist Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

Beaverton, Oregon

Produce both video projects and medium sized corporate events. Manage video projects including conducting concept meetings with stakeholders helping define deliverables and scope, define workflow with internal creative team, manage and/or execute video shoots, gather assets, edit timelines, secure approvals, and deliver final product. Assist in producing corporate events, including assessing facilities, contracting vendors, evaluating and developing programatic elements with stakeholders, direct contract labor on site, direct program from technical booth, wrap up with stakeholders ensuring target goals were exceeded and changes/plans are made for improving the next event.

Beaverton, Oregon

Direct the creative initiatives for over 900 print, web, and video projects. Coordinate the logistics, appearance schedules, and communications for principle speakers at large domestic and international music festivals in Egypt, Romania, Uganda, Tanzania, and Burundi. Screen, interviews, hired, developed and retained top talent.• Managed the production of 100 print projects for a New York City marketing campaign; maintained and controlled the $175,000+ budget, effectively allocated resources, and maximized campaign ROI• Produced monthly direct mail campaigns with annual increasing averages of returns on investment and revenue; identified and capitalized on opportunities to expand reach and maximize performance• Created internal systems to improve workflow and track creative processes, costs, and delivery schedules; influenced new process improvements which optimized and streamlined key processes• Managed change during an overhaul of the communications department; developed an internal creative department which serviced 8 different clients, resulting in an increase in team performance• Produced fundraising events, including an annual, 800 seat dinner and major donor retreats and planned corporate events, including regional, faith-based leader meetings and 4 Christmas parties• Instrumental in the development of a major initiative to mobilize volunteers to serve in a wide-range of areas, including schools, homelessness, poverty, and foster care; expanded outreach initiatives• Developed new systems to track and assess new business opportunities, enabling the organization to efficiently identify viable partnerships; saved a considerable amount of time in the reporting tasks• Oversaw the administrative operations for the executive office of the President; managed change for incoming members of leadership teams and ensured a seamless transition for the new President

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Planned, coordinated, and seamlessly executed artist promotional meetings on seven national concert tours; served as the emcee for two of the tours. Provided influential leadership, coaching, and mentorship to staff and facilitated training programs to maximize the potential of teams; manage the talent acquisition initiatives.• Spearheaded strategic marketing plans with artist management and record label marketing teams to maximize revenues from album and concert ticket sales; developed joint promotions initiatives• Increased retention and achieved significant sales growth for the key subscription-based product line; mined campaign metrics and a 35,000+ contact database to identify new sales opportunities• Strengthened corporate brand identity at over 40 conferences and trade shows annually; designed display booths, developed innovative sales campaigns, and effectively managed a conference budget• Worked closely with local concert promoters to maximize ticket sales through the planning and seamless execution of targeted direct, web, and phone-based promotions; exceeded sales quotas• Led successful negotiations for corporate promotion sponsorships and advertising and negotiated, planned, and hosted promotional meetings with artists at over 6 music festivals on an annual basis