Promotion/Advertising Coordinator
Kirksville, Mo, Us
• Created fun and interactive events to increase the support base for the team• Such events include Spring Game Extravaganza, Kansas City BBQ Society sanctioned BBQ competition, Bulldog ‘Purple Haze’, and All-Bulldog Alumni Game• Organizer of Bulldog BBQ & Blues: The Smoke at Stokes a Kansas City BBQ Society BBQ competition which included nine months of meticulous planning that included all of the following taskso Creating a sponsorship perk package that included advertisements in Truman Bulldog Football’s game-day programs, banners inside Stokes Stadium, advertisement in local newspaper and back of event shirts in order to solicit sponsorships from the local community to cover cost of evento Created and coordinated a People’s Choice award for the general public that included over 80 pounds of donated meat that was cooked and prepared by contestants, each team’s entry was then served to and voted on by the general public, the event raised $1,050 in People’s Choice entry fees, and the winning team received $150o Raising money and managing a budget of $12,550 which included $9,550 raised through sponsorship and $2,400 in entry fees, $3,130 in total prize purse, and $9,300 in total expenseso Designing artwork for event and t-shirts, posters, and flyers to advertise the evento Constructing contestant entry form, judges registration, and vendor contracts that included all of the necessary event and legal informationo Organizing logistical needs such as stage, PA system, tables, chairs, electricity, and watero Handling independently every aspect of the event while directing the efforts of the 40 volunteers