Michelle Rogers, Ma Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Atlanta, Ga, Us

As a Communications Manager for Emory Digital, I play a pivotal role in overseeing cross-functional projects to ensure a cohesive content strategy and content creation process. My responsibilities include promoting new technology platforms, communicating network downtimes, upgrades, and system releases, as well as developing training materials and guides for employees.Key Responsibilities:- Oversee cross-functional projects to ensure cohesive content strategy and content creation.- Develop and write clear, accurate, and persuasive copy to help employees understand tasks, training procedures, and support resources.- Synthesize content into compelling and easy-to-digest materials such as newsletters, how-to guides, graphics, and videos that align with the company's brand.- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring that all internal deadlines are met and projects are executed efficiently.- Execute campaigns and strategic communications for system-wide projects, including written materials, web pages, videos, and graphics.- Act as editor-in-chief of company news for the intranet and company-wide technology newsletter.- Provide training and support for new users of the company's intranet platform, ensuring effective utilization and understanding of its features.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

As a Communications Manager for Emory Healthcare's Benefits and Wellness teams, I played a crucial role in overseeing cross-functional projects and ensuring a cohesive content strategy and content creation process across the organization. I was responsible for various projects including Annual Benefits Enrollment, COVID-related resources, the annual Influenza Vaccination Campaign, service celebrations, and new wellness initiatives.Key Responsibilities:- Oversaw cross-functional projects with teams across the organization to ensure cohesive content strategy and content creation.- Owned relationships with various subject matter experts - both within and outside of our Benefits team – to provide copy editing support, share strategic communications guidance, and develop comprehensive employee-facing communications plans.- Wrote clear, accurate, and persuasive copy to effectively communicate company policies, deadlines, and initiatives to employees.- Synthesized content into compelling and easy-to-understand materials that align with the company's brand and messaging.- Managed multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring that all internal deadlines are met and projects are executed efficiently.- Executed campaigns and strategic communications for system-wide projects, utilizing various mediums including written materials, web pages, video, and graphics.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

As the Digital Communications Specialist, I played a vital role in managing the company intranet, providing training for new users, and overseeing various aspects of digital communication including graphic design, video content creation and management of company e-newsletter.Key Responsibilities:- Manage the company intranet platform, ensuring it is up-to-date, user-friendly, and aligned with organizational objectives.- Provide training and support for new users of the intranet, guiding them on how to navigate the platform effectively and utilize its features.- Create engaging graphic designs for various digital communication channels including the intranet, social media, and email newsletters.- Coordinate and manage company events, both in-person and virtual, to promote employee engagement and foster a positive company culture.- Write and develop memorable, engaging, cross-channel communications (email, digital screens, web pages, and banners) that drive awareness of key initiatives and encourage employees to take action.- Managed our content calendar for company-wide messaging, events, and programming; playing “air traffic control” to ensure we are not overwhelming the organization with information.

As an independent contractor, I specializing in internal communications, social media and Inbound Methodology with a knowledge of project management best practices.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Kforce presented me with an opportunity as an Internal Communications Manager and SharePoint Consultant with Cricket Wireless which I viewed as not only a perfect fit for my skills, but also an important component for building my career. I had the opportunity to met with Cricket Wireless' Communications team, and everyone was sharp, driven, and out-of-the-box thinkers. This was exactly the type of environment I wanted to be a part of, contribute to, and help make successful.My deliverables while contracted included: • Supported a budget of $30,000 while overseeing the content deployment of employee SharePoint 2013 site for Cricket Wireless. • Researched, wrote, and edited internal communications materials such as an AP style guide, contributor policy, site governance, adoption strategy, training manuals & instructor guide.• Collected weekly site metrics. • Distributed weekly corporate communications via email.

