Rae Newman

~ About
Professional Summary Statement

Results focused communications and entertainment industry trailblazer with a concentration on strategic branding; effective internal/external organizational outreach; robust digital media presence across all online mediums; and forging collaborative corporate and community partnerships. Excellent record of performance and skilled at developing innovative solutions, organizational restructuring, elevating visual presence, and enhancing an organizations local, national and global impact. Strategist with a proven track record of building innovative teams, inspiring progressive creativity, creating various PR, social media, marketing and event-based campaigns (including grass roots, guerilla, street, community, corporate, for profit, non-profit and government); in an effort to produce excellent outcomes that exceed expectations and goals.

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~ Skills

Management - Organizational management; entertainment consulting; writing, presentations & public speaking; creating databases, budgets, projections, etc.; contract negotiation; and theatrical consulting: tech & mgmt.

Special Events, Logistics & Production - Festival, venue & stage mgmt; live concert, sports & television production; talent/artist/media/vip handling; galas & political conferences; routing/advancing tours; media lead, run of show & scheduling; union/contractor negotiation and more.

Public Relations - Press releases, advisories & bio’s; creating social media campaigns, looks, etc.; media pitching; program layout & design; strategy & branding; and media & electronic press kits.

Digital – Social media; content editing; blog sites; website builders; e-blast marketing and more.

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Everybody has a creative potential and from the moment you can express this creative potential, you can start changing the world......
- Paulo Coelho

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Speaking Engagement: Cong Norton's (D-DC) Health Care Panel

Honored to be invited to speak & then participate in a panel on Health Care & the ACA

Working: Stage Managing a FLOC gala event

Taking a moment to say hello to Dr. Dorothy I Height. Always great to see her, better than blessed to have worked on many events with her.

Fun times with Civil Rights Icon, Cong John Lewis at his National Press Club Book Signing

Working: DPR Ribbon Cutting at Rose Park Playground

Always great to see Dept of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson

4th of July Palisades Parade with my Councilmember, Mary Cheh & my Ward 3 family

Working: DPR Ribbon Cutting at Watkins Street Rink

#PowerPlayPhoto with Ted Leonsis, Amy Caspari & NHL Commission Bettman

Having Fun: Hanging out backstage at For Sisters Only DC

Worked with these two many times, proud to call them friends - Tom Goldfogle & the God Father of Go-Go, Chuck Brown

Gig: NCNW Black Family Reunion's Gala Luncheon

#PricelessMoments, a photo with my production team & Dr. Dorothy I Height. Such a great day, great event & great people.

Speaking Engagement: CMJ Conference 2008 (NYC)

What an amazing group!! CMJ's speed mentoring panelists #DoGood #GiveBack

Working: For years I worked in the pro & amateur boxing scene.

"Mean" Joe Frazier came thru to check out the fights

Gig: Post event, Greater Washington Urban League Gala

One of the best to work with, Sportscaster James "JB" Brown

Speaking Engagement: Panelist on DC's Can A Sista Roc A Mic's (CASRAM)

"Women Behind the Scenes in the Entertainment Industry"

Production Gig: NCNW's Black Family Reunion on the National Mall

I take a break to check out the site & I run into my homeboy, R&B singer Will Downing

Jam Sports & Ciroc event with former client Bridget Smith, Juli Jordan & former client Anji Corley

Press Pass: Interviews at the DC Screening of Takers

Idris Elba, TI & Will Packard on the Red Carpet. Such great interviews, thanx fellas!!!

Just Fun: Hanging out in LA with good friend, Richard Glass, owner of GlassHair

Working: Circa 1994, DC's Carter Barron Amphitheatre stage crew

Working: Another successful event #ItsAWrap, First Annual National Dance Day

Nothing but love for Cong. Norton's staff!! Sheila Bunn, Brice Sikuade, me, Aaron Ward & friend, Warda Davis.

Just Fun: hanging out backstage with my boys Damon Lott & Luther Clark at WPGC's For Sisters Only

#Working: Mayor Bowser's Fit DC Ward Walk at Jelleff Rec Ctr

Post event, 2 PR Divas. My girl, the awesome LaToya Foster.

Just Fun: hanging out backstage "on the rail" with Common at the Smithsonian's

"Anthology of Rap" event at Lincoln Theatre

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"There was no one near to confuse me, so I was forced to become original"

Joseph Haydn

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