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Manage all aspects of an integrated corporate communications strategy for 1,000+ stores across North America ensuring value, focus, alignment with organizational strategies, driving operational excellence, engagement and culture. Oversee, provide guidance to and edit copy for writers and videographer / editor. Build and maintain strong relationships. Collaborate cross-functionally to develop, prioritize and manage higher-level projects, initiatives and communications. Influencing and providing support to executives and business partners. Assess change impacts, anticipating reactions and providing counsel to achieve results. Serve as a subject matter expert for projects and cross functional initiatives. Manage master content calendar of communications, promotions, events and milestones. Manage and lead writer for executive messages, presentations, videos, etc.  Producer / writer for associate training and product education videos.  Supervise and manage all aspects of video production from budgeting to pre and post-production, set design and equipment support. Producer/Line Director for live events & town halls. Instrumental in the development, migration and daily management of SharePoint Online as a one-stop-shop communications tool that’s engaging and efficient.  Led the communications strategy for the liquidation and closing of Pier 1 stores, providing procedures, guidance and support.

Oversaw all aspects of hour-long newscast, including selecting story content, placement, writing (including headlines and teases) copy editing, timing, graphics, trained new producers/writers. Contributed / researched ideas and stories for weekly planning, coordinated guests, updated website. Juggled multiple live shots and breaking news. Worked in collaboration with Assignment Editors, Reporters, editors and production crews. Produced local cut-ins for Good Morning America. Attended Belo Corp/Hearst-Argyle Producer Academy for management/producer training in 2007.

Oversaw all aspects of hour-long newscast and cut-ins for Good Morning America. Field produced President Bush Economic Summit at Baylor University in August of 2002. Produced, conducted interviews, researched past weather events, wrote multiple packages, filmed and edited for live, hour-long weather special, “The Fifth Season,” in 2002 & 2003. Juggled multiple live shots and breaking news. Supervised 12 employees on morning shift, including newsroom and production employees. Experience with both linear and non-linear editors and camera operation.