+ Full-service planning and execution of galas, weddings, bar mitzvahs, corporate and private home events. + Communication and coordination with all departments and outside vendors. + Strategic planning of logistics including food, beverage, staff and design. + Strong onsite leadership and problem solving skills.+ Experience working in New York City’s most renowned venues including MoMA, 620 Loft & Garden, One World Trade Center, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Altman Building. + Knowledge of current food and beverage trends with the ability to customize menus for any specification. + Organizational skills to complete and maintain all required paperwork including rental orders, kitchen orders, timelines, floor plans, invoices, etc. + Time management skills necessary to successfully take an event from inception to reality.

+ Created a concept for an 80-page KU-based magazine aimed at the college demographic with a distribution of 2,500 copies which provided an outlet through which KU students could obtain real work experience by contributing to an editorial magazine. + Directed and managed a group of 25+ student contributors, edited all visual and editorial content, as well as styled all photo shoots.

+ Created a street-style blog that reflects the student body’s style and attitude. Style on the Hill, a fashion, music, art and culture website for Lawrence, Kansas / the University of Kansas quickly evolved from a living room project to an entity with a staff of 30+ people that hosted parties in collaboration with local businesses and bars.+ SOTH spawned a print magazine called The Hill.

+ Assisted Senior Market Director Marina Larroudé on photo shoots, including Style.com’s annual Fall shopping Guide 2011 and 2012+ Assisted Senior Market Director on marketing appointments and trunk shows + Selected themes, looks and prepared copies daily for “Look of the Day”+ Assisted in research for “Style File” pieces, which included scouring over fashion and beauty blogs as well as archives+ Created a comprehensive cataloging system for archived images+ Managed request, check in and return of samples+ Wrote for Beauty Counter Blog: see articles attached

+ Pitched ideas, wrote and edited articles while adhering to strict publishing deadlines+ Selected and researched subjects and conducted interviews with sources+ Contributed over a dozen articles including a front page piece