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Key responsibilities:Directing strategic communications initiatives and campaigns for three business lines.Overseeing the development, execution, maintenance and compliance of corporate branding and editorial standards for multiple business lines. Supervising a team of two graphic designers and another communications manager.Writing, editing and managing a variety of print and multimedia communications projects. Managing the annual meeting and director election process for the Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative. Writing scripts and other meeting collateral for CFC annual and district meetings. Directing the content and execution of multimedia presentations. Planning effective communication strategies in a variety of media formats. Representing Corporate Communications at external functions and in interactions with other internal groups.

Wrote a variety of member-focused materials for this cooperative serving the needs of telephone and electric cooperatives across the United States. Writing and editing responsibilities included newsletters, member bulletins, press releases and meeting collateral such as scripts, candidate profiles and notices. Played a key role in planning and preparing materials for organization's large member meetings and trade shows, as well as traveled onsite and interacted with members at registrations and in booths.

Houston, Texas

Served as a writer, editor and office manager for this boutique communications consulting firm serving clients in the energy, education and healthcare industries. My key clients were Exxon Corp. and Schlumberger Well Services. Produced various quarterly employee newsletters for different U.S. locations and divisions of Schlumberger as well as the North American division's bimonthly magazine sent to all employees and retirees in the United States and Canada. Tasks included working closely with corporate clients to plan issue budgets, traveling and attending events to photograph and write feature articles, working with freelance graphic designers and managing production deadlines. Also wrote and managed campaigns and newsletters for various divisions of Exxon Corp, including writing materials for monthly safety kits sent to all employees at company-operated retail stores and managing the production of various internal newsletters. As office manager, supervised staff on a daily basis, conducted reviews, and made hiring and firing decisions.