Helen's Profile
Experience Summary
I have worked in the Events Industry since 2005 and have been a freelance Events Manager since 2006 working in the UK and also abroad. I am a very outgoing, enthusiastic, motivated and creative person with a wide range of experience in the Events Management and Promotions industry including working as an Operations Manager for a major Promotions Company. Using my extensive skills, knowledge and experience of this industry I am able to deliver the highest standard of client service, whilst ensuring all expectations are exceeded and all business objectives are met. My extensive client portfolio includes experience in events, conferences, festivals, promotions, sales, marketing and hostess work. Clients have included corporate, blue chip, large consumer brands and also new brand and services. I always strive to create the best possible experience for the client, staff members, and public or delegates who are involved in the event or promotion. Having excellent communication skills, both verbal and non-verbal, I am able to interact effectively with a very wide range of people. I enjoy working in an environment that challenges my skills and allows me to be creative but also brings something new each day and involves regular contact with a wide range of people. I am computer literate to a high standard and can use many different computer packages and programs efficiently, having a very good knowledge of Word, Excel, Access, SAP, CRS and Business Objects. View
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Other Experience
Cerificate in Management qualification, certified by Chartered Management Institute.
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Other Skills
Worked as an Operations Manager for a major Promotions company for 1 year. Based at Birmingham airport my role was to provide sales and promotional staff to the duty free store. Role included recruitment, shift planning, client relations, gaining new clients and contracts, training staff, reports and feedback, performance analysis.
Languages
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Extra Information
Airport Passholder
Assistant Event Manager
Assistant Event Manager for Andrex campaign at Isle of Wight Fetival. Team of 10 staff selling Andrex festival packs. Role included driving equipment to site, managing team and sales, managing money, stock logistics, activity and sales reports.
Pot Noodle - Pot Noodle promotional activity including 'dwarf wresting' and both wet and dry sampling. Role involved assisting manager in setting up events area, managing stock, managing a team of 10, public interraction, prize giveaways, driving equipment to and from site.
Auditing
Various Supermarket Auditing
Automotive
Landrover & Jaguar - Event Manager on various events and conferences including corporate, trade and public. Including a month and half event in Paris for Land Rover.
Involvement of driving vehicles.
Chef
Conferences
Landrover and Jaguar - Managing visits of oversea delegates to various conferences and events. Arranging transport, meals, evening entertainment, registering conference attendees.
Co-Op Conferences. - Working for GlaxoSmithKline promoting and sampling various Ribena and Lucozde products and informing Co-Op store managers about upcoming in-store promotions and activites.
Costume and Character
Honey Monster - Dressed up as Honey Monster during a Sugar Puff promotion. Role included interracting with children and parents and creating a happy and exciting atmosphere around the promotional area.
Peperami - Dressed up as Pepperami Fanimal for a week long promotion at Alton Towers theme park. Role involved interacting with childen and parents, distributing Peperami samples and creating a fun and exciting atmosphere around the promotional area.
Credit Card Trained
Data Capture
Data capture at various shows/exhibitons and conferences
Demonstration
Demonstration of electrical products, food products, demos of food cooking
Event Management
Various roadshows and events including corporate companies, blue chip clients and brand/product launches. Event Manager since 2006. Clients include GSK, Kimberley Clarke, Land Rover and Jaguar and many more. EM on 6 week event is Paris for Land Rover launch.
Exhibitions
Good Food Show, Clothes Show, Afro Hair Show, Good Home Show, Vitality Show, plus many other exhibitions. Mainly worked as EM
Fragrance / Counter Cover
Hospitality
Various conference hospitality experience
Installation
Installation of stands when Event Manager
In-store / Store approved
Experienced in-store Boots, Asda
Leafleting
Various Leafleting Experience
Merchandising
Various Merchandising Experience
Modelling
Hair Modelling Experience
Mystery Shopping
Various Mystery Shopping Experience including Tobacco in shops and in bars, alcohol in bars, energy drinks in petrol stations, mystery shopping on various in-store promotions.
Off Trade Sales
Experience in consumables.
On Trade Sales
Experience in consumables.
Presenting
Rigging
Experience in rigging stands when Event Managing campaigns/events. Quite confident and capable of rigging a decent sized stand.
Roadshows
Event Managed various roadshows for up to 12 weeks at time.
Sales
Various sales experience including consumables, alcoholic and non-alcoholic products, beauty, household. Including demonstrations to encourage sales.
Sampling
Various sampling experience including hot drinks, alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, food, confectionary, beauty items, etc. Sampling in-store, guerilla, hit-squad, demonstration sampling, event stand sampling.
Security
Technology
Adwalkers, Samsung, T-Mobile
Van Sales
Mainly experienced in drink products.
Acting
Bar Person
Car Driving License
9 years driving experience including regular driving of vans up to 3.5 tonnes. Confident driver and happy to drive long distances.
Computer Skills (Advanced)
A Level in IT and previous jobs including a very high level of computer use. I am computer literate to a high standard and can use many different computer packages and programs efficiently, having a very good knowledge of Word, Excel, Access, SAP, CRS and Business Objects.
Computer Skills (Novice)
CRB
CRB checked several times over the past 4 years - No convictions
Face Painting
First Aid Certificate
Health / Hygiene Cert
HGV Driving License
Make Up Artist
Motorcycle License
Nail Technician
Own Transport
People Carrier - large car with large boot and load area.
Public Speaking
Qualified Dancer
Roller Skating / Blading
Qualifications
10 GCSE's, 2 A Levels, 1 AS Level
Certificate in Supervisory Skills and Certificate in Management - both certified by Chartered Management Institute.
Photos
Profile photos
Staff At Work photos