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Brian Dirks is listed as Owner at Utsalady Services at Utsalady Services, based in Olympia, Washington, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at earthlink.net, phone signal with area code 360, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Brian Dirks.
Brian Dirks previously worked as Owner at Utsalady Services and Strategic Media Advisor at Washington Technology Solutions. Brian Dirks holds Bachelor Of Arts, Communications Major With Emphasis On Print Journalism; Minor In Political Science from Washington State University.
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Brian Dirks is a communications professional with more than three decades of experience in journalism, government and legislative communications, and technology. He currently works as a senior communicator under the title Strategic Media Adviser for Washington Technology Solutions, a state agency that provides central IT services for state government.He served as the communications director for Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen from 2005 to 2017. He was the lieutenant governor's principal speech writer, oversaw formal agency communications and assisted the lieutenant governor with substance abuse prevention issues.Dirks spent nearly five years as a program development manager with the Department of Information Services (now Enterprise Services), working with the state's award-winning Access Washington site team on two extensive redesigns, an interagency search engine project and on other web properties. He was with the Department of Labor and Industries for 10 years, where he initiated, developed and managed L&I's early presence on the Internet and coordinated media relations and other communications services for several departmental programs.He also served as a communications professional at the Health Care Authority, General Administration, the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, the Washington State Senate and the U.S. Senate. In addition to his government experience, Dirks has worked as a journalist for newspapers in Washington state and Alaska. Dirks is a graduate of Washington State University with a bachelor's degree in communications/journalism from the Edward R. Murrow School, with post-graduate studies in project management and leadership. He resides with his family in south King County.Specialties: News writing, speech writing, web site design, web management, social media, search engine optimization (SEO), public speaking, publications, consulting, international relations.
Listed skills include Media Relations, Press Releases, Public Speaking, Speech Writing, and 46 others.
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General writing and editingPublic Relations/MediaSpeech writingGovernment relationsFundraisingNon-Profit ManagementOrganizational communicationsWebsite management(website launch pending)
Olympia
Olympia, WA
All speech writing, media relations, web site and publications work for state’s second highest-in-command. Position includes a wide mixture of communications responsibilities related to the lieutenant governor’s agenda in the areas of legislative affairs, international relations, prevention of alcohol and substance abuse, and safe and healthy communities.
Business lead for Ask George, the natural language search engine for Washington state government Web sites. Led inter-agency team toward its development. Directed ongoing product improvement and upkeep on behalf of the state. Manage relationship with search vendor Ask Jeeves (later Knova). Project manager over development of the Access Washington business.
Creator and founder of the agency’s original Web site (lni.wa.gov). Managed site through five-year period of explosive growth, cross-agency participation and training, standards development and two extensive redesigns. Co-developer of Inside L&I, the Labor and Industries Intranet site.As public information officer, developed and executed public information.
Coordinated the agency's external communications for two major new building projects for agency's East Campus Plus group. Assisted with all agency's internal and external communications activities.
Occasional resource and Office of Lt. Governor staff liaison to this national coordinating organization.
Worked with coastal Indian tribes and NWIFIC staff on communications and publications strategies related primarily to tribal fisheries harvest and enhancement.
Features, fishing reports and editorials of interest to sports fishers and hunters in Alaska.
Coordinator for (Senator) Brad Owen's first campaign for Lt. Governor. (He lost by a whisker in a tight three-way primary, but built foundations for successful run later.)
Provided media services for caucus and six state senators
Diverse range of assignments including local school districts, police and fire, city government, fisheries and features. Frequent front page stories.
Assisted Press Secretary Anna Perez with media relations and news releases in the Senator's D.C. office, and received political science internship credit before returning home to complete my undergrad studies.
Internship covered seven months of general assignment reporting. Included three months in Wenatchee then four month in paper's Okanogan County bureau in Okanogan.
Activities and Societies: Reporter, City Editor, Managing Editor and Editorial Page Editor, The Daily Evergreen; Member of Society of.
Activities and Societies: Nine-month series of course work leading to a Certificate in Project Management/Information Technology..
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Brian Dirks is based in Olympia, Washington, United States while working with Utsalady Services.
Brian Dirks has worked for Utsalady Services, Washington Technology Solutions, State Of Washington, Washington Department Of Information Services, and Washington State Department Of Labor And Industries.
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Brian Dirks holds Bachelor Of Arts, Communications Major With Emphasis On Print Journalism; Minor In Political Science from Washington State University.
Brian Dirks is listed with skills including Media Relations, Press Releases, Public Speaking, Speech Writing, Public Relations, Government, Social Media, and Public Policy.
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