Sarah Wartman

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Hospitality and Event Manager and Travel Coordinator @ Chicago, IL, US
Chicago, IL, US
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Greater Chicago Area, United States
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About Sarah Wartman

Energetic, Reliable, Problem Solving, Event Organizer who has over ten years of experience in developing Sports Marketing Campaigns/Event Planning and Management in the Sports/Racing/Endurance Industry. Thrives in a fast faced, high level stress environment to deliver the best experience for all clientele and guests at events.My areas of expertise include:•Event Marketing/Planning • Sports Event Promotions • Hospitality/Guest Relations • On Site Planning/ Event Execution • Event Contract Negotiations • Hotel & Travel booking •Event Budgeting / Billing • Social Media Marketing (Facebook Advertising, LinkedIn, Twitter)• Public Speaking / Presentations• Written Communications • Email Marketing •Software qualified in Microsoft Office, Adobe Indesign , Zoom, MailChimpA graduate of Purdue University in 2011 w/ a degree Public Relations and Marketing, I always had a passion for sports growing up watching my dad coach football and always being on the sidelines with him as a kid. I quickly realized after my first "big girl" job out of college that I wanted to work full time for a sports organization. My first big break came working for ESPN Radio in Chicago. I spent several years working long hours, weekends, being short staffed and driving very long hours to different broadcasts in the area. It was a very tough job at times but extremely rewarding and taught me so much about the industry and how to roll up my sleeves and be willing to step up and tackle any task at hand. Little did I know at the time how this job would set me up for success in the future. Six years ago on a whim, I happened to be looking for NEW job opportunities and this job with an IndyCar Race owner fell into my lap. Growing up in Chicago, I knew NOTHING about racing ( we breathe football, baseball, and basketball here) but I was willing to give it a shot because it seemed like a "chance of a lifetime" With all my experience from ESPN radio and amazing recommendations from my mangers I landed the job. With this job in IndyCar has allowed me to enter into a whole new world in the sports industry and through this position I've grown and stepped up and took on a leadership role I did not think I was prepared for. Quickly into this job my boss stepped down for personal reasons pushing me into a bigger role and I rose to the challenge. I am always open to discussing speaking opportunities, questions about my career path, and offering insight to my fellow peers. Feel free to email me at PRSarahann@gmail.com

Sarah Wartman's Current Company Details
Lanco Group of Companies / Rahal Letterman Lanigan

