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David is strongest in building structured plans, coordinating vendors across time zones, managing budgets and event platforms, partnering across marketing, sales, investor relations, and executive teams, and solving problems quickly on site. He owned production, partnerships, and sales coordination for the CanLions 2024 activation. Previously, David held several marketing and event roles at Audigent, including Senior Event Marketing Manager, Associate Marketing Manager, Marketing Manager, and Studio Manager, and managed large-scale event initiatives at Experian Marketing Services. At Dolce & Gabbana’s Madison Avenue flagship, he generated more than $900,000 in sales within his first year, specializing in Special Edition runway pieces. At HUGO BOSS, David advanced from Key Holder to Assistant Selling Manager within one year and led seven sales consultants. His background in luxury retail, office operations, and experiential marketing informs a client-first approach to producing detailed, on-brand experiences. ## Services - Event Management - Strategic Events - Audience Engagement & Community Growth - Sponsorship Strategy & Partnerships - Event Marketing & Experiential Activations - Project Management - Event Production - Social Media Marketing - Customer Service - Management - Customer Satisfaction - Sales - Selling - Troubleshooting - Team Leadership - Inventory Management - Merchandising - Retail - Fashion - Apparel - Luxury Goods - Sales Management - Styling - Trend Analysis - Visual Merchandising - Marketing - Microsoft Office - Advertising - Slack - Basecamp ## Highlights - Leads end-to-end execution of external events at Clear Street, including industry and third-party conferences, bespoke client hospitality experiences, and firm-hosted conferences. - Manages event timelines, task lists, run-of-show documents, staffing schedules, on-site execution plans, vendors, logistics, contract support, invoicing, and budget tracking at Clear Street. - Builds and manages events in Cvent, OpenExchange, and similar platforms, covering registration, attendee communications, scheduling, badging, reporting, data quality, and post-event documentation. - Tracks event performance through registration and attendance, meeting volume, follow-up outcomes, engagement, and budget adherence produces recaps and dashboards to improve future planning and ROI. - Owned the CanLions 2024 activation, leading production, partnerships, and sales coordination. - Coordinates international vendors across multiple time zones and applies structured timelines, regular team check-ins, and proactive on-site problem solving. - Managed large-scale event initiatives at Experian Marketing Services, including strategy, promotion, vendors, logistics, speakers, attendee engagement, analytics, reporting, relationships, and budgets. - Developed and executed comprehensive event marketing strategies as Senior Event Marketing Manager at Audigent, a part of Experian. - Strengthened Audigent's visibility with social media, email, online advertising, print collateral, direct mail, promotional content, partnership development, budget management, and KPI analysis. - Implemented sponsorship sales plans, sponsorship budgets, trade-show and event programs, sponsorship guidelines, prospecting, customized proposals, contracts, servicing, and forecasting as Associate Marketing Manager at Audigent. - Supported social-media campaigns, newsletters, contact databases, mailing lists, client visits, studio bookings, time-sensitive deliveries, supplies, and intern scheduling as Studio Manager at Audigent. - Managed office operations, CEO calendar coordination, invoicing, payments, vendor and landlord negotiations, office P&L reporting, onboarding, facilities vendors, and staff activities at Fake Love, The New York Times Experience Agency. - Served as liaison between Bremont Watch Company's UK headquarters and New York office while supporting wholesale operations, Sage inventory and shipments, reporting, marketing, PR, repairs, finance, and boutique operations. - Provided client-facing operational and administrative support at Regus, including office setup, technical troubleshooting, meeting-room support, mail, phones, packages, supplies, and bookings. - Earned promotion from Key Holder to Assistant Selling Manager at HUGO BOSS within one year. - Led and coached a team of seven sales consultants at HUGO BOSS and developed a roster of high-profile celebrity and international clients. - Generated more than $900,000 in sales within the first year at Dolce & Gabbana's flagship boutique. - Specialized in Dolce & Gabbana Special Edition runway pieces and built client relationships supporting repeat business and referrals. - Brings experience in event marketing, sponsorships, brand experiences, social media, luxury retail, office operations, and client service. ## Experience - **Senior Associate - Events Manager at Clear Street** (2026-05-01–present) — Event Execution & Operations Execute external events end-to-end, including industry and third-party conferences, bespoke client hospitality experiences, and firm-hosted conferences. Manage event timelines, task lists, run-of-show documents, staffing schedules, and on-site execution plans. Serve as the primary point of contact for vendors during execution phases and on-site. Logistics & Vendor Management Coordinate venues, vendors, AV, catering, signage, transportation, travel, accommodations, and speaker logistics. Support contract review, invoicing, and budget tracking. Ensure all event details are executed accurately and on brand, with real-time troubleshooting and problem solving on-site. Event Platforms & Systems Build and manage events within platforms such as Cvent, OpenExchange, and similar tools. Handle registration setup, attendee communications, meeting scheduling, badging, and reporting. Maintain clean attendee data and post-event documentation. Cross-Functional Support P - **Event Marketing Specialist at Experian** (2025-03-01–2025-11-01) — Experian Marketing Services Key Responsibilities: Event Planning & Strategy: Develop event concepts, budgets, timelines, venues, and target audience strategies. Marketing & Promotion: Create and manage marketing campaigns, including digital and traditional channels, to promote events and drive attendance. Vendor Management: Select and manage vendors \(e.g., catering, AV, security\) to ensure a smooth and successful event. Logistics & Execution: Oversee event setup, execution, and post-event follow-up, including speaker management and attendee engagement. Data Analysis & Reporting: Measure event success through analytics and feedback, and provide reports to inform future strategies. Relationship Building: Maintain relationships with vendors, speakers, sponsors, and attendees. Communication: Develop and deliver effective communication materials, including event invitations, agendas, and promotional content. Budget Management: Manage event budgets effectively, ensuring all expenses - **Senior Event Marketing Manager at Audigent, a part of Experian** (2023-12-01–2025-03-01) — Event Strategy and Planning: Develop and execute comprehensive marketing strategies for all company events, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define event goals, target audience, and key messaging. Brand Promotion: Enhance brand visibility and recognition through effective event marketing campaigns. Ensure consistency of brand messaging across all event-related materials and communications. Digital and Traditional Marketing: Utilize digital channels, including social media, email marketing, and online advertising, to promote events and engage the target audience. Implement traditional marketing methods, such as print collateral and direct mail, as appropriate. Content Creation: Develop compelling and persuasive content for event promotions, including website content, social media posts, press releases, and email campaigns. Partnership Development: Identify and establish strategic partnerships with relevant organizations, - **Marketing Manager at Audigent** (2022-07-01–2023-12-01) - **Associate Marketing Manager at Audigent** (2022-02-01–2022-07-01) — \* implement a sponsorship sales plan for increasing revenues cost-effectively. \*Develop and implement a sponsorship budget to achieve the sales plan. \*Develop and implement an annual trade show or other events to assist in achieving the business objectives. \*Develop, maintain and implement sponsorship program guidelines to increase sponsorship recruitment, satisfaction, and support. \*Manages all sponsorship activities. Responsible for sponsor prospecting, proposal customization and presentation, contract revision and servicing, sponsor follow-up and support, trade shows the development, and representing the company at industry functions. \*Interface with Internet Marketing to create and manage online sponsorship programs to ensure steady prospects and future sales stream. \*Submit marketing plans, prospect activity, and forecast reports to the CMO provide briefings to others as necessary or as requested. Perform other duties as assigned. - **Studio Manager at The Music Playground** (2021-04-01–2022-02-01) — For over seventeen years, ​The Music Playground ​has been at the forefront of music for advertising, film, tv, and commercial content, focusing on original music production, artist and band sync licensing, sound design, and audio post. With state-of-the-art studios in New York City and an award-winning team of composers, sound designers, audio post engineers, and music supervisors, TMP delivers top creative outcomes for over 700 agency and brand projects each year. Its projects have garnered annual creative attention at Sundance, SXSW, Cannes, and many other noted festivals and award shows. - **Studio Manager at Audigent** (2021-04-01–2022-02-01) — \*Maintain all aspects of studio appearance and organization \*Maintain studio schedule, including session bookings and client visits \*Delivery and shipping of time sensitive packages to recipients \*Oversee inventory of studio and office supplies \*Answering and directing phone calls \*Creating a friendly and comfortable front office environment for clients and other guests \*Assisting in social media campaigns and newsletters \*Assisting in maintaining contact databases and mailing lists \*Managing and scheduling a small staff of interns Audigent is a next generation first party data management platform \(DMP\) and leading edge “data agency.” Home to some of the most exclusive content-consuming audiences across mobile, desktop and social platforms – Audigent is focused on the entertainment, sports, lifestyle and eCommerce verticals. Having built both a world-class verification stack as well as a deep insights data platform that builds unique taxonomies for its partners, Audigent is transformi - **Office Manager & Executive Assistant \(Fake Love\) at The New York Times** (2016-09-01–2020-11-01) — Office Manager – Fake Love, The NYT Experience Agency \(T Brand Studios\) - Acted as the primary point of contact for office management duties, including maintenance, mailing, supplies, equipment, bills, errands, and shopping. - Scheduled meetings and managed the CEO’s calendar to ensure seamless coordination. - Organized office layouts, ordered stationery and equipment, and maintained optimal office conditions by arranging necessary repairs. - Partnered with HR to update and enforce office policies as needed, ensuring compliance and clarity for all staff. - Streamlined office operations and procedures, collaborating with the IT department to manage and maintain office equipment. - Oversaw invoicing and payments, ensuring timely processing of all expenses. - Negotiated contracts and pricing with vendors, service providers, and landlords to optimize office budgets and operations. - Managed the office P&L budget, ensuring accurate, timely reporting, and efficient resource al - **Office Manager at Bremont Watch Company** (2015-06-01–2016-08-01) — Office & Wholesale Operations Manager - \*\*Customer Service:\*\* Prioritized exceptional service for Authorized Dealers \(ADs\) and retail clients, ensuring their needs were met promptly. - \*\*Office Efficiency:\*\* Managed daily operations, recommending and implementing improvements to enhance productivity. - \*\*Liaison Between UK HQ & New York Office:\*\* Acted as the main point of contact across various departments. - \*\*Wholesale Support:\*\* Assisted wholesale operations, sales reps, and ADs, managing inventory, invoicing, and shipments via Sage. - \*\*Sales Reporting:\*\* Collected and compiled monthly sales and stock reports for submission to the UK. - \*\*Marketing Support:\*\* Provided admin support for the Head of Marketing, coordinating shipments for marketing events at the boutique, ADs, or off-site locations. - \*\*PR Coordination:\*\* Managed PR shipments, sample inventory, and monitored live stock sent for PR activities. - \*\*Repairs Management:\*\* Processed and tracked repairs f - **Customer Service Representative\(Operations Lead\) at Regus** (2014-02-01–2015-06-01) — Customer Service Representative As a Customer Service Representative, I acted as the key point of contact for clients and visitors, delivering a professional, friendly service while creating an exceptional first impression. My role involved providing seamless support and an elevated client experience in a fast-paced, professional environment. Key Responsibilities: Client Assistance: Served as a primary resource for clients by addressing their needs, including showing meeting rooms, setting up new offices, troubleshooting technical issues, and assisting with administrative tasks. Operational Excellence: Maintained a "show-ready" centre by ensuring the business lounge, cafe, conference rooms, and common areas were spotless and welcoming at all times. Personalized Support: Delivered a “white-glove” experience by managing clients’ office needs, including mail delivery, phone management, package handling, office supply orders, and meeting room bookings. Resourceful Problem-Solv - **Sales Consultant at DOLCE&GABBANA** (2011-01-01–2012-01-01) — Women's Sales Consultant – Flagship Boutique As a Sales Consultant for the flagship boutique, I provided outstanding client relations services, creating an elevated shopping experience for both prospective and existing clientele. My ability to foster meaningful connections with clients and deliver tailored recommendations directly contributed to a significant increase in sales revenue, exceeding $900,000 within the first year alone. A key area of expertise included specializing in the brand's exclusive "Special Edition" runway pieces, where I utilized in-depth product knowledge and a consultative sales approach to guide clients through high-value purchases. By cultivating trust and ensuring personalized service, I built long-term relationships with clients, encouraging repeat business and referrals. In addition to driving