Dan Friedman Email & Phone Number

Portland, OR, US

Lead all aspects of production for hundreds of live events of all sizes and styles. Experienceincludes producing theatre, food and wine festivals, concerts, art installations, culturalcelebrations, sporting events, venue openings and awards shows. Extensive experience interfacing with cityand county governments, handling permitting, negotiating with.

United States

• Site direction (communication, logistics, aesthetics, production/event team management) forPresidential candidate events (town halls, rallies, media events) across the nation.
• Coordinated press, crowd, and site logistics at dozens of rally and town hall events,with crowds of up to 15,000 attendees and press corps of up to 250 people
• Managed teams to execute events with minimal time and resources
• Trained and mentored staff to ensure success in site, press, and crowd logistics
• Worked with state and national department directors to meet all political, field, andcommunications goals

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

• Led communications efforts for high-profile primary for Pennsylvania’s 7th District; Raisedcandidate profile locally and nationally; Outperformed polling by 15 points.
• Spearheaded media outreach, building relationships with local and national press;secured top-tier placement, including in The Washington Post, The Huffington Postand The Associated Press as well as digital/TV.
• Produced endorsement event headlined by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for anaudience of 1,100

Bethlehem, PA

• Lead economic revitalization initiative to improve commercial & civic engagement in ahistoric downtown business & arts district.
• Raised the visibility of commercial and arts district through high-profile events,engaging new merchants and increasing foot-traffic
• Launched marketing efforts, increased Facebook following by 250%, grew Twitter &Instagram followers by 20% monthly; developed strategic marketing partnerships

• Created and managed all programs for a Los Angeles cultural & artistic center serving2000+ people per year with an annual budget of $1.5 million. Produced Culture Lab, anacclaimed series of collaborative.
• Launched multiple programs (receiving press recognition from the LA Times & LAWeekly) successfully engaging the existing community and attracting new members
• Grew participant attendance by 27% over 22 month span
• Developed and staffed an onsite bi-weekly youth sports and arts program

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Set organizational vision and schedule annual events calendar with Executive Directors.Oversaw all aspects of day-to-day operations and event logistics for multi-purposeperformance venue. Managed budgets for all.
• Redesigned all front-of-house and box office processes, improving audienceexperience
• Oversaw design and installation of upgraded lighting and audio systems
• Trained all venue staff and volunteers

Mfa, Producing

Bachelor Of Arts, Theatre/Directing

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Theatre/Theater