RINA Z NEIMAN

RÉSUMÉ

Experience:

 

2003 – Present

Public Relations/Event Production/Staffing Coordinator

Clients include:

• Maker Faire 2016 Bay Area Maker Faire & World Maker Faire NY

  • Staffing Coordinator responsible for facilitating onboarding of 200 crew for Maker Faires.

• The UC Theatre/Berkeley Music Group (Berkeley, CA)

  • Public Relations for:

    • Rebranding of Venue

    • Reopening of Venue

• Willow Creek Academy/Foundation (Sausalito, CA)

  • Event Producer (200+ attendees)

• Leftwich Events Specialists, Inc. (San Francisco, CA)

  • Communications Specialist

• REDF (San Francisco, CA)

  • Event Producer (300+ attendees)

 

October 1999 – February 2003

Director Press Relations, Macy’s West

San Francisco, CA

• Directed PR department for 135 department store locations in seven western states and Guam

• Acted as Macy’s West spokesperson for crisis and non-crisis events

• Responsible media training all Macy’s West executives (including C-level executives) 

• Oversaw press for Macy’s West major events and initiatives including:

  • Passport fashion show and fundraiser (3000+ attendees/3 days/2 cities)

  • Spring Flower Show

  • Macy’s Tree Lighting in San Francisco

  • Collaborated with outside PR firms

  • Celebrity press liaison

 

October 1998 – October 1999

Manager Press Relations, Macy’s West

San Francisco, CA

• Created press materials for all major events and initiatives

• Secured national and local coverage for Macy’s Passport in San Francisco & Los Angeles

 

October 1997 – September 1998

Publicity Assistant, San Francisco Symphony

Contract Position

San Francisco, CA

• Wrote press materials

• Pitched local media

• Oversaw first web cast of the San Francisco Symphony Gala

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August 1994 – September 1997

Freelance Publicist and Project Coordinator

San Francisco, CA

• Implemented press campaigns for clients including:

  • Bill Graham Presents (Live Nation) San Francisco, CA

  • Six Degrees Records, San Francisco, CA

  • East Bay Agency for Children, Oakland, CA.

• Project manager for:

  • The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum (exhibit research) Cleveland, OH

  • Universe Publishers (“Rock Pack”) New York, NY

  • SFO1 & SFO2 (production assistant) San Francisco, CA

 

October 1990 – July 1994

Publicist and Talent Buyer, The Kennel Club

San Francisco, CA

• Secured talent for a 600 capacity nightclub

• Responsible for PR and marketing

• Secured national and local press coverage

 

May 1988 – July 1990

Office Assistant, Bill Graham Presents Nightclub Division

San Francisco, CA

• Office management and assisted:

  • Publicist at the Fillmore and Warfield Theatres

  • Payroll coordinator

  • Accounts receivable/payable

  • Money reconciliation for deposit

 

Education and Additional Training:

• Harvard/MIT/Tufts University, Negotiation Seminar

• Kamer/Singer Crisis Communication trainings

• University of Massachusetts, Boston, Bachelor of Arts

 

Skills:

• Speech Writing

• Copy Writing

• Project Management

• Event production

• Video production

• Graphics production

• Music production

• Microsoft Office

• Adobe Photoshop

• Asana

• Shiftboard

• Google Docs

• Macintosh & PC-based systems