Evan Obrien

About Evan Obrien

An accomplished public engagement professional with over 20 years of experience in creative direction, museum management, special events, visitor programming, and project/team management. Extensive experience in creating impactful, accessible, educational, and interactive exhibits and events at the intersection of public history, hospitality, tourism, and performing arts communities. Award-winning educational and creative content development, with additional experience in tourism marketing, visitor services, and special event management.Equipped with strong communication, collaboration, and management skills, along with extensive experience in managing teams of professionals, volunteers, and collaborative partnerships with numerous organizations in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. Skilled and confident public speaker with over a decade of experience in giving public talks/lectures, and extenisve experience representing multiple organizations in press relations including radio, television, and online appearances/interviews both live and recorded.Lead organizer/director of the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party commemorative events which featured an entire year of public programming, large-scale special events, educational outreach, and historical reenactments. You can learn more at: Areas of Expertise:• Creative Direction and Public Programming Creation• Team Management• Large-Scale Special Events• Public Engagement & Public History• Creative Writing• Production & Project Management• Interactive Exhibit Design• Strategic Planning• Show Controller Operations

Experience

1. Creative Director

   Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum

   Dec 2011 — Present · 306 Congress Street Boston, MA, US

   Overseeing the direction of museum public programming, management of interpreters/actors teams, and operation of daily museum tours. Overseeing the writing of all scripts for museum tours, special events, and productions. Hiring and training all museum interpreters. Management of Creative Department and special events budgets. Overseeing museum interactive exhibits and show controller.Lead organizer/producer of 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party public events and programming.

Education

• Emerson College

  BFA

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Guest Service Management
• Creative Direction
• Educational Outreach
• Special Events
• Museum Planning
• History
• Local History
• Museum Collections
• Event Management
• Writing
• American Revolution
• Historical Interpretation
• Department Budgeting
• Museum Education
• Public Relations
• Historical Research
• Organization of Events
• Research
• Entertainment
• Editing
• Tourism Marketing
• Creative Writing
• Heritage Tourism
• Community Outreach
• Live Events
• Exhibit Design
• American History
• Social Networking
• Museums
• Events Coordination
• Management
• Press Releases
• Art Direction
• Tourism
• Script-Writing
• Project Management
• Event Planning
• Curating