Fit 2 Print | Producer
ROLE: Project Manager/Stage Manager
OBJECTIVE: To produce the largest annual fund raising event for the Creative Arts Scholarship at The Art Institute of Portland, while showcasing the senior collections of apparel designers.
PROCESS: Mentored and managed several teams of over 40 students to plan event parties, guest seating, ticketing, choreography, and garment order. Constantly communicated with designers and assisted with model casting, fittings, and alterations. Monitored team progress, stage management, and directed the show.
OUTCOME: This past year (2011) had over 1,000 attendees and 52 designers, making it one of the biggest fashion events in the Pacific Northwest.
OBJECTIVE: To produce the largest annual fund raising event for the Creative Arts Scholarship at The Art Institute of Portland, while showcasing the senior collections of apparel designers.
PROCESS: Mentored and managed several teams of over 40 students to plan event parties, guest seating, ticketing, choreography, and garment order. Constantly communicated with designers and assisted with model casting, fittings, and alterations. Monitored team progress, stage management, and directed the show.
OUTCOME: This past year (2011) had over 1,000 attendees and 52 designers, making it one of the biggest fashion events in the Pacific Northwest.
Published on:
2011
Fashion, Marketing, project management
- The Art Institute of Portland
Fit 2 Print Fashion Show and A Feast for the Eyes Fashion Show - For two years, I worked directly with the Art Institute of Portland I assisted in producing the largest annual fund raising event for the Creative Arts Scholarship. I mentored and managed several teams of over 50 studetns to plan promotional events, guest seating, ticketing, choregorapy, and runway logistics.The event was a success each time and sold out to a house of over 1,000 attendees and showcased 52 designers, making it one of the biggest fashion events in the Pacific Northwest.
Event Overview. Photo by OSI Photography.
Runway. Photo by OSI Photography.
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After the success of the one day pop-up event for Hello Kitty in LA featuring exclusive artwork of Pose, we decided to take extend the Hello Kitty, Hello Art! exhibit.
On behalf of Sanrio, our team produced a weekend pop-up event this past holiday season in New York. In the space we created a Hello Kitty art show featuring original pieces of art by artists such as Pose, AIKO, Betsey Johnson, an installation by graffiti duo DABS MYLA, and many more.
Guests were invited to purchase a one-of-a-kind Hello Kitty art piece, pick up the new book Hello Kitty, Hello Art! curated by Roger Gastman (who was also present for signings), or get an exclusive NYC Hello Kitty holiday item. The space was a haven for Hello Kitty lovers.
Advertising, Exhibition Design, Graffiti2013 -
On behalf of Sanrio, our team produced a weeklong presidential themed retail and brand awareness campaign in Washington, D.C. during the 2012 election cycle. Fans were invited to join Hello Kitty in her race for the presidential seat and to visit campaign headquarters at Livingsocial’s 918 F street during the 1 week HQ activation. In addition, we activated a mobile street team for the weeks surrounding our event series, and provided the full concept and execution of all elements including staffing, permitting, costume character appearances, POS system management, inventory, sales tax, city licensing management, partnership management and promotional outreach for this highly successful campaign.
Daily programming included balloon art, free commerative silhouettes by a master papercutter, “presidential” makeovers by Sephora’s pro-team, appearances from Candidate Hello Kitty and her VP Tuxedo Sam, a retail gift shop with exclusive Hello Kitty for President merchandise, a wide range of exclusive campaign art and ephemera, and a customized claw machine. Some proceeds benefitted our non-profit partner, 826 DC, who were tied into the campaign in a number of ways.
Special events included a VIP party with headlining DJ Biz Markie, an event which drew a diverse crowd of DC’s best and brightest, from socialites to political insiders to VIP club kids. We also hosted Cocktails with Candidate Kitty and pizza party events during the week, featuring partners Georgetown cupcakes, the Red Cross, Sephora, Globe Posters and 826 DC, this diversity of events and partners drew major press and drove thousands of fans to the space.
Additionally, our team delivered high quality edited and remixed video and photography from the event on a daily basis, allowing Sanrio's PR agencies to leverage these diverse and unique events to their various fans, social networking sites, and news media outlets, thus capitalizing on the benefits of the campaign for immediate revenue gain, both in the shop and on Sanrio.com, where additional campaign merchandise was available.
Coverage of this event included mentions on The Today Show, FOX NEWS 5, Buzzfeed, The Examiner, The Washington Examiner, two Sanrio promo videos filmed onsite, and other national outlets online and offline resulting in an estimated 224 million unique impressions.
Duties Included:
+Event Production {brainstorming daily programming, merch, etc}
+Staff Management
+Retail Management
+Visual Merchandising
+Vendor ManagementExhibition Design2013 -
ADX is a workshop for thinkers and makers, based in Portland, OR. As the first ever event management intern, I worked directly with the marketing director to establish ADX as an event venue and project showcasing space for the Portland area. Within my internship I managed over 10 events, and was hired to continue event management afterwards. Events included gallery shows, student presentations, creative agency team building exercises, and pop-up shops.
Duties Included:
+Vendor Management
+Program Management
+Programming brainstorming
+Event Production
+Onsite event management
Photos courtesy of ADX Portland.Art Direction, Branding, Industrial Design2012 -
As a student at the Art Institute of Portland, I was asked to help coordinate and manage the first-ever fashion show at Bonnaroo Music Festival, which featured collections from The Art Institute of Portland's fashion design students.
I worked directly with Superfly marketing to plan and produce the event. In Portland, I worked with the designers to ensure the collections were ready to show and hired models, coordinated hair and makeup, coordinated music, wrote the script for the event, and ensured all garments arrived in Tennessee on time and intact.
The show was a success, and was filmed by Spit Ball Media, The Art Institutes National, and Spin Magazine.
Duties Included:
+Model Management
+Voluenteer Management
+Designer Management
+Production Management
+Back of House and Front of House Fashion Show management
Art Direction, Fashion2011 -
ROLE: Front of House Manager
OBJECTIVE: To produce the world’s only sustainability-focused
fashion week.
PROCESS: Planned for this event months in advance. Coordinated a large production team and volunteers group. Conducted weekly meetings, kick-off events, model casting, and volunteer orientation. Managed event security, volunteer management, and guest experience.
OUTCOME: In 2010, Portland Fashion Week showcased Project Runway winner Seth Aaron’s first collection – and had over 500 nightly attendees. Sponsors and media appreciated the opportunity to see sustainable-conscious fashions showcased in the five-day event.Production, Fashion2011