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Westport, Connecticut, US

Westport, Connecticut, US

Westport, Connecticut, US

Westport, Connecticut, US

London, GB

• Advise and lead business areas on all aspects of event marketing and corporate entertainment in order to produce specific event and conference objectives.
• Manage events from inception through execution; external venue sourcing, contract negotiation, budget creation and implementation, securing and coordinating speakers, developing marketing materials, oversight of.
• Oversee site selection process and contract negotiations with hotels for room blocks, meeting facilities, food and beverage, and A/V equipment.
• Engage in multiple events concurrently across all business areas, while adhering to the respective business area’s unique processes and procedures required for successful events and conferences.

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Establish and execute special projects for all film releases; press list management and logistics of events including premieres and tastemakers, conceiving filmmaker retrospectives, targeted outreach for awards titles.
• Manage all New York-based awards season activities including Academy Award screenings, guild screenings, talent networking at events, interfacing with critics group members, and Oscar prognosticator outreach.
• Interface with national and online press, talent, filmmakers, and studio executives at events, premieres, press conferences, junkets, and film festivals.
• Coordinate the logistics of all New York-based events for press, talent, celebrities, and Paramount executives including creating and sending invitations, tracking RSVPs, securing event space, staffing and catering.

Burbank, CA, US

• Conceived and organized film premieres, tastemaker events, talent dinners, and film festival parties, working closely with the special events team on all functions.
• Acted as transitional Manager of Marketing Materials, and oversaw the inception and delivery of the electronic press kit for The Tree of Life and the HBO 1st Look Special for The Art of Getting By.
• Served as special events coordinator at the Toronto and Sundance Film Festivals, managing invite lists, venue logistics, and the on-site office.
• Facilitated all aspects of the Academy Award campaigns for Crazy Heart, Fantastic Mr. Fox, 127 Hours and Black Swan, including events coordination, consultant finance management, internal company agendas, prospective.

• Supported the acquisition of The Hunger Games book series for film development and participated in the creative development and physical production of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and One Day.
• Collaborated with business affairs, finance, and development teams as a liaison for Ms. Jacobson.
• Oversaw all logistics and office details for Color Force.

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Managed the office of three senior level motion picture literary agents, interfacing daily with high-end literary talent including directors, writers, and producers.
• Developed connections to and relationships with key industry executives, producers, lawyers, publicists, and all others involved in the filmmaking process.
• Oversaw logistics of each office, including scheduling, phones, client meetings, travel, expenses, client project submissions, and client finances.