Sara Wright Email & Phone Number

Coquitlam, BC, CA

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Moderating virtual meetings and sessions remotely for conferences, condominium corporations, stratas, and associations
• Managing client relations virtually with speakers, board members, property managers and auditors
• Managing all technical aspects and troubleshooting while supporting AV needs

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Managed event and sponsorship requirements from concept to execution for multiple conferences, forums and city events of up to 13,000 attendees while under budget; clients include First Nations Health Authority, TELUS.
• BC Cabinet and First Nations Leaders’ Gathering: For the fourth year managed a sold out conference of 800 First Nations leaders and provincial cabinet members from across BC. Responsibilities included managing the.
• Picnic on the Pier: For the third year managed a sold out 400 guest fundraising event on White Rock Pier benefiting the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation. Responsibilities included managing the $80,000 budget, catering.
• Surrey Social Innovation Summit: For the third year managed a sold out 275 delegate conference at Surrey City Hall. Responsibilities included managing the $110,000 budget, speakers, agenda, registration, website.
• We For She: For the third year managed the registration and execution of a sold out conference of 800 students and educators with the Vancouver Board of Trade. Responsibilities included managing the invitation.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Managed, budgeted and executed 14 LNG Energy Seminars across BC in seven months under budget of 1.8 million dollars
• Responsible for all event elements including site selection, registration, booth participation, venue management, catering, AV, security, training and staff management
• Lead and managed day to day communication with the with the Ministry of Natural Gas Development while building strong relationships
• Actively participated in concept development, messaging and scripting
• Assisted with the planning and execution of ITA’s Skilled Trades Innovation Forum

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Managing the development, coordination, execution and budget of worldwide tradeshows, workshops, webinars, totalling 120 events in 2013
• Developed and implemented department wide event templates and standards to streamline processes and maintain strict deadlines and checkpoints
• Responsible for negotiating contracts, booking event space, arranging catering, audiovisual and travel arrangements, and making sure events run seamlessly onsite
• Communicating with various external vendors, clients and event organisers on a daily basis to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Working internally with the graphics, social media and marketing departments to successfully promote, track and follow up on each event

Richmond BC

• Executed three times more events and campaigns, including customer events, workshops and conferences, and within six months increased sales by $100,000
• Responsible for tracking, managing and executing marketing plans within budget with all vendor and partner marketing funds, totalling over $250,000 annually by working with vendors such as HP and IBM
• Developed, coordinated and executed all internal marketing initiatives, including trainings, marketing documents, sales incentives and marketing inventory

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Staffed, coordinated and executed multiple weekly events involving up to 50 reps within budget, for experiential marketing activations across Canada
• Collaborated with clients on brand campaigns such as GM, Encorp Pacific and the Vancouver Canucks
• Created schedules, templates and reports to improve processes and efficiency
• Recruited, interviewed, trained and managed staff members

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Coordinated and launched 12-week long campaigns for Coca-Cola within budget; achievedoverall goal of 50,000 samples and provided post-event reporting
• Selected and organised execution locations while managing sampling logistics and supervising representatives
• Promoted to supervisor position within six months

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Created targeted email blasts and newsletters for upcoming concerts; analysed click-through rates and ticket sales
• Coordinated all Commodore Ballroom rental shows including media buying, invoicing, ordering and distributing promotional materials

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Coordinated a Tourism BC street team promotion in Washington and San Francisco
• Worked on promotional accounts for Prairie Milk Marketing Partnership, MTS, Bell, and Tourism BC
• Assisted the organization of a Bell golf conference with 120 attendees with the goal of increasing sales

Marketing Management, Communications

Activities and Societies: Member of BCIT Marketing Association and Events Committee-Graduated with Honours -Top 5 group participant in an.

Associate Of Arts Degree

Activities and Societies: Study abroad semester in Europe for Art History

Education record

Activities and Societies: Teams: Basketball, Cheerleading, Dance, Soccer, Swimming and Track & Field