AREAS OF FOCUS

Multi-Day Festivals

Hillary is currently the Director of the annual Park City Kimball Arts Festival, a three-day arts festival hosted by the nonprofit Kimball Art Center in Park City, UT. As Director, Hillary manages all program development, operational planning, negotiations with elected officials, and outreach to public stakeholder groups. The role also requires partnering with government agencies and emergency services to provide security for attendees.

2022 Festival Details: $23 million economic impact, 29,000+ ticket holders, 184 participating artists, 2 music stages, 13 food vendors, 2 beer gardens, 3 interactive art education spaces, 2 artist lounges, and one VIP lounge.

“Park City is the best organized, best executed show we do. Set up and tear down work like clockwork. It is our best show of the year EVERY year. We cannot say enough good things about the Park City Kimball arts festival and are enormously grateful to be a part of it. ”
— 2022 Participating Artist
“(The Kimball Arts Festival) provides us with the opportunity to be successful as artists. The show is extremely well organized and extremely profitable. What more could we ask? I have no suggestions for improvement because it is a record show every year. Not to mention we have a blast at the show.”
— 2021 Participating Artist

In addition to executing High West marketing events, Hillary also played an integral role in brainstorming new event programs, such as The Nelson Cottage Après series and the High West Supper Club.

Hillary also worked with Gregory Mountain Products to create experiential marketing experiences in the Salt Lake Valley.

Experiential Marketing Events and Programing

During Hillary’s time at High West, she was responsible for the project management of assigned marketing events. These included the annual Repeal Day and Savor the Summit: Spirit Garden events, as well as events for the US Ski & Snowboard Association. Tasks included:

  • Designing floor plans and décor

  • Creating run-of-show documents

  • Coordinating with internal operations, production, and culinary teams

  • Vendor coordination

  • Budget management

  • Collaboration with the internal marketing teams, local and national, on branded elements

  • Liaising with local officials on permits, laws, and ordinances

  • Acting as the on-site point person

“Hillary is one of the most talented event planners I’ve had the pleasure of working with. She was always an exceptional communicator and trusted mentor. I turned to Hillary for advice on any aspect of selling, coordinating or producing events. She truly shined when producing High West Promotional Events like the Savor the Summit Whiskey Garden or annual Repeal Day Party. More specifically, her application of creative event design through project management for large-scale and intimate events was flawless.”
— Becky Gedmin, Senior Social Events Coordinator, High West Distillery

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Adjunct Festival Events

Sundance Film Festival is the top film festival in the West and has called Utah home since its first premiere in 1978. Hillary has worked extensively on producing private events during the annual two week festival. Hillary tackled all planning and coordination leading up to the festival start as well as event management throughout the festival. This involved:

  • Collaboration with outside vendors

  • Food and beverage minimum negotiations

  • Coordination with city officials on permitting

  • Culinary and bar menu creation

  • Event set up and breakdown

  • Staff management

On average Hillary hosted about 3 events per day and past clients include Pinewood Studios, Zefr, Snapchat, Hallmark, ARRI, Catapult Films, and Disney.

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Corporate Event Planning

As an employee of High West Distillery, Hillary was responsible for the sales and coordination of corporate events at all venues. This ranged from intimate whiskey paired dinners to reception style buffet dinners with live entertainment. For each of these events, Hillary managed the sales process from incoming lead through final payment, creation of bar and food menus, and the coordination of staff and outside vendors. Hillary was also responsible for creating all event documentation, including BEO, floor plan, staff assignments, timeline, and custom menus. With a large number of repeat clients, Hillary was known for creating experiences that were the highlight of the corporate trip.

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Social Event Coordination

In addition to hosting corporate groups, Hillary also has experience coordinating and executing social events such as wedding ceremonies and receptions, rehearsal dinners, anniversary celebrations, and birthday events. Along with the work needed to execute events outlined above, social events also require a heightened client management skill set. Hillary has the ability to gracefully navigate these emotional and sometimes stressful situations to provide a calm and relaxed environment for the hosts, attendees, and guests of honor.

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Event Support and Service

Hillary also has extensive experience working as event support staff. This additional experience has given Hillary the ability to see how a successful event is structured from all angles. Some past roles include:

  • Event rental company crew member

  • Staff experience as a server, busser, host, and bartender

  • Day-of coordinating for weddings and corporate events

  • Culinary prep and meal execution

  • Operations crew member