* Assist in the development and delivery of a well-rounded communications plan to align the entire company around our flagship event, InstructureCon, as well as our digital event series, ISTE, Educause, Canvas Caravans, and thought leadership in the EDU space each year.* Develop Engagement with our HED and K-12 clients through webinars, meet and greets, social contests and conversational posts, media spotlights for products and people, our robust advocate community, and more.* Partner with the global field marketing and sales teams to communicate the use of social media and advocacy engagement to build a footprint internationally around product fit and market need.* Create engagement for teachers and administrators that help them in their efforts such as TikToc teacher tips, “how to” videos for parents, etc. Research and create new and inventive ways to develop a true symbiotic relationship with our communities that enriches our product and our members lives.* Manage the corporate blog as well as create opportunities for Forbes columns and leadership spotlights and awards.* Develop, deliver, and maintain key internal communications channels to reach your audience where they are with an eye to how they want to consume information, using intranet sites, email, Slack, Word, Excel and Powerpoint, video, social media, and many others.* Organize initiatives into transparent documentation and create effective systemsto prioritize and complete a wide array of initiatives.* Build out a detailed quality control path for posts, press releases, and comms so every word meets the highest standard for accuracy, brand, voice, and strategy as well as good old-fashioned editing.

Project manager and strategist managing multiple clients in a variety of industries includingSaaS, education, healthcare, nonprofit, tech, and more. Led a team of publicists andengagement specialists who work with various clients to secure media publicity throughpress, social media, etc. I specialize in perfect pitching processes, engagement throughsocial, events, and content, and establishing best practices in an ever-changing mediaindustry. Write, edit, engage, manage, design, and collaborate on various content pieces.

Book editor and strategist, working with authors to perfect their book proposals and full manuscripts, source well-designed covers, secure publishing and create marketing/publicity campaigns.

Direct and manage the Circulation Department by monitoring subscription numbers, single-copy draw management, business accounts, and home delivery maintenance. Provide and manage marketing support for the entire company, including leading promotion, research, branding, community outreach, and creative efforts. Direct all new product strategic planning sessions including print, digital and online products. Write, edit and coordinate news articles related to company branding. Write and produce presentations for the publisher and other key staff. Manage community presence at events including booth staffing, arranging displays, and developing event promotions and themes. Create andimplement core brand strategy and promotional ad materials.

* Lee Enterprises 2014 President's Award for Excellence in Journalism. * Utah Press Association Better Newspaper Award for Best Special Section: First place for 2014’s “Temples, Renew, Restore and Raise” section.Manage and maintain social media accounts for the Daily Herald’s niche websites like The Ticket, MomClick, and UtahAdventurer.com. Coordinate, plan, write, edit and design special sections for the Daily Herald including the Utah Valley Chamber Guide, Holiday Gift Guide, City Celebrations pages, and many more. Write, edit and coordinate content for UtahAdventurer.com, MomClick and other sections of the daily newspaper. Recruit and manage a full roster of community 50-plus columnists, editing content for both online and print editions of the newspaper.

Publicist* Responsible for the writing and editing all press materials for upcoming books. * Manage and maintain all social media for the company, including blog, Facebook and Twitter interactions. * Meet author marketing expectations through arranging book signing events, author tours, producing promotional materials, and educating on social media.

*Responsible for the local content of the daily features section, two weekly entertainment guides and online entertainment content.*Manage five full-time reporters, scheduling story coverage, enforcing deadlines, editing copy, coordinating photographs and story placement.*Represent The Desert Sun at various community events such as chamber of commerce speeches and circulation growth initiatives.

Responsible for eight sections of the newspaper - one each day of the week, plus a weekly 48-page entertainment section.* Manage two full-time assistants, columnists, correspondents and pool of reporters assigned features stories.* Renovated entire features department introducing new sections when initially hired as features editor. Also launched redesigns of entertainment section.* Worked on marketing plan to increase readership of features section including annual Battle of the Bands event, writing/recording radio ads and designing promotional print ads.* Write stories for features section and front page on regular basis.

Responsible for all content, editorial and photographic, for bi-monthly 8,000 circulation magazine through coordinating freelance writers and photographers.* Wrote in-depth features for the magazine on a regular basis.* Edited all stories submitted by freelancers.* Proofread and assisted in the designing and conceptualizing of content.