Elizabeth Foster Email & Phone Number

United States

As Director of Communications, Liz oversees the corporate communications team for Cardinal Financial, managing the company's change management, employee engagement, and more.

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Wrote timely and accurate knowledge content (quick reference guides, instructions, technical documents, playbooks/manuals) and other outputs (newsletters, articles) that enabled the success of internal stakeholders by helping them quickly acquire the knowledge they need to be successful. Managed the content management system (CMS) to translate content into effective articles. Used technical skills and technologies (online learning platforms) to produce accurate work with fast turnaround times.Ensured content was written with one voice and actively and consistently provide review, editing and tracking of content.

Fort Mill, Sc

Produced internal communication for 3,500-plus employees at top 10 national purchase mortgage lender. Maintain and manage the company's intranet, deliver electronic communications, printed materials and video scripts.We launched a new intranet site early in 2017. In fewer than eight months, the site amassed more than a million page views.We launched a daily, subscription-based newsletter for employees in May, 2017. It provides company and industry news as well as pop culture tidbits and fun. We've seen 19,700 percent growth in subscribers and they are engaged. On average, the newsletter gets an open rate of more than 50 percent.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Wrote and edited for businesses and news outlets in the Charlotte region and beyond. Clients included Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte Agenda, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Wray Ward, Omnistream and Hickory Grove Baptist Church.

--Copy edited stories and designed pages for The Charlotte Observer, The News & Observer of Raleigh and The (Rock Hill, S.C.) Herald.--Made sure digital supplements to stories (embedded videos, tweets, maps, etc.) appeared and functioned as expected.--Wrote stories and columns for CharlotteFive.com, a niche website produced by The Charlotte Observer that presents news and features geared toward a millennial audience.

--Was responsible for copy editing staff and wire stories, designing pages and writing headlines for the 30,000-circulation McClatchy daily.--In addition to daily copy editing duties, served from September 2008-September 2009 as editor/administrator of YorkCountyMoms.com, a Herald Web site that offered blogs, articles and other information geared toward parents in the paper's coverage area.

--Was primary freelance writer for The Herald's weekly Home & Gardens section, which featured stories on the latest home design and garden trends. Was responsible for finding sources and assigning photos.--Covered boys' and girls' high school track and softball for the Fort Mill Times

--Managed two award-winning McClatchy weekly newspapers in western York County, S.C. Duties included supervising a reporter, assigning/editing stories, working with freelancers and designing pages. Left in June 2005 to start a family.

--Edited stories, designed pages and co-managed reporters for award-winning McClatchy weekly that covers fast-growing and affluent northern York County and the Indian Land area of Lancaster County.--In 2003, helped lead paper to First Place in General Excellence from the S.C. Press Association.

--Held several beats over the years for the 35,000-circulation daily, including the city of Gastonia, the Gaston County Board of Commissioners and Lincoln County.--Also wrote various general assignment stories.

B.S., Journalism

Activities and Societies: Served as editor of the campus newspaper, The Oracle (1997-1998)

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism