Samantha Witherspoon

Experience

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  The Walt Disney Company

  Aug 2012 - Dec 2017

  Parade Performer

  Performed in Pixar Play Parade as Buzz Girl and JellyfishPerformed in Disney Paint The Night Parade as Ice and Coral DancerTrained to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitnessStudied and practiced choreography required in rolesAttended costume fittings, photography sessions, and makeup calls

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  Newport Beach Film Festival

  Jan 2016 - May 2016

  Team Lead

  Planned Swedish Spotlight showing and after partyManaged team of four classmatesCoordinated directly with Newport Beach Film Festival CEO: Gregg Schwenk and NBFF marketing team Solicited sponsors, vendors, and photographers Managed Excel spreadsheets of all contactsConducted market research of Swedish community in LA County, Orange County, and Inland Empire

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  BUSINESS EXPO CENTER

  Apr 2016 - Jul 2016

  Events/Media Intern

  Open offices in morning update calendars, create event signageAnswer phonesCreate floor plans in VisioCoordinate linen storage and accept deliveries Manage Pipedrive

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  Dance 10

  Oct 2016 - Jan 2022

  • Instructor

    Jan 2019 - Jan 2022

  • Front Desk Coordinator

    Oct 2016 - Aug 2019
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  FleishmanHillard

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

  Administrative Assistant

  Contract with Officeteam• Interface with clients and all levels of staff; help resolve complex inquiries from both clients and account staff• Assist with client and internal billing projects and inquiries. Basic accounts payable support• Schedule and maintain calendar of appointments• Prepare proposals, presentations, charts, tables, and letters using Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook • Provide research assistance on various projects and proposals.

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  Yelp

  Feb 2018 - May 2018

  Account Executive in Training

  Yelp Sales Development ProgramCold call small businesses for Yelp Ads salesClosed multiple deals in 4 months in designated territories

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  CBRE

  May 2018 - Jan 2019

  Host

  Contract with Insight GlobalProvided receptionist duties and additional event support for Microsoft offices in San Francisco

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  Gemdale USA Corporation

  Apr 2019 - Mar 2020

  Office Assistant

  Assistant Project Manager: 350 Bush Street Compile comparables in area for event spaces Marketing Strategy Answer incoming office phone calls to answer questions or transfer to the appropriate party;Greet visitors in front of office with a smile;Separate mail and scanning/sending to appropriate recipient;Provide administrative support to management team;Maintain offices, conference rooms and kitchen well organized with clean work environment;Managing inventory of office supplies, kitchen supplies and general support equipment; placing and tracking orders for indirect supplies and equipment;Normal office functions such as setting up and maintaining files including private/proprietary and other sensitive data;Screening callers and making proper referrals;Arranging meetings and conferences, generation of visit requests;Receiving, referring, or distributing mail;Management and coordinating calendars;Arranging travel (domestic and international); timely and accurate processing of expense reports ; managing all forms of correspondence;Creating/editing various documents in Microsoft Office tools; assisting in maintaining the organization's collaboration sites;Coordinate support from different teams as needed and escort visitors as required. Show less

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  Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School

  Mar 2020 - Jan 2022

  Events Coordinator & Administrative Assistant

  Successfully execute multiple fundraising events during the yearIncreased event revenue during COVID in first year in the position while transitioning to online/virtual events Support Advancement department and various Boards with administrative tasks

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  Jazzercise, Inc.

  Aug 2021 - now

  Instructor
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  Von Rock Law, PC

  Jan 2022 - now

  Intake Coordinator