Kurt Moore Email & Phone Number

Middletown, Oh, Us

Lebanon, Ohio, United States

Overseeing the store's overnight stocking team in stocking freight and helping the store recover before it opens in the morning. Teaching and training new associates. Continuing to use my authentic leadership skills as I lead by example and strive to make associates feel valued.

Lebanon, Ohio, United States

Putting my communication, problem solving and authentic leadership skills to use as an overnight maintenance team lead at Walmart. Duties include leading a team of store cleaners and assisting other overnight team leads and coaches in supervising stockers.

Lebanon, Ohio, United States

Telecommute

Searching for someone to help you communicate? Let's talk. I offer clients dedication and professionalism backed by years of experience. Whether something short term like writing a press release to a longer-term project like managing a newsletter, I'd love to help you with your needs.Examples of past projects include:• Managing websites for school districts and educational organizations.• Writing press releases and stories for area schools and organizations.• Writing press releases for businesses and organizations worldwide.• Providing clients with a wide range of content including newsletter and magazine stories, website copy, career guides, and marketing copy. • Managing the weekend shift for a national newsdesk website.

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

Managed communications for and served on the board of the Ohio School Public Relations Association, a statewide organization dedicated to facilitating support for and trust in education through comprehensive communications, public relations, and marketing efforts. Duties as director of communications, a volunteer position, include managing the website and preparing e-newsletters throughout the year. Highlights include working with a website vendor to launch OHSPRA's new website in March 2020.

Euclid, Ohio

Managed the communications strategy for a Cleveland area school district. Duties included creating and distributing a weekly e-newsletter, managing the district website and social media, handling media requests, and designing promotional printed materials and videos.

Marion, Ohio

Helped individuals with developmental disabilities and their families identify and receive services they need for a safe and healthy lifestyle.

Marion, Ohio

I managed the communication strategy for a school district of about 4,500 students. Duties included writing press releases, newsletter stories, website copy, and brochures while updating social media and the website. I served as the media spokesperson and advised administrators on controversial issues including the closing of a school and school safety concerns. My focus included informing the public about college/career ready opportunities unique to Marion City Schools.My successes included:• Revamping the school district newsletter to focus more on district initiatives and successes.• Launching a new website after interviewing and switching vendors and updating content.• Creating a school safety informational campaign in answer to parents' concerns.• Conceptualizing and preparing promotional content for the district's first School Quality Profile brochure.

Marion, Ohio

I covered numerous beats while reporting for The Marion Star, focusing heavily on local government before spending half of my career covering education. Highlights of my time at the Star included being part of an award-winning team that transitioned the newspaper to a digital-first mentality. I also covered two issues that received state and national attention, pollution from a mega-farm and relocation of a school campus built on a former World War II manufacturing complex. My work included assigning and editing stories during editors' absences and mentoring new reporters.My successes included:• Turning a vacant education beat into a thriving beat focused on area educators' college/career readiness efforts and efforts to comply with changes in state guidelines.• Launching a beat focused on community improvement efforts, identified as a "passion topic" of interest by local readers.• Creating the ArtSeen weekly series focused on area artists, writers and entertainers.• Leading diversity efforts recognized by the Black Heritage Council of Marion County and the Council on American-Islamic Relations.My awards included:• Recognized by Associated Press Society of Ohio for news, feature and community reporting.• Finalist for Gannett Award of Excellence for beat reporting.• Awarded Tri-Rivers Distinguished Service Award for "providing the public with an accurate picture of what's happening in education today."• Recipient of I-CAIR Media Award from Ohio Council on American-Islamic Relations for accurate reporting.• Named to the Ohio School Boards Association's Media Honor Roll three years straight in recognition of balanced and fair reporting.

Upper Arlington, Ohio, United States

Worked weekends as a cashier at an Ohio-based grocery store. Moved to produce and helped unload trucks, stock produce and check produce for freshness before I quit to accept another opportunity.

Mount Vernon, Ohio

I covered city and county government for the Mount Vernon News newspaper. Successes included being chosen to help paginate newspaper within a few months of being hired.

Bachelor, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Athena Yearbook, Friendly Anti-Censorship Task ForceFocused on magazine writing while taking courses.

Bachelor, Political Science

Returned to college 1995-96 to complete bachelor's degree in political science. Focused on public policy and environmental politics..