Historic mansion and event venue

 

Assistant Director of Events/ Creative Director | Watertown, MA | Jan 2019 - Present

• Designed and produced all marketing including a full re-brand, website overhaul and doubling of the social media following.

• Developed trusting relationships with current and prospective clients.

• Helped clients transform the space uniquely to reflect their personal style while providing the best experiences for their guests.

• Worked with clients and vendors alike to manage logistics.

• Coordinated day-of events from initial installation to breakdown completion.

• Managed the upkeep of the 150+ yr old mansion and 7 acres of property.

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PETERSON PARTY CENTER

New England’s leading tent and event rental company

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Product Marketing Manager & Outside Sales | Woburn, MA | Feb 2013 - Feb 2017

• Bridged the gap between Sales Team and Operations.

• Attended industry trade shows to source new products and foster relationships with vendors.

• Performed consultative design sales with luxury clients while collecting qualitative data on emerging design trends and gaps in the market that informed company buying decisions.

• Designed new season product collections tri-annually.

• Planned, styled and executed company photoshoots.

• Managed social media marketing.

• Presented at several speaking engagements on new trends for live event design.

• Analyze data on current inventory ROI to reassess what product needs to be retired or reintroduced into the marketplace.

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TJX COMPANIES

Off-price national and international clothing retailer

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Sourcing Specialist | Framingham, MA | Jan 2012- Feb 2013

• Bridged the gap between the US product team and the upwards of 10 Chinese factories.

• Negotiated pricing with vendors for millions of dollars worth of merchandise using complex spreadsheets and pivot tables.

• Created multiple organizational tools to aid teams in working more smoothly.

• Extensive travel overseas to factories for negotiation purposes.

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PRISCILLA OF BOSTON

Historical, bespoke luxury bridal wear company

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Production Manager | Charlestown, MA | Dec 2006- Dec 2012

• Managed order placement of custom bridal gown orders with multiple overseas vendors.

• Tabulated complex spreadsheets and pivot tables for upper-managerial use for a greater company overview.

• Built and fostered productive relationships with cross-functional teams including sales representatives, technical design, merchants and accounting to insure on-time deliveries for thousands of custom orders annually.

• Provided customer service and accounts payable representation with all 30 + wholesale customers for the top selling Melissa Sweet brand.

• Documented and maintained stock inventories as well as quality control records.

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