Becky Mielke Email & Phone Number

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Direct and cultivate relationships with eight professional sports teams: Minnesota Twins, Wild, Timberwolves, Gophers, Vikings, Lynx, Milwaukee Brewers and Bucks. Serve as a member of the senior management team and possess in-depth knowledge and understanding of the organization’s strategies, goals, practices and policies. Play an active role in the creation and development of new ideas that support corporate goals and major initiatives.Constantly seek out new relationships and collaborations to better position the company.Manage communications strategies, media and public relations, internal and external communication, community affairs and digital/social media for two regional sports networks -- Over 4 million subscribers in a five-state area: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North & South Dakota.Develop and implement meaningful community relations initiatives with local not-for-profit and charity organizations. Campaigns designed to strengthen reputation and encourage employee engagement.Prepare and distribute news releases, fact sheets and newsletters while also serving as a spokesperson and conduit of information flow between the company and the media, team partners and public.Oversee and direct the FOX Sports North internship program, including the recruiting and training of new interns each semester. Serve as a role model and mentor by delivering evaluation and recommendations.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Rochester, Minnesota Area

Managed and developed regional and state-wide public relations campaigns for key market areas located throughout Minnesota and Nebraska. Created initiatives designed to drive business numbers and maintain positive reputation in the local community.Created and oversaw the execution of special projects, including community events and PR/marketing campaigns. Process included materials creation, media promotion and execution of special events.Served as a communications liaison between the company and public/media with the development and disseminating of information, including: news releases, newsletters, photos, newsletters and bill inserts.Developed internal communications messaging that ensured the company team members remained informed and empowered.Accomplishments/Highlights:• Arranged successful media campaigns (over 20 major media markets) and information centered on the launch of Charter Telephone and the “triple-play” package.• Developed and presented an internal communications campaign devised to educate, inspire and motivate employees who work in the cable industry. (presented to over 600 employees)• Significantly enhanced internal communication: created a bi-weekly newsletter that wasdistributed to over 600 employees, designed and distributed a daily “cable news” email update.• Created and designed a quarterly customer newsletter/bill insert that served as a marketing/PRpiece for over 250,000 customers.• Produced and implemented many successful statewide PR/marketing campaigns (Holiday ToyDrive and Food Drive) and events designed to reach specific target markets.