I was one of 5,000 corporate employees at T-Mobile impacted by layoffs and workforce transformation. During this time I traveled solo through France, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Canada.France: Paris, Normandy, Dinan, Tours and Amboise, Bordeux.Spain: San Sebastian, Pamplona, Madrid, Salamanca, Cordoba, Granada, Seville, Valencia, Sitges.Italy: Palermo, Trapani, Agrigento, Catania, Syracusa and Ortigia, Rome, Florence, Venice, Bologna.United Kingdom: London, Salisbury, Exeter, Portsmouth, Falmouth, St. Ives, Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Arrachar and Inveraray, Fort William, Inverness and Loch Ness, Isle of Skye, York, Cambridge.Canada: Montreal, Vancouver.

Advise company leadership on external executive communications opportunities centered on thought leadership.External communications: My responsibilities included writing, editing, and providing strategic direction on thought leadership content from the Corporate Communications team and Brand Values PR team. This includes press releases, executive speeches and video scripts, news amplifiers, and other communications.Research and ideate executive thought leadership including thought leadership content topics, podcasts, awards, speaking engagements (speeches including the 2023 commencement speech written for the CMO in an address at his alma mater) and conference participation.Book club leader: Book Club returned to T-Mobile’s Bellevue campus in August 2022 due to my initiative and proposal outlining what the book club could look like (structure, genre of books, time and frequency of meetings, discussion questions that spur participation).

Freelance reporter for regional and national publications: Southern California News Group (Pasadena Star-News, Los Angeles Daily News, etc.), Pasadena Magazine, Los Angeles Magazine, and LA Weekly.Access my portfolio here: https://brandonlblack.wordpress.com

Director of storytelling, I lead the foundation's content creation and communications strategy for storytelling across blog posts, SEO, and social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Reddit). Managed content development and layout for producing annual reports, and external communications.C-suite executive communications: Wrote speeches and communications for the CEO (retired four-star Air Force general), COO, and founder and chairman, Gary Sinise. Communications included writing and editing op-ed and thought leadership articles and annual report letters.RESULTS: Content written for the 2020 summer mailer netted $263,448 in revenue. Blog articles and social media posts from January through December 2020 contributed to a 915% increase in online revenue. From June 2019 to July 2021, blog articles I have written raised over $30,000 in revenue via Facebook. Stories and an executive letter written for the 2020 year-end mailer earned over $1 million in revenue. Articles I authored were published by the Military Times, U.S. Veterans Magazine, Philanthropy News Digest, Inspire More, and Global Heroes (a supplement to the Wall Street Journal).

Authored InnovateLA press release – a three week, countywide festival, celebrating innovation and ingenuity across L.A. CountyForged new community sponsorship opportunities for InnovateLA and LAEDCOrganically grew InnovateLA social media channels audience by more than 400 followers during the festivalDeveloped and executed marketing campaigns for LAEDC functions, fundraisers, and research reportsOversaw and curated content and SEO strategy for InnovateLA and LAEDC social media channelsExecutive communications - Wrote remarks and PowerPoint presentations for C-suite, and authored blog posts covering a range of subject matter and organizational events

Independent travel through New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Cambodia.

Led client relations and public relations activities for clients: M.J. Bale, ANZ Bank, Australian National Soccer TeamExceeded client expectations with key placements in prominent Australian publications such as Mens Health, Popular Science and Australian Associated Press

Represented the tournament as a liaison and public relations officer with Singaporean based online luxury and entertainment magazine: Lifestyle Asia.