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