Kevin Connor Email & Phone Number

Monterey, Ca, Us

Monterey, California

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Strategic media planningo Develop communications plans to promote the scientific, policy and fieldwork of Conservation International (CI) around the world. o Develop overarching stories from CI’s multidisciplinary work to advance its mission of protecting nature for human well-being. o Plan and lead targeted communications projects using CI’s communications channels (i.e. blog, social media, website and internal newsletter)o Work with communications team to develop and implement institutional communications efforts around major events and campaigns (i.e. Climate COPs, Nature Is Speaking film series)o Draft pertinent communications materials including media releases, institutional statements, FAQs, fact sheets and social media content• Proactive media relationso Conduct outreach to journalists and bloggers to pitch CI storieso Work to identify and build media partnerships with influential media outletso Develop relationships with influential journalists covering CI’s key areas of worko Identify trends in the news cycle and opportunities for CI to showcase its technical expertise• Tactical media responseo Respond and prioritize opportunistic media inquiries and facilitate interviews, information requests and content requestso Work with the media team to identify, manage and lead crisis communications responses• Manage Media Relations Coordinatoro Oversee drafting of communications materialso Guide media outreach and pitchingo Assign projects including management and development of media lists, creation of media impact reports and development and procurement of media assets (i.e. photographs and video)o Manage day to day activities of media relations coordinator

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Promote the work of Conservation International (CI) around the world including on the ground programs and scientific work to further conservation• Work with CI experts and scientists in Moore Center for Science and field programs develop and execute communication strategy with the goal of promoting CI work around the world to protect nature for human well being. This includes:o Drafting and pitching official CI media releases and international and domestic media outreach and brand building o Drafting and pitching blogs for CI thought leaders o Develop social media communications around CI work and expertso Coordinate on media efforts with partners, including other global NGOs, international organizations and foreign governments to plan media effortso Manage internal and external response to critical media stories

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Media outreacho Developed new story ideas based on work of Oceana internationallyo Developed relationships with top national regional and local reporterso Generate interviews for Oceana spokespeople.o Build and manager media lists for the organizationo Met specific goals for press placements.• Media reportingo Draft weekly reports about the status of communications efforts.o Lead efforts to produce monthly media reportso Provide assistance in accomplishing communications goals as needed or requested by the Vice President.o Perform other essential duties as needed and/or assigned.• Developed media plans for Oceana media promotions and eventso Christie’s Green Auctiono Partner’s Award Gala, SeaChange and Hampton’s Splash fundraiserso World Ocean Day o Holiday Giving Campaign• Led all Public Service Announcement campaignso Led the “Scared for Sharks,” “Get Sea Turtles Off the Hook,” and “Stop Tuna from Going Fast” ad campaignso Plan strategy and timeline of all organizational PSAs• Manage organizational efforts with the publication of Ted Danson’s book Oceanao Drafted press materials for book touro Develop internal media plans with Oceana’s global media team• Manage media for Oceana’s Board of directorso Coordinate press for Oceana board meetingso Handle press related to Board Member’s work regarding Oceana• Handle press for corporate partnerso Responsible for press pitching for corporate partners: Nautica, La Mer and Revo• Manage press with Oceana spokespeopleo Pitch stories regarding celebrity spokespeople for Oceanao Plan press efforts for new Oceana Spokespeople• Draft Press Materialso Drafted organizational press releaseso Drafted fact sheets and talking points for Oceana media efforts• Managed relationships with various media vendors• Responsible for managing one Oceana communications fellow and media interns

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Contact press in regards to Oceanao Pitch stories regarding spokespeopleo Lead press campaign around end of year philanthropy campaigno Look for unique and opportunistic stories to pitch journalistso Write press releases regarding organization activitieso Communicate with scientists and advocates to obtain stories and schedule interviews• Take point position on Oceana’s Search Engine Optimization goalso Develop relationships with bloggerso Work to get Oceana URLs embedded on other websiteso Use keyword links to increase Oceana’s page rank in targeted searcheso Aid in development of social networking effortso Strategize viral video efforts• Manage Oceana media databaseso Responsible for recording all media hitso Update and maintain a working database of media coverageo Maintain several media information databases

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Reported on Baltimore sports ranging from high school athletics, college athletics to minor league and major league baseball for a major daily newspaper, The Baltimore Examiner (Circulation over 246,000)o Helped launch the first major daily metropolitan newspaper since USA Todayo Served as a college beat reporter covering the University of Maryland men’s basketball and football teamso Served as a beat reporter for the Baltimore Bayhawks, Baltimore Blast and Aberdeen IronBirds professional sports teamso Acted as interim reporter for the Baltimore Orioleso Served as beat reporter for high school sports in the Baltimore Metropolitan area• Found interesting and unique stories outside of main beats • Tracked down sources and deal with media and PR contacts on a daily basis• Produced an average of 2-3 stories per day on deadline• Aided editors in the daily and long term budgeting of the paper

Bel Air, Md

• Awarded First place award for a sports story by the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association in 2005• Reported on local sports beats throughout county for the bi-weekly newspaper The Aegis and the weekly newspaper The Recordo Served as a beat reporter for high school sports, Aberdeen IronBirds and Ripken Baseballo Compile statistics of the area high school teamso Write editorial columns in alternating Friday issues of The Aegis• Responsible for pagination budgeting of the sports section in The Record and assisted in layout of The Aegis and special sports sections• Aid editors in the proofreading of sports pages