Kelly Newton
Event & Production Manager · The Sugar Philosophers
Huntington Beach, CA
In My Own Words
Resourceful and engaging individual with extensive experience in production and event management in corporate, wedding and freelance environments. Passionate about the details but never sweat the small stuff.
Work Experience
Event & Production Manager
The Sugar Philosophers2018 – Present
Maintain production schedule and timelines Collaborate on all custom orders from conception to completion Manage all invoicing Communicate and guide clients through the quoting process into contract Oversee scheduling of events teams, client contracts, communication with coordinators and venues. Manage shooting schedule, photographers, and overall production of photo shoots Work with Social Media Manager on content, posting schedule and ensure they are up to speed with any events that need special attention
Social Media Manager
Freelance2016 – Present
• Administrate the creation and publishing of relevant, original, high-quality content • Monitor, listen and energetically respond to users via our social platform. • Cultivate new clientele and sales leads through social networking. • Develop and maintain brand awareness and exceptional online reputation. • Highlight upcoming events and promotions. • Create regular publishing schedule for media content.
IT Administrator/Associate Project Coordinator
Fox Head, Inc.2016 – 2017
• Point person for IT operations and Associate Project lead for Corporate IT initiatives • Project Manager on over 10 key corporate IT initiatives including applications upgrades, PPV analysis implementation, and corporate WAP upgrade. • Moderator for all weekly project update meetings with department heads and executive team. • Communicated and educated corporate personnel on all business applications upgrades. • Implemented new tools to streamline the administrative processes resulting increased efficiencies Managed and coordinated all IT department travel as well as reconciled expense reports and documentation for IT Executive team • Successfully managed strong business relationships with existing partners while developing new partnerships with key vendors.
IT Administrator
BSH Home Appliances2013 – 2016
• IT department coordinator responsible for all IT needs for the Irvine, New Bern, Lafollette and Canada regions • Assisted Project Manager with the opening of the New York and Chicago experience and design centers. • Trained and mentored employees on SAP purchasing module to ensure all “requestors” had universal understanding of the purchasing process. • Authorized purchase requisitions in SAP for US, Canadian and some European regions • Liaised with the European Order Center and necessary authorities to ensure approvals of purchase requisitions were completed in an efficient and timely manner. • Managed all domestic and international travel for IT employees. • Monitored companywide hardware requests and inventory. • Ensured internal hardware and software catalog was up to date with current pricing.
