Cassandra Mickens Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Researching, planning, implementing and evaluating all Corporate Communications & Marketing publications to meet Children’s strategic business and communications objectives, and producing high-quality content for all Children's publications. Plans with chief communications officer, photographer and communications manager to research and edit copy, write for various projects and carry out communication plans. Seeks opportunities to incorporate new media into overall communications efforts. Responsible for crafting and maintaining Children’s patient story archives.

Birmingham, Alabama

Children’s Corporate Communications & Marketing department handles all Children’s public relations, media relations, advertising, marketing, and internal and external communications. We are available around-the-clock to assist media in reporting. Call (205) 638-9100 and ask the hospital operator to page the media relations representative on call.

Birmingham, Ala.

Designing and copy editing news, opinion and features pages of The Birmingham News, The Huntsville Times and the (Mobile) Press-Register, all the while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Columbiana, Ala.

Managed freelancers in addition to writing and editing a monthly community lifestyle magazine, Hoover's Magazine, focused on Alabama's sixth largest city. Also served as reporter and associate editor of the Shelby County Reporter, "Alabama's Best Community Newspaper."

Jackson, Miss.

Lifestyle reporter and blogger covering health, fitness active living and food for Mississippi's No. 1 information source, previously covered state government and business.

Natchez, Miss.

Managed two reporters, served as night desk editor and covered the city beat for a daily 10,000-circulation newspaper in southwest Mississippi.

Columbiana, Ala.

Covered crime, three city governments and a public liberal arts university in Alabama's fastest growing county.

Anniston, Ala.

Refined journalism leadership skills through a master's degree program both at a major university, the University of Alabama, and inside a "teaching newspaper,"​ The Anniston Star. Produced a three-part print series with multimedia about Anniston's historic black business district published in The Star.

Selma, Ala.

Oversaw daily news budget, while juggling page design, web updates and reporting education and lifestyle beats. Worked with community contributors to organize and refine articles. Produced a monthly health and fitness publication to raise awareness of startling health statistics in Alabama's Black Belt region.

New York, N.Y.

Interned at Essence Magazine. Conducted research for magazine’s home and food sections. Assisted with photo shoots and food stylings.

M.A., Journalism

Activities and Societies: Knight Community Journalism Fellow

B.A., Journalism

Activities and Societies: The Crimson White, Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.

High School