Jillian Ward Email & Phone Number

• Plan and facilitate logistics for all events, including contract negotiations, guest lists, venue preparation, presentation materials, security, catering, entertainment, transportation, equipment, decor, and marketing.
• Pursue $100k+ in new & renewal of corporate partnerships, events, ticket sales, vendors & donors.
• Negotiate agreements for retention and assets with current and new sponsors/partners.
• Oversee client experiences from conception through post-event, managing on-site preparations, production, and event breakdown, ensuring consistent, high-level service throughout all phases
• Brainstorm digital & experiential marketing initiatives. (social media, print collateral and website)

• Source and manage deadlines, budget and revenue based on client and company needs.
• Serve as primary on-site contact for over 35 hotels and partners before, during and after the events.
• Coordinate and manage 200+ housing contracts for major events such as the Super Bowl, College Football Playoff Championship, Backstreet Boys DNA World Tour, Wabash College athletic teams and Insomniac music festivals.
• Track multi-million dollar revenue progress; reconcile invoices and final billing for accounting department.
• Travel to major event’s future cities to contract 5,000+ rooms of hotel inventory and manage availability for clients.

• Designed sponsored gate giveaway promotional items, such as beach towels, bobbleheads, blankets, and similar.
• Brainstormed and orchestrated all major theme nights, including: Super-Hero Night, First Responder Night, National Dog Day, Star Wars, and “Golden Bobblehead” nominated events like Goat Yoga, Atlanta United Night and.
• Managed and lead a 10-person promotional staff and over 195 mascot appearances per year.
• Programmed pre, during and post game entertainment including National Anthem, Color Guard, corporate partnership presentations, inning promotions, kids run the bases, candy drop, etc.
• Responsible for cultivating new members of Chopper’s Kids Club; managed over 800 members and monthly events.
• Disbursement of $1,000 monthly grants and outreach programs benefiting the Atlanta Braves Foundation.

• Acted as on-field producer for 81 episodes of the pre-game show “Countdown to Game Time;” directly overseeing the coordination of logistics for on-field emcee, cameramen and game day ceremonies. (Anthem, Colors, First.
• Served as in-stadium point of contact for interviews, player meet and greets and corporate partnership presentations.
• Wrote promotional scripts and player vignettes for radio commercial spots, PA announcer, control room producer.
• Collaborated with marketing, corporate sponsors, and Royals charities for theme nights, special events and ticketing.
• Recruited, mentored and facilitated game day tasks for 22 KCrew members, 12 Game Crew members, and performers.

Boise, Idaho

- Created an entertaining atmosphere for fans via the on-field and in-between inning promotions; worked in conjunction with the sales and marketing department to fulfill contractual obligations within the promotions.- Responsible for the placement and disbursement of sponsored giveaway items, banners and booths.- Managed game-day promotion staff and.

Cary, NC

- Managed the processing and fulfillment of ecommerce orders.- Established leadership role as the point of contact for all ordering and shipping of baseball card sets for the 2013 National Teams players and families.- Utilized the MiLB Store Maintenance site to edit item descriptions, inventory and add new merchandise. - Monitored merchandise inventory at.

-Generated sales by promoting special events and give-a-ways through the influence of social media, posters, phone calls, e-mails and distribution of pocket schedules.-Collaborated with businesses, non-profits and organizations to provide give-a-ways and concourse displays to implement theme nights. (FFA for Agriculture Night, Supercuts for Cancer.

- Engaged and retained members by encouraging participation in classes and scheduling assessments with trainers.- Communicated with members to maintain a high morale and motivated environment.- Organized and assembled membership contracts in data base to review billing cycles.- Introduced, encouraged and sold amenities of the gym to potential and current.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

- Interacted with agents in daily account activities, including news writing, editorial tracking and editing.- Participated in internal strategy and research methods for media list development.- Supported creative efforts in choosing what photos, twitter posts, articles and news clips to be used.

• Maintain website and social media sites
• Develop and Market Sales Promotions
• Organize and keep track of memberships in data base
• Engage and Retain Members
• Create and distribute advertisements
• Handle billing and accounts of members