ALIX ANDERSON
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Driven professional with several years of experience in the public sector and event planning. Strong customer service, organization, and time management skills. Dedicated to providing top-tier service to guests and event attendees. Skilled Event Coordinator with a background in planning, executing, and evaluating social events. Excels at managing logistics, coordinating vendors, driving event promotion, and overseeing operations to ensure customer satisfaction. Strengths include excellent interpersonal skills, creative problem-solving abilities, and proficiency in event management software. Previous roles have resulted in improved operational efficiency and enhanced guest experiences.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Recreation Coordinator
City of Los Alamitos
Los Alamitos
08.2022 - Current
- Coordinate and manage city-wide events for up to 10,000 participants: UWS Race Los Al 5K/10K, Race on the Base, Parks Make Life Better Month, Celebrate Los Al, Winter Wonderland.
- Develop and manage budgets for Parks Make Better Month Special Event, Aquatics program, UWS Race Los Al, Race on the Base, and Celebrate Los Al.
- Interface and coordinate with vendors, sponsors, non-profit organizations, and outside agencies for special events.
- Submit all applications and permits for special events, and book all venues and event spaces.
- Oversee all event setup and teardown.
- Manage 20 to 50 part-time staff.
- Responsible for organizing and maintaining all event-related documents, including maps, contracts, insurance, diagrams, and marketing materials.
- Managed all vendor payments, billing, and final event payments for special events.
- Create and schedule staff for all assigned events and programs.
- Creation and implementation of descriptions, video productions, graphics, and photos for social media marketing.
- Led a section of the Social Media Team for the Recreation and Community Services Department.
- Oversee all event and program marketing, and the creation of marketing material.
- Utilize the Microsoft suite, race registration websites, and email marketing websites.
Event/Social Media Staff
A Running Legacy
04.2022 - Current
- Assist in creating marketing plans for each race, and event.
- Create weekly social media content across different platforms: Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.
- Manage the posting schedule on various platforms, utilizing Meta Business Suite.
- Responsible for the creation of graphics, descriptions, and reels.
- Responded to all direct messages or comments with accurate race information.
- Create marketing graphics for weekly email marketing.
- Assist with sales of race registration
- Assisted with all event operations and logistics.
- Oversee event registration for running races.
- Oversee and direct up to 20 volunteers at a time.
Recreation Specialist
City of Los Alamitos
Los Alamitos
04.2019 - 08.2022
- Lead Coordinator for the Summer Parks Program, planning and implementation of the weekly schedule.
- Responsible for the Senior Grocery Program, which provides groceries for 80 seniors while managing two part-time staff members and twelve volunteers.
- Assisted with a variety of citywide specials.
- Purchase tickets, and coordinate travel for excursions for the summer parks program.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Recreation Management
California State University
Long Beach12.2020
Skills
- Event coordination
- Marketing strategy
- Community engagement
- Customer service
- Vendor management
- Problem solving
- Budget management
- Problem Solver
- Social Media
- Event Management
Affiliations
- Spending time outdoors,
- Hockey and sports enthusiast
- Traveling with family,
- Being active
Timeline
Recreation Coordinator
City of Los Alamitos
08.2022 - Current
Event/Social Media Staff
A Running Legacy
04.2022 - Current
Recreation Specialist
City of Los Alamitos
04.2019 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Recreation Management
California State University
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