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I lead communications for a late-stage startup operating at the dynamic intersection of ag, biotech and sustainability. My team and I cover a range of responsibilities – from strategically crafting messages and managing media relations to writing bylines, driving social media, organizing events, supporting investor initiatives, and engaging colleagues.

Chicago, Illinois

I wore many hats. My primary responsibilities included management of cross-office account teams that provided integrated marketing and communications support for leaders in agriculture and financial services. We specialized in audience-driven content, from research to development to strategic deployment. As the day-to-day client contact for multiple.

Chicago, Illinois

A family move to Chicago provided an opportunity to solidify media relations skills and expand my client portfolio to include higher education, healthcare and a Fortune 50 pharmacy company. In addition to extensive pitching to consumer and industry publications, I provided ongoing client counsel as well as crisis comms support.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

I took my skills to farm country when I joined a top-notch group of agriculture-focused PR pros. To target farmers means toeing the line between ROI-driven B2B marketing and emotion-driven B2C marketing, and I became one of the team’s primary storytellers – pitching stories to ag media and working with in-house creative and digital departments to produce.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

There’s no better way to learn the ins and outs of agency life and client management than at a boutique operation with smart people. During my first foray into the “other side,” I supported a diverse portfolio of clients that covered health care, education, consumer services and the arts. My skills as a journalist – being curious, thinking on my feet.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

What do you know about city charters? Tax increment financing? Planning, zoning and park land management? Many would say “not much,” others maybe even “who cares?” As the government reporter for two well-regarded hyperlocal news outlets, it was my job to cover topics like these in a way that would get our readers to understand and, better yet, engage with.

Duluth, Minnesota

There’s no team quite like the copy desk of a daily newspaper. From developing a news hierarchy to receiving/editing/packaging content to cross-checking each other's work – all under the pressure of a strict deadline of mere hours – a successful copy desk is the epitome of a well-oiled machine. Everything I know about teamwork (being accountable.

Columbia, Missouri

This is why you go to Mizzou: to gain real-life work experience producing the city’s daily morning newspaper with guidance from industry veterans. I came in completely green and walked out with experience reporting on challenging subjects (a controversial government land purchase, the death of a college football player in practice, family life with.