Manage public and media relations and staff at international architecture, engineering, geospatial (AEG) and strategic consulting firm with more than 60 offices on four continents. Manage firm’s press and media presence, reputation, social media and trade publication relationships, and produce materials that support internal and external communications from congressional documents to press releases to industry articles. Work with leadership, subject matter experts and marketing team to support… Show more Manage public and media relations and staff at international architecture, engineering, geospatial (AEG) and strategic consulting firm with more than 60 offices on four continents. Manage firm’s press and media presence, reputation, social media and trade publication relationships, and produce materials that support internal and external communications from congressional documents to press releases to industry articles. Work with leadership, subject matter experts and marketing team to support the editorial needs of a wide range of markets. Promoted to Associate in April 2020. Show less

Managed public and media relations, wrote press releases and articles for news and industry publications, conducted industry research, wrote and published social media content, wrote and edited marketing materials, produced newsletters and advertorials, evaluated analytics.

Coordinated, managed, designed, wrote and provided all content for multiple 32-page community magazines. Managed team of freelance writers. Established and fostered relationships with local leaders and organizations, as well as media representatives. Worked in InCopy and InDesign; Microsoft Word, Excel and Paint; Content Management System; VMWare; Linc; Adobe Illustrator; Google Chrome; and Outlook.

Covered education, communities and consumer news during various beat assignments from 2008-2013. Worked with local governments, school districts, businesses, organizations and individuals throughout the region. Generated story ideas, wrote copy, compiled and analyzed data, collaborated on projects with varied deadlines for print, digital, TV and radio. Served as a production team leader, worked as copy editor and designed newspaper pages from 1996-2008. Wrote a weekly column from 2006-2010.