Mary Knickerbocker Email & Phone Number

I enjoy working on a creative team, using my experience as a copywriter/editor, researcher, media buyer and manager to help the team achieve success.My client service experience includes:• working with clients to write features and success stories,• meeting with clients for crisis resolution when necessary,• responding to public email and telephone queries concerning agency Website content and fulfilling requests for information,• establishing rapport with vendors to leverage the best service and cost savings,• interacting with national trade organizations to place company representatives on speaker agendas,• establishing relationships with advertising and editorial staffs of industry publications,• presenting work at annual, state-wide FEMA conferences, and• setting and managing stakeholder expectations.My management experience includes:• conducting marcom team creative and status meetings,• overseeing print production schedules, • planning editorial calendars and assigning stories to staff writers,• working with designers on magazine covers and graphics for collateral, • leading the interview process when hiring new team members,• Working with each team member to set professional objectives, and• maintaining project production budgets and timelines.I enjoyed the responsibility of quality control when:• proofing press galleys, blue lines, online placements, chromalins, RFPs, and RFIs,• attending press checks, and• obtaining approvals from clients and legal departments before publishing client stories,Specialties: * Conceptualizing educational outreach programs* Corporate communications* Developing collateral for products and services* Managing marcom creative teams* Copywriting, proofreading, and editing for print and online content* Writing brand statements, value propositions, taglines, and ad copy

Listed skills include Corporate Communications, Editing, Copywriting, Creative Direction, and 17 others.

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