Atlanta, Us

I had been working with the CNN Technical Operations Team for over 10 years as an operator when I completed my Master's degree in Communications Management. I searched for an opportunity to utilize what I gained in graduate school to bring to my team. CNN Tech Ops has employees in multiple bureaus which include Atlanta, New York, Washington DC, Miami, Los Angeles, London, Abu Dhabi, and Hong Kong. There was no efficient way to highlight all the projects, achievements and activities of our all-star staff.In late 2011, I proposed to upper management an employee newsletter. Since it was just going to be me gathering, writing, producing, and editing, I wanted to start small focusing on our Atlanta team at first. After one paper issue, I had Atlanta staff asking how they could contribute to the Tech Ops Times Employee Newsletter. After four months, I had a team member in every bureau.My deliverables while leading the CNN Tech Ops Communications Team were: • Improved employee engagement through internal SharePoint site from 800 views per day to over 64,000 views per day in the first month. • Drove the creation and delivery of an internal grass-roots led employee newsletter for national & international teams. • Led virtual team in researching & writing stories of interest to employees. • Articulated the organization's key priorities. • Wrote strategic communication plans. • Event planning for Town Hall meetings. • Coordinated corporate volunteer events fostering the department's community outreach events.Leadership: Project Manager CNN Technical Operations Internal Communications Team and Employee Outreach

Atlanta, Us

I came to CNN at the fresh age of 22 straight from college and small town USA. I was motivated and driven to be a leader. In 14 years, I was successfully promoted numerous times to positions of increased responsibility based on consistently exceeding goals and expectations. I had responsibility in pre/post production directing, and held positions in technical directing, audio design, studio camera operations, master control, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure on-time accurate delivery of production-related projects (pilots, live news shows, and sports sponsored content).My nine years as a Technical Director included tasks such as: Executing video elements in a fast-paced live television environment. Directing a team of 5 in pre/post production shoots. Writing dynamic, high impacting technical training manuals aiding peers in achieving annual performance goals. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to support logistics for live news programs. Experience with MVS-8000X Sony switcher, effect building, DMEs, DVT, Evertz MVP, Magnum VUE, macros, file maintenance, resizers, and frame memories.Career Highlights:• Successfully promoted numerous times to increasing levels of responsibility• Communications Project Coordinator for CNNI HD Project• Communications Lead for Tech Ops Times Employee Newsletter• Project Coordinator for Volunteer Involvement Program• Project team member for the Tech Ops Mentoring ProgramPositions held:2014 - 2006: CNN/HLN/CNNI Technical Director/Director2006 - 2002: CNNI Master Control Operator2002 - 2001: CNNI Audio Design/Robotic Camera Operator2000 - 2001: CNN Video Journalist

I began attending the Smyrna Black Belt Academy as a white belt student in 2009. I feel in love with martial arts (tae kwon do) and looked at head instructor Master Margaret Moore as a mentor & life coach. After viewing the school's website, I noticed it hadn't been updated in months. I asked Ms. Moore if she needed some help keeping up with the site, and I asked her about her social media presence. She responded, "Social Media?" I offered to rejuvenate her website making it current & relevant, plus provide her school with a social media presence pro bono.My achievements were: • Advised content strategies for school website using GoDaddy eCommerce solutions that included a picture library, testimonials, about the instructors section, and a revamped events calendar. • Tracked metrics for web traffic using Google Analytics.• Increasing website views by 25%.• Designed timely & relevant messaging of school activities using Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, & Blogger by posting events schedule, event photos, student of the month, and articles/stories written by the instructors.• Increased social media presence by 100% in the first month.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

After attending a professional development facilitation course, I was asked by the instructor to lead two employee engagement programs within the Turner Broadcasting Corporate Tax Department helping them to cultivate a career development strategy and a recognition program. We would meet every Monday to brainstorm, developing strategy, and setting goals for our upcoming sessions. My schedule included sending out meeting meetings after each Monday group session, meet with executive leaders on Tuesday to discuss project progresses and roadblocks, and to email meeting agenda for our next session by Thursday afternoon.My responsibilities included: • Facilitated the development of Career Develop Plan and Rewards & Recognition Program• Preparing meeting agendas and established team goals. • Guiding group processes to ensure meetings ran well and achieved a high degree of consensus. • Generating status reports and provided recommendations to upper management.

M.A, Communications Management

Certification, Project Management

B.S, Communication

Certificate, Social Marketing