Hannah Kost Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

I develop and use strategic messaging to advance U.S. foreign policy and public diplomacy objectives in Canada.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Led media relations for both Immigrant Services Calgary and Gateway, a collaborative of organizations that help connect newcomers to best-fit programs and services.
• Prepared and executed strategies for social media and events, which include deliverables such as media pitches, media availabilities and news releases.
• Wrote media briefs, speaking notes, and speeches for executives that include the CEO.
• Managed the editorial content calendar, which involved assigning, editing, and creating content for blogs and multiple social media platforms.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Led communications for Gateway.
• Coordinated and hosted meetings with Gateway partners to explain co-branding guidelines andexpectations.
• Edited presentations for managers and helped develop communications plans for events.
• Assisted with media relations by coordinating interviews and writing media briefs and news releases.
• Wrote and edited social media posts, video scripts, blog posts and website content strategies.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Extensively covered breaking news, provincial and municipal politics, and the COVID-19 pandemic for CBC Calgary online.
• Pitched and wrote feature stories and broke news.
• Adapted radio segments from The Calgary Eyeopener and The Homestretch into written stories.
• Edited video packages and web stories.
• Managed multiple social media platforms.

Suffield, Alta.

I media-coached British Armed Forces during hyper-realistic war simulations at the British Army Training Unit Suffield. This required shooting and editing video packages in the field, working under pressure, stress-testing soldiers through rigorous questioning, and meeting multiple deadlines each day.

Calgary, Canada Area

I wrote for newspapers and magazines such as the Calgary Herald, Leap Magazine and Avenue Calgary.

Calgary, Canada Area

Through a contract extension of an editorial internship with RedPoint Media, I worked as a digital assistant to transfer content to Avenue Calgary’s new website.

Calgary, AB

I pitched, researched, wrote, and fact-checked stories for Avenue Calgary that included the majority of the weddings issue, a ride-along with a fried chicken food truck, and a literacy program for children hosted by drag queens.

New York, NY

I assisted production teams on the Peabody Award-winning documentary Zero Days and the second season of CNN’s Death Row Stories. My role included finding visuals, researching interview subjects and writing sample briefs for producers to reference while drafting question lines. I also fact-checked first drafts of scripts using court documents, depositions.

Calgary, Canada Area

Calgary, Alberta

Calgary, Canada Area