Jess Kramer Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

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All prior responsibilities +• Emcee in-person and virtual events (including Seramount's annual Multicultural Women's National Conference and WorkBeyond Summit since 2022)• Moderate and co-lead eight forums dedicated to education and advocacy around neurodiversity and disability inclusion in the workplace while presenting original content I have also designed (including Seramount’s annual National Disability Employment Awareness Month member webinar since 2022, Seramount's annual Neurodiversity member webinars since 2023, and Seramount's Why Supporting Neurodivergent Talent is Better for Business event for potential future partners in 2023)• Launched Seramount's first-ever external Neurodiversity event in April 2023, moderating the event in addition to programming it entirely. The event attracted 1400+ registered attendees with very high levels of engagement and appreciation during the program and in the evaluation, including the comment that "This was one of the most impactful DEI sessions I've ever attended." This has become an annual offering for our member companies that I lead.• Serve as show-runner on-site at events: lead script and slide cue-to-cue rehearsals and day-of-show production with the production team; act as stage manager on an ad-hoc basis• Train independent contractors and new staff on the event programming role and provide coaching throughout the process• Serve formally as a mentor in EAB's mentoring program to provide professional insight and customized feedback for employee growth to a colleague at an earlier stage in their career journey• Manage an events coordinator as my direct report• Create slide decks for events• Oversee management of yearly programming budget, speaker contract negotiations and select vendors

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• Research, conceptualize, and design content and program agendas for live virtual and in-person leadership conferences and events promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace• Host cross-functional meetings to ideate and further develop event programming • Identify and procure high-level speakers, ranging from C-suite executives and nonprofit leaders to university presidents and high-ranking government officials to journalists, activists and technologists• Work with speakers to craft and refine their sessions (ranging from keynote speeches and panels to workshops and case study presentations to tech flash talks and ideathons), ensuring all speakers (100+ annually) are fully supported through exploratory and prep calls for each speaker and session• Craft marketing copy and write promotional materials• Create relationships with sales and marketing to develop sponsorship opportunities and reach appropriate audiences• Ensure all content-related pages on event website and mobile app are accurate• Present regular event updates and progress reports to internal and external stakeholders• Design show flow, write scripts, and create run of show documents• Conduct on-site management of speakers, programs and programming staff at in-person and virtual conferences reaching audiences of up to 2,000 people. Hosted conferences in locations ranging from London, Singapore, Shanghai, and Mumbai to New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Las Vegas, Washington D.C., Dallas, and Minneapolis• Guide speakers and staff through virtual event platforms and provide on-site technical support • Contribute to the creation of high-quality customer and client experiences during the research, development, execution, and presentation of conferences and events• Compile materials and draft copy for post-event attendee and speaker communications• Continually assess areas of improvement for experiences via event evaluations and debriefs• Write recap coverage of select events

Miami,Fl, Us

• Produced preparations for brand-new events on Asian investment in Latin America through agenda development and speaker recruitment, with a focus on the inaugural Sino Americas Forum, where high level public and private sector leaders will explore strategic business and trade opportunities between China and the Americas in the sectors of energy, infrastructure and agribusiness• Conducted research, outreach, and development of an international delegation of business leaders to ensure a quality audience for Latin Trade Group’s Asia conferences• Identified, contacted and supported development of strategic sponsorships and partnerships• Provided travel support, coordination of key meetings, and reporting to Latin Trade Group leadership on development of Asia conferences

New York, Ny, Us

• Wrote weekly “Helluva Town” news stories of New York-based businesses and “Gotham Gigs” profiles of New York businesspeople• Identified events and wrote listings for weekly event calendar “Out & About” and compiled photos of prominent New Yorkers at benefits for the “Snaps” photo gallery• Compiled a weekly “For the Record” section with data of new businesses, real estate and stock transactions, government contracts and bankruptcies as a reference for New York businesses • Researched top hospital executives’ salaries and compiled them for the “Pulse Extra Salary Series”• Compiled a print and online event calendar and wrote features for 5boros, Crain’s quarterly lifestyle magazine; Provided social media exposure of 5boros using Twitter• Wrote other news items as needed for features like Crain’s 40 Under 40 and the Small Business guide• Oversaw content programming, including developing panel topics and identifying and securing key speakers, to create must-attend conferences and events on industry innovation in New York City

New York, Ny, Us

Working on five conferences annually, I:• Developed agendas for five business conferences a year for executives in the life science industry• Conducted verbal and non-verbal market research• Recruited speakers through cold calling• Wrote marketing copy and press releases; Conducted targeted monitoring of media and publications• Researched and identified competitors’ events that could pose challenges and opportunities• Conducted business development functions to generate sales leads and expand the sales pipeline• Hosted conferences in San Francisco and Boston• Collaborated with marketing, sales and logistics throughout conference planning and executionAdditionally, I have:• Created a unique deal structures section and “Biotech Idol” showcase for an alternative sources of financing conference• Created a first-time Chief Medical Officer Summit in Boston whose success led to a CMO Summit on the West Coast• Created a first-time event putting the patient experience first in clinical trials

New York City, Ny, Us

At The Huffington Post, I worked for Seed, a small team dedicated to creating and editing scaled content for the site. While at Seed, I:• Produced articles using HTML in The Huffington Post’s CMS for various verticals • Copy edited, fact checked and assigned articles to Seed freelance writers and editors• Conducted photo, video and map research for Seed assignments• Analyzed traffic data and tracked metrics with Google Analytics• Generated story ideas for The Huffington Post and wrote articles