Lanco Group Of Companies / Rahal Letterman Lanigan

Hospitality and Event Manager and Travel Coordinator
Chicago, IL, US
Sarah Wartman Work Experience Details
  • Lanco Group Of Companies / Rahal Letterman Lanigan
    Hospitality And Event Manager And Travel Coordinator
    Lanco Group Of Companies / Rahal Letterman Lanigan
    Chicago, Il, Us
  • Lanco Group Of Companies / Rahal Letterman Lanigan
    Event Organizer / Hospitality & Travel Coordinator
    Lanco Group Of Companies / Rahal Letterman Lanigan Feb 2017 - Present
    Homewood, Il
    - Plan, promote, & manage all Racing Events for the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Race Team- Work directly for business tycoon Mike Lanigan, managing his personal schedule/ business events - Serving as Chaos Coordinator, On-site expert, and Extreme Problem Solver on Race weekends-Professional Multi-tasker during IndyCar season ( thrive working in a very fast paced and often high pressure environment) -Handle all transportation needs and hotel accommodations for my guests / sponsors -Negotiate event and hospitality contracts for ALL Race Events -Attend all 17 races during the season serving as main on-site coordinator / host for our guests -Coordinate travel and registration/ ticketing for event attendees.-Order & personally select all gifting items for our guests -Manage all sponsor and crew hospitality needs during event weekends. -Oversee and manage on-site staffing-Prepare/ oversee any items that need to be shipped out to races - Building ongoing relationships with our guests & sponsors assisting in the sponsor renewal process- Analyze how to improve each event and make the experience better for guests -Organize and administer all sponsorship deliverables -Develop and reconcile meeting budgets for assigned events, providing explanation for variances- Track all expenses at each event and manage the billing per race event-Perform research and analysis regarding customer/market activity-Performs analysis, pre and post to develop improvements for future races and media campaigns-Negotiate with on site event vendors to deliver the best value and quality services- Assist in marketing/sales/corporate events for the Lanco Group of Companies-Performs support and/or administrative tasks as required
  • Topfire Media Inc.
    Social Media Specialist
    Topfire Media Inc. Sep 2015 - Feb 2017
    • Develop and implement social media strategies and best practices across various platforms and social communities • Successfully doubling clients leads by creating social media advertising campaigns clearly articulating their target audience style, tone and voice *i9 sports received over 230 Franchise leads in the month of November from a Facebook ad campaign I developed • Ensure all posts successfully resonate with target audience(s)• Establish brand communication and engagement goals• Own the acquisition of fans and followers on different social channels and drives paid and organic programs to grow our base of engaged fans and followers.• Generate monthly content calendars for all brand social media channels including imagery and digital asset requirements• Create content and special campaigns such as contests and online events for the community in order to generate reach and engagement in marketing initiatives.• Publish posts on social channels and frequently monitors daily conversations.• Participate and report on online conversations. Facilitates consumer relationships in social media ensuring timely responses to consumer posts and questions• Identify key online influencers and creates programs to turn them into ambassadors.• Collaborate with the digital media team in order to optimize social media for search marketing (SEO) to leverage organic/paid promotional activities where appropriate.• Responsible for ongoing performance analysis and optimization of paid media efforts to meet or exceed business objectives.• Represent the company/brands during trade shows,exhibitions, and other organized key initiatives• Communicate monthly qualitative and quantitative reports on social media performance & Identify and analyze issues, patterns and trends in social channels and product performance.• Follow relevant feeds, blogs, pages, etc. to stay up-to-date on the latest trends• Educate the clients on social media trends.
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  • Espn
    Marketing Promotions Event Coordinator
    Espn Oct 2013 - Sep 2015
    Greater Chicago Area
    - Planning, organizing, and managing other workers on site at events/broadcasts for the station-Scheduling on air promotions and working with producers -Update and manager ESPN Chicago's and ESPN 1000's social media channels. @ESPN1000-Lead on planning and marketing ESPN Radio's first appearance at the Chicago Auto Show. -Successfully planned and executed key events for our station during the NFL Draft which included a intimate fan round-table w/ Michael Irving and private client comedy show w/ Frank Caliendo. -Helped Double the number of Likes on Facebook and @ metions on Twitter with rich social content during the Chicago Auto Show. - Helped execute the auctions for this year's V Foundation by taking photos of auction items, sending them to winners, serving as main communicator for those who had questions about items, creating description/talking points for our local auction items, and sending out thank you letters-Going on event site checks to help pick the right venues for events- Served as assistant in the planning/execution of the biggest Fantasy Football Convention in the country as well as leading the process of logging each team's fantasy team on our website-Assisting in helping produce Radio shows when needed-Working in a fast-paced environment ensuring that events are executed successfully -Organizing the event details and setup with managers and other ESPN personal-Serving as Assistant to the Promotions Director completing marketing, event planning, and PR tasks- Bringing a positive and professional attitude to each event-Interacting with listeners at events and promoting the ESPN station and the Chicago sports teams - Showcasing knowledge of sports and Chicago sports history
