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Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Leads North America's content and communications strategies to support Gordon Brothers' business objectives, relationship formation, business referrals and lead generation. Responsible for amplifying the firm’s point of view through a variety of long- and short-form written communications products and partners with business leads, subject matter experts and stakeholders to execute on these strategies.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

New York , Ny, Us

Drafted, edited and disseminated field communications on behalf of Individual Markets and Park Avenue Securities, including weekly newsletters. Marketing responsibilities included using Salesforce Marketing Cloud to publish field and client communications and maintaining all eSuite collateral for our field partners and clients. Coordinated with legal, compliance, operations and corporate communications teams to draft and finalize all field and client content with relevant information, events and training. Drafted, finalized and published field and client correspondence regarding state and federal fiduciary regulations, including emergency relief regulations. Created complex communications plans for upcoming technology enhancements, product launches and/or regulatory updates and worked closely with the training and marketing teams to drive engagement. Managed large Excel files of client account data to execute on any needed correspondence and corresponding field notifications. Reprioritized responsibilities daily to ensure marketing and communications deadlines were met to deliver messaging in an accurate and timely manner.

New York , Ny, Us

Managed the Individual Markets Business Communications team responsible for drafting and disseminating communications on behalf of Individual Markets Operations, Service & Supervision. Primary responsibilities included drafting and disseminating all field-facing communications on behalf of Individual Life, Disability and Annuity teams in addition to Park Avenue Securities. Other responsibilities included coordinating, drafting and finalizing field communications with relevant information, events, training and key milestones regarding the New York Department of Financial Services Regulation 187.

New York , Ny, Us

Communications Manager at Park Avenue Securities, a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Guardian Life. Primary responsibilities included drafting and disseminating all field- and client-facing communications on behalf of Park Avenue Securities, including the weekly field newsletter. Other main responsibilities included coordinating, drafting and finalizing field communications with relevant information, events, training and key milestones regarding the Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule. Participant in the Individual Markets Emerging Leader Development Program 2016 - 2017.

New York, Ny, Us

Covered distressed debt markets and specific credits in areas of mining, retail and the government sponsored enterprises, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Produced multiple daily spot stories before market open and throughout the day on tight deadlines, while conducting several interviews for separate enterprise pieces. Collaborated closely with analysts and bankruptcy lawyers compiling in-depth stories and providing the most accurate and timely coverage on distressed companies and events of default that could lead to an in-court or out-of-court restructuring. Developed an understanding of Chapters 9, 11 and 15 bankruptcy proceedings to process accurate and timely dockets for subscribers. Covered hearings in the bankruptcy court for the Southern District of New York, Delaware and the Court of Federal Claims for live blogging. Built strong source relationships and maintained networking abilities with buy-side investors, bondholders, lenders, lawyers and restructuring professionals providing the most accurate and breaking coverage for subscribers.

Evanston, Il, Us

Published breaking stories on websites including, but not limited to, Medill Reports Chicago, Medill DC, United Press International and McClatchy DC. Produced several daily spot stories working on tight deadlines while conducting several interviews for enterprise pieces. Shot all video interviews, B-roll and natural sound for multiple media packages and produced 90-second video spot stories for same-day turnaround. Implemented exemplary AP style editing skills publishing stories on websites accurately and on deadline. Demonstrated and implemented basic knowledge of HTML coding and CSS style functions to better manage our news websites.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Researched multiple construction leads daily by speaking with project managers and architects to get the most current information about a project’s size, value and timeline. Published leads in a concise report on the company’s website adhering to AP style guidelines. Prepared voice recordings for new hire training seminars explaining how to report and publish projects to our site according to company standards.

Wrote weekly news updates researching and summarizing current political, economic or social happenings in the Czech Republic and countries in Central Europe. Attended political, economic and cultural events weekly in Prague including debates at the Prague Institute of Democracy, Economy and Culture, the 2011 Prague Writer’s Festival, the 2011 Transeuorpa Festival and various museum exhibitions.

Master Of Science In Journalism (Msj), Video And Broadcast

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Journalism And Mass Communication, French, Women'S Studies, European Studies