Jennifer Lococo

• Inspected facility daily for overall cleanliness and to check supply quantities for reordering and restocking.
• Supervised events from start to finish using effective crowd control methods.
• Maximized cost-effectiveness by complying with budget, labor and revenue benchmarks.
• Implemented and enforced safety policies and procedures to manage risks and prevent accidents and mishaps.
• Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
• Interacted well with customers to build connections and nurture relationships.

• Cultivated warm relationships with regular customers.
• Worked with POS system to place orders, manage bills and handle complimentary items.
• Sold and describe menu items and suggested appropriate options for food allergy concerns.

• Coordinated schedules and timelines for events.
• Managed administrative logistics of events planning, event booking and event promotions.
• Organized, coordinated and deployed personnel for corporate and private events while focusing on delivering superior customer service.

• Managed client event budgets and expectations ranging from $3k to $150k.
• Founded and managed wedding and event planning business, growing revenue to $55k in first year.
• Conducted initial consultation with clients to discuss event details, venue options and other logistics to understand vision and budget.
• Recruited, hired and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
• Remained up-to-date on current trends and attended industry trade shows and markets to view and order inventory.
• Monitored market conditions to set accurate product pricing and take advantage of emerging trends.
• Created legal contracts, timelines and invoices.
• Negotiated prices with suppliers, inspected venues and selected vendors to meet expectations.
• Directed pace of wedding and reception and liaised with vendors to carry out event as planned with little or no deviations.
• Executed advertisements, promotions and branding campaigns to attract new clients.
• Developed space planning concepts, color palette selections and textile presentations.

"On-Camera" Wedding Planner for a pilot show called "Arranged Marriage." The show comprised a few couples who have never met and were desiring marriage. Acted as go-between wedding planner, making couples dreams come true based on the budget of the show. Unfortunately the show never aired due to legal issues, but as a career it was an enticement for working in television as well as becoming a wedding planner.

• Created and designed tailor-made wedding plans to maximize production budget, keeping crew and talent/wedding clients pleased with arrangements.
• Produced timelines for production crew.
• Organized logistics and materials for each meeting, arranged spaces.
• Enhanced client satisfaction by scheduling on-site service requests and managing show logistics.

• Was lead sales person for all event spaces of the boutique hotel. Built contracts, credit card authorizations, confirmation sheets, BEO's, and invoices.
• Implemented new computer system as well as hiring and managing staff for department.
• Managed venue, labor and technical efforts of internal and external partners to successfully execute approximately 100 events per year.
• Supervised events in progress and acted quickly to resolve problems.
• Trained and supported over 50 team members and volunteers.
• Researched vendors and locations and arranged teams to coordinate event setup and teardown.
• Maintained year-round calendar of events, raised brand awareness and drove engagement with consumers and partners.
• Established clear objectives and goals for each event, drove execution toward goals and monitored results to track impact.
• Created marketing plans to grow event revenue each year and partnered with area hotels and facilities to ensure excellent service.
• Built and implemented cost reduction strategies and industry best practices to reduce event expenses and streamline planning and delivery.
• Supervised and ran onsite team of caterers, audio-visual technicians, and facility management team.
• Coordinated florists, photographers, videographers, musicians, officiants and ceremony participants during rehearsals and pre-ceremony, ceremony and reception events.
• Attended bridal industry events to promote services, gain business, and build relationships with prospective vendors.

• Created and maintained schedules
• Worked closely with teams to develop schedules for each show.
• Was freelance Production Coordinator for multiple shows, including "Pimp My Ride," "Parental Control," "Dismissed, LA," "Dismissed, Miami."
• Managed, hired and controlled production assistants, camera crew, and petty cash as well as securing contracts and permits.
• Was primary liaison for talent and executed individual travel needs.