Emma Curran has included her portfolio, which outlines her professional experience over the last 3 years moving from an event administrator to an event coordinator. She has gained experience coordinating various events including concerts, galas, and sporting events. Her background is diverse but she believes this diversity has helped her achieve success in her career in events. She is continuing her education to further her career in events and marketing.

1. Professional Portfolio
Emma Curran
Emmajoe794@hotmail.com
087
457
2116

2.
Thank
you
for
taking
the
@me
to
view
my
porDolio.
Please
find
within
this
folder
some
of
my
professional
achievements.
I
have
loved
my
journey
from
event
administrator
to
event
coordinator
over
the
last
three
years
and
the
opportuni@es
I
have
been
given.
I
will
con@nue
to
develop
and
up
skill
as
I
have
plans
to
further
my
educa@on
within
events
and
marke@ng
to
fund
my
long-­‐term
goal
of
working
within
the
events
industry.
I
believe
that
if
you
love
what
you
do
you
will
never
work
a
day
in
your
life!
My
background
is
diverse
but
I
believe
that
gives
colour
to
my
career
and
without
the
steps
I
have
taken
I
would
not
have
made
the
achievements
I
have
today.

3. • Development
of
department
SOP
• Support
event
coordinators
in
extra
du@es
• Implementa@on
of
filing
system
• Budge@ng,
invoicing
• Development
of
email
templates
to
ensure
consistency
within
the
department
and
amongst
event
coordinators
• Organiza@on
of
internal
mee@ngs
and
events
Job
Descrip,on
and
Summary
2012
–2015
2012-­‐
2013
Daily
Administra,on
&
Event
Coordina,on
Du,es
• Check
event
schedule
daily
–
Schedule
mee@ngs
and
ensure
@melines
are
meet
• Deal
with
client
queries,
respond
to
emails,
answer
calls,
walk-­‐ins
and
provide
facility
tours
• Invoicing,
sales
including
cold
calling,
prospec@ng,
and
budge@ng
• Daily
mee@ngs
for
the
next
two
day
events
• Con@nued
administra@on
support
to
event
coordinators
• Stronger
sales
strategy
implemented
to
generate
business
and
revenue
• More
ac@ve
role
as
event
coordinator,
events
include
weddings,
corporate
galas,
trade
shows,
government
mee@ngs,
internal
mee@ngs
and
events
2014
2015
• Implementa@on
of
new
booking
system
DELPHI,
the
change
in
system
allowed
us
to
prospect
and
track
revenue
accurately
• Major
events
worked
on
included:
Aerosmith
Concert,
Firefighter
Gala,
Two
CFL
football
games,
Western
Canada
Summer
Games

4. Duties and Responsibilities
• Support Arts and Culture department with
understanding facility event space
• Working with Alberta Ballet creative director
to ensure the audio visual and stage
allocations are within the creative
specification for the event
• Negotiate discount within the Arts and
Culture department for event rental space
• Organization of print material and ticket sales
with our marketing department and box
office
• Maintain and update function sheets as event
specifications change
• Develop and submit floor plans to audio
visual department
• Liaise with audio visual technicians on the
day of the event to ensure set up timeline was
on schedule
• Coordinate food for crew and production
team
• Organize hotel accommodation
• Airport pick up and drop of
• Organize car rental

5. Duties and Responsibilities
• Coordination with marketing department to
ensure posters and print materials are to
specification
• Ensure marketing and media was in
accordance with facility obligations and
event day proceedings
• Complete planning from start to finish of
event through coordination with team in
kitchen and banquets department
• Responsibility for budgeting of the event,
keeping costs low to maximize revenue.
• Connecting with local vendors to donate
door prices in return for a marketing
opportunity
• Organization of children’s entertainment
• Development of function sheet, coordination
with the audio visual department
• Responsibility of implementing an
emergency safety procedure
• Track ticket sales to ensure success of the
event, weekly and daily as event approached

6. Duties and responsibilities
• Developed function sheets for band and
crew dressing rooms
• Responsibility for the development of
contracts and invoicing pertaining to food
and beverage
• Coordinated with kitchen and banquet
staff for meals and rider requests
• Ensured access to dressing rooms for crew
and band members
• Responsible for taking dressing rooms
offline in a timely manner and ensure
enough space was allocated to band and
crew members
• Day of contact to band and crew members
parting to food and beverage requests
• Organization of security personal and
briefing security staff on any matters
involving the band and crew
• Development of traffic routes along with a
detailed facility map for crew members
• Organization of food for crew members
on set up days, event days and tear down
days
• Arrange stage coolers and responsibility
for distributing them on stage in the
correct locations

7. Duties and responsibilities
• Member of two year planning committee
• Role as volunteer coordinator
• Coordinated with community liaison for the
committee to ensure we had the 2,000
volunteers needed to support event staff
• Organized volunteer food to be donated by
local supermarket
• Development of volunteer duties and roles,
Development of volunteer wavier
• Organization of volunteer training and
placement
• Distribution of volunteer merchandise,
including t-shirt, hats
• Support coordinator for 4 days of back to
back events including concerts, Guinness
book of world records ribbon cutting, food
vendor area, player meet and greet
• Development of function sheets for team
dressing rooms
• Support sports and recreational department
with event coordination
• Support banquet staff day of event to ensure
stock and merchandise were accurately
distributed to correct vendor areas
• Organization of media giveaway’s