Gabrielle Brown
Washington, D.C.
Summary
Dedicated Event Manager with 8+ years of comprehensive experience overseeing and coordinating small to large scale events. Working with high level talents to execute their speaking enagegements. Well-versed in booking venues, working with various vendors, arranging professional speakers, negotiating terms and conditions and hiring personnel to manage operations of events. Versatile and outgoing professional possessing strong networking abilities paired with in-depth knowledge of hospitality management procedures and live productions.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Event Manager
Leading Authorities Inc.
Washington, DC, DC
02.2023 - Current
- Plan and coordinate logistics for events for high level talent in industries across the board.
- Manage high level talent speaking engagements for 35+ talents globally.
- Develop detailed event schedules and timelines.
- Arrange travel and accommodations for speakers.
- Act as the primary point of contact for clients, addressing any questions or concerns.
- Collaborate with the marketing team to promote events and speakers.
- Update and manage the speaker database and event management software.
- Develop and manage event budgets, ensuring all expenses stay within allocated funds.
- Foster positive relationships with speakers, clients, and vendors.
- Develop and implement contingency plans for emergencies or unexpected issues.
Production Coordinator
Wawa, CNN, MTV, BET, CBS
Washington, DC
05.2022 - 02.2023
- Scheduled shooting locations, booking spaces, arranging talent and orchestrating on-site casting details for the team.
- Tended to administrative tasks such as copying scripts, developing breakdowns, creating shortlists, contacting the talent and their respective agencies and managing talent paperwork such as contracts to keep process flowing and avoid production delays.
- Collaborated with directors and producers to determine casting requests and presented daily Run of Shows for the production team to adhere to.
- Juggled multiple projects and tasks to ensure high quality and timely delivery.
Event Producer
Hutchinson Design Group
Washington, DC
04.2018 - 09.2022
- Headed various production projects for medium to large scale events.
- Authorized all media that was produced and used for each event (i.e; slideshows, bio’s for speakers, and managed the editing of such media)..
- Create a detail oriented Run of Show for several luncheons with over 500+ guests in attendance.
- Coordinated event catering, signage, displays, security and transportation for participants.
- Organized venues, budgets, guest lists, catering and event timelines.
Public Relations Specialist
Meta
Washington, D.C.
06.2022 - 06.2022
- Planned and organized corporate media and other special events.
- Worked with management to identify trends and developments that might influence PR decisions and strategies.
- Established and maintained cooperative relationships with representatives of community, consumer, employee and public interest groups.
Talent Management Coordinator
Broccoli City Festival
Washington, DC
05.2022 - 05.2022
- Fostered clear and proactive communication with event staff to address needs and delegate tasks.
- Juggled multiple projects and tasks to ensure high quality and timely delivery.
- Ensured talent and team were up to date on production schedule
- Assigned talent to liaisons to manage for the entirety of each day of the festival
- Planned and managed operations to achieve objectives within production timeline.
- Planned events, organizing food and venue setup.
Talent Management
Diversified Production Services
Washington, DC
06.2019 - 12.2021
- Keeping the production schedule on time and up to date, adhering to time restrictions.
- High level clients.
- Events worked: iHeart Hot 99.5's Jingle Ball (2019-2021), Silence the Violence with Katy Perry (2019), Broccoli City Fest (2022)
- Coordinated media resources to support needs of the talent i.e; Red carpet and green room interviews.
- Established ongoing production calendar covering all projects and initiatives.
- Handed out scripts and schedules on daily basis.
- Cooperated with supervisors to understand project scope and specifications, meeting daily production goals accordingly.
Talent Management
Zone8 Productions
Atlanta , GA
03.2017 - 06.2020
- Supervised schedules, met deadlines and coordinated with staff members in support of production department.
- Events worked: Stellar Awards (2017), Black Music Honors (2018), Stellar Awards (2022)
- Organized resources and digital assets for filming use.
- Organized travel, housing, and meals for crew for rehearsals and live shoots.
- Supported production team in developing visual effects and digital content
- Talent and management point of contact for events.
- Keeping the production schedule on time and up to date, adhering to time restrictions.
- Coordinated vendors, timelines and budgets for events.
Events & Operations Lead
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Washington, DC
06.2018 - 02.2020
- Responsible for events logistics: Finding venue, catering, production support, photographers, and volunteers to help work events.
- Strategize and assist with the communications team for event roll-outs.
- Email blasts to clients.
- Oversaw event happenings in progress, answered guest questions, acted quickly to resolve problems and trained and supported less-experienced event volunteers.
- Researched vendors and locations, organized and purchased supplies for events, coordinated event setup and teardown and liaised between event staff and facilities staff.
- Upgraded community event center's online presence, managed social media and supported audio and visual presentations and equipment.
Engagement Coordinator
The Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation
Washington, DC
10.2018 - 10.2019
- Head point of contact for all press, management, and talent.
- Secured various food and beverage vendors for the festival.
- HillFest (2018)
- Gained sponsorship from local businesses through a marketing package I created.
- Headed projects to raise money through fundraising for the festival Manage all social media accounts, oversee website changes, and directly interact with all outside communications via email.
- Schedule travel arrangements for talent and bands. Coordinated media interviews for talent with local news and radio stations.
- Generate weekly press releases and strategize content for social media i.e: Facebook and Twitter.
FOH Production Manager
Smithsonian's National Museum of African American, History and Culture
Washington, DC
10.2018 - 09.2018
- Supervised 50+ volunteers while in coordination with theater booth personnel and stage manager to manage doors, lines, audience, theater turnover, etc
- Worked closely with Directors and Producers to adhere to production schedule.
- Oversaw daily schedule to keep the festival at an accurate rate; staying on time.
- Escort all talent to and from their specified positions and locations.
- Strategically managed registration tables.
- Interact with audience members to ensure a prime experience.
- Coordinated event catering, signage, displays, security and transportation for participants.
- Demonstrated leadership by making improvements to work processes and helping to train others.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Public Relations and Journalism
Salisbury University
05.2017
Skills
- Project Management
- Vendor and Volunteer Coordinator
- Travel Coordination
- Crisis Management
- Venue Selection
- Production operations
- Live Events Producer
- Budget Management
- Strategic Brand Management
- Copyediting and Proofreading
- Schedule Coordination
- Talent Recruitment
- Client Relations
- Networking expertise
- Strong creative vision
Software
- Salesforce
- Customer Relations Management (CRM)
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Microsoft Office Suite
Timeline
Event Manager
Leading Authorities Inc.
02.2023 - Current
Public Relations Specialist
Meta
06.2022 - 06.2022
Production Coordinator
Wawa, CNN, MTV, BET, CBS
05.2022 - 02.2023
Talent Management Coordinator
Broccoli City Festival
05.2022 - 05.2022
Talent Management
Diversified Production Services
06.2019 - 12.2021
Engagement Coordinator
The Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation
10.2018 - 10.2019
FOH Production Manager
Smithsonian's National Museum of African American, History and Culture
10.2018 - 09.2018
Events & Operations Lead
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
06.2018 - 02.2020
Event Producer
Hutchinson Design Group
04.2018 - 09.2022
Talent Management
Zone8 Productions
03.2017 - 06.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Public Relations and Journalism
Salisbury University
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