Jessica Pompeo

Comprehensive Services Include: Project Management, Full Event Coordinating and Styling, Wardrobe Consulting and Styling, Art Direction and Production, Visual Merchandising, Design and Displays, Brand Development, Imaging, Visual Packing & Development - Off Figure/Food/Prop/Home Styling, Trend Forecasting, Garment Design and Construction, Costume Styling, Visual Arts & Installation, Program Coordination. Events - Wedding, Corporate, Fundraising, Social & City Events, Fashion Shows, Trade Shows and Prop & Display, Custom Gifting

• Coordinating event requirements from initial pre-event consultations, budgets, permits, licensing, vendors, contractors, logistics and design until day of execution to meet client’s vision and objectives
• Employee relation skills with the ability to build and maintain professional relationships
• Supervising and supporting staff prior to, during event and conducting post event debriefs
• Forecasting, developing, executing & maintaining annual calendar, sales, marketing, advertising, budgeting & all business administrative needs
• Accountable for all and ongoing communication and meetings with all contracted suppliers and internal staff ensuring effective collaboration and to deliver successful events
• Responding to all inquiries and initial quotations and consultations, including follow up schedules & execution
• Clientele & Event Types: A diverse range of clients, including corporate organizations, non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and individual social events:

Moliabal Milano, Grafic, FOS Décor-R5, Luigi Sardo, Spark Financial, Weddings & Social Events, The Ride For Sick Kids, Retro Gala, Princess Margaret Hospital, Performing Dance Arts, Elite Danceworx, Art & Soul Dance Company, C. Valley Group, Toronto Life Financial Group Inc., Belvika, Fiction, Oracle, York & Vaughan Catholic District School Board.

• Responsible for creating and maintaining all social media networks, up to date photos and designs within internal databases and online platforms
• Contributed to developing marketing and promotional materials
• Maintaining annual calendar & sales, reporting
• Researched, planned and contributed any executions to general appearance and aesthetics of venue portfolios in all areas
• Responsible for gaining new clientele, event booking levels and creating and maintaining great relationships with suppliers and clients
• Worked with clients on a regular basis creating budgets, contracts, payments related to any event (hospitality, rentals, staffing, audio visual, hired services/vendors, venue fees and policies and more)
• Coordinated corporate events, social events, fundraisers, public events, weddings, galas and off-site events
• Communicated and gathered all event details, licensing, permits, preparation of all event forms for departments affiliated with the event to achieve quality production and management
• Planned, scheduled and met with staff to coordinate and develop operations with front of house and back of house to ensure all event staff/suppliers are executed to plan.

• Planned and styled all visual merchandising concepts in store and for window displays
• Styled for online websites and fashion shows
• Maintained and followed up on overall store presentation; cleanliness, repairs, maintenance, staff, budget/expense forms, permits, store fixtures and props
• Contributed to PR teams managing social networks, in-store promotions, trunk shows and fashion shows
• Conducted buying appointments in Milan for European collections for Grafic Woman (Canada)
• Researched, scheduled and attended appointments
• Followed through with buying and reporting for Grafic Women (Canada).