Clare Mason Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, BC, CA

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, BC

• Providing vision and leadership on all strategic communications initiatives to enhance the Corporation’s image and visibility.
• Leading and implementing all corporate media and public relations, strategic communications planning, issues management and emergency response needs.
• Advising Destination BC’s CEO, Board, Executive Team, Tourism Marketing Committee, and all internal staff on best practices in communications, media interviews and messaging, and issues management—acting as.
• Leading and mentoring a team of three communications specialists, and managing the work of various contractors, suppliers and agencies. Overseeing the creation of all communications material.
• Collaborating with cross-divisional teams to develop strategic media relations plans that promote Destination BC’s marketing (provincial, national and international), brand, and destination development activities in.
• Leading the Corporation’s crisis communications plans, emergency response and reputation management efforts, including participation on the Tourism Marketing Committee’s Sub-Committee on Emergency Coordination and.

Victoria, BC

• As Communications and Stakeholder Relations Manager, my responsibilities included:
• Providing vision, leadership, and management on all communication initiatives, to enhance the Provincial Government’s image and visibility in regards to its support for BC’s tourism sector.
• Leading all tourism-related media relations, strategic communications planning, and issues management projects.
• Managing municipal, provincial and federal government relationships, and advising BC’s Minister of Tourism, Ministry staff, and Government Communications and Public Engagement staff on matters related to tourism.
• Creating all communications materials, including news releases, advisories, opinion editorials, speeches and presentations, briefing notes and media messaging.
• Collaborating with local, regional, provincial and national tourism associations and organizations to support common goals and build Destination BC’s reputation. (including, but not limited to, Destination Canada.

Victoria, British Columbia

• As Public Affairs Officer, my responsibilities included:
• Managing communications for various Provincial portfolios and special projects including: Tourism, BC Pavilion Corporation (BC Place and the Vancouver Convention Centre), Arts and Culture, Film, Recreation Sites and.
• Producing various written materials including news releases, advisories, opinion editorials, public reports, speeches and presentations, briefing notes and media messaging.
• Planning various tours for the Premier and Ministers, and managing announcements and partner events.
• Issues management—dealing with highly sensitive and confidential cabinet information, and producing messaging for the Premier’s Office, Ministers and Ministry Executive for ‘Question Period’, budget debates, and media.
• Acting as a social media reporter for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay, creating photographs/imagery, videos and written content for a variety of Provincial social media platforms, for which I was nominated for a.

• Portfolio manager of various ministry files including Early Childhood Development, Adoption, Child Care, Children and Youth with Special Needs and WorkLife BC.
• Production and management of minister’s briefing and communications materials, and external/partner relations related to the launch of Adoption Awareness Month in November 2007 and the WorkLife BC Forum and Awards 2008.

• As Manager of Strategic Liaison, my responsibilities included:
• Project management for various programs and events, including the development and launch of the ‘WorkLife BC’ initiative—a government-wide work-life balance initiative and awards program.
• Strategic planning and advice to Ministry executive to build public awareness and support for early childhood services and programs in BC.
• Development of the division’s service plan (annual report), cross-ministry projects, stakeholder relations plans, correspondence, and ‘Question Period’ and budget debate materials.
• Issues management and briefings for Ministers, Executive members and key stakeholders.

Victoria, BC

• As Project Consultant and Policy Analyst, my responsibilities included:
• Developing strategic project and communications plans, and writing corporate reports and briefing materials.
• Research, policy analysis and project management support.
• Issues management support, and facilitating briefings for Ministers, Ministry Executive members and key stakeholders.

Victoria, BC

• As a Child, Youth and Family Social Worker, my responsibilities included:
• Evaluating services provided to clients, and collaborating with partners and agencies in an integrated case management framework.
• Developing client profiles, acting as mediator, and providing conflict resolution counseling and resources for clients, families, contractors and community stakeholders.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• As an intern, and then in my position as a paid contractor, my responsibilities included:
• Writing briefing materials, reports and public documents to raise program awareness amongst member nations, and to increase fundraising and program support.
• Writing country-specific ‘Donor Updates’ (funding details and program requests), coordinating donor briefings, and preparing reports for UNICEF Executive and the United Nations Consolidated Appeals Process.

Diploma, Public Relations

Ba, Child And Youth Care--International Child Rights

Ba, Politicial Science With A Minor In History