How do I become involved in planning celebrity events as a career?

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I want to have a career in which I can be involved in planning celebrity events or sports events. How can I get this job?

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Answer by future actress
get an agent hunny.

Answer by Jez
Try events management as a career, it won’t all be celebrities but you will get involved in some interesting projects.

Answer by Evie W
Look for your local college hospitality management. In Orlando there is the Rosen School of Hospitality Management Program (1st link).You can even do this on line. An event planner is responsible for organizing meetings, parties, weddings and other important events. They are responsible for every detail including notifying attendees, booking a location and contacting a caterer. During the day of the event, the planner continues to delegate others to ensure that the event runs smoothly. Event planners may be contracted by companies or individuals.(2nd link)

Answer by Shannon F
Try to get a job at an event firm doing anything (receptionist, etc.) then work your way up from there. Start subscribing to meeting and event publications and read a lot of books on the subject. Most mags are free to the industry (make up a name of “your company” and you should be able to get them for free.) Get to know the industry jargon as well as the “rules of thumb” (How many passed hors’ dourves per person should you plan? Do you know what is more economical- buffet or sit-down? What is the best way to arrange a room in a space that is too small? Too large?) Familiarize yourself with contracts you will be writing many of them- with facilities, clients and vendors. If you are in school, get on the committee of every event that you can assist in the planning stages. If you are not in school, volunteer in you community for the same- the Memorial Day Parade, 4th of July Event, whatever… Gain as much experience as you can, learn as much as you can and APPLY. I am not an event planner but my best friend is. She had only minimal experience but read EVERYTHING that she could get her hands on regarding events and meeting planning. She was on her own planning events in under a year at a small association and now, four years later, she is a director of a large event firm. Did I mention that she is only 24? If you really want it you can have it. There are days that she works 18+ hours before a big event and days that she comes back to the hotel at night with blisters after a big convention, but there are also days where she gets to go on site visits to amazing locales (Dominican, Hawaii, parts of Europe) and gets wined and dined by local restaurants, hotels and spas that want her to pick them for her next event. She works hard, but she LOVES her job. Good Luck!