Donavan Brown

Sr Community Manager @Venice Music

Los Angeles, CA, US

Plan and execute global events from small group gatherings and large multi-day events. Develop and maintain strategic relationships with partners, vendors, sponsors, and venues. Managed event budgets of up to $100k, contract negotiation, maintained strong relationships and communication with vendors and key partners.Worked cross-functionally to build and launch companies\' web3 Ethereum-based NFT membership for web3 creatives. Established and engaged key partnerships with Soho House, Neuehouse, The Dream, Decent.xyz, FWB, Soundxyz, Catalog, Water & Music, Audius, The Culture Cards. Designed SOP for events to maintain company branding, deliverables, and event culture. Converted over in membership sales from sales calls and in-person events with a 47% new member conversion rate. Built analytics database to track event metrics, KPIs, revenue, and ROI. Led Community Management for a global community on Discord and Mighty Networks with over members. Created and executed the Venice Grant program rewarding of funding to independent artists per grant cycle.