Jay Mayfield Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

- Manage all communication and marketing efforts, supervising the work of a team of creative professionals, including a media relations manager/writer, a videographer, a creative director and a digital marketer/photographer.- Directed the school's communication response to multiple significant crisis situations, providing counsel to the Board, head of school and senior school leaders on communication strategies and tactics.- Serve as school's lead spokesperson.- Oversee all online communication efforts, including a total redesign of the school website.- Manage all design work across print, digital, apparel and other products, including a rebranding of all school admission materials.- Act as executive editor of McCallie Magazine, directing and editing content and overseeing design and printing.- Responsible for seeking and managing outside vendors for design, printing, online marketing and advertising, and web management.- Regularly draft and edit executive communications, including blogs, letters, speeches and talking points.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Served as lead spokesperson and press officer for the Commission's privacy, financial technology (fintech) and identity theft portfolios, along with other cases as needed.- Developed and executed comprehensive communication plans for major agency actions.- Provided strategic counsel to chairwoman, commissioners and senior executives on controversial issues.- Provided media training and guidance for staff at all levels in advance of media interviews.- Wrote and edited press releases, talking points, speeches, Q&A, briefing memos and social media posts.

- As a press officer, I managed the agency's social media accounts (including directing the operation of multiple regional accounts) and responded to inquiries from national media outlets.- As crisis communications manager, I served as the agency's lead public affairs officer on national-level events, including both weather and national security events.- As contributing editor of Frontline magazine, I wrote and edited feature articles and news items for the agency magazines and traveled nationally and internationally to report them.- As web content manager, I wrote content for and maintained the agency's web and intranet sites, including oversight of a total redesign of both sites.

- Led external and internal strategic communications efforts on a number of high-priority topics.- Acted as university spokesperson on issues related to sustainability, science, research, and operations in crisis and non-crisis situations.- Developed and maintained strong relationships with local, regional and national media to build and enhance the university's standing as a leading institution.- Led social media efforts for the Office of Media and Internal Relations.

- Responsible for all marketing and public relations efforts for the college, including media relations, enrollment communications and community engagement.- Conducted all media relations efforts, including press release management, relationship building and pitching.- Wrote and edited quarterly college magazine with 80,000+ circulation.- Redeveloped employee communications program, creating weekly e-newsletter for internal distribution.

- Directly supervised 15 staff members, including both student and professional staff, in two campus residence halls.- Planned and executed special events for 2,500 freshmen, including budgeting and logistics.- Acted in on-call duty rotation and coordinated response to multiple crisis situations.- Managed contact with community stakeholders, including residents, parents and university administrators to advance departmental mission.

Ma, Public Relations

Activities and Societies: Grady College Graduate Student Caucus

Ba, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Kappa Sigma, Habitat for Humanity, Baptist Student Union, Community Living and Learning Center

Diploma