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  • Directbuy, Inc.
    Social Media Coordinator
    Directbuy, Inc. Jan 2012 - Oct 2013
    -Managed/ created content for all social media platforms for DirectBuy's main franchise sites - Created weekly data reports/ analyzed social media activity-Increased likes, clicks, and page Vists on all social platforms- Brainstormed new marketing strategies to promote DirectBuy products via social media-Worked with Radian 6, Sprout Social, Hubspot, and Spreadfast to research data and trends occurring in the housing market and retail industry.-Compiled weekly research/monitoring report on what is going on in our industry-Identified new housing/ remodeling trends that appeal to our consumers-Coordinated/ Oversaw our Media Vendors Raidious on approving content material for social-Worked in Wordpress in editing and updating DirectBuy's Blog-Succesfully ran mutliple Social Contests on Pinterest-Assisted in Public Relations projects for the company
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  • Weber Shandwick
    Consumer Products Intern
    Weber Shandwick Aug 2011 - Dec 2011
    Hancock Building Chicago, Il
    I was assigned to 4 accounts: McCormick Seasoning Company, Degree Men, FedEx NFL, and a campaign for Degree Girl called Lifestages. During my time there I did the following:- Created media lists using cision -Wrote pitch emails used for campaigns and then sent out to media outlets-Pitched new campaigns/products -Successfully secured placements for McCormick in FoodReference.com, FoodProcessing.com, Des Moines Register, and the Chicago Sun Times-Participated in creative brainstorms-Pitched to Sports Media-Successfully secured tv coverage and print placements for FedEx NFL in: USA Today, CBS Sports, PittsburghTribune Review, Houston Chronicle, The Advocate, and The Fort Worth Star-Telegram -For FedEx NFL I created weekly Marketing campaigns promoting the nominees for the FedEx Air and Ground Awards. Each week, I was able to help generate 23.2 million impressions, in addition to more than 469K followers on various Twitter profiles and over 5,400 “likes” to Facebook status updates. A total of 500+ placements including broadcast, print and online coverage with multiple mentions across social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook. For comparison, Week 2 coverage in 2010 only yielded 21 million impressions and 308 placements. -Monitored my clients in the media-Trained new interns -Wrote client emails/updates-Organized all media coverage for campaigns and give updates on impression numbers and placements -Sent out packages-Used Radian 6 - Conducted research for new campaigns-Worked on Marketing Campaigns for Degree Men using spokespersons Bear Grylls and Mark Sanchez to promote the adrenaline lab
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  • Wls Radio
    Programming/Promotions Intern For The Roe And Roeper Show At Wls Radio
    Wls Radio May 2010 - May 2011
    Greater Chicago Area
    At WLS I worked directly with Chicago's highest rated AM talk radio show: The Roe and Roeper Show-planned out the scheduling of each segment of the show-worked in fast pace environment-constantly updated radio hosts on breaking news stories-answered/ screened callers for show-recorded and edited show promos-escorted guests (including celebrities, political figures, news journalists, authors) -worked a variety of promotional station events-interacted with listeners and gave them information about the station -created competitor lists
  • Bolier Bytes
    News Correspondent / On Air Personality
    Bolier Bytes Jan 2010 - May 2011
    -On Air Personality for local news stories at Purdue University-Covered local events/ interacted with community -Featured on the Big Ten Network in May 2011-Gained live on air experience-Enhanced Interviewing Skills
  • Purdue Recreational Sports
    Intramural Sports Supervisor
    Purdue Recreational Sports Aug 2010 - Dec 2010
    -Supervised and managed over all Intramural Sports offered to students at Purdue University-Worked a varity of Sporting Events.-Wrote daily evaluations of overall Sporting atmosphere/experience -Oversaw all Intramural Sports Officials-Created Intramural Schedules using excel-certified in CPR and First Aid
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  • Healthy Chickago
    Associate
    Healthy Chickago Mar 2010 - Dec 2010
    Greater Chicago Area
    A new women's health/ empowerment websiteGo to chickagoan.com to check it out! - Launched Marketing Plan to generate feedback and get people to view site. -In the first 3 months that the Chicakagoan.com launched we received over 6,000 unique visitors to the site each month. I contributed to these numbers by: -writing 40 feature/news articles about various topics featured directly on the main page of the website -conducting 20 phone interview with TV personalities, Chicago figures, authors, doctors, and health enthusiasts -wrting press releases-planning website launch party-securing sponsors-participating in weekly meeting to think of new marketing tactics to promote the site - promoting site at local business/ health events
  • Purdue Fasttrack
    Sports Anchor
    Purdue Fasttrack Jan 2010 - Dec 2010
