Leslie Church

Marketing Events Program Manager @Cottage Health

Santa Barbara, CA, US

Full coordination and execution of internal, public and high level events that fall within the range of the Marketing Department including digital, virtual and hybrid with the capacity to host upwards of 400 attendees (~40 annually)• Coordinate with multiple internal departments, stake holders, venues, vendors, and local government agencies as needed for each event• Formulate, direct and coordinate all collateral and communications strategies to communicate and promote events• Traffic all collateral and advertising materials to advertising vendors and partners, in addition to executing internal communication strategies.• Consult with product development teams on product specifications such as design, color or packaging• Evaluate the financial aspects of event development, such as budgets, expenditures, research and development appropriations, or return-on-investment and profit-loss projections• Direct staffing, training and management of event staff and oversee their performance• Negotiate and execute contracts with vendors or distributors to manage product and materials distribution, establishing distribution networks or developing distribution strategies• Consult with legal team to resolve issues such as copyright infringement or royalty sharing with outside producers or distributors• Advise on local, national, or international factors affecting the buying or selling of products or services, limitations and success of events as well as forecasting success of the future development of new events

University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Bachelor’s Degree