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Leigh Gerber

Brooklyn,NY

Summary

Dynamic event producer and company manager with a proven track record in budget management, logistics, and relationship building. Dedicated to delivering seamless experiences for diverse audiences and stakeholders.

Work History

Company Manager and Events Producer

Thresh Dance
New York, NY
  • Company Manager and Event Producer for non-profit arts venture.
  • Venue Lead for Fundraisers, Galas, Productions, and Special Engagements.
  • Managed daily operations for education events and creative divisions to ensure seamless coordination of calendars, contracts, correspondence, bookkeeping, and financial transactions.
  • Cultivate and maintain relationships with external vendors and partners.
  • Coordinate across departments to align initiatives.
  • Serve as the liaison between company members and the Board of Directors.
  • Recruit and manage new hires and interns, as well as facilitate onboarding, contracts, and interviews.
  • Track and reconcile budgets.
  • Work with Artistic Director to craft company goals, schedules, and programming.

• Events Manager

Camden People's Theatre
London, UK
  • Coordinated logistics for events, managing schedules and vendor communications.
  • Developed event marketing materials, enhancing outreach through social media strategies.
  • Facilitated on-site event setup, ensuring all technical requirements were met efficiently.
  • Collaborated with team members to streamline event planning processes and improve execution.
  • Act as first point of contact for guest artists, as well as vendors, rental hires, day of staff, and partner organizations.
  • Oversee and assist with the interdepartmental development of marketing and events strategies across digital and print platforms, social media, PR initiatives, special events, and the like.
  • Coordinate with fundraising and development office and box office.
  • Create BEOs and floor plans.
  • Work alongside the Executive Director, General Manager, and senior producing staff to develop and track budgets.
  • Oversee all installs, load ins, and load outs.
  • Oversee Artist and Audience Hospitality initiatives.
  • Oversaw multiple events simultaneously, prioritizing tasks to meet tight deadlines consistently.

• Acting Visitor Services and Public Programs/Event Manager

New York Transit Museum
Brooklyn, NY
  • Serve alongside Assistant Deputy Director and Operations Director to establish goals and objectives for experiences that serve multigenerational audiences and support the Museum's mission.
  • Conceptualize the next phase in the Museum’s audience/visitor experience growth.
  • Conduct visitor studies, evaluations, and prepare program-specific reports on attendance and revenue to better understand the needs of the Museum’s audiences and their interests.
  • Work closely with staff across the Museum to set uniform standards for visitor experiences.
  • Evaluate and train FOH staff.
  • Develop and implement training materials and resources for FOH staff.
  • Oversee all special events and programs.
  • Work with the Museum’s Marketing Department on digital and print marketing efforts for public programs.
  • Represent the New York Transit Museum in the broader cultural community with the goals of raising the Museum's profile and developing partnerships.

Events Producer

Randi Rahm Studio
New York, NY
  • Events Producer for seasonal and special events at haute couture fashion house.
  • Led in-house PR department as production lead for branded events for Mercedes Benz NYFW, related presentations,editorial events, photo shoots, after parties, runway shows, private parties, and bridal week.
  • Run castings as related to said events or marketing campaigns.
  • Maintain and develop relationships with talent agencies both in US and abroad.
  • Create promotional material, marketing presentations, pitches, and sponsorship/partnership decks.
  • Book event photographers, press, and videographers as needed.
  • First point of contact between creative team, high end clientele, celebrities, press, and all other external companies and creative/PR inquiries.
  • Responsible for all event logistics, both internal and client-facing. Coordinate with payroll department to ensure timely compensation of staff, vendors, and extant partners.
  • Oversee load in/load out aspects for all events, liaised with technical partners, and oversaw equipment and installation requirements for all spaces.
  • Advised on website and digital content for all online and social media channels.

• Assistant Production Manager

The Vault Festival
London, UK
  • Assistant production and operations manager for large scale international mixed medium art festival in Waterloo, London.
  • Provide organization and production support for all festival artists, companies, and installations.
  • Facilitate staff hiring and scheduling, training, and supervision of productions as required by visiting companies and artists.
  • Maintain show calendar, schedule for rehearsals, tech load-in and -outs.
  • Oversee Venue safety and standards compliance.
  • Troubleshoot general IT and other festival concerns.
  • Maintain and foster excellent relationships with artists, production personnel, and audiences.
  • Spearhead production communications, including vendor and talent relations, crew hires, contracted labor, and all other production related correspondences as it pertains to showtime personnel.
  • Administrative duties and contract drafting and negotiations/collection and distribution of onboarding material.
  • Collaborate with the Finance, Development, and Marketing departments to help provide data analysis as needed.
  • Assisted in coordinating production schedules and workflows for various festival events.

Education

Master of Arts -

University of London
London, UK

Bachelor of Arts -

Columbia University
New York, NY

Skills

  • Google Docs, Eventbrite, Asana, Zoom, Tessitura, QuickBooks, SharePoint, Qlab, Salesforce, Raiser’s Edge, Microsoft Office, Airtable, Adobe Creative Suite
  • Staff training and development
  • Operations management
  • Relationship building
  • Strategic planning
  • Customer relationship management (CRM)
  • Key performance indicators
  • Excellent communication
  • Effective communication

Interests

Reading, Travel, History, Film, Classical Languages, Maximalist of all kinds, Dogs and Animal Rescue, Antiquities, Pop Culture, Nightlife, my daughter, my son, and meeting new people

Timeline

Company Manager and Events Producer

Thresh Dance

• Events Manager

Camden People's Theatre

• Acting Visitor Services and Public Programs/Event Manager

New York Transit Museum

Events Producer

Randi Rahm Studio

• Assistant Production Manager

The Vault Festival

Master of Arts -

University of London

Bachelor of Arts -

Columbia University

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