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Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Develop, enhance and manage internal communications for an industry-leading technology firm, which has 5,000+ employees and serves 10,000+ companies worldwide. Develop strategic communication plans and tactics aimed at: improving employee understanding of key initiatives, enhancing leadership visibility, promoting employee engagement opportunities and establishing message quality/consistency across the company.Publish the company's weekly e-newsletter, as well as other content on the intranet.Publish monthly digital postcards for Finance and HR departments. Provide writing / editing support for company leaders and managers.Coordinate philanthropic and volunteer activities for the 900-member Indianapolis location.Develop branding and messaging for corporate collateral, sales brochures and website pages.Manage vendor relationships.

Indianapolis, In

• Developed and managed global internal communications for an industry-leading auto lender, as well as internal and client-facing communications for a student lending business – a combined $60+ billion organization.• Created and managed a communications infrastructure with multiple, vibrant vehicles; e-newsletter, executive videos, intranet site content, employee e-mail, manager webcasts and local town halls.• Coordinated strategic and tactical communications related to business acquisitions, system integrations, product launches, facility openings, credit policy updates and business divestitures – all of which having an impact to employees, customers, clients, vendors and general public.• Consulted with leadership team to develop ongoing communication strategies and key messaging to support business goals, including administering an executive engagement and communication plan.• Created client-facing marketing collateral (flyers, talking points) to assist sales teams in the field.

Phoenix, Az

• Managed communications for a national home equity business, a $50+ billion organization.• Created and delivered internal communications for 4,000 employees in six locations, as well as Chase-branded client communications for more than 15,000 brokers nationwide.• Conceptualized and managed multiple internal and external communication channels (intranet, broadcast e-mail, hardcopy newsletters, teleconferences, sales flyers, alerts, extranet articles), which were leveraged to communicate business initiatives and changes to employees, bank branches, loan officers, B2B clients and vendors. • Coordinated large-scale communication events related to mergers, technology releases, brand rollouts and workforce reductions.• Transformed external communications from a fax, to an e-mailing and then a web-based process. • Coordinated all strategic and logistical elements for three annual offsite leadership conferences. • Recruited, hired, developed and managed communication specialists.

Tempe, Az

• Led employee communications for a major U.S. airline, with 15,000 employees in 60 locations.• Created and published a daily operational e-newsletter (news/metrics delivered via e-mail and fax), a weekly executive phone update and a monthly tabloid newsletter. • Developed the first-ever employee intranet for the airline.• Transformed employee newsletter into a quarterly magazine, to include paid advertising.• Served as company spokesperson, discussed customer and operations issues with regional media.• Developed strong working relationships with the airline’s leadership team and union representatives.

Everett, Wa

•Published internal news and managed employee events for Boeing’s wing assembly unit, an 8,000-member organization with employees in four U.S. locations.•Served as Everett facility photographer.•Developed a $100,000 rewards/recognition program for the organization. •Created and delivered a “Communications 101” workshop for front-line managers.

Bachelor'S Degree, Communications

Activities and Societies: Copy Editor for Daily Evergreen (college newspaper)

Bachelor'S Degree, English

Activities and Societies: Writing Lab Assistant, Gerard Writing Scholarship Winner (University of London)