Kelly Haight Connor Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

-Oversees media inquiries to the department and supervises a team of press assistants to respond to media inquiries and interview requests.-Instructs and works with division staff and leadership on developing press releases, media advisories, public notices, newsletter content, and official governor proclamations for distribution to local, state and national media for one of the largest state government agencies in North Carolina.-Coordinates press conferences, events, tours, interviews, and media availabilities for subject matter experts and leadership teams.-Prepares integrated communications plans for department priorities that include various tactics, including social media, print, and web with content and scripts for different platforms and media.-Provides general communications support for various programs in the department.-Completes managerial and administration tasks for the team I oversee, including delegation of works, tracking metrics, quality assurance, approval of time request and individual employee evaluations.-Tracks analytics and metrics for reporting monthly communications activities for the whole office.-Interviews candidates to Office of Communications job postings and trains new employees to the Office of Communications.-Oversees care, use, and maintenance of the state vehicle assigned to the Office of Communications. -Turns complex health care, public health, and regulatory policy into easy-to-understand messages.-Edits public-facing documents, including press releases, media advisories, public notices, newsletter content, official governor proclamations publications, brochures, presentations, and journal articles developed by subject matter experts.-Establishes and maintains working relationships with representatives of the press, legislature and the public at large.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

-Works with division staff to develop content to prepare news releases and newsletter content for distribution by one of the largest state government agencies in North Carolina.-Develops talking points, speeches, and background briefings on current policy and issues.-Prepares integrated communications plans for department priorities that include various tactics, including social media, print, and web with content and scripts for different platforms and media.-Provides general communications support for various programs in the department.-Coordinates press conferences, events, tours, interviews, and media availabilities for department leaders-Prepares and sends press releases, public notices, and media advisories to local and state media.-Oversees media inquiries to the department.-Turns complex health care, public health, and regulatory policy into easy-to-understand messages.-Works with divisions, program areas, and stakeholders to prepare proclamations highlighting the department's initiatives.-Edits public-facing documents, including publications, brochures, presentations, and journal articles developed by subject matter experts.-Manages social media and tracks analytics for reporting weekly communications activities and implementing communications initiatives.-Establishes and maintains working relationships with representatives of the press and the public at large.-Trains new employees to the Office of Communications.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

-Fields media requests, facilitates interviews, prepares for press conferences, and drafts press releases, public notices, and media advisories for one of the largest state government agencies in North Carolina.-Sends press releases, public notices, and media advisories to local and state media.-Creates daily news briefings, alerts, and news clips.-Manages social media and tracks analytics for reporting weekly communications activities and implementing communications initiatives.-Prepares research and background briefings, talking points, and speeches for department leadership. -Establishes and maintains working relationships with representatives of the press and the public at large.

Orem, Ut

-Edited and wrote blog posts and articles based on client needs and for SEO purposes.-Supervised a team of five to 10 junior editors and monitored their comments.-Created new-hire training and conducted training for junior and senior editors.-Quickly and accurately gave feedback to writers, junior content editors, and at-home writers to balance editorial standards with expected review times.-Took on special tasks from team lead.

Orem, Ut

-Edited and wrote blog posts and articles based on client needs and for SEO purposes.-Quickly and accurately gave feedback to writers to balance editorial standards with expected review times.-Took on special tasks from team lead.

Seagoville, Tx

-Created and managed all of the dental practice's social media and online accounts.-Re-designed the practice's website, updated it regularly, and edited the content to be more user-friendly and accessible via mobile device.-Collaborated with the owner about marketing and SEO strategies, both digital and non-digital.-Designed and formatted a layout for a bi-quarterly newsletter, business logo, flyers, etc.-Edited newsletter content and laid out each page to be printed and distributed to patients and potential patients.-Helped grow the practice to the point where another office space was built to meet patient demands.

Orem, Ut

-Wrote stories and articles for online publication on UtahValley360.com pertaining to news within Utah Valley.-Took and added photos and art to my stories.-Pitched story ideas to editors.-Included metadata on stories and art for SEO purposes.-Promoted stories across social media platforms.

Provo, Utah, United States

-Wrote weekly editorials and edited letters to the editor for clarity and length.-Aggregated tweets from our audience for the Tweet Beat — one of our most interactive components of both the online and paper publication.-Edited submitted editorials from other reporters and staff members.-Managed The Universe's Opinion Twitter account and promoted content through it.-Maintained a conversation on Twitter with the paper's thousands of followers, answered questions, and encouraged interaction with our website and its social media pages.-Designed the Opinions page in InDesign for publication.-Chose timely and relevant political and original cartoons to publish.

Provo, Utah, United States

-Assigned stories to reporters and photographers.-Managed a team of 10 to 15 reporters.-Worked to transition the daily paper to a digital first news organization.-Edited and wrote stories in the sports section.-Attended news meetings with other desk editors and held weekly meetings with my reporters.-Managed the Sports Section Twitter accounts; promoted our content and maintained a conversation with thousands of followers.-Promoted content across social media platforms and through SEO.

Provo, Utah, United States

-Assigned stories to reporters and photographers.-Managed a team of 10 to 15 reporters.-Worked to transition the daily paper to a digital first news organization.-Edited and wrote stories in the and campus section.-Attended news meetings with other desk editors and held weekly meetings with my reporters.-Managed the Campus Section Twitter account; promoted our content and maintained a conversation with thousands of followers.-Promoted content across social media platforms and through SEO.

Provo, Utah, United States

-Covered stories on BYU sports assigned by editors.-Pitched sports stories to editors.-Attended desk meetings with fellow sports reporters.-Learned how to promote stories across all social media platforms and through SEO.

New York, New York

-Covered stories assigned by editors and approved pitched stories.-Managed the Twitter accounts for two of the paper's special publications. I promoted content, gained new followers and maintained a conversation with hundreds of followers.-Took photographs for stories.-Did research for other reporters' stories.

Provo, Ut

Associate Editor-Edited stories for substantive and copy edits and edited photo captions.-Proofed pages before they were sent to the press.-Contributed content to the magazine. Twitter Manager-Formed the magazine's social media strategy for Twitter with my team of three associates for the winter and fall quarters.-Worked with our Facebook and Instagram managers to promote content across all our social media platforms.-Managed Stowaway's Twitter account and promoted content.-Maintained a conversation with the account's several hundred followers.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

Activities and Societies: Society of Professional Journalism, Intramural Sports

Minor, Editing

High School Diploma, 11Th & 12Th

Activities and Societies: - Varsity soccer - Junior Varsity and Varsity lacrosse - National Honor Society

High School Diploma, 10Th

Activities and Societies: Junior Varsity Soccer, Captain National Honor Society

High School Diploma, 9Th

Activities and Societies: Freshman Volleyball, Captain National Honor Society