Kristen Bennett Email & Phone Number

Coppell, Texas, United States

Support and encourage company culture and team member engagement through Chili's internal communications, collaborate with RSC partners to support new brand initiatives and rollouts, provide a strategic and thoughtful cadence of restaurant communications, act on restaurant feedback, and oversee internal comms and media relations for Brinker's new and growing virtual brand concepts, including It's Just Wings and Maggiano's Italian Classics

Acted as spokeswoman for the company, media trained and prepped chief executives, attended media events as onsite press handler, collaborated cross-functionally to share the company narrative, exponentially grew the Company Blog in traffic and credibility, developed trusting media relationships to maintain corporate reputation, provided communication guidance and recommendations to customer care and publicity teams

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Houston, Texas Area

Managed media inquiries for more than 2,000 funeral home and cemetery locations, proactively pitched stories and campaigns, strategized corporate communication efforts, developed press materials for events and announcements, wrote talking points and provided media guidance to field associates

Houston, Texas Area

Developed communication plans and strategy, pitched media outlets on announcements and upcoming events, wrote media alerts and press releases, monitored daily news coverage, drafted talking points for interviewees, coordinated interviews and photo shoots, hired and supervised department interns

Houston, Texas

Wrote, edited, and wired press releases, coordinated performance and event photography and videography, organized and archived press clippings, monitored daily media coverage, sent press memos and media alerts, distributed press tickets for concerts, pitched guest artists, musicians and upcoming events to local and national media, worked Houston Symphony concerts/events as press representative

Greater New York City Area

Monitored print and digital news clippings, updated online press room, researched, proofread and edited press releases, contributed copy to press releases, updated media lists, pitched upcoming events, and organized clip archives

Baylor Media Communications

Write news releases (university accolades, announcements, research, etc.) for the university website, interview sources for quotes, prepare Daily News Clips email, save newspaper articles with Baylor mentions, write feature stories

Houston, Texas

Assisted Houston fundraising office plan Texas events, secured donations for event auctions and organized sponsor materials

Waco, Texas

Assisted in planning Baylor events, designed invitations and communication materials

Executive Intern: helped plan inaugural Day of Music event, assisted with marketing efforts, organized event timeline, handled performer communications, assigned staff duties, acted as “point person” and troubleshooter during eventDevelopment Intern: Organized archives and donation documents, wrote Opening Night Gala program copy, designed opening night parking pass, accepted reservations and sent event confirmations, worked symphony party at LV store, assisted with PR efforts during opening night

Answered the phone, managed student and teacher accounts and schedules, assisted customers

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Public Relations

Activities and Societies: Tri Delta, Baylor School of Music, PRSSA, Baylor Comms/Media Student Intern

Education record

Activities and Societies: Choir, Band, Theatre, National Honor Society