• Provide day-­‐to-­‐day strategic media relations counsel and pitch support for multiple Colorado-­‐ based and national clients• Responsibilities include budget planning and management, development of media relations messaging, counsel and opportunities and internal team leadership• Develop and lead strategy branding / rebranding sessions for B2B, B2C, and sustainability clients• Prepare communications strategy for launching multiple new brands/products• Maximize exposure at… Show more • Provide day-­‐to-­‐day strategic media relations counsel and pitch support for multiple Colorado-­‐ based and national clients• Responsibilities include budget planning and management, development of media relations messaging, counsel and opportunities and internal team leadership• Develop and lead strategy branding / rebranding sessions for B2B, B2C, and sustainability clients• Prepare communications strategy for launching multiple new brands/products• Maximize exposure at trade shows by arranging briefings with analysts, media and bloggers• Actively identify, develop and pitch new business opportunities, create proposals andmanage new client budgets• Maintain relationships with leading national and regional media outlets and reporters• Public relations member of company culture club, identifying and executing ways to improvecompany morale and teamwork Show less

• Lead high-level client strategy and assume accountability for client relationship with key stakeholders • Create integrated media and marketing strategies to meet business objectives, support products and advance corporate culture • Supervise brand positioning, website strategy, social media and media relations • Provide word-of-mouth thought leadership to build brand experiences across all relevant consumer touch points • Educate clients and colleagues on local and national… Show more • Lead high-level client strategy and assume accountability for client relationship with key stakeholders • Create integrated media and marketing strategies to meet business objectives, support products and advance corporate culture • Supervise brand positioning, website strategy, social media and media relations • Provide word-of-mouth thought leadership to build brand experiences across all relevant consumer touch points • Educate clients and colleagues on local and national media business planning• Prepare communications strategy for launching new brand/product at trade shows. Maximize exposure at trade shows by arranging briefings with analysts, media and bloggers• Maintain strong relationships with consumer- and business-based national media• Proven success developing new business pitches. • Manage day-to-day SharePoint web operations and content development for global FORTUNE 500 Company Show less

• Detailed oversight and management of the day-to-day operations, marketing, sales and bottom-line results of client accounts at the largest privately-held public relations firm in St. Louis• Orchestrate media product launch of fishing reel that resulted in 250% Q1 2009 sales increase• Prepare and implement national anniversary programs, leading all event planning and providing on-site C-suite executive support• Spearhead and grow internship program• Helped build websites from… Show more • Detailed oversight and management of the day-to-day operations, marketing, sales and bottom-line results of client accounts at the largest privately-held public relations firm in St. Louis• Orchestrate media product launch of fishing reel that resulted in 250% Q1 2009 sales increase• Prepare and implement national anniversary programs, leading all event planning and providing on-site C-suite executive support• Spearhead and grow internship program• Helped build websites from the ground up starting with a define process to establish goals and business objectives. • Manage design through deploy functions with technical and design teams to achieve goals. • Successful at organic growth of client business, even during economic downturn • Fostered environment to generate ground-breaking ideas from all disciplines within the agency • Managed $20M+ budgets, strict timelines, and client expectations Show less

Reporting of collegiate and prep sports in the Greater St. Louis area. Responsible for photography, editing and layout of three twice-weekly newspapers.

• Reporting of collegiate and prep sports in seven counties in Southwest Missouri. Responsible for photography, editing and layout of two of the largest weekly newspapers in the family of community papers in the Community Publishing Inc. family, located in Southwest MissouriAwarded Best Sports Column by the Missouri Press Association (2007)