individual sales, I played a pivotal role in representing the brand at its most premium level, embodying its values and ensuring the boutique's reputation as a - **Selling Manager at HUGO BOSS** (2007-01-01–2011-01-01) — Key Holder & Assistant Selling Manager – Flagship Boutique Initially hired as a Key Holder, I quickly demonstrated leadership and sales excellence, earning a promotion to Assistant Selling Manager within one year. In this elevated role, I oversaw all boutique operations, ensuring seamless day-to-day management and delivering exceptional client experiences. I effectively led and motivated a team of seven sales consultants, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture. Through personalized coaching and innovative sales strategies, I empowered team members to achieve higher individual sales, driving increased profitability on both individual and overall store levels. A highlight of my tenure was developing and maintaining a roster of high-profile celebrity clientele and international clients who valued my expertise and often traveled specifically to shop with me. My ability to build trust, deliver personalized service, and offer an unmatched shopping experience solidified ## Education - High School Diploma, General Studies — New London High School - Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication — Three Rivers Community College - Company - Certificate, Fashion Merchandising & Design — Stratford Career Institute ## FAQ ### What does David do at Clear Street? David is a Senior Associate, Events Manager at Clear Street. He executes external events from planning through on-site delivery and post-event follow-up, including industry conferences, third-party conferences, client hospitality experiences, and firm-hosted conferences. ### What are David's event-operations strengths? At Clear Street, David manages timelines, task lists, run-of-show documents, staffing schedules, execution plans, vendors, venues, AV, catering, signage, transportation, travel, accommodations, and speaker logistics. He supports contract review, invoicing, and budget tracking, and serves as a primary vendor contact during execution and on site. ### What event platforms and systems does David use? David builds and manages events in platforms including Cvent and OpenExchange. He handles registration setup, attendee communications, meeting scheduling, badging, reporting, attendee-data quality, and post-event documentation. ### How does David evaluate event ROI and performance? David tracks attendance versus registration, meeting volume, follow-up outcomes, client and prospect engagement, and budget adherence. He prepares post-event recaps and dashboards, reconciles attendee data and post-event activity with sales, marketing, and coverage teams, and uses organized records to inform future planning, budgeting, prioritization, execution improvements, and ROI. ### How does David collaborate across teams? David partners with marketing, sales, investor relations, executive teams, design teams, and marketing teams. He supports attendee coordination, executive and speaker preparation, briefing materials, invitations, signage, digital assets, and other event materials. ### What was David's role in the CanLions 2024 activation? David owned the CanLions 2024 activation end to end, including production, partnerships, and sales coordination. ### How does David manage complex vendor and event-production work? David has coordinated international vendors across multiple time zones. He uses structured timelines and regular team check-ins, and he takes initiative to troubleshoot and respond during event crises. ### What did David do as an Event Marketing Specialist at Experian? At Experian Marketing Services, David developed event concepts, budgets, timelines, venue plans, and target-audience strategies. He managed promotional campaigns across digital and traditional channels, vendors, event setup and execution, speaker management, attendee engagement, post-event follow-up, analytics, feedback, reporting, stakeholder relationships, communications, and budgets. He also collaborated with or could lead event coordinators, marketing specialists, and other delivery partners. ### What did David accomplish as Senior Event Marketing Manager at Audigent? As Senior Event Marketing Manager at Audigent, a part of Experian, David developed and executed event marketing strategies aligned with business objectives. He worked with cross-functional teams on goals, audiences, and messaging strengthened brand visibility maintained message consistency used social media, email, online advertising, print collateral, and direct mail created promotional content developed partnerships managed budgets and analyzed KPIs to improve marketing initiatives. ### What did David do in sponsorship marketing at Audigent? As Associate Marketing Manager at Audigent, David implemented sponsorship sales plans and budgets, developed trade-show and event programs, maintained sponsorship guidelines, and managed