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Dc, Washington, Us

- Developed a common language strategy to eliminate department message silos and reduce brand confusion, resulting in enhanced communication efficiency.- Successfully led website mapping projects, transforming the site into an intuitive user experience and driving increased engagement.- Achieved large growth by doubling merchandise sales within first year of program management.- Mentored and guided underperforming team member to achieve high levels of performance.- Acted as staff liaison to volunteer committees, ensuring effective collaboration and operations.- Identified as key support by Executive Director during Executive Assistant position interviews.- Created new onsite event coverage broadcast studio and media center for IMSH - annual conference.

Overland Park, Ks, Us

- Garnered industry recognition through the acquisition of 20 Platinum, Gold, and Honorable Mentions Awards, while implementing cost-saving measures in magazine printing.- Successfully executed a national campaign launch, reaching an extensive audience through various media channels while operating within a limited budget.- Hosted and moderated highly successful webinars, delivering valuable content.- Presented at and educated state associations and NAA State Leadership Conference attendees on effective communications and marketing strategies. - Developed content pushing strategy to secure placement on large sites to increase NAA visibility.- Oversaw advertising/marketing projects, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines & objectives.- Managed a diverse team of professionals, fostering collaboration and achieving project success.- Played key role in shaping staff productivity and culture, driving organizational effectiveness.

Part of the SB Nation network of sports blogs, Bring on the Cats is a wealth of in-depth analysis and opinion regarding Kansas State University sports. As part of the BOTC team, I used some best practices and original ideas to spearhead tremendous social media growth for a niched audience in little over a year - especially on Facebook.- Page likes rose from approximately 1650 to nearly 9200 - making BOTC's FB page a Top 25 among SB Nation College pages. It originally sat in the 80s or 90s ranks.- Engagement rates soared- Total organic reach soared- Page to Web Site traffic soared, becoming a welcome fixture in readership reports.I also supplied: - Analysis of the nation's college football Top 25 Associated Press and USA Today Coaches' polls;- Big 12 Conference power rankings- Weekly Round Table discussion with the other BOTC staff- Other columns as needed.

Day-to-day, I handle general copy edit responsibilities for Broadcast Engineering magazine as well as several e-newsletters and online sections. Also, I spearhead the magazine's social media presence through Facebook and Twitter - something that I'm very excited about! I love Twitter!

I handled the assembly of incoming advertising for Penton's Marketing, Agriculture and ECM titles. My trafficking duties also included overseeing ad coding into company sites through use of the FatTail and Doubleclick programs. Total, I was responsible for 18 sites and more than 20 newsletters.

Overland Park, Kansas, Us

I followed sports locally, regionally and nationwide for Sports Radio 810 WHB in Kansas City, where I was the Senior Writer for 810whb.com and Kansas State beat reporter. I also covered the Kansas City Wizards for Major League Soccer's mlsnet.com site. Also became a fixture in social media through my Twitter account: www.twitter.com/curtiskitchen.

New York City, Us

Beat reporter for the Kansas City Wizards for Major League Soccer's mlsnet.com.

Topeka, Kansas, Us

- Led PR efforts in moving SCCA ProRally from unknown to national public stage. Now featured as part of ESPN’s X-Games- Media guide production, advertising copy creation, copy editing- Professional relationships included: SPEED Channel, ESPN, ESPN “The Magazine”, Autoweek, ABC’s “Good Morning America”- Appeared on national radio talk shows (e.g. Motor Trend Radio) and spoke to local civic groups- Crisis Management: Acted as contact point for several event incidents involving fatalities