EVENT COORDINATING
Events have been my passion since I volunteered at my first event in 2015. The organisation, collaboration and excitement that goes into the planning and the final product has made me love all the excitements and stress this industry holds.
FIREFLY EVENT Co-ordination
Key skills developed during this experience:
Leadership, managing a team, working independently and within teams, liaising with catering suppliers, event attendees & keynote speakers, time management, communication skills and organisation.
My time at Firefly Events has exposed me to the corporate events industry. Allowing me to help facilitate large industry events with over 500 people.
QUT Women in business 'Suited for success'
Key skills developed during this experience:
Leadership, working independently and within teams, liaising with catering suppliers & keynote speakers, time management, and organisation.
As Semester 1 Workshop Director of student club, QUT Women in Business, I facilitated and co-organised 'Suited for Success' alongside the AMPed Event Officer, Lauren O'Neill & Corporate Liaison Natalia Gonzalez. A networking evening, attended by over 100 people, filled with professional headshots, food, drinks and shared knowledge provided from four amazing keynote speakers.
Marvin Fox: Business School Event and Student Engagement Manager @ QUT
Kurt Sanders: Digital Content Strategist @ The Content Division
Hayley Angell: Relationship Manager @ CPA
Aimee McVeigh: Director of Disability Law QLD & Australian of the year finalist 2017
These inspirational speeches & advice on networking, work-life balance, forming beneficial relationships and personal branding, led to fantastic takeaways for all student attendees and made the night a great success. Here is a recap of the event written by QUT WIB.
beginning boutique '9.0 swim party & splendour party'
Key skills developed during this experience:
Improved email etiquette, working independently and within teams, liaising with catering suppliers, beverage companies, brands and online influencers.
During my three months as Beginning Boutique HQ I was lucky enough to be involved in two of the global brands largest events of 2017. With over 100 attendees and dozens of high-profile online influencers, both events were in celebrations for brand and product launches.
Working alongside Jade Le-Moigne, Marketing & PR Director at BB, I communicated and organised collaborations with local brands and influencers to achieve mass exposure through Instagram and Facebook.
Recap of BB Splendour Event & 9.0 Swim Launch Party.
bUSINESS CHICKS EVENT VOLUNTEER
Key skills developed during this experience:
Working under pressure, attention to detail, leadership, communicating with attendees, teamwork, confidence in large crowds and providing help and guidance when necessary.
Business Chicks has me volunteering over and over again due to the lovely culture within their team and the opportunities they give to their volunteers. At the last three events there has been over 900 attendees, inspirational women speaking and opportunities to learn and act in leadership positions within the team.
These events have given me the confidence to communicate, work under pressure and in the demand of hundreds of women.
Mercedes benz fashion festival Volunteer
Key skills developed during this experience:
Working under pressure, communicating with attendees, teamwork, confidence in crowds and providing help and guidance to attendees when necessary.
The 2017 Mercedes Benz Fashion show encouraged me to meet new people and bond with them quickly to work efficiently in teams. As front-of-house staff my main role was to communicate and usher attendees to their correct seats and help anybody who had issues or needed guidance.
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT
Social media is a key part of business and has been one of my consistently repeated roles in different companies. Throughout my experience I have had the opportunity to create themes and implement 'influencer' contracts to enhance brand identity and heighten brand awareness. Different software I have been exposed to includes, Hootsuite, Canva and Later.
My main tasks within these roles were/are captions, scheduling, theming, and designing announcements in Canva.
FIREFLY EVENTS
THE MINIMAL CO.
9.0 SWIM
Straddie island news
SOFI SPRITZ
Beginning Boutique