Jon D Wilke Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tn, Us

Consulting with organizations and leaders who share a Gospel-driven mission, demonstrate solid biblical character and desire to expand their reach for the glory of God.

Nashville, Tn

Oversee media relations for high-profile non-profit organization. Serve as company spokesperson. Establish and maintain key relationships with editors, reporters, hosts, producers and leaders in both secular and religious media outlets. Monitor and report news coverage about our organization and its leadership as well as industry news. Draft and issue messages and statements on current issues. Develop online and print media guides and Frequently Asked Questions. Advise organizational leaders during crisis communications. Provide media training for external and internal spokespeople.Selected accomplishments:Pitched and landed positive media coverage and feature profiles with NPR’s Morning Edition, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, CNN’s Erin Burnett Outfront, WORLD Magazine, Religion News Service, National Review, New York Times, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.Manage staff and volunteers to serve 150+ media members during SBC Annual Meeting.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Defined marketing and communications vision and strategy for faith-based educational TV network reaching 45 million homes. Directed marketing and communications projects and teams. Advised leadership during crisis communications. Crafted brand accurate messages for online, social, and on-air promotions. Built strategic relationships with industry leaders and influential educational institutions. Fostered programming partner relationships through collaborative promotions.

Franklin, Tn

Produced daily one-hour radio program and podcast. Developed and launched daily one-minute radio program. Coordinated, monitored and reported media coverage to organizational leaders and staff. Developed and maintained key relationships with industry publications, national reporters and outlets. Selected accomplishments:-Won National Religious Broadcasters Association's Program of the Year Award.-Grew program syndication from two outlets to 452 outlets in first year.-Produced quarterly special reports and exclusive audio products.-Secured interviews, Q&As and op-ed placements with Religion News Service, Christian Post, Faithwire, Christianity Today, Christian Broadcasting Network.-Assisted publishers in new book launch press materials and media bookings.-Booked high-profile guests such as Senators James Lankford and Marco Rubio, Kay Warren, Hugh Hewitt, Matt Walsh, Congressman Diane Black, and numerous bestselling authors.

Nashville, Tn

Executed Christian non-profit organization's public and media relations plans, resulting in raising corporation’s online, public, and media profile. Developed and maintained key relationships with key national media outlets. Molded leadership views and proposed communication plans for strategically earned media during crisis events. Selected accomplishments:-Secured placements on A1 of USA Today and New York Times, FOX News, as well as Associated Press and Religion News Service stories, to include primetime TV news programs.-Coordinated, monitored and reported all media coverage to executive leadership team.-Facilitated hundreds of interviews for general market and major Christian media outlets.-Co-produced organization’s first weekly TV program for industry influencers and leaders.

Albuquerque, Nm

Crafted international Christian non-profit organization's public and media relations plans, resulting in raising ministry's online, public, and media profile. Created and executed national promotional events. Developed and maintained key relationships with national Christian media outlets. Managed organization's monthly electronic emails and Website. Developed talking points for ministry during crises. Selected accomplishments:-Managed numerous print and multimedia communications campaigns.-Co-developed and coordinated national fundraising campaign, netting $257,000 in first year.-Conducted hundreds of interviews on major Christian media outlets, such as K-LOVE/Air1 Radio, Focus on the Family, American Family Radio, Moody Radio Network.-Launched and oversaw major ministry initiative to U.S., and other nations’ military forces. Increased organization’s overall communication reach through online, social media, and media relations plans and tactics.-Started and led ministry’s social media presence on multiple platforms.

Represented the Military BibleStick project, an outreach of Faith Comes By Hearing, to news media. Coordinated and conducted interviews and fundraising events to support free Audio Bibles for U.S. military chaplains and American troops.

Molded global church-planting leadership views on public relations outputs and outcomes. Enhanced annual conference using public relations plans to increase membership, financial objectives and professional appearance. Designed quarterly newsletter and special event websites. Pitched stories to local media outlets. Designed promotional publications. Wrote news and feature stories for internal and external publications.

Managed the professional development of highly-trained, three-member print journalism team for State-level military public affairs unit. Coordinated with and reported to unit leadership to determine and ensure achievement of military discipline, customs and courtesies. Fully responsible for the quality of all photographs, images, and news and feature articles disseminated by the 133rd. Trained and tested soldiers in numerous areas, such as objective reporting standards, leadership approaches, media relations, photography techniques, photo editing, and advanced writing techniques.

Assisted in execution of Marine Corps’ public affairs plans. Acted as assistant organizational spokesperson. Wrote, edited, and released press releases. Photographed and wrote news and feature articles for several newspapers and the Marine Corps’ online news service. Furthered organization’s public affairs views and objectives by assisting local, national, and international media representatives. Organized numerous press conferences, interviews, presentations, and photo sessions. Provided logistical support for media members. Sailed with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, a highly visible, forward-deployed unit.Selected accomplishments:• Acted as media liaison to local, national, and international news media agencies during 1999 Aviano courts-martial; to five foreign countries’ media members during two-week NATO operation in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1998; to national news networks, including popular morning shows and “Late Night with David Letterman.”

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