sponsorship activity. His responsibilities included sponsor prospecting, proposal customization and presentation, contract revision and servicing, follow-up, support, industry representation, online sponsorship programs, marketing plans, prospect-activity reports, forecasts, and CMO briefings. ### What did David do as Studio Manager at Audigent? As Studio Manager at Audigent, David maintained studio appearance and organization managed bookings and client visits handled time-sensitive deliveries and shipping oversaw supplies directed phone calls supported social-media campaigns and newsletters maintained contact databases and mailing lists and managed and scheduled a small intern staff. Audigent is a first-party data management platform and data agency focused on entertainment, sports, lifestyle, and eCommerce audiences. ### What did David do at The New York Times' Fake Love agency? As Office Manager and Executive Assistant for Fake Love, The New York Times Experience Agency within T Brand Studios, David managed maintenance, mail, supplies, equipment, bills, errands, shopping, meetings, and the CEO's calendar. He streamlined office procedures, partnered with HR and IT, managed invoicing, payments, vendor and landlord negotiations, and the office P&L budget, supported visitors and onboarding, coordinated facilities vendors, and planned in-house and off-site activities including celebrations and conferences. ### What did David do at Bremont Watch Company? As Office and Wholesale Operations Manager at Bremont Watch Company, David supported Authorized Dealers and retail clients managed office operations served as a liaison between UK headquarters and the New York office supported wholesale inventory, invoicing, and Sage shipments compiled monthly sales and stock reports coordinated marketing and PR shipments tracked repairs managed payments, AD check deposits, and weekly finance reports and supported boutique shipping, window displays, office upkeep, and supplies. ### What did David do at Regus? At Regus, David served as a key contact for clients and visitors. He showed meeting rooms, supported new-office setup, troubleshot technical issues, assisted with administrative tasks, maintained business-center presentation, managed mail, phones, packages, supplies, and bookings, and provided polished, proactive client service. ### What did David do at HUGO BOSS? David joined HUGO BOSS as a Key Holder and was promoted to Assistant Selling Manager within one year. He oversaw boutique operations, led and coached seven sales consultants, used sales strategies to improve individual and store profitability, and developed high-profile celebrity and international clientele. His work contributed to exceeding sales targets and strengthening the boutique's reputation for luxury service. ### What did David accomplish at Dolce & Gabbana? As a Women's Sales Consultant at Dolce & Gabbana's flagship boutique, David generated more than $900,000 in sales within his first year. He specialized in Special Edition runway pieces, delivered tailored recommendations, built long-term client relationships that supported repeat business and referrals, and represented the brand at its premium luxury-service level. ### What was David's connection to The Music Playground? David was a Studio Manager at The Music Playground, a New York City music company producing original music, artist and band sync licensing, sound design, and audio post for advertising, film, television, and commercial content. The Music Playground works on more than 700 agency and brand projects each year, and its work has received attention at Sundance, SXSW, Cannes, and other festivals and award shows. ### What are David's core skills? David's skills include event management, strategic events, audience engagement and community growth, sponsorship strategy and partnerships, event marketing and experiential activations, project management, event production, social media marketing, vendor management, customer service, management, sales, troubleshooting, team leadership, inventory management, merchandising, retail, fashion, apparel, luxury goods, styling, trend analysis, visual merchandising, marketing, advertising, Microsoft Office, Slack, Basecamp, and organization. ### What is David's education? David holds a Certificate in Fashion Merchandising & Design from Stratford Career Institute. He studied Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at Three Rivers Community College and holds a High School Diploma in General Studies from New London High School. ### What type of role and team environment does David seek? David is interested in roles with larger events, greater strategic responsibility, and broader scope. He is comfortable with hybrid work and currently works in the office three to four days per week. He values collaborative teams where input is valued and prefers joining teams that already have momentum rather than building from the ground up. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidtaijpaul