Erin Laverton

My role as project assistant/project manager is to manage the event lifecycle and at times support project managers for the production of luxury live and virtual events in the UK and internationally. These events consist of weddings, conferences, product activations and film premiers, which can range from 40 attendees to over 3000. Examples of clients such as Warner Brothers, Macquarie, Snapchat, Epsom Jockey Club, members of the royal family and 2 DHL festivals. This role consists of venue relationship management and negotiation, managing events through our software, site visits, delivering mood boards from the client brief, and creating floor plans and visual components with our designers. I will also create quotes for clients explaining the AV needed and making their vision come to life, write event communications, manage finances, event schedules for all onsite and clients, crew and logistics. I will also be on-site to project manage the event and develop the client relationship from installation through live and derig.

My role within my placement consisted of being SuperClubs Regional Manager, looking after a number of GDST breakfast and after-school clubs in London and 1 in Milton Keynes. This included duties such as, staff training, hiring staff, remote support, brand/product development, health and Saftey and troubleshooting issues. In addition, using programmes such as CRM and Salesforce. In addition to this I have worked closely with customer service and marketing to develop and design new products and customer initiatives for engagement.

I have a 4 year degree with placement, covering modules such as, customer journey, health and Saftey within events, marketing, digital marketing, events proposal, leadership and management and innovation.