Lo West
Brighton
Summary
Seasoned professional with focus on event management and coordination. Excel at creating memorable event experiences by leveraging strong organisational skills, creativity, and attention to detail. Deliver successful events through strategic planning, vendor management, and effective communication.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Artist Liaison
Live Tour Promotions
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Collated artist's riders, set up dressing rooms and catered to all additional requests.
- Communicated with Tour Managers and booking agencies to ensure a smooth arrival and departure for all artists.
- Managing set times and set lists of different stages on site to maintain a consistent show throughout the day.
- Keeping a large back stock of food and drinks ready for replenishment of dressing rooms throughout the day.
Egress Manager
Live Tour Promotions
- Maintained smooth-running egress operations by delegating priorities to staff abilities.
- Led and managed administrative staff to maintain egress for both customers and traders.
- Monitored health and safety measures for guaranteed compliance.
- Handled negotiations with outside vendors and service agencies to ensure a safe and efficient exit for all.
- Liaised with Event Control to coordinate with local authorities and security staff to handle all immediate emergency issues, finding on the spot solutions in high pressure situations.
Site operations manager
Live Tour Promotions
- Managing all on site admin and office related operations.
- Distributing radios and correct accreditation to all on site staff members, including traders and artists.
- Allocated and set up all POS systems (Square), distributing to traders and all bars on site.
- Managing all back office Square set up before, during and after live events.
- Troubleshooting all issues raised in all departments on site.
- Setting up and distributing FOH ticket scanners.
- Overseeing the build and production side of the event, making sure the site is completely safe and prepared to give the green signal for opening the event to the public.
- Coordinating a guest list for both artist and public admission to the event.
- Logging all incidents on site, handing over to Event control to be added to event reports.
Staff manager
Live Tour Promotions
- Responsible for advertising and hiring for positions both on site and in the office.
- Assigning positions on site for each staff member and delegating responsibility across the team.
- Sourcing and hiring external agency staff, negotiating prices and building relationships with different staffing agencies.
- Paying all freelance staff invoices, coordinating PAYE staff payslips and ensuring all staff are paid correctly and on time.
- Coordinating expenses receipts and invoices.
- Creating employment contracts for all staff, both self employed and permanent positions.
- Booking staff accommodation and organising staff catering across the duration of events.
Event manager
Live Tour Promotions
06.2023 - 09.2024
- Hired temporary event staff based on budgets, event size and specialised skills required.
- Determined client budget, vision and requirements through consultations.
- Obtained client feedback to determine improvements for future events.
- Managed large-scale events from initial planning to successful completion.
- Designed event set-up and displays to match company requests.
- Obtained best prices for external services through research, building relationships and negotiation.
- Supervised external contractors to achieve successful events.
- Negotiated costs with suppliers to meet client event budgets.
- Facilitated smooth running of events averaging 6000 guests.
Bar and events Manager
Snoozebox Stratford
London
02.2022 - 03.2023
- Explained event packages, options and prices clearly to customers.
- Liaised with clients to determine event requirements and constraints, outlining package options to meet needs and exceed expectations.
- Designed event set-up and displays to match client requests, including themed packages for specific occasions.
- Managed daily events from initial planning to completion.
- Running the before and after parties for daily Abba Voyage shows, turning the hotel into a nightclub setting for guests and public attending the shows.
- Planning day events to drive promotion of the hotel.
- Running frequent seasonal events.
- Responsible for hiring and training all bar staff, distributing responsibility and appointing supervisors.
- Allocating shift timetables and managing staffing hours.
- Holding daily team briefings and maintaining positive staff moral.
Education
Art Direction
LCC University of Arts London
London 09.2022 -
Diploma of Higher Education - Digital Marketing
Fashion Retail Academy
London 09.2019 - 05.2021
Skills
- Interpersonal communication
- Workflow management
- Team coordination
- Calm under pressure
- Problem-solving
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer service
- Mac OS literate
- Windows literate
- Knowledge of Square POS
Certification
First Aid Qualified
Fire Safety marshal Qualified
Personal License holder
Timeline
Event manager
Live Tour Promotions
06.2023 - 09.2024
Art Direction
LCC University of Arts London
09.2022 -
Bar and events Manager
Snoozebox Stratford
02.2022 - 03.2023
Diploma of Higher Education - Digital Marketing
Fashion Retail Academy
09.2019 - 05.2021
Artist Liaison
Live Tour Promotions
Egress Manager
Live Tour Promotions
Site operations manager
Live Tour Promotions
Staff manager
Live Tour Promotions
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