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Durham, NC, US

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Provide strategic direction and external communications management oversight to a staff of five employees who are responsible for creating, managing, and implementing external communication activities on behalf of all.
• Proactively and reactively work directly with news media day-to-day as well as closely with senior-level and executive staff to advise on specific communication strategies.
• Provide strategic and tactical communications guidance and implementation to senior-level and executive staff and to External Communications Division staff to meet short and long-term needs-including crisis.
• Coordinate with and serve as a liaison to the City Council, general public, City departments, and/or external agencies; serves on internal and external committees; represents the Communications Department at meetings.
• Manage and participate in the preparation of departmental operating budget as well as approve and make budget and purchasing recommendations.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate policies, procedures, strategies and goals; maintain, update, and ensure procedural compliance; research, analyze, and make recommendations for communication process improvements and.

Durham, North Carolina

• Create, manage and implement external communication activities on behalf of all City departments through media relations, marketing communications, crisis management, and organizational management of primary social.
• Provide strategic and tactical communications guidance and implementation to senior-level and executive staff to meet short and long-term needs-including crisis communication-using Citywide communications strategy..
• Daily social media content management for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Nextdoor. Includes creation of content and specialized graphics, such as videos or GIFs, tailored to specific platform.
• Produce and host Bull City Today, a daily video news show tailored for social media platforms which is re-purposed for Bull City Wrap for air on Durham Television Network and YouTube.
• Responsive to news media requests for information and interviews by working with City departments to identify appropriate spokespersons and respond in a timely and coordinated manner to ensure news media needs are met.
• Lead External Communications Team comprised of 15 members from a variety of City departments in developing solutions to Citywide communication challenges, such as employee social media policy update, City.

• Effectively managed relationships with local and regional news media as well as provided a high level of communication assistance to City departments and executive-level stakeholders including media consultation.
• Hosted City Hall This Week video news show and produced monthly CityLife talk show. In addition to speech writing served as citywide spokesperson as needed.

Durham, North Carolina

• Developed and implemented effective communication strategies for City departments. Accomplished by developing positive relationships with local news media, providing information to the public through press releases.

Durham, North Carolina

• Planned and implemented all integrated communication efforts toward target audiences. Specific responsibilities included marketing and media relations strategy, public relations tailored to reach professionals in the.

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

• Planned and implemented all marketing efforts for executive education programs, including print and electronic media. Oversaw content and production of direct marketing brochures, placed print and electronic ads which.

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

• Coordinated and implemented all marketing communication efforts and campaigns including scheduling, copywriting, creative development, budgeting, evaluation as well as oversight to ensure consistent branding standards.

Morrisville, North Carolina

• Partnered with domestic and international distributors and manufactures to brand, support and develop marketing materials for moissanite jewels. Implemented international and national advertising campaigns, provided.

Morrisville, North Carolina

• Partnered with retail accounts, domestic sales representatives and suppliers to brand, support and develop marketing materials for moissanite jewels. Supported national and local advertising activities including.

Morrisville, North Carolina

• Assisted sales team and marketing manager with various duties including market research, marketing material production, promotional library and vendor files.

Raleigh, North Carolina

• Managed local media campaigns for a variety of corporate clients including media calls, research and event planning. Assisted with statewide media campaign for Pepsi’s 100th Birthday, media calls, media kit production.

School Of Government, Municipal And County Administration

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism And Mass Communication