Diane Ritchey Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Missouri, United States (Remote From Friendswood, Texas)

Responsible for creating and executing marketing and communications strategy, press relations, social media strategy, advertising plan, internal and external content, and budget for Zenitel Americas. In charge of trade show and external events planning and execution. Execution of newly formed Corporate Social Responsibility plan. Cross-functional work/collaboration with global Zenitel sales, product management, and marketing teams.

Friendswood, Tx

• Provided overall execution and management of communications, marketing, public relations and editorial development for Security magazine and its brand. • Developed, wrote and managed high-quality and topical content for Security magazine and securitymagazine.com. • Project management of long-term print and online communications, including annual Security 500 report and Most Influential People in Security report. • Strategy and content manager for social media platforms, including Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. • Created and managed annual editorial budget. • Created and managed print and online editorial calendar. • Managed internal and external editorial staff. Collaborated with art, design, marketing, and sales colleagues. • Built and established relationships with advertisers and sales staff to generate and increase revenue, online and in print. Traveled to industry meetings and conferences.

• Researched, wrote, designed, edited, and distributed client marketing materials, including press releases, press kits, media plans, and marketing and public relations materials for Smarthinking clients. • Built and maintained strong relationships with local and national media. Actively pitched the local and national media.

Oak Brook, Il

• Ensured the high-quality production of Home Appliance and Appliance magazines, including writing articles, copy editing, page design and layout, and approval of proofs/final pages. • Promoted magazine and web site through personal appearances on national television/radio programs and through newspaper/magazine articles. • Developed and maintained strong relationships with the local, national, and international media. • Managed a staff of editors and international correspondents, including creating and managing annual editorial budgets. • Assisted with marketing the brand, including writing/distributing press releases, speeches and newsletters and promoting the magazine and web site through personal appearances on national television and radio programs. • Traveled to industry meetings, trade shows and appliance manufacturing facilities.

Alexandria, Va

• Worked as an integral part of organization representing the interests of human resource professionals at federal, state and local levels of government • Managed the editing and publishing of several professional trade journals. • Wrote and edited features and monthly/quarterly membership newsletters. Wrote and distributed press releases and developed/maintained influential relationships with the local and national media.