MICHELLE JAWORSKI
San Rafael,CA
Summary
Creative event marketing professional with over 20 years of successfully creating, designing, planning, developing, and executing unique event experiences. An agile problem solver with exceptional interpersonal, leadership, and collaboration skills looking for a challenging new opportunity to apply my expertise to build revenue and increase market share.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Event Producer
George P. Johnson Experience Marketing
San Francisco, CA
08.2019 - 06.2020
- Directed the cadence of all planning and status meetings with stakeholders, setting clear and concise timeline to optimize workflow.
- Strategic consultation with internal departments and stakeholders to develop agendas, templates, and budgets.
- Tracked and analyzed the performance of event activities, linked to clear, defined metrics.
Director of Events
ONYX Meetings And Events
Bloomfield, NJ - San Rafael, CA
02.2007 - 08.2019
- High-level oversight of design, planning, and execution of unique events for the Hotel, Tech, Pharmaceutical, Financial Services, and Restaurant industries.
- Established best practices to manage workflow to increase the productivity of the cross-functional planning team.
- Cultivated long-standing relationships with vendors yielding preferred pricing.
- Organized and orchestrated gift-giving experiences for clients to motivate, appreciate, and excite their associates.
- Created team building event experiences that strengthen social connections while giving back to communities.
- Entertainment and speaker management, including negotiations, contracting, and rider implementation.
Director of Events
Bishop McCann
Kansas City, MO
11.2002 - 02.2007
- Produced events for Fortune 500 companies providing clients with extraordinary customer service and unmatched event experiences.
- Managed administrative logistics of events planning, including venue selection, contract signing, menu development, transportation, and entertainment.
- Meticulously and successfully developed, supervised, and reconciled all event budgets.
Event Manager
Three Wide Marketing
Kansas City, MO
02.2001 - 11.2002
- Collaborated with agency partners to create, design and execute mobile marketing campaigns for Red Lobster, Sprint, Richard Petty Driving Experience, and Blue Bunny Ice Cream.
- Created, planned and executed customer facing events for Sprint at all NASCAR races.
- Managed Red Lobster's NFL sponsorship of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Event Manager
ASE Group
Overland Park, KS
12.1997 - 02.2001
- Coordinated with the company’s president to develop, market and launch the first destination management company in the Kansas City area.
- Responsible for all sales, proposal creation, event design, event planning, and execution.
- Oversaw the preparation and management of event budgets to deliver programs at or below projected cost.
Education
Exercise Science
Lander University
Greenwood, SCSkills
- Excellent time management skills
- Thrives in handling multiple tasks
- Outstanding customer service skills
- Adaptable to ever changing environments
- Exceptional communicator
- Resourceful problem solver
- Creative with great attention to details
- Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, GSuite, Smartsheets and Social Tables
Timeline
Executive Event Producer
George P. Johnson Experience Marketing
08.2019 - 06.2020
Director of Events
ONYX Meetings And Events
02.2007 - 08.2019
Director of Events
Bishop McCann
11.2002 - 02.2007
Event Manager
Three Wide Marketing
02.2001 - 11.2002
Event Manager
ASE Group
12.1997 - 02.2001
Exercise Science
Lander University