Jim D. Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois

Elmhurst, Il

Uniquely positioned with in-depth experience on the entire event design and production process. From being instrumental in the creative design, strategy, and execution of a 10,000-person multi-day user group meeting in a massive temporary structure, to intimate engagements of a few hundred people, I bring the expertise to deliver experiences that people remember.From helping team members with event design, answering questions and working in collaboration with cross-functional teams, vendor partners, coworkers, and clients to delivering exceptional guest experiences, I bring patience, perseverance and passion to all I do. From championing the business need, platform selection, project plan and implementation of the HubSpot CRM program as well as creating and implementing an inbound marketing program to cultivate client leads, increase engagement and help drive sales of event production services, I bring the ability to research and deliver marketing initiatives that help chart a path forward. From leading a team on creative brainstorming, content creation, and planning to developing the social media strategy, integrating social media, website, e-mail marketing, and blog; from utilizing the HubSpot marketing platform to increase productivity and consistency as well as taking care of SEO and SEM utilizing Moz and Hubspot to raising the number of first page Google search terms by over 300%, I bring the creative and marketing acumen that builds awareness. From being responsible for the information technology needs for the company including strategic planning, budgeting, vendor management, and training to ensuring that the 1,000+ events per year are successful. I bring the technical acumen and ability to adaptability that is vital to business success.

Greater Chicago Area

Managed branding, event floor plans, renderings, timelines, production schedules, graphical layouts, and AV and technical needs in collaboration with stakeholders and vendor partners while consistently delivering quality results.Partnered with owners, in the planning, development, design, and implementation of the company’s marketing plans and assisted in managing vendor partners and contracts to help grow sales. Researched, developed, implemented and trained staff on a standardized system for managing event productions through the use of One Note and SharePoint which increased productivity, provided clearer communication, and allowed for easier oversight and management. Designed and developed effective client proposals including the creation of CAD renderings as well as the design and creation of marketing and event collateral for both internal and external clients that consistently exceeded expectations and help win larger projects.

Greater Chicago Area

Managed full life cycle events from strategic planning, production schedules, vendor/contractor negotiation, crew/vendor event supervision, to entertainment booking and rider fulfillment. Prospected for new business; created and delivered client presentations and managed relationships while leading the production of events with consistently high profit margins (30-40%).Provided onsite management for event productions and served as primary representative for issue tracking and resolution as well as event billing and accounting.

Bs, Marketing & Management Information Systems

Graduate Coursework, Business Administration And Management, General

Graduate Accounting and Marketing Coursework