George P Johnson Experience MarketingSr. Director, Event Production
Apr. 2016 - Dec. 2018San Francisco Bay AreaAs Senior Director of Event Production, I managed and coordinated innovative, award-winning live events and virtual experiences for clients including Google, Alibaba, and Rodan + Fields. I oversaw proposals, budgets, scopes, resources, and schedules for numerous concurrent projects, and continuously established and improved procedures and best practices. I also trained, developed, assigned, and supervised staff, driving efficiency, accuracy, and quality. I interfaced with executive management teams, clients, partners, suppliers, and internal Strategy, Creative, Digital, Live Production, and Client Service leads to develop objectives, align strategic plans, and maximize ROI. I also led the Event Production team across large-scale conferences that included expos, general sessions, product launches, press events, special events, and consumer events. Most notably, I produced an event for 17K people while reducing costs by 10% using procurement methodologies. I also helped establish the company’s fastest growing new client, yielding over 2,000% growth in just over two years.