Joan Mccarthy Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, PA, US

Create strategy and develop organizational communications for Customer Experience Strategy & Ops team. Lead team of communicators responsible for HR and compensation communications, project communications, organizational announcements, intranet content, and video and broadcast communications.

Philadelphia, PA, US

Serve as chief of staff and communications strategist for Comcast University and Talent Management

Philadelphia, PA, US

• Set the strategy and drive execution of HR communication with Comcast's 1000+ HR professionals, 16,000+ people leaders, and 100,000+ employees on a wide variety of HR topics—recruiting, onboarding, employee engagement.
• Designed and built Comcast’s HR Communication infrastructure and cadence from the ground up—including newsletters, broadcasts, and a social collaboration community. Reimagined and rebranded over time.
• Designed architecture of new employee-focused “Working at Comcast” (HR), new hire, & manager sections of company intranet in partnership with Internal Communications team.
• Created and currently write and produce “HR Live!,” a quarterly news program broadcast nationally from our Philadelphia television studio. Show is in fifth year of production.
• Led HR communications work stream for one of the nation’s most complex merger & acquisition projects, then leveraged the strategy to help transform Comcast’s new hire communications.
• Led national effort to brand and market Comcast’s career development resources. Launched first "Career Week" designed to empower employees to take charge and “grow” their careers.

London, GB

• Senior communications consultant responsible for managing accounts, developing business, leading client teams, and delivering professional services.Advised clients on communication strategy and messaging around.
• Served as communication consultant to Fortune 500 telecommunications, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing corporations as well as small-to-mid-sized companies and non-profit institutions.
• Conducted comprehensive audit of major apparel retailer’s communications which enabled them to develop a cohesive communications structure and strategy.
• Produced consistent annual communication revenue in excess of $250,000. Initiated relationship with the United Way to co-found the Aon Consulting/United Way Hand in Hand Award which annually recognized an area employer.

• Chief media relations officer for Sedgwick’s 90 risk advisory and employee benefits consulting offices in the United States. Developed annual public relations strategy to support the firm’s business development efforts.
• Annually increased visibility in national and regional risk management, employee benefits, business, and mainstream press (such as Business Insurance, CFO, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the.
• Annually increased mentions in the press (51% increase in final year on the job—from 643 in 1997 to 984 in 1998).
• Increased press interviews 31% in final year on the job—from 105 in 1997 to 135 in 1998.
• Promotion of Sedgwick survey results resulted in front page stories in “Labor Letter” column of The Wall Street Journal on several occasions.
• Pitched story ideas that resulted in coverage of Sedgwick initiatives on RIMS-TV—a television program that was broadcast for the duration of this leading industry conference.

Built Noble Lowndes’ first internal public relations department and managed media relations for Noble Lowndes’ 10 U.S. employee benefits consulting offices. Planned and budgeted national public relations program; developed publicity themes; pitched story concepts to national, trade, and regional media; wrote, edited, and placed byline articles; wrote news.

Lead consultant responsible for marketing and delivering employee benefits communication services to client companies. Developed communication strategy, wrote copy, and supervised design and production of a wide variety of written and audiovisual communication materials. Managed relationships with clients of varying sizes and industries. Editor of.