Jeff Newpher, Cpc Email & Phone Number

Granbury, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas Area

Utilize communications expertise in all media to raise awareness of cross-cultural programs supporting international students coming to University of Houston-Clear Lake. Publish newsletters, manage web site, maintain social media presence with international and domestic response. Host “Big Howdy” welcome events, “Garage Giveaway” furniture distribution, provide group and individual cross-cultural instruction (consumer banking, driver’s license, etc.), form individual friendships. Shifted to pandemic-protocol activities in 2020. Design engaging presentations for recruitment of American volunteers and church leadership in settings ranging from individual homes to trade show environments, and effectively follow-up with contacts. Created “SpaceWeekend” in 2007 for visiting international students to be hosted by trained local families for a cross-cultural, scientific, and spiritual introductory experience. More than 1,250 international students and local hosts have participated in 18 SpaceWeekends.

Friendswood, Texas, United States

Managed communication to residents through 24/7 TV channel, instituted social media presence, managed redesign of Friendswood.com, authored engaging emails, and conducted reverse 9-1-1 crisis communications. Video and print storyteller through twice-monthly “Mayor Mike’s Minute,” quarterly “Live Here, Work Here” segments, innovative annual “State of the City” presentations and other special events. Built relationships with media, from local to international, helping outlets customize coverage. City spokesperson. Arranged subject expert interviews. Wrote News and Photo Releases.

Friendswood, Texas, United States

Created internal and external communication strategies, wrote OP-ED columns for Superintendent. Managed special projects. Photographed activities. Wrote news releases and articles.

Houston, Texas Area

Form relationships while researching and writing numerous stories for weekly newspapers and 24/7 websites. Prospect for stories, attend meetings, conduct interviews and condense complex information into balanced, reader-friendly articles. Proofread and edit multiple products weekly.Awarded Texas Gulf Coast Press Association First Place--General Excellence 2010-11

Houston, Tx

To fulfill the purpose of the newly created position, supervised staff restructuring of 57 employees while managing $3 million expense/ receipts budget. Refinanced $1.5m debt and negotiated utilities contracts, saving over $500k.Led the Communication Team into electronic distribution of urgent and regular communication and proactive information distribution.•Redesigned & relaunched www.UBC.org. Had 817% member usage increase and 329% by non-members. •Created printed, video and web-based study curriculum to complement sermon series. •Coached highly educated professionals on successful communication techniques. •Wrote and trained others to write press releases for radio and newspapers. •Produced/directed live TV productions. Produced and edited programs to publicize ministry needs.

Houston, Texas

Planned and executed over 100 client visits to TV stations, resulting in $2 million in annual sales of weather graphics systems and data. Leveraged broadcasting management experience to enhance company sales strategy. From Houston home/office, exceeded goals for new business and conversion from competitors.

Various

Led, coached and evaluated up to 50 News employees, guiding them from the news story idea stage through completed, critiqued broadcasts. Created and managed annual $1m Operating Budget and $100k Capital Budgets.Evangelized the “More Local News” branding for KATC staff resulting in delivery of content promised in the marketing. Co-creator of “News4Texas” brand at KBTV, raising journalistic standards and scope of coverage. Designed multiple research studies of viewers’ attitudes using focus groups, telephone surveys and internet polling. Awarded Associated Press Best Newscast-Louisiana 1999”, Best Newscast-Texas 1998 numerous other AP awards and a regional Murrow Award.

Responsible for presentation, editorial content, scripting and production of daily news broadcasts. Supervised eight people. Produced station's highest rated newscast. Created new weekend morning broadcast formats and refined them following viewer response. Produced "Sports Sunday", Election Night coverage and Space Shuttle launches.

Set-up News Conferences and served as a University Spokesperson to electronic media, increasing metro-Houston awareness. Continuously monitored Office of Public Affairs output for stories to which news media was most likely to respond. "Pitched" stories to local and regional television media and trained others on how to effectively respond. Provided media training to UTMB Administration, Faculty and Staff. Some became award-winning presenters. "UTMB Medical Break" TV series--was responsible for all production aspects of medical news segment distributed nationwide. Selected topics, conducted research, interviewed doctors other medical experts and patients. Reduced complex technical/health information to consumer level vocabulary and edited videotape stories. The series was credited with increasing non-indigent patient response to UTMB clinics.

Following an Internship, hired to produce sportscasts, coordinating newsgathering, writing scripts, editing videotape and managing satellite operations. My competency allowed Sports Anchor to broadcast remotely over 200 times each year.

Certified Public Communicator, Strategic Communications

The Certified Public Communicator® Program at TCU is a post-baccalaureate, graduate-level residential program for two summers (one week.

Bs, Communication

Activities and Societies: TV5, WCUC-FM

Certificate, Media Management And Ethics