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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

• Create offers for concerts in arenas, amphitheaters, and stadiums, leveraging data analysis to set budgets, ticket prices, artist deals, and projected sales and contribution margins.• Maintain strategic overview of concert operations, orchestrating complex logistical decisions amidst a fast-paced environment. Serve as the key liaison of FPC Live with venue and tour management teams, and conduct settlement of final sales, expenses, and profits among all parties.• Provide data driven insight to Live Nation national and global touring teams on local sales history, budgeting, venue availability, and concert traffic, and implementing strategies to enhance ticket sales.• Build and maintain strong relationships with artist and venue management in amphitheaters, arenas, and 40,000 capacity stadiums in Wisconsin, producing shows such as Bruce Springsteen, Drake, KISS, P!NK, and many more.• Communicate essential logistical information including show confirmations, onsales, staffing needs, and budgets, to internal and external marketing, ticketing, finance, and production departments.• Selected for Live Nation’s NextGen program, an 8 month company-wide leadership training for high potential leaders focused on strategic decision making, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills and concluding with a capstone presentation to Live Nation executive leadership.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Drafted show offers, communicated onsale timing to marketing and ticketing teams, and managed trade publication data reporting for amphitheater and arena shows in the Milwaukee, Madison, and Green Bay markets.• Served as local rep for Live Nation by settling ticket sales and expenses day of show at arenas in Wisconsin.• Tracked venue availability and planned routing for national tours (Shinedown, Marcus King Band).

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Coordinated technical production and hospitality arrangements for upcoming shows with venues and tours.• Represented and made on site decisions on behalf of Frank Productions on show days as promoter rep.• Settled ticket sales and expenses with third party venues and tour managers at the end of the show.• Managed all aspects of backstage operations at the Orpheum Theater.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Managed inventory, maintenance, shipping, and AP invoices for Madison, Nashville, and Boise offices.• Developed and maintained relationships with vendors, customers, and property owners.• Organized office operations including events, meetings, hiring, and internal company communications.• Processed confirmed show offers and deal points into database.

Nashville, Tn

• Managed national concert tour onsales with agents, artist managers, label reps, and promoters by coordinating marketing materials including ad plans, radio promo proposals, admat, and ticketing instructions. • Implemented promotions to boost ticket sales including localized video liners from artists, meet and greet contests, boosted social media posts, radio interviews, presales, and ticket discount programs.• Maintained office systems, data management, travel accommodations and executive expenses.

Nashville, Tn

• Coordinated digital marketing and web design for www.epilepsytn.org, www.madeinnashville.org, and www.springboardlandings.org• Managed communications, invoices and contracts for Made in Nashville festival, by coordinating 94vendors, 17 bands, 6 food trucks, the Metro Police, facility rentals, volunteers etc.• Obtained special event permits from the Alcoholic Beverage Commission and the Metro Beer Board.• Contacted and negotiated with businesses for monetary and in-kind sponsorships.• Settled invoices and contracts with artists, vendors and services at the end of events and fundraisers.• Designed and maintained relational database to track client and fundraising data.• Provided administrative assistance to executive director.

Remote Office Telecommuting

• Contributed to Ballotpedia, an interactive almanac of U.S. politics, by researching judges, courts and election results, editing articles, publishing weekly articles of original content.• Monitored non-staff contributions to wiki, and engage with users through live chat platform.• Composed weekly engaging and informative social media posts.

Bloomington, Indiana

• Compiled local and regional jazz performances for weekly arts calendar to be read on air.• Managed archived materials and new release library.• Edited and spliced raw interviews for Nightlights productions, dubbed vinyl and cassette materials to CD, and recorded radio playlists into Composer II spin tracking database.

Bloomington, Indiana

Taught musical styles ranging from jazz, classic rock, country, finger style, beginning guitar, and ukulele to students ranging in age from preschool to adult at many private studios, including:• Melody Music (7/2013 – 7/2014), Bloomington, Indiana• Stafford Music Academy (5/2013 – 7/2014), Bloomington, Indiana• College Audition Preparation Program (7/2012), IU Jacobs School of Music• Coda Academy (9/2011 – 12/2011), Bloomington, Indiana • Spicer Studios (10/2009 – 8/2011), La Crosse, Wisconsin

Bloomington, Indiana

• Managed and instructed jazz ensemble for students ages 13-18 by recruiting students, budgeting semester activities and tuition, and organizing and directing concerts.• Conducted community outreach events such as library clinics and school performances.• Partnered with local business sponsors to fund program.

Bloomington, Indiana

• Established and coordinated first two consecutive jazz festivals that continue annually as the B'Town Jazz Fest.• Led seven-person committee, facilitating individual and group strategic planning meetings.• Managed budget, booked artists, and organized setup, operation and teardown of event.• Collaborated with local business and municipal boards for permits, sponsorships and licenses.• Recruited, scheduled, and coordinated 30 volunteers to help run the event.• Contributed to website development, and implemented social media promotional strategy.• Wrote and distributed press releases to local media outlets and conducted radio and print interviews.

Bloomington, Indiana

• Provided assistance to undergraduate students with in-class assignments such as creating original videos and soundtracks using iMovie and GarageBand.• Graded student multimedia projects.• Led class five times in professor’s absence.

La Crosse, Wisconsin

• Coordinated weddings and other events by negotiating contracts, drafting invoices, planning menus, showing event hall to prospective customers, supervising kitchen staff and ensuring precise timing during events.• Responsible for counting and depositing cash from bar till at the end of events.

Master Of Music, Jazz Studies

Bachelor Of Science, Guitar Performance; Jazz Emphasis