Kylie Sanders

Kylie Sanders

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Special Events Operations Coordinator
Laguna Beach | United States

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Fashion
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Outdoor

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Emerald Expositions/ Outdoor Retailer

Special Events Operations Coordinator | 12/2019 - Current

• Work alongside the Operations Director on planning for Outdoor Retailer, a business-to-business tradeshow that features over 29,000 attendees and over 1,000 exhibitors twice a year. • Develop and maintain budgets for all special features and events for Outdoor Retailer. • Collaborate with the sales and marketing team to conceptualize new and innovative ideas to increase trade show attendance and maximize attendee experience. • Compose and fulfill sponsorship contracts. • Manage food and beverage budget and approve all final banquet event orders. • Create floor plans for special features and events by collaborating with marketing to ensure smooth traffic flow and attendee satisfaction. • Work with show decorators to ensure proper build out of show floor areas and events, and act as lead contact for pre-planning logistics and ordering materials. • Effectively communicate operational logistics to exhibitors and sponsors. • Act as the lead operations contact for the show floor area, Venture Out, which includes: facilitating education sessions, happy hours, and exhibitor booth builds.
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Emerald Expositions

Registration Operations Coordinator | 12/2016 - 12/2019

• Registration/marketing liaison for the following business-to-business tradeshows: Outdoor Retailer, Interbike, Cyclofest, Swim & Active Collective, ICFF, BDNY, HX, Campus Safety and RetailX. • Lead planning meetings to begin all project show builds. • Build and manage registration web pages and provide quality control throughout the registration cycle. • Administer weekly meetings and walk throughs with stakeholders. • Provide customer service to internal Sales and Marketing teams regarding registration. • Research and recommend onsite registration floor plans and new vendors for registration supplies and temporary services. • Manage and monitor temporary staff schedules onsite at every event. • Assist internal teams with data management and reporting for all shows within my portfolio. • Ensure vendor communication is clear and all requirements have been submitted accurately and timely per Operations Manager’s specifications to registration vendor, facility, AV and all vendors associated with project. • Provide elevated customer service to show attendees pre-show, onsite, and post-show.
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Anthropologie

Senior Sales Team Member | 12/2014 - 12/2016

• Responsible for maintaining a successful and functional sales floor with heightened responsibilities. • Involved assisting new associates in training processes within all zones (on and off the sales floor). • Restock trained (apparel & home product), which included product placement and merchandising. • Provided excellent customer service while further upholding all company standards; including policies, product knowledge, and upholding a welcoming and creative environment. • Highly trained in markdowns, cash register, management, and shipment processes. • Responsible for regulating the sales floor and all associates when any manager was absent.
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Z Supply

Sales Assistant | 10/2015 - 09/2016

• Assisted the Director of Sales in day to day business while creating innovative selling strategies for 5 brands that fall under the Z Supply brand. • Acted as a support to all Sales Representatives by providing them with selling information, product knowledge, physical samples of all lines, and generating commission and booking reports. • Merchandised product and created line sheets for all brands using NuOrder. • Assisted with off-pricing arrangements by arranging and assorting available inventory. • Prepped the sales team for sales meetings, trade shows, and market shows. • Frequently worked with the Marketing and Design team to plan the launch of all seasonal lines by exchanging product knowledge and lookbook images. • Sought out potential accounts by creating relationships with them and sending out promotional product.
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Rhythm

Operations Assistant | 06/2015 - 10/2015

• Responsible for merchandising product content, updating inventory, uploading product images and descriptions to the website. • Processed and fulfilled orders from retailers and e-commerce customers; vast experience with Bigcommerce and Quickbooks applications. • Dealt with customer inquiries while providing them with product knowledge. • Assisted with the organization of the promotional retail alliance program which provided like-minded retailers and artists with Rhythm promotional packages. • Acted as an administrative support to the Operations Manager.
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Second Reef Surf Shop/ Billabong

Supervisor, Key Holder | 06/2014 - 07/2015

• Managed a retail store and gained experience in customer service and merchandising skills. • Responded to customer questions and requests in a prompt and efficient manner. • Merchandised store in accordance with company standards. • Worked with local artists for in store events.
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Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History

Marketing Intern | 01/2014 - 06/2014

• Wrote excerpts for community calendars and websites that promoted the Museum and its events. • Coordinated and worked at First and Third Friday Museum events. • Actively participated in monthly staff/internship brainstorm meetings. • Crafted projects that promoted the themes that were featured at events. • Created unlikely relationships to prosper within a creative and safe environment.
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Billabong

Marketing Intern | 06/2013 - 09/2013

• Assisted the marketing department with emails, phone calls, inventory pulls, social media posts, and expense reports. • Worked alongside the marketing team on off location photo shoots and company events. • Assisted the marketing and social media team during off location photo shoots. • Implemented marketing strategies which resulted in a growth of customer base.
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Homeless Garden Project

Media and Community Intern | 03/2013 - 06/2013

Creative design for end of the year media project, social media content, coordinated community events ie. organized Kale Festival, advertising responsibilities for events, provided growth and eco­awareness to the Santa Cruz community.
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Becker Surfboards

Sales Associate | 06/2011 - 12/2012

• Managed a retail store and gained experience in customer service and organization within the surf industry. • Responded to customer's questions and concerns within a timely manner. • Worked with the online shopping database (becker dot com) and helped to fulfill orders.
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