Jalah Gray Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Grand Prairie, Texas

● Served as strategic communications leader developing and executing internal and external communications and content marketing strategies for 3,000 students, 300 staff members, and 10 education departments● Acted as campus spokesperson and media liaison communicating between the District Public Engagement Department and a large high school campus, contributing to local and regional marketing and brand strategy campaigns for 27,000 students and their families● Managed reactivation of social media platforms driving substantial growth by executing content creation that gave campus platforms a solidified presence for positive engagement● Fostered and maintained rapport with various community stakeholders including alumni, local media, local business owners, and city government officials while consistently identifying opportunities to partner with them to better serve our students and families● Demonstrated a high level of awareness in monitoring and responding to student and family concerns to foster a positive campus environment while developing a strategic vision for campus communication efforts leading to higher student and family engagement● Collaborated with district videographer on multiple promotional projects as a producer and director including one video that earned the district a national award● Exhibited exceptional leadership skills while managing multiple highly productive community partnerships overseeing students and educators in the process

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Media and Communications Consulting and Coaching. • Public Speaking Services – Motivational, Keynote, Emcee, Host, Podcast Host.• Voiceover Services – Commercial, Narrative, Audiobooks, and more.

Carterville, Illinois

● Managed a diverse newsroom with a vast knowledge of crisis communication in a high-pressure, deadline-driven environment giving editorial approval of reporter scripts while providing supportive mentoring of reporters to improve writing, visual storytelling, and community relationships● Co-anchored, wrote, and produced content for three award-winning evening newscasts pulling 300K viewers at the #1 station in the market ● Distilled complex information into productive, digestible stories to inform viewers while meeting the constrained time limits of the show segments and regularly demonstrated an ability in identifying opportunities to serve the community through strong storytelling● Fostered and maintained excellent rapport with local, state, and national political experts ● Managed the station's social media platforms creating content and engaging with comments and messages● Represented the station in multiple public speaking opportunities through community events as a guest spokesperson, emcee, judge, and/or panelist● Promoted a culture of team working through the development and execution of community engagement initiatives

Carterville, Illinois

• Co-anchor News 3 This Morning from 5 to 7am - ABC affiliate. • Schedule and conduct live interviews 5 days a week.• Field anchor from various locations and events. • Produced and won a Silver Dome Award for weekly series – “No Average Job”• Produced weekly Fantasy Football segment. • Make public appearances representing the station. • Local celebrity judge, emcee, panelist, and guest speaker. • Build and maintain great community relationships.

Denison, Tx

● Managed the newsroom on weekends assigning stories, giving editorial approval to scripts, and mentoring reporters ● Wrote, edited, produced, and anchored 6 weekend newscasts as the weekend executive producer● Created content as a general assignment and breaking news reporter three nights a week for five evening newscasts ● Coordinated and recorded interviews, chose soundbites, edited videos, and wrote scripts to tell important stories impacting our local community through multiple newscasts including investigative reporting leading to a cold case being solved (I developed a passion for bringing hope to families by shining light in dark places like cold cases. I fought for editorial permission to pursue a 15-year-old Oklahoma cold case. I worked directly with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to bring new details to light in a sweeps series I produced on the disappearance and murder of 19-year-old Tiffany Johnston. This series later helped lead to the case being solved through DNA evidence and confession by the serial killer, William Lewis Reece)● Fostered and maintained great rapport with local community stakeholders ● Managed social media platforms creating content and engaging with comments and messages

● Created content as a general assignment and breaking news reporter five nights a week for five evening newscasts ● Built relationships with community stakeholders to ensure future collaboration for important stories impacting the area● Pitched enterprising story ideas in daily editorial meetings to ensure important community issues were not being overlooked ● Reformatted scripts, and edited videos and images for the station website