The Special Events Coordinator’s primary role is to be the custodian of the Sewell Brand at all external events and activity. In fulfilling this role, I help create and implement event/community activities and track and analyze their performance while ensuring that the overall branding and strategic objectives of the company are met. Through this position, I have gained the skills necessary to lead and motivate individuals to work cohesively in a team environment.Responsibilities:• Provide leadership to all employees in the area of community involvement • Track and manage RSVP's to all events • Create, update and distribute annual event promotional calendar • Manage, organize and track all sponsorship, community involvement and philanthropic requests • Works with Special Events Manager to organize and plan all special events, seminars/education events, employee functions, etc, throughout all markets, including logistics budgeting and marketing support • Attends all managed events as available • Coordinated with Human Resources, Training, and Management to ensure corporate and community events communicate a consistent message and represent the Sewell culture • Informs leadership of community involvement opportunities to encourage their participation • Administers budgets and track all costs associated with events, sponsorship, and partnerships to ensure all costs remain within our budget • Responsible for coordinating and communicating pre/post events needs from the marketing department• Develops thoughtful and relevant content for distribution through social media channels and corporate newsletter

-Assisting with personal duties & tasks and coordinating special events-Managing and maintaining multiple calendars (MS Outlook)-Booking domestic and international travel and meeting arrangements, including airline (Airline & Private Aircraft), hotels, cars, pick-ups and itinerary preparation-Planning and coordinating meetings with both internal and external participants-Front desk/Receptionist duties including greeting guests for meetings, accepting deliveries, etc.-Filing, maintaining, and retrieving documents, records, and reports-Opening, sorting, and distributing incoming correspondence, including faxes, mail and email-Obtaining and maintaining notary for notary acknowledgements-Prioritizing and managing multiple projects simultaneously, and following through on issues in a timely manner

-Excelled in retail duties including maintaining inventory, assisting owner in purchasing decisions and efficiently managing opening/closing procedures-Worked closely with customers in the design and printing of custom invitations and paper gifts-Trained and supervised new employees

• Contacted potential artists/bands with booking offers• Arranged programming and hospitality

-Scheduled and assisted with the planning and execution of events such as photo shoots, sample sales and social media projects-Assisted in numerous decision making processes during the creation of the Spring 2012 look book-Coordinated with the home office in Tulsa, Oklahoma

• Assisted customers in selecting stationery and designing invitations• Helped with various projects such as creating displays, packaging products and personalizing inventory• Worked closely with customers in making special orders and concluding purchases