Event Manager
Wizard World
Various Cities In The United States
Set up, and execution of a gaming area and gaming tournaments across the country at the popular and well known Wizard World Comic Con’s across the United States. These conventions brought in tens of thousands of attendees and as a part of the Event Coordinator team assigned to run the gaming side of the convention, we were responsible for providing a second to none experience for casual and competitive gamers. My role within this is to manage and assist with the setup of gaming consoles, monitors, and stages, including the lighting and sound systems. Another major role of this position is being able to network and communicate the necessities of operating the tournaments in each date of the Comic Con tour as well as hiring personalities for the livestreams of each gaming tournament, and discussing advertising methods for the competitions with the company’s Social Media team. Upon arriving to the location days prior to the opening date of the convention we would begin setting up for the event, as a team we would work together to prepare an immense and inviting gaming environment for the attendees of the convention. As the convention begins, we overlook the process of signing up for the tournament, working through an intense, large bracket with hundreds of competitors, and offer a hands-on experience with unreleased video games and fan-favorites that keep convention attendees coming back for more every day of the convention. Once the convention had finally came to a finish, I worked closely with other members of the gaming team and freight staff to disassemble the stage, kiosks, and set ups that we had placed prior to the event, going the extra mile and assisting the team with loading all the way until the trucks had been packed and ready for the next stop in the tour.