Michael Morton Email & Phone Number

Austin, TX, US

Responsible for overseeing all School and State Finance Project communications and public outreach, and in charge of the final development, production, and release of all materials produced by the organization. Also serves as a chief of staff for the organization by overseeing all internal operations, leading the organization's strategic planning process.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Compiled media intelligence reports for clients
• Wrote federal policy communications pieces for companies looking to communicate with their employees
• Developed legislative updates and briefing booklets for PACs and company legislative meetings
• Provided strategic communications advice to clients and create internal/external communications campaigns
• Secured coverage for clients in national media outlets such as the Huffington Post and U.S. News & World Report
• Produced Tweets and social media posts for client Twitter account

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• One of three nationally selected public affairs fellows for an international PR and public affairs firm
• Organized media lists and developed media pitches for regional, national and international clients
• Crafted internal training and development presentations on generational communication and networking

Austin, Texas, United States

• Elected as chief executive officer for the campus-wide organization, which serves as the official voice for students in academic affairs and oversaw the university’s 20 college councils and their over 1,200 members
• Appointed by the university’s president as sole student representative to the University Budget Council; regularly met with university president, provost, CFO and other administrative leaders to establish financial.
• Successfully led initiatives to reform university’s core curriculum, institute a new academic honor code for UT Austin and develop comprehensive minor policy and degree plans

Austin, Texas, United States

• Spearheaded operations and vision for UT Austin’s non-partisan, student-led legislative campaign for higher education funding: met with legislators about the campaign’s platform and importance of higher education to.
• Coordinated the first-ever Legislative Day between the state’s five flagship schools; developed informational one-pagers, scheduled meetings with legislators and drafted talking points
• Researched, tracked and addressed state legislation relevant to UT Austin and higher education

Austin, Texas, United States

• Served as official media representative for campaign; constructed publicity campaigns and articulated talking points to over 20 media outlets – radio, TV, print, and online
• Managed publicity efforts and student outreach for organization; resulted in more than 200 students participating in the campaign and more than two dozen media reports on behalf of effort

Austin, Texas Area

• Developed media lists and social media strategies for clients, including the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and the Children’s Hospital Association of Texas, to help publicize their events and message
• Edited media guides and press releases for Account Executives to use with clients for special events
• Organized events for clients, including The Trail Foundation to successfully raise almost $5 million for the Riverside Boardwalk project around Lady Bird Johnson Lake

Austin, Texas, United States

• Crafted more than 85 press releases for organization’s events and meetings which resulted in coverage
• Created and managed organization’s website and social media resulting in an increase of 700 followers
• Interviewed by print, TV, radio, and online media and articulated the position of the Senate and students of UT Austin; appeared in more than 20 different publications and quoted over 180 times
• Coordinated publicity for organization and constructed strategies for media relations and outreach that led to an increased presence of the organization on campus and in the community

Austin, Texas Area

• Planned events, including the first annual gala for the university and Austin communities promoting technology commercialization to encourage more faculty to go through the patent and licensing processes
• Wrote and distributed press releases regarding technology deals involving UT Austin, resulting in multiple print and online news stories and an increase awareness of the Office of Technology Commercialization
• Formed media lists and developed media relations strategy for Office’s marketing department