Samantha Magee Email & Phone Number

Houma, Louisiana, United States

Gray, Louisiana

• Manage public relations activities including writing and distributing 10-20 press releases per year to media outlets, pitching feature stories to publications and tracking media activity. • Develop and oversee social media plans for company pages, monitoring key performance indicators for channels with nearly 20,000 followers, with 78% growth on LinkedIn. • Create paid media schedule and manage advertising budget. Purchase advertising space on traditional, social and digital platforms in multiple geographic markets. • Utilize company CRM to recognize trends and create stories for publishing and social media. • Identify and write stories for weekly company newsletter and distribute digitally to more than 2,000 recipients. • Research and write applications for industry-respected corporate awards, with two major award wins in 2020. • Work with external communication lead to develop material for sales team. • Collaborate with industry subject matter experts to develop white papers.

Houston, Texas Area

• Oversaw the operation and execution of a $4.3 million annual fund, one of the largest for a day school in the U.S.• Developed strategy for all activities related to the St. John’s Annual Fund.• Managed over 130 volunteers regularly and proactively via phone calls, emails and meetings.• Coordinated over 10 solicitations per year to over 4,000 constituents, including planning, writing, printing and organizing mailing.• Facilitated, prepared materials and planned monthly meetings for leadership giving committee volunteers.• Identified key potential candidates for donor prospects and key volunteer roles based on giving patterns and involvement.• Generated and analyzed reports regularly to track progress of campaign and identify key priorities.• Planned and executed donor events, including over 300 guests, including invitations, catering and logistics.• Established and monitored campaign benchmarks, identifying areas of the campaign that require additional strategy.

Houston, Texas Area

Houston, Texas Area

Houston, Texas Area

• Planned and executed online projects, including management and content creation, along with the marketing team. • Conducted and analyzed research to support new business opportunities and client projects.• Planned company events for clients, industry professionals, and friends of the firm.

Houston, Texas Area

• Oversaw the programming for 25 student organizations within College of Business with the Activities Advisor.• Communicated via email with the organizations on a weekly basis to inform them of news and events. • Coordinated with the College of Business and the Dean’s office to schedule 200 events and meetings per semester. • Resolved any building or equipment issues that may arise for student organizations, especially in regards to events. • Maintained currency of the Leadership Initiatives website.• Composed team newsletter and maintain currency of the Leadership Initiatives website.

Houston, Texas Area

• Increased awareness for the Proton Therapy Center through writing posts and updating Twitter account for a division of the nation’s number one cancer hospital. • Audited website and mobile site content of the Proton Therapy Center, using research to benchmark against other proton therapy center sites to provide continuous improvement. • Participated in marketing strategy meetings involving senior personnel and stakeholders of MD Anderson.• Drafted documents and reports using data and information from organization physicians for website and management use.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Provided support and personal assistance for the LSU Foundation’s Advance Sunguard database to over 200 system users campus-wide. • Trained new database users regularly. • Assisted users with database problems through email and phone communication. • Presented user tips and practices monthly to the Staff Development Council of 70 attendees. • Designed and updated online support for users, including training video tutorials made in Adobe Captivate and Help topics updated using Adobe Robohelp. • Maintained accuracy, organization and efficiency of the database. • Produced reports with valuable constituent information for development officers using SQL Developer.• Maintained and enforced strict confidentiality policy of donor information in the database among users.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Contributed to the largest fundraising effort in school history, raising $798 million. • Assisted the Campaign Director and Assistant Campaign Director in organizing major events for LSU Alumni and friends, University and Public Officials. • Contacted donor constituents on a routine basis. Managed donor contact reports in the alumni database. • Conducted mail merges, composed correspondence and prepared invitations, solicitations and various publication materials for Campaign functions. • Assisted with major donor events, with attendees reaching 500 guests. Assembled materials for the Forever LSU Campaign Cabinet meetings for over 70 of LSU’s top-level executive donors and volunteers. • Contributed campaign emails and publications, including a signature piece for LSU Alumni Magazine and pieces for the LSU Foundation’s Cornerstone. • Drafted media plan for student campaign and assisted with planning and implementation of award winning Forever LSU Student Video Contest.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Drafted correspondence and communicated with constituents regarding policy concerns on daily basis. • Researched and prepared memoranda for the Congressman and staff, especially related to the Natural Resources Committee after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.• Scheduled and conducted private tours of the U.S. Capitol. • Attended briefings and Congressional hearings on behalf of congressional staff.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Mass Communication/Media Studies

Activities and Societies: Pi Beta Phi, PRSSA

Master Of Business Administration - Mba