Nicole Brown Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, United States

Responsible for the development and implementation of the firm’s strategic communication plan, target audiences and message development, and provides strategic communications advice for the firm and for client projects as needed through content management, consistency of voice, media relations and firm-wide communications standards.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Contracted with a variety of private independent schools in the Pacific Northwest region for communications work on an as-needed basis.
• Contracted work included in-house communications support; media and public relations; graphic design projects for both internal and external audiences; heavy focus on editing both printed and digital materials; and.
• Specific projects included: E-News design including calendar management and distribution; website management including HTML design changes; annual report design and editing; bi-annual magazine design and editing.
• Schools include: The Hockaday School, The Northwest School, The Bush School, St. Thomas School.

Puget Sound Region, Washington

• Communications consultant for regional admission consortium consisting of more than 40 independent private schools.
• Implemented marketing initiatives determined by PSIS Board for admissions season (June-January) including advertising design and distribution for print and web; graphic design packets for admissions fairs and other.
• Spearheaded and maintained social media marketing campaign, maintaining a robust presence on facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and local online media calendars.

• Interim communications director for oldest K-12 independent school in Seattle.
• Responsible for daily web updates; internal and external communications; weekly e-newsletter to constituents, including implementing new, streamlined schedule and design; media relations; online annual report design.
• As part of development and admission offices collaborated on fundraising efforts and admissions materials.
• Assisted with Head of School search and transition including on-boarding materials and communications regarding transition to alumni, faculty and staff, students and parents, community leaders, and the local media.

• Day-to-day upkeep of school website including writing and posting of feature stories, blog posts, calendar updates, photo upkeep, document uploading, and HTML design through the backed with CMS (Drupal).
• Spearheaded language translation project, developing a mini-website translated into 8 different languages for admissions purposes. Wrote and edited all copy for the website and worked with translation team on authentic.

• Responsible for all marketing initiatives, including management of graphic design and photography production of in-house materials for school website, bi-annual magazine, and admissions and recruiting materials..
• Primary contact for media relations; responsible for responding to press inquiries as well as generating favorable stories and increasing media presence within the community.
• Oversaw complete overhaul of school's website with a local design firm, from RFP process through final production. As project manager, responsible for internal audit of website; copy writing and editing; photo.

• Responsible for all writing, editing and design-oversight of in-house communications materials including tri-annual magazine; monthly electronic newsletters to various constituents; annual report; web content and.
• Handled media relations for the school, generating press opportunities (both nationally and regionally) as the primary media contact/liaison; tracked media presence through clippings and established and maintained.
• Collaborated with Director on recruitment materials package re-design (with a design firm), overseeing choice of pictures, writing and design for school's view-book and international boarding brochure. Also assisted.
• Worked with Development staff on fundraising events, support materials and other donor stewardship initatives. Created and executed stand-alone design pieces for development purposes including e-mail slide shows.

• Implemented all book marketing and public relations campaigns. Wrote press kits, media lists and special promotions packets for media, bookstores and editorial purposes; responsible for marketing campaigns and.
• Arranged and organized press/publicity tours for authors. Handled all book review requests and press mailings and provided parent company (Independent Publishers Group) with weekly and monthly reports of publicity and.

Program Assistant for the Family and Schools Together (FAST) program. Assisted with events, data entry and other program initiatives. Assisted with grant writing and research.

Responsible for media relations, events and other communications initiatives. Chaired Cause-Related Fundraising and also worked as a Wish Granter, interviewing Make-A-Wish children and accompanying children on their wishes.

Bs, Radio-Television-Film

Minor in international communications.

Bs, Journalism (Public Relations/Advertising)

Activities and Societies: PRSSA, Photography Association, Hispanic Journalists AssociationConcentration in U.S. and Latin American media.

Journalism