Rhaili Champaigne

Experience

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  KC Events and Promotions

  Sept 2012 - Mar 2013

  Event Manager

  o Planned and organized events, including volunteer coordination, venue bookings, staff bookings, and ticket saleso Sold advertising space in company- owned magazine to local businesseso Networked with businesses to create partnershipso Raised $500+ for Access Aids Network

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  Rhythmworks

  Mar 2013 - Oct 2014

  Marketing Assistant

  o Managed and maintained social media sites to advertise and promote business and eventso Organized four-week marketing campaign resulting in several sold out showso Networked to create partnerships with local businesses for offsite tickets saleso Planned, promoted and executed various events throughout the community

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  Cambrian College

  Apr 2014 - May 2017

  o Fostered and supervised six staff to support successful student experiences o Worked with at-risk students to advocate on their behalf; prepared written documents and communication pieces around appeal process, ensured full understanding of rights and responsibilities, appeal process, and implications of decisions rendered; eased outcome of decision and impact on students’ futureo Lobbied for students’ rights by attending Queen’s Park functions and communicating with MPs and other government stakeholders o Trained 20+ new members in their role; provided guidance and leadership to team memberso Managed and coordinated volunteers and promotional team schedule of activities to support recruitment strategies and promote Cambrian College as a destination collegeo Efficiently managed $451,000 annual budget o Assisted with RFP process to establish new flexible health plan; completed research around trends and cost efficiencies, negotiated changes to refocus and improve health plan for studentso Traveled throughout Canada to attend and participate in conferences to promote and encourage positive and supportive Student Life at Cambrian Collegeo Built partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to secure sponsorship fundso Contributed to various committees showcasing leadership, organization & communication skillso Spearheaded many college-wide projects and actively involved in Strategic Planning Committee Show less o Planned and executed variety of daytime and evening programming throughout academic year; analyzed events for risk management and proper insurance in conjunction with policieso Managed and coordinated 35 volunteers and promotional team members National Awardo Liaised between Students’ Administrative Council and Student Life Centre to coordinate events o Established event proposals and effectively negotiated for approvals of internal eventso Efficiently managed $100,000 annual budget o Recipient - Canadian Organization of Campus Activities: Programmer of the Year (2014 – 2015)o Recipient of Cambrian College Student Life: Most Valuable Player Award (2014 – 2015) Show less

  • President of the Students' Administrative Council

    Apr 2015 - May 2017

  • Director of Social Programming

    Apr 2014 - May 2015
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  College Student Alliance

  May 2016 - May 2017

  Board of Directors

  College Student Alliance (CSA) advocates on behalf of Ontario college students in partnership with student leaders. Through our member student associations, we represent the collective voice of Ontario's college students. Affordability: Tuition Fees, Per-Student Funding, OSAP​Accessibility: Early Outreach, Needs-Based Financial Aid, Student Employment​Accountability: MYAA’s, Curriculum, Ancillary Fees​Transferability: Credit Transfer System, Online Learning, System Design​Quality: Support Services, Infrastructure, Teaching Quality Show less

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  Admiral Live

  May 2017 - now

  Events Manager

  o Acted as customer service representative for community members concerns and complaintso Assisted in the development of corporate sponsorship packages and sale of these substantial financial supportso Initialized and maintained business partnerships which included time-sensitive projectso Managed a variety of social media platforms to introduce and promote events through active engagement with userso Produced successful hiring campaigns through online job posting and promotiono Solicited vendor and exhibitor space for all festivals sales as well as obtained event specific licenses and supplieso Managed all event staff prior to and during festivals through task delegation and performance appraisalo Facilitated event promotion through the organization of promotional representatives o Organized and managed event tickets and scanning stations Show less