Les Kovach Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

New York, United States

• Led communications for enterprise initiatives and global leaders at one of world’s largest IT services and consulting companies, with $20 billion in annual revenue. Provided strategic communications advice to the.
• Designed and implemented multichannel employee recognition and engagement campaigns, resulting in a 3% increase in team engagement and a boost of more than 30 points in Net Promoter Score within the first year.
• Developed a global return-to-office communications strategy and leadership messages to provide the best experience for 350,000+ employees. Coordinated cross-functional leadership alignment and created and executed.
• Highlighted culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion by amplifying DEI programs, executive messages of sponsorship and support, and diverse employee voices. Helped establish employee-led DEI council.
• Strengthened companywide cybersecurity education, compliance, and employee fraud awareness and reporting in partnership with Corporate Security.
• Minimized business disruptions by improving effectiveness and timeliness of global IT alerts. Developed clear notifications, established enterprise workflows and processes, and managed stakeholder expectations.

New York, United States

• Directed audience engagement and multichannel digital content strategies for a 30,000-member online community hosted by a leading capital markets research and consulting firm. Planned and edited all content, including.
• Increased community membership by 50 percent and doubled website traffic to 1 million pageviews annually.
• Cut site operating costs with new backend vendor. Managed offshore team, redesign, rebuild, and relaunch.
• Helped lead transition to paid subscription model.
• Created targeted lead-gen and content marketing campaigns to fulfill client engagements.
• Managed social media channels.

New York, United States

• Supervised content strategies, user experience, and editorial operations for Financial Services unit of a global marketing and communications services firm.
• Produced print and digital content for ~500,000 unique subscribers and visitors.
• Drove transition to online and mobile content delivery and digital audience engagement.
• Managed staff and operations, including schedules and strategic partnerships, for four industry leading brands.
• Served as business analyst on technology development projects, including launch of mobile app.

• Supervised content creation, launch, and operations for national lifestyle/entertainment magazine. Managed development and launch of internet search engine and web portal.
• Established brand positioning, content strategies, and editorial voice/user experience.
• Planned and developed content, including design and advertising requirements.
• Managed staff and production, including vendors, schedules and budgets.
• Coordinated technical development and QA testing with IT team.