Erika Conner Email & Phone Number

Oakland, California, US

• Support executive visibility for Medi-Cal CEO, Chief Growth Officer and company President.
• Manage a team of communicators and collaborate with other Corporate departments to develop media communications strategies with the goal of supporting business strategies with compelling content that creates positive.
• Responsible for developing communications for Blue Shield’s Growth division and executive visibility to promote Growth strategy for all lines of business – commercial, consumer (IFP & Medicare) and Blue Shield Promise.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of corporate communications strategies on strategic corporate and business initiatives and milestones, with the goal of establishing and maintaining a favorable.
• Manage critical issues, support media training and crisis response initiatives.
• Work with news media including local, regional and national print, broadcast and digital news reporters and serve as a corporate spokesperson to the media.

Oakland, California, US

• Responsible for managing a team of communicators and collaborating with other Corporate departments to develop media communications strategies, with the goal of supporting business strategies with compelling content.
• Develop and support executive visibility opportunities and communications.
• Manage critical issues, support media training and crisis response initiatives.
• Work with news media that cover Blue Shield of California, including local, regional and national print, broadcast and digital news reporters and serve as a corporate spokesperson to the media.
• Responsible for developing and implementing media relations strategies and story placements that meet established goals and produce measurable results.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of corporate communications strategies on strategic corporate and business initiatives and milestones, with the goal of establishing and maintaining a favorable.

San Ramon, CA, US

• Responsible for developing digital content for Chevron’s external and internal corporate channels and for the Chairman and CEO.
• Responsible for aligning content with employee engagement strategies.
• Utilize digital storytelling to create engaging multimedia features and data visualizations to advance corporate communications objectives in support of key business initiatives.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to generate new content for Chevron's corporate channels, including articles, photo galleries, videos, infographics, blogs, social media posts, animations, etc.
• Consult business partners and provides guidance and expertise on digital media and communications best practices. Advises and counsels on digital communications content during communication planning.
• Regularly monitors and measures content performance. Develops insights and makes recommendations to enhance content performance. Prepares reports and presentations to share with business partners and leadership.

San Ramon, CA, US

• As a member of Chevron's corporate global media team, I oversaw media relations and external communications for the company's natural gas, midstream (pipeline and shipping) and business development operations.
• Responsible for creating, implementing and evaluating a strategic media and communications plan that promotes business objectives.
• Served as corporate spokesperson in response to media inquiries.
• Collaborated across the corporation to ensure there is alignment between local, national and international media and communications efforts.
• Responsible for developing a range of external communications activities, including executive presentations, government testimonies and strategic advertisements.
• Researched and developed media interview recommendations for executive management; support interviews by developing key messages and positions, briefing materials, media training and provide full logistical support.

San Ramon, CA, US

• Responsible for social media community management and growth, including community moderation, proactive engagement and strategy.
• Solid knowledge of social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest and Vine.
• Manage updates to social media properties, moderate and respond to comments and establish a consistent community culture and tone.
• Analyze the online conversation to guide engagement, advocacy strategy and use of content, including images and video.
• Interact with editorial staff and campaign managers to promote integration between content and community.
• Work closely with social media monitoring and moderation agency and analyze community insights and spot trends.

New York City, NY, US

• Created short term and annual plans for growing NBC Bay Area's social presence
• Managed all social media platforms for the station, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Google+
• Created editorial calendar and managed daily postings on all social media sites
• Worked closely with reporters and other individuals to provide training and assistance with creating a strong social presence within the community
• Worked with sales, marketing and promotions to create and promote partnerships
• Implement Facebook ads and promoted tweets

New York, NY, US

• Hired and managed a team of reporters, photographers and videographers, including scheduling, assignments and payments.
• Managed and organized a monthly freelance budget and editorial calendar. Launched the Dublin Patch site in the San Francisco Bay Area, September, 2010, as the editor of Dublin.Patch.com.
• Managed Facebook and Twitter pages for the site several times a day.
• Reported on breaking news, daily news and feature stories. Responsible for shooting and editing photos and video.
• Managed and organized a monthly freelance budget and editorial calendar.
• Edited and approved all stories on the site and updated the site several times a day.

Boston, Massachusetts, US

• Responsible for developing story ideas, researching and writing segments
• Created digital content for the station's website to accompany produced video segments
• Field produced special assignments and conducted on-camera interviews
• Participated in hidden camera investigations

San Diego, CA, US

• Generated and researched story ideas for daily and weekly pieces
• Responsible for setting up and conducting on-camera interviews, writing scripts and field producing sweeps segments
• Worked closely with media relations teams at local hospitals to generate media coverage

• Responsible for generating story ideas, researching and writing daily and weekly news segments
• Participated in multiple hidden camera investigations
• Worked with local public relations firms to schedule and conduct on-camera interviews

Thousand Palms, California, US

• Produced a half-hour live local entertainment show
• Edited video content for broadcast
• Researched and wrote both short and long form segments
• Worked with local public relations firms to schedule in-studio and on location segments

M.S., Broadcast Journalism

B.A., English