Matthew Hager Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, MN, US

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

- Directed the organization’s Content, Design and PR departments, set departmental goals and managed staff.- Supervised all brand and mission communications across all owned media channels.- Led organization’s PR, rapid response and crisis communication strategies, including response to COVID-19 pandemic, organization-wide technology migration and equity.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

- Managed the launch of corporate education and professional development division including website, social media and marketing collateral. - Worked collaboratively with sales team to identify and develop sales materials including brochures, one sheets and digital marketing assets. - Managed B2C, B2B and B2B2C marketing strategies and campaigns across.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

- Oversaw brand cohesiveness in agency collateral including RFPs, strategy documents, client status reports, Powerpoint presentations, and budget estimates.- Managed, reviewed, approved and participated in the creation/editing of marketing materials that drive lead generation.- Refreshed internal brand including new website, logo, and supplemental.

Washington, DC/Saint Paul, MN

- Managed the development, expansion, and branding of a significant web based education programs with more than 142 NeHC education programs resulting in over 28,000 attendees in two and a half years. - Developed and supervised NeHC University’s curriculum and semester schedule including speaker preparation, trainings, and briefings.- Wrote and coordinated.

Washington, DC

- Developed and implemented campaign-style press strategies for multiple clients.- Supervised a team of five staff members along with multiple interns in day-to-day operations of a Communications team including rapid response, setting earned media priorities based on the needs of the clients, and crisis communications.- Drafted, edited and pitched Op-Eds.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Served as primary copywriter for client in aviation industry, creating press releases, Op-Eds, letters to the editor, media announcements, articles and blogs.- Pitched stories to members of the media on aviation, national defense, telecommunications, government and media beats.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English

Post-Graduate Academic Internship Semester, Public Relations/Image Management

Bachelor Of Applied Arts, Teaching Communications, Arts, & Literature

- Received teaching certificate in Teaching Communication, Arts, Literature for grades 5-12.