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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Leads external marketing initiatives for the US' largest, woman-owned media agency. • Responsible for media relations, marketing strategies, and brand communications efforts.• Collaborates to build marketing communications programs to match the business and strategic goals of the agency and its thought leaders.• Conduct in-depth research to identify relevant awards and recognition opportunities for thought leaders, strategically enhancing their visibility and industry credibility.• Manage events marketing budgets.

Communications Consultant to Chicago Dramatists, Richard Boykin, Shiller Preyar Law, AldermanHelen Shiller, US Representative Bobby Rush, Vertical Inc.• Develop, manage, and execute communications plans to promote engagement and sales for high-priority projects and campaigns.• Plan and execute a wide range of events for law firms and political candidates, including press conferences, community gatherings, and constituent outreach, while managing budgets to ensure cost-effective and impactful outcomes.• Support submissions for attorney rankings, awards, and recognitions. Maintained attorney bios and image library.• Develop and execute comprehensive diversity and inclusion strategies in collaboration to drive talent attraction. Led the management of surveys to measure program effectiveness, providing valuable data to support decision-making and strategy refinement.• Lead the development of key messages and oversee content creation, including talking points, newsletters, op-eds, talking points, speeches, media pitches, visuals, and social media content.• Collaborate and build alliances with stakeholders through effective communications to achieve strategic goals.• Develop and manage project budgets, tracking expenses, and ensuring cost control.

Developed and executed the communications strategy to promote and clarify JAPAC’s mission by increasing its effectiveness on legislative and policy change at the local and state level.• Lead the development of key messages and oversee content creation, including talking points, emails, op-eds, media pitches, visuals, newsletters, website content and social media content.• Develop and manage project budgets, tracking expenses and ensuring cost control.• Assembled and oversaw a diversely skilled communication team.• Crisis management and preemptive planning.• Managed fundraising initiative.

New York, Ny, Us

Internal and external change readiness communications supporting CCB Data Management and previously for the commercial card product set PMO.• Develop and manage global communications strategy, aligning with commercial card and regional sales stakeholders.• Successfully plan, execute, and manage projects from initiation to completion.• Create project schedules, set milestones, and monitor progress to ensure on-time delivery.• Maintain clear and regular communication with stakeholders, clients, and team members - emails, client letters, employee intranet content, presentations, leadership messaging, talking points, release notes.• Fervently advocate for diversity and inclusion, demonstrated by a deep-seated passion for crafting and delivering impactful diversity communications that resonate with diverse audiences, foster understanding, and drive positive cultural change within organizations.• Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement best practices.• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders and subject matter experts.• Provide consultation to team leads by implementing and evolving communications tools, processes, templates and guidelines.• Manage and draft external website content, Sharepoint administration.• Produced detailed change management plans to define roles, responsibilities, deliverables and milestones.

Paris, Fr

Financial services firm. Work as part of a ten member global team, based in Paris. • Strategize and manage comprehensive global communications programs.• Shape comprehensive internal communications initiatives and programs, including change management, corporate education, employee newsletters and company-wide e-mail messaging.• Create and manage content for the rollout of overhauled intranet presence.

New York, Ny, Us

Responsible for managing, implementing, maintaining and monitoring all Edelman Mobile communications with internal stakeholders including, but not limited to, the accuracy, clarity, style, originality, design and overall quality of communications produced. In addition, responsible for managing the day-to-day communications within the global Mobile Evangelist program across all Edelman practices.Finally, the position supports the overall department communications needs including managing the internal website(s), gathering and producing Case Studies, and writing global update documents and presentations.

Developed and executed sales and marketing plan and all corporate systems for new upscale gourmet restaurant/food shop concept. Acted as public relations spokesperson to promote the restaurant and build community relationships. Establish and maintain relationships with industry leaders and vendors. Developed and implemented business systems. Responsibilities include : Sales/Marketing/Advertising (media planning, media buying, copywriting, press releases, graphic design, establishing contacts, developing catering program to businesses) , Human Resources (hiring, payroll administration, benefits administration), Marketing Strategies, Management of Customer Service, Administration , and Promotions

Las Vegas, Nevada, Us

(Public Policy/Public Relations consulting/civic affairs radio interview show broadcast on NPR) Booked resources, facilities, studio time and equipment. Performed general research for radio program and arranged and oversaw guest visits/interviews. Contributed to the creative input of the show, for example writing questions for guests. Arranged logistics for guest interviews (abroad and in various locations throughout the US). Planned and oversaw large events (100+), civic leadership events such as Leadership Memphis monthly meetings and events, as well as, national mayoral meetings fore CEOs for Cities, based in Chicago . Managed the logistical aspects of the events, executing the events and determining optimal site and vendor choices. Additional responsibilities included interacting with clients to determine requirements for events, negotiating contracts with vendors. Solicited donations for civic organizations. Also responsible for project accounting, bookkeeping, and budgeting.

Provided administrative support to 12 account executives and 3 managers. Maintained time and attendance record for the Sales and Marketing departments. Researched errors and explained policies to department employees. Routinely attended sales meetings and kept minutes. Also maintained other filing systems. Processed local and national sales orders. Generated sales reports for upper management. Updated programming information and created printed sales materials, for example, proposals, research, etc. Administered several computer programs, for example, TV Scan, Matrix, CMk, Sales line, BIAS, Scarborough, etc. ; Planned and executed special events for 3 to 100 persons in the sales department.

Planned, negotiated and executed advertising campaigns uniquely tailored to meet the specific needs of each individual client. Served as editor for all of the agency's client promotions. Executed media and public relations strategies and programs. Developed and maintained programs to foster good relationships with media representatives. Created press materials and presentations. Prepared business correspondence, press releases, copy, and presentations. Extensive use of graphic design programs and other software, such as Microsoft Office Applications, Quark XPRESS, and Adobe Photoshop.