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Dallas, TX, US

Plano, Texas

Plano, Texas

• Build an effective B2B communications strategy and implement it globally.
• Implement processes and introduce new tools that facilitate strong connections in messaging between the business and stakeholders.
• Create coherent messages between corporate and what's relevant to BRP's network of dealers.
• Support and communicate key business initiatives with various internal and external audiences.
• Manage, supervise and provide quality control for dealer Club events
• Lead crisis management situations to ensure alignment on messaging and approach.

Carrollton, Texas, United States

• Wrote and developed communications project plans for enterprise-wide initiatives, including several IT enhancements
• Partnered with stakeholder departments across the organization such as HR, Sales, Marketing, Operations and IT to plan, write and produce all internal communications content for large change initiatives, connecting.
• Produced corporate and field Town Hall presentations to an enterprise audience of 2,000+, which involves developing content alongside the Executive Committee as well as putting together slides and speaker notes
• Led the project team for the annual CEO Awards Banquet and Brand Forum, including determining theme, writing executive speeches, producing video lead-ins, producing all collateral and determining the overall look, feel.
• Reached out to key stakeholders across the organization to streamline the communications flow, strategize on content creation and better position leaders as experts

Carrollton, Texas

• Managed all internal communications channels and their content, including the intranet homepage and operations and corporate newsletters
• Filmed, produced and edited video content for company leaders
• Developed and maintained annual content calendar to better organize communications channel content and to tie into business goals

Boston, MA

• Produced video blogs
• Updated the Christian Science Press Room
• Worked on social media strategy
• Tracked social media and web analytics
• Followed the latest health, news, and social media trends

Boston, MA

• Managed, filmed, edited, and produced video projects from concept to completion
• Developed a web video series, Lives Lived, on ChristianScience.com

Boston, MA

• Developed and launched audio podcast series,
• Hosted and performed voiceover for online audio programs
• Produced, filmed, and edited web videos
• Updated the website using WordPress

Lebanon, MO

• Spearheaded four-month project to produce a 20-minute promotional video
• Redesigned promotional brochures

Elsah, IL

• Managed photographers, reporters, and the page design team for bi-weekly college newspaper
• Wrote news and feature stories, copy edited articles and created graphics

Boston, MA

• Produced two programs that aired on radio stations worldwide
• Interviewed, wrote scripts, and edited segments for weekly radio programs

Indianapolis, IN

• Wrote news scripts and rewrote AP wire copy for broadcast
• Produced news report packages