Maggie Gartner Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• Creatively sells all event spaces in alignment with budgets• Curates, coordinates, and manages designated events from point of contact to hands-on execution• Develops and maintains long-lasting client relationships and positive brand impressions including cold calling, prospecting & more• Creates organized & detailed documents to be passed along to other departments to ensure smooth execution the day of event• Work directly with Executive Chef, Winery Department, GM and FOH Managers to secure event needs for execution• Established and maintains department filing system to ensure efficiency and organization

Nashville, Tn

Nashville, Tennessee

• Manages the sales process for clients including - initial sale, event coordination, detailing, operations on the day of the event and post-event follow up• Oversees detailing of events to ensure vendors are scheduled, equipment is in place and venue spaces are ready • Maintains the current budget to ensure we are on track to hit our numbers• Brainstorms marketing opportunities and ways to promote the Zoo to new and existing clients• Sells & organizes events ranging from weddings to corporate picnics/meetings to social events with guest counts of 10 - 1,000+

• Coordinated with clients and internal vendors once sale was made for private events & group tickets• Assisted in the planning and execution of 15+ public events a year• Developed timelines, event layouts, and load in schedules for internal and external events• Managed daily office tasks such as updating the organizations calendar, returned phone calls, scheduled meetings, etc.

Nashville, Tennessee

• Promoted awareness of brand image through on-air radio broadcasts • Escorted media through event elements, ensuring reporter had all needed information, following up if necessary• Compiled clip reports of all the media mentions of “Gaylord Opryland’s A Country Christmas”• Assisted in scheduling media interviews and local events with the Radio City Rockettes team, maintaining the timeline and communicating event details to all parties involved• Managed day-to-day office activities, assisting marketing team with events and media interviews

• Served as client liaison for internal B-Roll, media and professional production companies, conducting site visits, ensuring objectives were met and site locations were used as contracted• Assisted in the creation of promotional material for new show and exhibition openings• Created press releases, media alerts, fact sheets and other collateral pieces for distribution to the media• Executed promotional events, including Cab Appreciation Day, Mommy Blogger weekends, and concierge events• Maintained museum listings to ensure current shows and exhibitions were being featured

Chicago, Il

• Researched other museums and events to better understand our audience and how to communicate with them• Created content for the e-newsletter each month and ensured a design that was easy to read and scan• Conducted research, assisted in design and presented redesign of the Adler e-newsletter for 2013• Maintained reports on media impressions for special events and significant happenings at the museum, creating close-out reports to ensure the institution was aware of the value of such functions• Assisted in the operation of events, such as the American Idol filming, helping trouble shoot problems that arose

Chicago, Il

• Edited and distributed press releases, e-newsletters, mailings, pull quote sheets and other press materials• Planned and executed media events, such as the first Black Friday at the Adler Planetarium, that helped boost attendance rate and increased awareness of new shows

· Create and maintain the portfolio and press kit for the DePaul chapter of the PRSSA· Coordinate new-member outreach each quarter: assigning volunteers to classes and providing all materials for a successful outreach· Maintain the bulletin board and post materials encouraging students to come to the many meetings and different programs sponsored by the PRSSA· Work closely with a committee of e-board members to ensure each meeting runs smoothly

• Researched material related to food preservation, including blogs, government websites and other specialists• Assisted in organization of the company and the owner, helping to facilitate a canning class that had 20 attendees and resulted in a profit of over $300

Bachelor'S Degree, Advertising, Public Relations, Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Activities and Societies: Public Relations Student Society of America, DePaul Activities Board, Phi Kappa Phi honor society, National.

Bachelor Of Arts, Public Relations And Advertising; Communication Studies