David Rudd Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, IL, US

• Responsible for client relationship management and new business development for consultancy that provides strategic business communications leadership and support to non-profit and philanthropic organizations, and.
• Strategic planning for public and community relations, media relations, stakeholder engagement and message development
• Content development including stories, scripts, speeches, annual reports, social media, editorial plans and other writing and editing services
• Website development for custom or template projects
• Video production services including storyboards, scripts, filming and editing
• Communication skills-building for board members, senior leadership, employees and volunteers

Chicago, IL, US

• Oversaw internal communication to 10,000 employees of the hospital, Pritzker School of Medicine and the Biological Sciences Division. Reported to Vice President and Chief Communications and Marketing Officer. Provided.
• Launched first-ever programs to improve culture through employee recognition and promote the clinical services of the hospital among employees.
• Increased employee-facing content across internal channels by 30% while making channels more user-friendly.
• Created three community benefit reports for medical center, increasingly well-received by hospital’s board of trustees.
• Led increase of year-over-year traditional media coverage of community-related programs by 64% and an increase in community-related social media activity by 40%.
• Helped launch affinity groups by inviting outside experts to inform development and by creating new communications tools, including web content and video.

New York, NY, US

• Provided corporate communications counsel to national clients, including Bank of America, Pine-Sol, MassMutual, CVS/pharmacy, and the CDC. Proposed and launched new initiatives to create organic growth. Devised.
• Led African-American practice for multicultural marketing arm of company. Proactively secured new business and managed existing client relationships.
• Managed team that developed traditional communications plans and leveraged social media to position the Prepaid Visa RushCard as an industry leader, doubling business with client.
• Proposed and launched new initiatives to create organic growth, particularly in diversity and multicultural marketing space, including a successful pitches to Bank of America and MassMutual clients to promote D&I.
• Devised targeted marketing strategies to grow clients’ market share in health care vertical.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Succeeded in progressively responsible positions over a seven year period.Director, Emerging Consumer Marketing2003-2005
• Managed $2,000,000 budget. Launched and managed strategy to market Motorola and its mobile phone products to multi-cultural consumers and young adults.
• Managed external agencies and resources including designers, developers, project managers and marketing staff. Director, Strategic Communications, Mobile Devices Business2000-2003
• Led five-member team that publicized wireless Internet software technologies and solutions in company’s largest business unit.
• Directed worldwide media and industry analyst relations and executive visibility programs.
• Oversaw internal communications for software group of 1,000. Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs 1998-2000

• Coordinated statewide press relations on behalf of one of Illinois' top four legislative leaders. Briefed Senate Democratic Leader for interviews with statehouse press corps.
• Wrote and edited the Senate Democratic Leader's annual report to constituents.

• Directed and managed internal and external communications for Illinois’ largest school district and the nation’s third largest public school system.

Education Writer and Reporter Beat coverage of local and national stories on education, particularly the Chicago Public Schools.Metropolitan ReporterGeneral assignment coverage of government, crime and suburban lifestyle topics Business News ReporterReported and wrote stories on high-technology companies.