Austin Baird Email & Phone Number

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

✪ Own and operate an independent public affairs and creative consulting firm, working with clients in Alaska and beyond to improve strategic communications, establish brand identity, and advance organizational goals and policy agendas.

Juneau, Ak

✪ Led outreach and communication strategies for two consecutive speakers of the Alaska House of Representatives and the unique bipartisan coalitions they led, regularly collaborating with 25 legislators and dozens of political staffers to advance the priorities of the organization and individual members.

Juneau, Ak

✪ Served as official spokesperson for Governor Bill Walker, managed daily operations of a 6-person Press Office, and led communications strategies to support major policy initiatives and ensure alignment with departmental and agency leaders.

Anchorage, Alaska Area

✪ Managed a remote news bureau that produced daily broadcast and digital reporting from the Alaska State Capitol, and traveled to communities across Alaska to produce investigative reporting projects.

Anchorage, Alaska Area

✪ Managed Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts for the NBC affiliate in Alaska, achieving 400% growth in Facebook likes (from 25,000 to 100,000) in one year through diverse content, increased viewer engagement, and paid campaigns, while also producing breaking news reports and multimedia features.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

✪ Reported on statewide political campaigns and the North Carolina General Assembly for the Raleigh News & Observer and Charlotte Observer.

Juneau, Alaska

✪ Covered the Alaska State Legislature and State of Alaska government, with daily reports for print and broadcast organizations and weekly enterprise reports on education policy, criminal justice reform, and other subjects.

Anchorage, Alaska

✪ Reported on crime and courts for Alaska Dispatch, an online news publication, and produced photos and videos and managed social media accounts.

Knoxvile, Tenn.

✪ Reported on University of Tennessee athletics, including gameday coverage, profiles of student athletes, stories about incoming recruits, and photography of sporting events for Inside Tennessee Magazine.

Knoxville, Tenn.

✪ Produced written content, such as athlete biographies and feature stories, for University of Tennessee athletic department websites; prepared photos, videos, and monitored in-game historical statistics for distribution to reporters.

Knoxville, Tenn.

✪ During my time as a student at the University of Tennessee, I held various roles with Tennessee Journalist, an online publication that was launched during my time as a student. I created a section to cover politics, reported on many beats, and contributed as a copy and source editor.

Atlanta, Ga.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Arctic And Northern Studies, Arctic Policy

Bachelor Of Science Of Communication, Journalism And Electronic Media

Teaching English As A Foreign Language (Tefl) Certificate [150-Hour], Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language/Esl Language Instructor