Email: stefaniegordon@gmail.com
Blog: www.notyourtypicalgirl.com
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Twitter: @Stefmara
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Skype: Stefmara619
Experience
Freelance Event and Meeting Planner, 2011-Present
The Mystic Writers Conferences, New York, NY
- Direct all aspects of marketing
- Create social media campaigns
- Conduct site visits for potential locations
- Negotiate and sign all contracts
Freelance Event Planner, September 2011
Yonkers Tennis Center/USTA 10 & Under Quickstart Event, Yonkers, NY
- Managed social media logistics
- Coordinated day-of event logistics
Meetings & Exhibits Coordinator, 2008-2011
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York, NY
- Coordinated on-site meeting logistics and function space
- Managed all exhibition and sponsorship implementation and operations
- Created marketing prospectus to attract exhibitors and sponsors
- Handled budget and invoice reconciliation
- Created and maintained vendor relationships in multiple cities
- Negotiated hotel, restaurant and transportation contracts
- Co-wrote and edited special events section of conference book
- Worked with marketing department to created event signage
- Managed on-site signage and shipment processing
Event Volunteer, November 2005
ING New York City Marathon, New York, NY
- Managed concert stage and site logistics
Legal Assistant, 2005-2008
Martin D. Haber, Esq., New York, NY
- Managed communications and correspondence among clients and colleagues
- Tracked, maintained and updated legal database
- Coordinated billing reconciliation, filing, phone coverage, faxing and mail distribution
Fundraising Coordinator, 2004-2008
M.H.K. Annual Charity Golf Outing, Harrison, NY
- Led sales of raffles to attendees
- Solicited companies to donate live auction items
Team Coordinator/Sales Assistant, 2002-2005
Turner Broadcasting Systems, Atlanta, GA & New York, NY
- Assisted Account Executives in all aspects of order processing
- Booked all new and revised orders
- Resolved issues- copy, billing/invoicing, order discrepancies and inventory
- Maintained client relations
- Organized account executives’ files, agency and client correspondence, and contracts and revisions
Game-Day Staff, 2000
Miami Dolphins, Miami, FL
- Executed all in-stadium promotions
- Managed pre-game fan attractions
- Supported all on-field pre-game and halftime festivities
Education
New York University, New York, NY, 2006
- M.S., Sports Business
- NYU Dean’s Graduate Fellowship
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 2001
- B.A., Communications
Internships
Fan Development Intern, 2005
Arena Football League, New York, NY
- Helped organize official ArenaBowl XIX program
- Maintained weekly expert game picks database for AFL website
- Compiled weekly and seasonal attendance and ticketing reports for AFL files
- Managed database for league-wide contest
- Organized all ArenaBowl XIX marketing inventory files and graphics
Promotions Intern, 2000-2001
Florida Panthers, Sunrise, FL
- Managed staff involved with all game-day event operations
- Assisted in running pre-game, intermission and community festivities and sponsor promotions
- Helped design and implement adult and youth hockey programs in local community
- Administered in-arena promotions, and team and league-wide contests
Operations Intern, 1998
Tampa Bay Storm, Tampa, FL
- Supported the nationally-televised Arena Bowl XII
- Created written copy for radio spots to advertise weekend games
- Designed print advertisements for local media
- Composed written copy for in-game announcements and print articles for various publications
- Planned and set dates for promotional appearances by players and coaches
- Arranged cheerleading clinic and pre-game performance: obtained sponsorships and recruited more than 300 youth participants without a working budget
Skills
Social Media: Instagram, Twitter and its 3rd party applications, Google+, Facebook,LinkedIn, Flickr, Wordpress, Picasa, Foursquare, Pinterest, UStream, YouTube, Google Analytics
Microsoft Office: PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Access, Mac, PC, Filemaker Pro, Confex, Content Management Systems, Internet, research, SLR and digital photography
