Professional ProfileStrategist: Delves into the business objectives behind tactical requests, so that the response meets what’s needed rather than simply what’s asked for.Key Accomplishments• Recognized by National Association of Government Defined Compensation Administrators for excellence in communications to participants• Serve on the Education and Communication Committee of the Plan Sponsor Council of America (formerly Profit Sharing/401k Council of America)• Managed communications for seven mergers and acquisitions, contributing to a smooth transition for all parties• Manage statement process that allows messages to be targeted by demographics; personalized with client-specific information; or customized with client-requested information• Standardized desktop-published newsletter production, reducing production time from 6-to-8 weeks to 2-to-3 weeks• Provide counsel to internal and external customers about their communication opportunities and needs, and propose strategic plans designed to achieve their objectives• Propose, develop and produce marketing, sales support and retirement education communications targeted to public employees and employers • Work with internal business partners and serve as communications consultation for individual business areas, provides counsel, planning and editing support • Produced communications tailored to keep senior and executive management abreast of the emerging industry issues and offering ideas on how these issues might affect our business• Established a single-source process for brand and compliance review, reducing turnaround time by 33%• Ensure that Nationwide Retirement Solutions communications are compliant with legal and regulatory requirements while still communicating clearly• Voice the company’s automated telephone service greetings, as well as many presentations and building announcements

While associated with this company, I:• Managed marketing and sales support communications for the company’s Personal Insurance Division• Published two quarterly magazines• Wrote media releases and arranged media contacts for senior management• Managed communications surrounding company’s acquisition of Federal Kemper Insurance Company

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