Tara Perkins

• Media spokesperson: TV, radio, print interviews • Write, distribute press releases, articles, features • Increased visibility of Festival • Copywriter, editor: marketing collateral, website blog content • Develop, maintain social media: Facebook, Myspace, Twitter • Design, implement public relations campaigns • Monitor trends: media, popular culture, specialized topics • Consultation with producers: event structure, growth, creative elements

• Phish Tropical Storm Irene Flood Relief, Essex Junction, VT • Champlain Valley Expo WOKO and Summer Concert Series, Essex Junction, VT • First Night Burlington, Burlington, VT • Magic Hat Mardi Gras, Night of Living Dead • Bolton Valley Concert Series, Bolton, VT • Strangefolk’s Garden of Eden, Addison, VT/Plattsburgh, NY

• Executive Producer for special events, including DVAM Launch Event, Zumbathon (increased fundraising earnings from $4,000 to $36,000 in 2011—largest fundraiser in 37-year history of WHBW; WHBW Speakout; Phone-a-thon; Run for Empowerment • Manager of in-house graphic design with Adobe CS5 Suite, Constant Contact, Microsoft Publisher and PowerPoint • Co-directed PR and Social Media

• Co-directed 3-week and winter music festival, 35 events, attendance of 50,000 • Recruited, scheduled and managed volunteers, developed policies and incentives • Coordinated fundraising events and receptions, logistics for concert sites • Designed, wrote and upgraded newsletter/online newsletter, print ads and mailers • Created, upgraded and maintained content for VMF website

• Co-directed annual, 7-day music festival of 250 events, attendance of 45,000 • Cultivated relationships with editors, reporters, radio personalities, television producers, sponsors, businesses • Organized publicity campaigns, press conferences, fundraising events • Wrote and edited copy for radio, TV ads • Managed Marketing Assistant, Program Sales Manager, Graphic Designer, Advisory Board, Programming Committee, interns, volunteers