Allison Van Dyke Email and Phone Number

Marketing & Communications Contractor - Accenture Operations- Global HR: Communications Lead for Global HR Lead, supporting Accenture Operations’ 125,000-person workforce. Crafted C-suite communications for CEO, COO and other global leads. Planned creative communications to launch new learning portal to prepare employees for digital skills of the future. Managed global communication rollout of innovative performance approach that eliminated annual reviews. Mapped out internal social media campaigns to generate buzz and champion various programs.- Offerings Marketing: Provided content strategy and project management across 14 Accenture Operations offerings. Managed vendor relationships and projects. Managed effort to source images for accenture.com revamp, and optimize web pages for targeted SEO-keywords. Developed infographics, video scripts and social media feeds. Created Social Media Guide for leaders. Created and launched sales materials for new service offerings from scratch.Online Community Manager - Chicago-area Branding FirmPartnered with Chicago-area branding firm to manage online blogging focus groups that capture market insight for clients from the technology, pharmaceutical, confections and home design industries. Managed participant requirements and deadlines. Identified and packaged consumer sentiment and trends.Content Marketer - Interact MediaDeveloped online content for various clients, including blogs, articles, definitions and Twitter feeds. Exceeded SEO and keyword density requirements for clients spanning financial, software, and travel industries.

Member of the University of Phoenix’s online faculty, teaching undergraduate courses in business communications and management communications.

Led internal communications for the company's global finance group of 5,000-plus employees and supported communications for the office of the CFO. Managed internal communications budget and contractors. Scripted speeches for CFO and Finance senior vice president. Managed global CFO webcasts for employees, tracking metrics and improvement opportunities. Oversaw publication of online newsletter.

- Managed team of four Internal Communications employees, handling annual reviews, compensation, hiring decisions and expense/budget requests.- Served as Internal Communications Lead for US Accenture Technology Solutions. Designed communications architecture for this Accenture subsidiary of 3,650 people from scratch. - Launched communications for Negotiations Center of Excellence, including podcast series and online newsletter targeted for senior executives.- Served as Communications Lead for Accenture’s global transition to SAP for finance and HR systems. Managed leadership and crisis communications, as well as change management messaging.

Wrote news stories and feature articles for PCWorld.com, San Francisco Examiner, Daily Herald, Daily Southtown and The Times.

Member of Antitrust investigation team. Managed project assignments and scheduling for 10-person translator/interpreter team. Served as a liaison between Division and FBI. Awarded the Department of Justice Outstanding Achievement Award in March 1997.