Nicole Fowles Email & Phone Number

Delaware, Ohio

Coordinates and oversees the Communications Department, ensuring positive public perception of the library in the community. • John Cotton Dana award-winner for "Your Library" marketing campaign.• Manages branding, creative publicity and marketing techniques, management of website content, social media, and graphic displays. • Oversaw the "Your Library" brand refresh initiative, website migration and redesign, and community initiatives for the county-wide, four-branch library system. • Planned and hosted the annual staff development day.

Delaware, Ohio

Implemented community relations projects that contributed to and increased the positive perception of the library’s programs, events, and services.• Primary contact for designers, printers and agencies in collaboration to create promotional literature or signage• Coordinated activities and events, and participated in dozens of community outreach events annually• Developed and implemented external and internal collateral materials, wrote news releases, designed brochures, signage, flyers and other printed materials to reflect the DCDL brand• Web content management

• Created and managed Senate Finance Chair's marketing and publicity presence• Collaborated with Senate staff and agency liaisons regarding office inquiries • Key correspondence contact

• Wrote, edited and designed caucus publications including newsletters, press releases, member columns and public service announcements • Specified press relations contact for 16 state representatives • Researched new media trends and implemented findings for online profile• Served as the temporary Legislative Aide to Representative Terry Boose (R-Ohio House District 58).

• Assisted patrons in navigating more than 20 research databases • Oversaw public access computers, troubleshooting when necessary • Organized more than 200 magazines and 10 newspapers • Helped users with navigation of library catalogue

• Wrote press releases, created on-air promotions, composed “E-News” newsletter

• Use MS Office, customer service and troubleshooting skills to assist patrons• Peer Mentor of the Year in 2008• Wrote, produced, and featured in a promotional video to educate new students to the University Libraries

• Wrote “Cross-Country” and other short segments on deadline for live broadcast • Facilitated booking, developed graphics and researched guest segments

• Published breaking news stories to ABCnews.com national website • Assisted in day-of-air production duties such as tape logging and transcribing

Bfa, Electronic Media

Activities and Societies: National Broadcasting Society - Alpha Epsilon Rho, Theta Phi Alpha, Langsam Library InfoCommons Peer Mentor.

Certificate, Journalism