As a member of the media relations team, I was responsible for building effective media strategies. With a knack for being able to move seamlessly between clients, my experience ranged from consumer, health and corporate clients. In addition to developing and executing smart media strategy, I also excelled as a client media trainer, working with corporate executives and spokespeople to prepare them for national media opportunities. Specialties include:- Developing media strategies that involved all channels of media, including earned, paid, owned and social- Developing, pitching and placing national media stories- Media pitch development and outreach (including scrappy media placements)- Developing and nurturing national media relationships - Media training client executives and spokespeople

Responsible for developing daily weather forecasts, including initial research, development of presentation and delivery during two hour morning newscast. Roles and responsibilities included: • Establish relationships with key public figures necessary for reporting• Communicate daily weather forecasts for residents of northwest Iowa, northeast Nebraska and southeast South Dakota• Edit video and write scripts for newscasts; used linear tape editing, WSI systems• Teach weather and weather preparedness to local students; represent news station at public events

Collaborated with station meteorologists, working as a team to cover all day parts and develop scientific forecasts while using common sense language to present to the public• Developed social media forecasts and updates for Twitter, Facebook and the station’s Web site.• Created visually appealing and creative weather broadcasts• Formatted fast paced and detail oriented forecasts to cover severe weather in mid Missouri• Worked among an experienced news team to bring top rated news/weather to local residents