Rebecca Wright Email & Phone Number

Wellington, Nz

New Zealand

Δ Leadership – Part of the senior leadership teams, managing company budgets and financial forecasting for events and special projects. Leader of large event teams – permanent staff, casual staff and volunteers. Managed recruiting, allocating project resourcing and scheduling. Performance appraisals, team training, motivation, engagement, and empowerment initiatives.Δ Project Management – Agile mind-set and experience, cross-functional team collaboration, able to anticipate needs and outcomes. Development of project proposals, pitching, planning, critical paths, tracking, problem solving and delivery ensuring required solutions are implemented on time and within budget.Δ Stakeholder Relationships – Connections and great rapport with clients, partners and both internal and external stakeholders.Δ Business Management, Development and Sales – Strategic planning and implementation. Streamlining and documenting processes. Sales calls, relationship management, ensuring repeat business and new business. Networking. Recognised for impressive event sponsorship sales record for clients and received recognition for outstanding performance. Δ Marketing & Communication – Development of marketing and communication strategies and plans, successful implementation, engagement, and evaluation.Collaborations with – Avenues Event Management, NZ – 2016 – current NZTech, NZ – 2022, 2023Payments New Zealand, NZ – 2022 – 2023Registered Master Builders, NZ – 2020 – 2022 New Zealand Spirits Awards, NZ – 2020Brandlive, Canada – 2019Innovate BC, Canada – 2018 – 2019Blanket Society BC, Canada – 2018 – 2019Prime Event Partners, Canada – 2018 – 2019Ruth Pretty Catering, NZ – 2016 – 2020Kiwi Bank, NZ – 2018Calgary Stampede, Canada – 2018 – 2019Make It, Canada – 2018 – 2019Type 40, NZ – 2016 – 2017Silvereye Public Relations and Marketing Communications Consultancy, NZ – 2016 – 2017

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Industry ExperienceComfortable and competent managing all aspects of an event life cycle – for festivals, conferences, exhibitions, tradeshows, summits, seminars, roadshows, awards process and evenings, gala dinners, site tours, partner programs, incentive events, tours, and meetings both domestically and internationally for numbers ranging from a few to a few thousand.Clients include – private, corporates, not-for-profits, membership organisations, associations, local and central Government. Industries include – technology, water, agriculture, energy, government, sports, travel and tourism, events, food and beverage, hospitality, the arts & music, healthcare; media.Selected Accomplishments – Senior lead on the following projects: Pinot Noir New Zealand 2017 – awarded Best Business Event at the New Zealand Event Awards 2017.Beervana 2016 – record number of attendees, breweries and beer, two sell out sessions and results exceeded stretch targets.Water New Zealand’s Conference and Expo 2013 to 2015 – record conference profit for client - Water New Zealand - in 2014, then again in 2015.Sell out of sponsorship opportunities, both repeat and new sponsors secured.Developed and implemented strategic marketing plan for Water New Zealand, marked increase in number of association members and conference attendees from 2013 - 2015.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Account Management – NZD1 million corporate account, responsible for successfully planning and delivering five overseas incentive events from pitch, all aspects of programme development, contract negotiation, bookings and attrition, through to event delivery and post event evaluations. Role included budget accountability and developing strong trusted relationships. Project Coordinator – Successfully secured, managed and delivered accommodation requirements for the operational and commercial stakeholders officially aligned with the Rugby World Cup 2011.Selected Accomplishments – Consistently achieved excellent results in tour and event feedback forms.Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011) – part of the delivery team for over 120,000 room nights during the six-week period of RWC 2011 in New Zealand; worked with over 100 stakeholder groups and managed relationships with nearly 350 accommodation providers from North Cape to the Bluff; accommodation revenue exceeded NZ$65 million.Successfully reallocated all Christchurch accommodation after 22 February Christchurch earthquake.

Europe

Auckland, New Zealand