Melanie Sidman: in Chicago, IL

Managed 22 events ranging from 30 to 500 structures and 60 to 2,000 guests, while directly managing teams ranging in size from seven to 40. Responsible for all event client communication, pre-production, contracting, team building, travel arrangements, scheduling, daily build plans, budget management, shipping logistics, and complete execution onsite related to the product build, staff management, guest check-in, event hospitality, strike, and event recaps. Lead the development of all-new standard operating procedures (SOPs) to present to the company as standard practices for the 2019 season and created a new company-tailored Master Planner template to unify the production team in seamless event planning procedures. Served as the main point of operational contact for Solid Ground Shelter’s largest client, Live Nation, and specifically their country music festival division. Produced all of Solid Ground’s contracted events with Live Nation during current tenure with Solid Ground Shelters.

Pop-Up Dinners: Helped brainstorm and solidify plans for programming, decor, activity options, and premiums for seven three-hour pop-up dinner events for 150-200 guests each, including consumers, media, VIP contacts, and industry professionals. Vetted 90 venues across the US to serve as hosts for the event in that city and worked as the venue and vendor's main point of contact throughout the planning process. Served as lead Account Executive on the program and maintained a position as client's point of contact on a daily basis. Traveled to all seven events with an All Terrain team member to set-up, manage, execute, and wrap each event. Created a program recap to highlight metrics, photo, and video from the program. Sampling Program: Managed recruiting, training, scheduling, and staffing allocations of 56 brand ambassadors and 30 engravers for a total of 257 Luxury Wine Portfolio sampling events. Served as point of contact for ambassador needs and scheduled payroll for staff, weekly. Assisted in producing a fully comprehensive mid and full-year program recap for the 2016 client sampling program. All Terrain Social Media Management: Generated weekly content for all of All Terrain's social media channels and managed communication and posting schedules. Tracked weekly and monthly analytics and developed best practices based on findings. Developed blog and white paper content topics to revitalize the brand's blog page.