Andy Ernsting Email & Phone Number

Overland Park, Kan.

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new construction, renovation, and adaptive reuse. Our promise is to elevate the human experience through design. This promise inspires sustainable design for a diverse group of public and private sector clients; local communities; and our planet. DLR Group is 100 percent employee-owned and fully supports the initiatives and goals of the 2030 Challenge, and is an initial signatory to the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment. My role and value is to develop and guide DLR Group brand communications. I am responsible for the strategic evolution of the DLR Group brand including, messaging, digital strategy and presence, public relations, national partnerships and promotions, and knowledge sharing. I collaborate with senior leadership and market sector leaders across the firm to effectively communicate the design benefits of each DLR Group studio to its constituents. Never a dull moment.

Overland Park, Ks

Overland Park, Kan.

Overland Park, Kan.

Directed marketing for $400 million advertising agency. Developed brand messaging, created and executed annual marketing communications plan, and managed new business pitches.

Directed all aspects of new business for top 100 public relations firm: brand positioning, annual marketing communications plan, messaging strategy, prospecting, and new business pitch coordination.

Responsible for developing and executing annual public relations plans for a variety of retail and industrial brands. Managed account teams practicing media relations, cause branding, crisis communications, and internal communications nationally and at the store level for clients including Sonic Drive-In, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Pearle Vision, DLR Group, and Farmland Industries.

Freelance video writer/producer. Work included recruiting, sales and training videos, video newsmagazine programming, TV commercial production, and cable sports programming.