Manager
Horizon Advertising, Events & Promotion
Total years of experience :16 years, 6 Months
ADVERTISING & PROMOTION-
•Prepare budgets and submit estimates for program costs as part of campaign plan development.
•Plan and prepare advertising and promotional material to increase sales of products or services, working with customers, company officials, sales departments and advertising agencies.
•Assist with annual budget development.
•Inspect layouts and advertising copy and edit scripts, audio and video tapes, and other promotional material for adherence to specifications.
•Coordinate activities of departments, such as sales, graphic arts, media, finance, and research.
•Prepare and negotiate advertising and sales contracts.
•Identify and develop contacts for promotional campaigns and industry programs that meet identified buyer targets such as dealers, distributors, or consumers.
•Gather and organize information to plan advertising campaigns.
•Confer with department heads and/or staff to discuss topics such as contracts, selection of advertising media, or product to be advertised.
•Confer with clients to provide marketing or technical advice.
•Direct, motivate, and monitor the mobilization of a campaign team to advance campaign goals.
•Plan and execute advertising policies and strategies for organizations.
•Track program budgets and expenses and campaign response rates to evaluate each campaign based on program objectives and industry norms.
•Coordinate with the media to disseminate advertising.
•Contact organizations to explain services and facilities offered.
•Direct and coordinate product research and development.
•Monitor and analyze sales promotion results to determine cost effectiveness of promotion campaigns.
•Manage sales team including setting goals, providing incentives, and evaluating employee performance.
•Analyze the results of campaigns to ensure their efficacy.
EVENTS-
•Help achieve company goals by helping to plan and organize logistically successful Events.
•Procure all necessary event permits and sanctions.
•Develop and implement event production timelines.
•Develop and execute plans for event staffing.
•Coordinate and manage events within guidelines established.
•Analyze event operations and prepare and implement recommendations for improving operational efficiencies within the events.
•Manage and control event expenditures within agreed budgets.
•Identify secure bids and contract event vendors.
•Assist with solicitation of in-kind donations for the events that will have a direct impact on the bottom-line.
•Coordinate the on-site event environment. (e.g., signage, displays, etc.)
•Oversee coordination of travel and housing for event staff for out of town events.
•Overseeing, organizing and inventorying our warehouse, trucks/trailers and outside storage compound.
•Maintain all event equipment in proper working condition.
•Manage all equipment/supply inventories for events, including development of equipment/supply manifests.
•Manage transportation of equipment and supplies to event locations.
•Manage the acquisition of additional supplies and equipment.
•Support and attend all Summer Sports owned events.
•Prepare daily/weekly status reports for management.
•Performing other event related duties as assigned by management.
•Responsible for the growth and increase in the organizations.
•Achieve business and organization goals, visions and objectives.
•Supervise and manage the overall performance of staff.
•Achieve forecasted sales.
•Maintain Inventory Control.
•Resolve customer complaints regarding sales and service.
•Develop staff by recruiting, hiring and training people.
•Provide advice to all passengers’s regarding Travel policy and procedure.
•Determine from Program schedules travel requirements for the passenger.
•Book all travel and accommodation and approved passenger related special requests.
•Prepare package of travel information for passenger to travel (including insurance, location maps, contact details etc)
•Follow up with travel provider regarding customer feedback.