Melissa Anne Young has over 15 years of experience in event planning and management. She owns and operates her own successful event planning company in Hartford, Connecticut called Paramount Event Planning. Prior to that, she held several roles in event coordination and management in Los Angeles, including at Paramount Studio, The Camden House, and The Palm West Hollywood, where her responsibilities included planning events, managing staff, coordinating with vendors, and providing excellent customer service. She aims to work in an upscale environment where she can make a great first impression for clients.

1. Melissa Anne Young
268 Hartford Turnpike. Tolland, CT 06084 860-212-5330
OBJECTIVE: To work in a professional, upscale environment where I can make a great first impression
for each client experience.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Paramount Event Planning Hartford, CT NOV 2013-PRESENT
Owner
• Conceptualized
• Created
• Opened Company
• Plan and Design every aspect of Wedding or Event
• Deal with high end clients
• Form vendor relationships
• Negotiate vendor contracts
• In charge of marketing and advertising
• Developed into Hartford’s Best of 2015 planning company in two years
• Handle timelines
• Handle and direct large groups of people at length
• Communicate clients’ wants and needs
Paramount Studio Hollywood, CA MARCH 2008 – MARCH 2012
Event Coordinator for the Executive Dining Room
● Handled scheduling of event site and established dates including alternate dates.
● Budgeting events with clients.
● Coordinating passes with security.
● Maintain direct contact with VP, Press, and Celebrities.
● Develop themes for a myriad of events. Including press Q&A’s, executive meetings and private
film releases.
● Arranging tables, chairs, and décor of said events.
● Develop menus and arrangement of food service. (i.e. tray pass, buffet, sit down)
● Maintain positive relationships with outside vendors as well as prospective new vendors.
● Generate on lot sales as well as third party revenue.
● Track on lot sales as well as third party revenue.
● Create incentives for existing and potential clients.
● Handle high volume of phones calls, managing staff, organizing, and overseeing events along with
floor plans.
● Honing in on specifics with clients and offering proposals that fit their needs while also
introducing new ideas.
● Making clients feel special knowing their specific likes/dislikes executing these likes and dislikes
with a smile.
● Coordinating with all parties involved.

2. The Camden House Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA MAY 2006 – DEC 2007
Assistant Manager
● Responsible for employing and discharging staff.
● Managing staff of 60 employees and overseeing all operations during lunch & dinner
● Preparation of menus, new lunch specials and daily happy hour
● Maintaining staff incentive programs and customer service incentive programs
● Responsible for general administrative duties including faxing, filing, copying, prepare meeting
material, organizing and scheduling.
● Maintaining a strong relationship with regular customers and local businesses
● Key holder
The Camden House Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA MAY 2006 – DEC 2007
Event coordinator
● Meet and exceed PDR budget of thousands of dollar in revenue.
● Oversee entire event planning process including entertaining potential clients, draft and negotiate
binding contracts, all client correspondence, and fulfilling all customer service needs.
● Coordinate for client providing decor, menu selection & design, invitations,
● Floor plans, music and/or and entertainment, town hall permits ect.
● Maintain established customer base while constantly prospecting new clients
● Manage venue of accommodating 300ppl with 3 private dining rooms & multiple parties
simultaneously.
● Create & execute time lines for business meetings & wedding ceremonies.
● Work with restaurant Chef and Manager to execute event
● Handle all incoming inquires for all types of events, put together proposals, sell and book events.
● Maintain positive relationship with local vendors.
● Maintain positive relationship with promoters.
● Coordinate celebrity and high profile events.
● Additional: Movie & CD release parties, holiday parties, pharmaceutical lunches & dinners,
private upscale parties, dinner rehearsals and TV shows.
The Palm West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA JAN 2006 – MAY 2006
Hostess
● Handling a high volume of phone calls in a professional time and manner
● Maintaining reservation book (booking, confirming & canceling)
● Managing the floor and seating.
● Maintaining hostess station.
● Assisting manager with daily tasks.
● Handling customer satisfaction and/or dissatisfaction with service
● Greet and create a welcoming atmosphere for our regular customer and/or potential repeat
business.
● Computer skills: Open Table, Micros, Word, and Excel