Corporate Communications Manager
Irving, Texas, Us
Managed external communications, media relations and crisis communications for the world’s largest publicly-traded engineering and construction company. Served as company spokesperson for C-suite and business line leadership interfacing with top-tier media outlets, including Bloomberg, Fox Business News, New York Times, USA Today.Developed B2B strategic messaging and drove brand awareness and business objectives via earned media engagement. Managed company's social media strategy, including corporate Twitter and LinkedIn accounts. Managed third-party vendors and media consultants responsible for monitoring, measurement and engagement. Wrote press releases and managed digital newsroom.Coordinated award-winning company 100th anniversary celebration, which involved a worldwide live broadcast that connected 20,000+ employees in six continents simultaneously.Special project field assignments:1) Supported BP and the U.S. Coast Guard for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response and recovery efforts in Alabama. Managed media relations, internal communications and community relations as Fluor hired and trained local residents to clean the beaches. At peak, more than 2,500 individuals were working on the beaches in multiple shifts each day.2) Coordinated public affairs activities during the transition of a $2.1 billion program to manage the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant for the U.S. Department of Energy in Ohio. Developed the project’s external affairs program and hosted public information meetings to hire 1,600 local workers.