Christopher Gordon Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL

• Tonic Partners is an integrated marketing agency in Chicago that specializes in the food and beverage industries. At Tonic – and as a freelance communications consultant – I provide integrated marketing, communications.
• Led content strategy and digital marketing for the creation and launch of a Dermatology news portal and monthly newsletter for a mid-sized pharma entering the US market; planned and created every piece of site content.
• Organized a scientific advisory board for a new division of a global beverage company developing glucose lowering/brain-boosting soft drinks; led targeting and outreach, secured the participation of and onboarded all.
• Provided franchise-level communications and marketing support for a major pharmaceutical company entering the eye-care space; primary client contact and team leader for an integrated digital campaign culminating in a.
• Spearheaded digital, editorial, and public relations services for the national expansion of a California-based flatbread company; integrated marketing campaigns, content/social marketing, UX design and analytics have.
• For the same company, created an influencer network of RDs and fitness/nutrition experts to generate content, increase visibility and shape opinion around company news/milestones

Chicago, IL

• Coredemar was one of the first US companies to source and sell high-precision ball bearings from China. I joined on a temporary basis to facilitate the sale of the company, which turned into a five-year odyssey in.
• Created new branding for the company, including strategic messaging and marketing strategy brought to life in new brochures, line cards, standards and style guides, sales aids, and a new company website (information.
• Started, managed and maintained social media accounts using automated systems to curate content, build community, and create/distribute posts
• Direct sales/sales support, including development of messages, decks, and other materials and implementation of sales tracking/CRM systems
• Public relations including ongoing and milestone-driven media relations, attendance at annual meetings (IMTS, WESTEC) and award submissions

Chicago, IL

• GCI Health is a global integrated healthcare communications agency serving the pharmaceutical, biotech, device and consumer health industries. As an SVP and practice leader, my responsibilities included all aspects of.
• Overall team leadership and relationship management for clients in the pharmaceutical, biotech and medtech sectors, including Bayer, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Merck, Medtronic, Smith+Nephew, Sanofi, Organon, ImClone.
• Scientific communications for products and product candidates in every stage of development – early science, product candidates, new entrants, established products, mature products, supplemental indications and LCM
• Issues management and crisis communications associated with drug safety issues, clinical trials, plant closures, FDA/regulatory action – even scandal! (I represented ImClone’s lead product candidate during the early.
• Team leadership including billability/utilization, professional development, career mentorship and guidance; and management of external resources/team members
• Administration including budgeting and financial management, projecting, forecasting, re-forecasting, reconciling, invoicing, and activity reporting

New York, NY

• HLW is the oldest and largest architectural-engineering firm in the United States, providing comprehensive planning, architecture, engineering and interior design services since 1885. As Director of Public Relations, I.
• Stewardship – and in some cases creation – of the firm’s new business process – from prospecting, RFP responses and presentation development through prospect graduation
• Development of marketing boilerplate, staff bios and product descriptions for more than 13 separate practice areas and market sectors (from architecture, engineering and interior design to financial services.
• Public relations, managing an external agency on strategy and execution including media relations, annual congresses, award submissions, publications, and speaking engagements

B.A., Literature/Communications, Journalism Concentration

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