Laura Kaster Email & Phone Number

United States

Greater Chicago Area

• Develop content for client articles, blog posts, media kits, email newsletters, brochures, advertisements, employee biographies, websites, and more. Highlights include:- Developed and planned blog content for national.
• Project and account managing clients for agency partners, as well as mentoring, training, and managing other contractors and/or staff as needed.

• Performed as a cast member in "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus: The Musical."
• Was cast as a Swing and understudied several roles in "Peter Pan & the Pirates," including Tinker Bell, Mrs. Darling, Nana, Crocodile, Pirates and Lost Kids.
• Performed onstage for a month in "Peter Pan" as lost kid Slightly and Pirate Jenny. Performed once as Tinker Bell.
• Assist front-of-house as well as with costume changes backstage when not performing, as well as in the box office.

Chicago

• Strategic communications planning and execution for national and international B2B technology clients.
• Successful media placements included: CNBC's Squawk Alley, LA Times, Greentech Media, among others (including regional and trade media).
• Wrote and managed content on behalf of Icontrol Network's corporate blog, "Insights."
• Wrote bylined articles on behalf of B2B technology clients.

Chicago

• Strategic communications planning and execution for healthcare, wildlife conservation, B2B and non-profit clients.
• Successful media placements included: The Associated Press, USA Today, The Washington Post, The New York Times, among others (including local, regional and trade media).
• Created and executed award-winning community relations program (“Wild About Nature” science fair award) on behalf of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County.
• Executed award-winning media relations program (“Walk, Run, Defeat Lung Cancer” national event series) on behalf of Free to Breathe, formerly the National Lung Cancer Partnership.
• Wrote bylined articles on behalf of clients.

Cincinnati

• Managed multiple national and regional client accounts, including Verizon Wireless, Protect-A-Bed, the Freestore Foodbank, Danis Building Construction and the University of Cincinnati Foundation.
• Wrote, edited and pitched stories to local, regional and national broadcast, print and online media, as well as trade media. Successful media placements included: CNN, National Public Radio (NPR), The Cincinnati.
• Creatively and effectively planned and executed public relations and social media plans on behalf of clientele.
• Work with the Protect-A-Bed team has been recognized by the Cincinnati Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, and contributed to the firm being named the city’s Small Agency of the Year in 2011.
• Worked with on a part-time freelance basis from Aug. 2011 - Nov. 2011 after relocating to Chicago.

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Managed and assisted with multiple client accounts while staying organized and calm under pressure.
• Successfully wrote, edited and pitched stories to local, regional and national media. Successful media placements included: The Associated Press (AP), MeetingNews, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and the Chicago.
• Creatively and effectively executed the strategies and tactics set forth in clients’ marketing communication plans.
• Coordinated media appearances and events for Milwaukee’s Bastille Days Festival and the Milwaukee Community Sailing Center.
• Worked with on a part-time freelance basis from Aug. 2009 to Oct. 2009 after relocating to Ohio.

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Assisted with multiple client accounts with marketing and public relations tactics.
• Successfully wrote, edited and pitched stories to local and regional media.
• Assisted with coordination of events and creation of marketing materials for a variety of clients.