Dan Klein Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, In, Us

● Showcase the people and events for the University of Indianapolis, a private institution with almost 5,000 students and more than 600 faculty members● Develop and execute daily, weekly and monthly news coverage plans and public affairs strategies by proactively pitching news stories to local, state and national media and beyond, as well as quickly respond to requests from journalists● Chief storyteller for UIndy, writing original content and thought leadership essays for both external and internal audiences● Build trusted partnerships and relationships on- and off-campus to enhance UIndy’s reputation and profile● Advise and counsel University leaders on best practices for communications, media training and tactics● Act as media spokesperson in crisis and non-crisis situations, as well as develop talking points and strategies for other university leaders to ensure that messaging remains consistent with UIndy's mission, values and reputation● Remain flexible when dealing with 24/7 news cycles and fast-paced environments

● Winner of 'Adjunct Faculty Member of the Year' award in first full year of teaching● Teach online college course on Public Communication/Public Speaking as part of required curriculum for all students● Interact and engage with students in live weekly lecture● Grade assignments including a weekly required speech on a variety of topics

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

● Oversee all communications, marketing and public relations efforts for online farmers market/eCommerce grocery with food hubs in 30+ cities in 19 states● Create National, Regional, and Local Media pitches that resulted in revenue-driving sales for Market Wagon and increased brand exposure● Design the PR and storytelling structure for the Communications Department to help the company increase from $7M in revenue to $14M in revenue in one year resulting in Market Wagon being ranked as the 450th fastest growing company in America by Inc. Magazine in 2022 & 680th fastest growing company in 2023.● Secure earned media placement and interviews in national publications including Forbes & USA Today as well as numerous competitive media outlets like the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chicago Tribune, Columbus Dispatch, KDKA, WCNC, WCCO, WGN, WOIO, WRTV, WTHR, etc.● Build brand exposure and sales by interviewing affiliate farmers for regular vendor highlight on MarketWagon.com● Generate weekly individualized email campaigns to each food hub and manage automated email workflows in order to boost performance and increase sales● Manage official company Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIN and Twitter accounts, creating original content for multiple posts on each platform weekly to build the audience and brand● Author thought leadership pieces to increase the profile of Market Wagon executives as well as overall market share● Supervise company's regular podcast hosted by Market Wagon CEO Nick Carter● Produce award-winning entries and videos for contests including TechPoint's prestigious Scale-up of the Year Mira Award in 2022● Use platforms including Meltwater, Muck Rack, Prowly, Klaviyo, Microsoft Suite, Asana & Hootsuite to increase productivity

Indianapolis, Indiana

● Cultivates story ideas daily with a strategic mission to either lead the nightly newscast or outperform digitally and on social media resulting in being the #3 most-read author on WISHTV.com in 2021● Develops relationships with key influencers to create breakthrough original content and find unique angles● Conducts interviews, writes stories, shoots and edits video to achieve a successful story under deadline● Ad-libs live reports at breaking news scenes● Collaborates daily and joyfully with others like producers, assignment editors and management to resolve problems and improve the final product● Transforms broadcast writing into AP style for station website● Manages long-term projects requiring organization and attention to detail including Gov. Holcomb’s weekly COVID press conferences● Frequently presents on diversity, equality and inclusion topics to provide advocates a platform to showcase their message● Manages the #1 fastest-growing talent page on Facebook in the Indianapolis TV market in 2020● Recipient of 3 Emmy nominations as judged by peers for news writing, anchoring and ad-libbing at a breaking news scene

Huntington, West Virginia

● Co-anchor of highly-rated 5 p.m. newscast plus other shows when needed while still juggling daily reporting duties● Able to turn a package with 3-4+ fresh angles for various shows● Went live frequently for breaking news ● Brought unique story ideas, frequent enterprises and exclusives● Responsible for creating content and keeping track of news coverage for 4 assigned counties in viewing area● Newsroom leader whose input and judgment was highly valued● Nominated for 5 Emmys for reporting

● Solo anchor of 11 p.m. newscast every weeknight● Acting executive producer for evenings● Chief investigative reporter as well as general assignments● Wrote, published and edited stories for the station’s website and social media sites● Trained and mentored college graduates to be professional reporters

Terre Haute, Indiana Area

● General assignment reporter and multimedia journalist● Primary backup news and sports anchor for variety of newscasts

Gainesville, Florida Area

● One-man band a package and additional vosots daily● For months, fill-in anchor/executive producer for weekend shows

Lawton, Oklahoma Area

● Lead reporter for late newscast● Frequent breaking news coverage and live shots

Master'S Degree, Broadcast Journalism

Broadcast Journalism, Political Science And History