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NANCY McFARLAND                             

Freelance Live Event Producer & Backstage Manager

118 Franklin Street

Carrabelle, FL 32322

407.353.4513

nancy@nmcfarland.com

www.linkedin.com/in/nancyemcfarland/

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Experienced senior-level event producer with a wealth of expertise in overseeing various live programs and leading creative event production teams.

Proficient in managing the entire event lifecycle or providing on-site backstage and deck management services.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• End-to-end live event production management
• Backstage management (oversee on-site content updates: graphics, videos, teleprompter; speaker tech prep)
• Deck management (rehearsals incl. presentation coaching; furniture & prop placements; direct speaker backstage entrances)
• Client expectations management
• Presentation content development, production & on-site management
• Video production management
• Speech coaching (pre-event, on-site)
• Run of show creation
• Creative proposal writing
• Interpersonal skills

EXPERIENCE

Freelance Live Event Producer / Backstage & Deck Manager

March 2024 - Current

An experienced freelance producer with a proven track record in event production from initial project discovery to on-site execution. Specializes in proposal writing, creative concepting, managing presentation content production and on-site coordination, show flow scriptwriting, creating technical cue sheets, speech coaching, and backstage management.

Live Event Producer

INSPIRE Event Technologies / 2016 – 2024

   Dallas, TX

Integrated Event Management / 2006 – 2016

   Orlando, FL

Media Design Group / 1996 – 2006

   Winter Park, FL

Multi Image Group / 1990 – 1996

   Boca Raton, FL

Produced end-to-end live events for corporate and US association clients. Managed creative theming, scenic design, content production (including PPTX presentations, video production, and digital signage), budgets, production schedules, show flow scriptwriting, technical cue sheet creation, on-site presentation content management, speech coaching, and stage management. Skilled in proposal writing and developing new business relationships while providing excellent service to existing clients.

Event attendance range: 250 to 10,000+

Budget range: $75,000 to $1 Million+

SAMPLE CLIENT LIST            

ExxonMobil | US Navy League | Kiewit | NCBA | Cigna | Nothing Bundt Cakes | American Institute of Architects | IBM | AT&T | Shell Oil | Mary Kay | Government for the Republic of Singapore | Citibank | LegalShield | PGA | PepsiCo | AZA | Procter & Gamble | AREMA | APA