Christopher Kaul Email & Phone Number

Montclair, New Jersey, United States

Summit, New Jersey

Headed external and internal communications, liaising between national office and 200+ Affiliates, CEO and senior leadership, Board of Trustees, corporate partners, and key stakeholders.Drove brand development and messaging organization-wide, creating comprehensive suite of Affiliate branding materials including official Family Promise Style Guide. Fostered Affiliate compliance by prioritizing and providing real-time responses to their specific challenges.Managed Family Promise logo redesign in 2018 to better reflect the organization’s scope and mission.Served as executive producer for national public relations campaign videos to raise awareness, grow brand, and position CEO as national thought leader.Directed website development and maintenance, social media campaigns, and public relations to maximize donor and stakeholder engagement.Project managed all aspects of production of Annual Impact Reports, both print and digital, as primary marketing and development tools. AIR and website played significant role in 50% increase in record revenues in 2018.Integrated communications function with two new positions: Digital Content Manager and Digital Operations Manager. Served as mentor and collaborated with both on thought leadership, social media, SEO, and media outreach.Coordinated marketing and public relations for corporate partnerships (Belk, Clayton Homes, PetSmart, Woodforest National Bank, Sesame Street).

Summit, New Jersey

Created PR and marketing materials including online video, social media, national newsletters, brochures, corporate PowerPoints, Affiliate/Industry webinars, and email campaigns.Supported Affiiliate marketing and communications needs.Initiated and managed complete website redesign in 2012, from Drupal to WordPress, introducing brand refresh.Developed cause marketing department to generate corporate funding and build brand. Wrote “Because Every Child Deserves a Home” for Family Promise President, published in the Huffington Post.Wrote and produced “A Journey of Hope,” a film depicting families served by Family Promise.

Projects include:Last Kaul, a political blog covering the 2008 presidential campaign.“Compliance & Persistency,” and “Retail Health Clinics,” white papers produced at the Broadleaf Creative Group for Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals.Screenwriter for PBS documentary, “America Becoming,” produced by Dai Sil Gibson.Editor of the anthology, “They’re All in It Together: When Good Things Happen to Bad People,” by Donald Kaul. Published in October, 1991, by Andrews & McMeel.

Partnered with founder to build company from start-up in 1991 to the #3 franchise in system, with sales of $3.5 million annually.Directed operations including management team, sales force, marketing strategy, and budget.Signed IBM, Marriott, and Fannie Mae as corporate clients.Signed national client restaurants California Pizza Kitchen, Friday’s, Pizzeria Uno, Subway, and Bertucci’s as strategic partners.Delivered and maintained annual 30% increase in profit margin from 2004-2007.Created same-day catering capability for pharmaceutical representatives leading to 50% increase in corporate/catering sales.

Responsible for daily operations including staff of 40, sales, accounts management, and payroll.Designed and maintained company website, including online ordering capability.Created all advertising content, including layout and copy of four separate menu booklets.Signed 130+ partner restaurants.

Bachelor Of Arts, English; Creative Writing And Literature

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