Jennifer Watson, Apr Email & Phone Number

Greater Denver Area

Based in the Denver metro area, Elephant PR is a strategic communications firm that helps organizations achieve resonance with the people who matter most. We partner with you to:• Build powerful, authentic communicators who can convey your vision and engage in effective dialogues with your audiences.• Craft compelling narratives that help inform, inspire and move your audiences to action.• Open productive conversations that help you raise awareness, build support, solve problems, effect change and create sustainable partnerships.Our customized services range from strategic planning and full-service programs to shorter-term projects and coaching relationships.

Greater Denver Area

Provide strategic communications counsel and services as a member of the Canopy Advisory Group, which matches senior public relations & marketing, finance & accounting, strategy & nonprofit, and legal consultants with clients in a variety of industries and sectors.

Littleton, Colorado

Developed and executed integrated engagement plans for senior executives of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company ($8 billion+ in annual revenues). Provided dedicated executive communications support for internal and external engagements, including authoring speeches, presentations, thought-leadership articles, video scripts, media prep packets and internal articles and memos. Also created a branded executive digital presence and developed ongoing social media content to support enterprise and brand messaging. Led a cross-functional team in planning and executing employee and leadership webcasts and town halls. Also provided communications counsel and support to Human Resources leaders around enterprise change management, performance management and policy initiatives.

Responsible for strategy development and financial and team management of integrated communications programs for corporate, government and nonprofit clients. Specialized in leading complex stakeholder engagement programs with multiple partner organizations. Worked with company owners to develop new business and recruit, manage and mentor agency staff. Managed multiple programs that were honored with national communications awards. Also led the development of a pro bono communications program that earned MGA the Denver Business Journal’s Partners in Philanthropy Small Business of the Year Award and PRSA Colorado’s 2010 PR Team of the Year Award.Clients served included: Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Shell Oil Co., U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, FEMA, Point B Inc., Northpointe Institute for Public Management, Memorial Health System, Legal Resolution Center, Social Venture Partners, The Denver Foundation, Metro Volunteers and Post-News Colorado Colfax Marathon.

Spokesperson and public relations and marketing director for an urban human services agency. Primary responsibilities included media relations, crisis and issues management, employee communications, marketing and special events.

Provided communications counsel to elected and appointed officials in second-largest county in Colorado. Responsible for community engagement programs, message and strategy development, crisis communications, issues management, speechwriting, employee communications, and print and Web materials development.

M.A., Journalism And Mass Communications Research

B.A., Political Science