• SMG, a worldwide venue management group, oversees Richmond Coliseum, Altria Theater, Dominion Arts Center and Bon Secours Washington Redskins Training Center in Richmond• Transferred to SMG’s office in Richmond in May 2016• Serve as marketing contact for event promoters and publicists, managing their local advertising budget and utilizing it along with digital and grassroots marketing to increase event awareness and ticket sales• Place media buys locally to promote upcoming… Show more • SMG, a worldwide venue management group, oversees Richmond Coliseum, Altria Theater, Dominion Arts Center and Bon Secours Washington Redskins Training Center in Richmond• Transferred to SMG’s office in Richmond in May 2016• Serve as marketing contact for event promoters and publicists, managing their local advertising budget and utilizing it along with digital and grassroots marketing to increase event awareness and ticket sales• Place media buys locally to promote upcoming touring acts at our venues, research and cultivate third-party partnerships to assist with grassroots marketing and analyze effectiveness of marketing efforts• Manage websites and assist with social media and email marketing for the venues• Write and distribute press releases and serve as primary media contact• Create graphics and collateral as needed Show less

• SMG, the world leader in venue management, oversees Chesapeake Energy Arena (home of the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder) and Cox Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City• Hired as PR Specialist in March 2011 and promoted to Communications Manager July 2011• Wrote and distributed press releases, pitched stories, handled media requests and served as primary media contact• Promoted touring shows, conventions and special events, administered websites and social media accounts… Show more • SMG, the world leader in venue management, oversees Chesapeake Energy Arena (home of the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder) and Cox Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City• Hired as PR Specialist in March 2011 and promoted to Communications Manager July 2011• Wrote and distributed press releases, pitched stories, handled media requests and served as primary media contact• Promoted touring shows, conventions and special events, administered websites and social media accounts, assisted with email marketing and responded to customer service questions and comments• Handled internal communications, including monthly employee newsletter, printed reports and PowerPoint presentations• Managed the advertising budget for both facilities to reach potential clients and increase brand awareness• Created graphics and collateral, covering for vacant Marketing Specialist position from May 2014 to May 2016 Show less

• Limbs for Life is a non-profit organization that provides prosthetic limbs to amputees who can’t afford them around the world• Handled media requests, wrote and distributed press releases and feature stories, pitched stories to local and national media and represented foundation at national conventions• Helped organize and promote fund raisers, including annual 5k races and golf tournaments• Oversaw branding efforts, wrote and designed published materials, including quarterly… Show more • Limbs for Life is a non-profit organization that provides prosthetic limbs to amputees who can’t afford them around the world• Handled media requests, wrote and distributed press releases and feature stories, pitched stories to local and national media and represented foundation at national conventions• Helped organize and promote fund raisers, including annual 5k races and golf tournaments• Oversaw branding efforts, wrote and designed published materials, including quarterly newsletter, ads, brochures and website content• Established foundation’s social media presence• Handled administrative duties as assigned Show less

• Joined the media relations staff of Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers after graduating from the University of Oklahoma• Served as the Texas-based media relations contact during Spring Training, edited and distributed the media guide and handled credentialing• Handled media requests, wrote daily game notes, collected media clips, assisted with game-day operations and set up press conferences during the season (April-October)

• Served as the primary in-season media relations contact for Oklahoma City’s Triple-A baseball team, then known as the Oklahoma RedHawks, while in college.• Handled media requests, wrote daily game notes, wrote press releases and produced the team’s web content during the season (April-September)• Helped produce the media guide and yearbook and handled baseball-related media requests in the off-season