    I anchored the weekly Purdue Sports Roundup as well as serving as a news anchor for Purdue. -Shot weekly stories that I filmed, edited, and anchored all myself. -Became efficient in Final Cut Pro-Experience with using professional cameras during live TV broadcasts- Served as Marketing and Social Media Director for the station-Contributed to managing and updating the website-Took Promotional Photography for show.
  • Association For Women In Communications
    President Of Purdue Student Chapter
    Association For Women In Communications Oct 2009 - Dec 2010
    This was an organization I was involved with all four years of college and I am still very passionate about. I served as President, Vice President, and Newsletter of AWC. During my years with the organization I ... -successfully increased our membership by 50%, -had the most increase of new members than any other of the 36 college chapters-was recognized and quoted in the newsletter of the National Association of Women in Communications-received scholarship from the national organization -gained more recognition and credibility for the organization-brought the Intern Queen to Purdue-built strong relationships with the Communication Dept. -planned all chapter meetings-organized business trips to Chicago-booked business professional at our meetings-planned philanthropies -created all of our PowerPoint’s for meetings-recognized at Purdue Communication Honors Banquet-created marketing and advertising materials -established brand equality-created new logo and contributed to creating new website- ran weekly chapter meetings -created, edited, and filmed 2 promo videos -oversaw executive members-taught our members more about the Communication industry and helped them secure internships
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  • Purdue Sports Promotions
    Sports Promotions Intern
    Purdue Sports Promotions Aug 2008 - May 2010
    Purdue University
    I worked two years with the Purdue Sports Department working directly with Purdue Varsity Athletics-For Purdue Women’s Volleyball I created a Promotions/Marketing campaign for the 2008 season. I was able to increase the overall attendance by over 16,000 people (total in 2007 was 21,221 and in 2008 was 37,277). I was personally placed in charge of Girl Scout Night, where I successfully got 35 Girl Scout troops in attendance throughout Indiana in attendance. I also put together an ice cream social/ meet and greet with the team afterwards. The game was a sell out with 2,288 fans present. - For Purdue Baseball I led a group of 3 interns and together we created a Marketing/Promotions Campaign for the 2009 season. Compared to the 2008 numbers we were able to increase the overall attendance from 3,814 to 4,905 even with 2 less home games in the 2009 season (18 home games in 2008 and 16 in 2009). We increased the total revenue from $5,000 in 2008 to 6,500 in 2009. - For Purdue Women’s Basketball I created a Marketing/ Promotions Campaign for the 2008-09 season. Compared to the 2007- 08 season I was able to increase the overall attendance by 3,000 fans. And increase the average fans per game by 500. Other Job Duties/Accomplishments: -managed and oversaw four interns-worked over 40 hours a semester of Purdue Athletic Events-successfully increased increase sports tickets sales- received scholarship from Purdue Sports Office -planned the Annual National Women in Sports Day-organized promotional giveaways for Volleyball, Baseball and Women’s Basketball-created game day itineraries -called local youth sports organizations to spark interest in Purdue Sports-ran promotions during sports events -connected with the community and thought of new tactics to market Purdue Sports
  • Gary Southshore Railcats
    Sports Promotional Girl
    Gary Southshore Railcats May 2009 - Aug 2009
    -Worked hands on with the promotional/marketing department of a professional Minor League team. -Assisted in the production of promotions during home games-Gained community relation experience -Oversaw my fellow team members and stepped up as leader, when they needed help/ assistance -Brought a smile, positive energy, and my love for baseball to each game interacting with fans/community-Worked weekends, holidays, and long days-Handed out weekly promotional giveaways, greeted and entertained fans.
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  • Lakeshore Public Television
    Promotions/ News Intern
    Lakeshore Public Television May 2009 - Aug 2009
    I gained a lot of my broadcasting experience by interning at LakeShore Public Television. Everyday I was sent out in the field to work on a news story. I helped contribute to the shooting, editing and writing of each story. I also, worked the live news broadcasts for the 9 o'clock news where I would help prepare the rundown, run a camera during the show, and even worked as floor director for some live broadcasts.

Sarah Wartman Skills

Press Releases Sports Marketing Facebook Social Media Public Relations Social Networking Marketing Event Planning Event Management Public Speaking Newsletters Journalism Digital Media Marketing Strategy Social Media Marketing

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Sarah Wartman works for Lanco Group Of Companies / Rahal Letterman Lanigan

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Sarah Wartman attended Purdue University.

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Sarah Wartman has interest in Event Planning, Sports Media, Social Media, Traveling, Public Speaking, Chicago Sports/ Media, Photography, Broadcasting, Running, Sports Marketing/pr.

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Sarah Wartman has skills like Press Releases, Sports Marketing, Facebook, Social Media, Public Relations, Social Networking, Marketing, Event Planning, Event Management, Public Speaking, Newsletters, Journalism.

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