Events Manager
Tomouh Advertising, Exhibitions & Conferences Organizing,
Total years of experience :14 years, 11 Months
• Instrumentally managed and coordinated with cross functional teams, including PR, Social Media, Design, Events and photography with the accountability of booking venues and spaces for the events/exhibition stands.
• Significantly stayed current with upcoming conferences, exhibitions, government tenders, research, papers and contracts across UAE along with the attendees.
• Developed strong professional network across the UAE region by establishing and managing service agreements with outside companies for completion of projects.
• Stellar in managing, motivating and helping clear roadblocks for all events, including type, location, sponsor and partnership details of given events, ensuring adherence to insurance, legal, health and safety obligations.
• Successfully coordinated in developing overall marketing strategy and supervised the development of marketing material for the events by closely working with the Project Manager as well as company marketing director.
• Developed the communication strategy and sales plans for events and established as well as managed budgets and tracks spending for events whilst providing quarterly analysis and review.
• Identified business opportunities by researching the markets; understood client requirement, prepared detailed proposals for events, including timelines, venues, suppliers, legal, obligations, staffing and budgets.
• Maintained seamless coordination with various teams such as venue management, caterers, stand designers, contractors and equipment hire.
• Identified and secured speakers or special guests and managed accountability of planning room layouts and the entertainment programs, scheduling workshops and demonstrations.
• Instrumentally managed and coordinated with cross functional teams, including PR, Social Media, Design, Events and photography with the accountability of booking venues and spaces for the events/exhibition stands.
• Significantly stayed current with upcoming conferences, exhibitions, government tenders, research, papers and contracts across UAE along with the attendees.
• Developed strong professional network across the UAE region by establishing and managing service agreements with outside companies for completion of projects.
• Stellar in managing, motivating and helping clear roadblocks for all events, including type, location, sponsor and partnership details of given events, ensuring adherence to insurance, legal, health and safety obligations.
• Successfully coordinated in developing overall marketing strategy and supervised the development of marketing material for the events by closely working with the Project Manager as well as company marketing director.
• Developed the communication strategy and sales plans for events and established as well as managed budgets and tracks spending for events whilst providing quarterly analysis and review.
• Identified business opportunities by researching the markets; understood client requirement, prepared detailed proposals for events, including timelines, venues, suppliers, legal, obligations, staffing and budgets.
• Developed and maintained sales proposals, collateral, desktop publishing, rate cards, newsletters, brochures while coordinating Marketing Manager in numerous integrated communication and marketing activities.
• Executed a wide variety of details, including direct mail, email broadcast campaigns, outbound calls, marketing trade shows and events, customer communications, media advertisement and promotions.
• Developed content, provided monthly updates to company website, produced various newsletters and attended trade shows, company sponsored promotions, events and city tours.
• Organizing campaigns, shows, events and promotions for individuals and organizations and managing all communications and networking in support of events and implementing practical and economic production schedules.
• Supporting total event lifecycle from the bid process through to the detail of the delivery of the event, including liaising with third parties whilst maintaining a strong database and networking of industry specific sponsors for production.
• Preparing/presenting proposals and closing new accounts in targeted verticals, interacting with the clients, gathering their specifications and offering customized packages suiting their budget.
• Negotiating contracts with artists, recruiting contract staff, negotiating with suppliers/vendors and supervising the entire implementation of the final event for strictly meeting all the required deadlines.
• Effectively planning and managing the deployment of resources to meet the rigid schedules and judiciously managing schedule and crew from set up to event conclusion.
• Responsible for a venue booking as per client’s requirement and closely monitoring the set-up of stage, lights and sound system.
• Successfully obtaining permissions at domestic and state levels for shows, venues, management and labor arrangement through proven networks.
• Creating client feedback initiative to identify areas of concern and implemented recommendations, significantly improving customer satisfaction.
• Partnering with key decision makers and strategic managers to plan & execute events/promotions and supervising the entire implementation of the final event for strictly meeting all the required deadlines.
• Liaising with the conference organizers to coordinate all pre-event and post-event logistics, including project timelines, preparing paperwork, reserving booths and furnishings, providing updates and liaising on content requirements.
• Monitoring and reviewing the services of internal and external suppliers in order to ensure the best possible service for the price paid and managing the production as well as approval of the supplier side of the budget.
• Developing and coordinating the implementation of events and conferences, Supports the Communications and Marketing team, coordination, planning and execution of internal and external recruitment of events.
• Organizing campaigns, shows, events and promotions for individuals and organizations and managing all communications and networking in support of events and implementing practical and economic production schedules.
• Supporting total event lifecycle from the bid process through to the detail of the delivery of the event, including liaising with third parties whilst maintaining a strong database and networking of industry specific sponsors for production.
• Preparing/presenting proposals and closing new accounts in targeted verticals, interacting with the clients, gathering their specifications and offering customized packages suiting their budget.
• Negotiating contracts with artists, recruiting contract staff, negotiating with suppliers/vendors and supervising the entire implementation of the final event for strictly meeting all the required deadlines.
• Effectively planning and managing the deployment of resources to meet the rigid schedules and judiciously managing schedule and crew from set up to event conclusion.
• Responsible for a venue booking as per client’s requirement and closely monitoring the set-up of stage, lights and sound system.
• Successfully obtaining permissions at domestic and state levels for shows, venues, management and labor arrangement through proven networks.
• Creating client feedback initiative to identify areas of concern and implemented recommendations, significantly improving customer satisfaction.
• Partnering with key decision makers and strategic managers to plan & execute events/promotions and supervising the entire implementation of the final event for strictly meeting all the required deadlines.
• Liaising with the conference organizers to coordinate all pre-event and post-event logistics, including project timelines, preparing paperwork, reserving booths and furnishings, providing updates and liaising on content requirements.
• Monitoring and reviewing the services of internal and external suppliers in order to ensure the best possible service for the price paid and managing the production as well as approval of the supplier side of the budget.
• Developing and coordinating the implementation of events and conferences, Supports the Communications and Marketing team, coordination, planning and execution of internal and external recruitment of events.
2001 - 2006 Bachelor of Economics, Damascus University, Syria
1998 - 2000 IT Diploma, Intermediate Computer Engineering Institute, Damascus University