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Columbia, Mo, Us

Jefferson City, Missouri, Us

Jefferson City, Missouri, Us

Strategic Communications: Assisted the Department of Health & Senior Services in planning and executing the initial wave of Missouri’s vaccine communications plan. Web Design: Primary graphic and user experience designer for MOStopsCovid.com, which has provided public health information to more than 6 million unique users through nearly 33 million pageviews.

Jefferson City, Missouri, Us

Strategic Communications: Advanced the Department's MORE Strategic Vision through various messaging channels - internally & externally - to ensure positive change in Missouri agriculture. Created communications products using videography, photography, graphic design and social media skills.Media Relations: Remained transparent and accessible to members of the media as they pursued stories to benefit Missouri citizens.Event Planning: Planned events that aligned with the vision the Governor's Office and Director of Agriculture set for Missouri agriculture, while collaborating with agriculture stakeholders. Co-creator of Governor Parson's annual tradition of riding a tractor to work during National FFA Week.Crisis Communications & Issue Management: Trained in emergency management and public information functions to respond in a crisis situation. Supported and advised the Director of Agriculture in managing overarching issues that affected Missouri agriculture like COVID-19, international trade, animal disease prevention and rural business development.Speech Writing: Unified all Department messages through effective & meaningful messages used by our core leadership team.Internal Communications: Motivated, inspired, involved & consistently informed 350 Department employees of agency-wide initiatives.

Jefferson City, Missouri, Us

Videography: Lead videographer, editor and producer of the "My Farm, My Story" video campaign, which has reached more than 2 million consumers by telling the story of nearly 75 Missouri farmers & ranchers. My Farm, My Story set itself apart by targeting consumers and bridging the gap between rural and urban Missourians on hot-button farming issues.Graphic Design: Create web & printed branding material for the Department’s regulatory responsibilities and agricultural marketing efforts including websites, brochures, handouts, signage, web forms, trade show materials, vehicle wraps, booklets and specialty items serving the all five divisions and programs.Special Events: Develop professional marketing & promotional materials for special events including the Missouri Governor’s Conference on Agriculture, FarmScape at St. Louis Ballpark Village and the Missouri State Fair, as well as any strategic communications & outreach campaigns.• Online media – website design & layout, social media images, etc.• Printed materials – programs, menus, slicks, etc.• Specialty items – lanyards, mugs, key cards, etc.• Signage – banners, posters, table tents, etc.Photography: On-site support staff & photography at the Missouri Governor’s Conference on Agriculture, FarmScape at St. Louis Ballpark Village, Missouri State Fair, Missouri Agribusiness Academy and Department press events. Social Media: Sustain and grow social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn and Flickr.Outreach: Plan & facilitate the Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo Contest through online promotion, participant communications and social media marketing.

Web development, graphic design, photography and brand identity consultation for small businesses that work primarily in agriculture and health care.

Communications: Designed & marketed creative materials for both general communication and special event promotion state-wide. Maintained Association website, published press releases, planned special events and provided professional event photography. Sustained & grew social media presence for Missouri beef producers on both Facebook & Twitter. Created and distributed bi-weekly newsletter that reached more than 2,000 members and industry professionals.Membership: Maintained strong membership base of more than 5,000 Cattlemen and Women through personalized recruitment - recognized as one of the top three states in recruitment for 2012. Initiated online membership payments through the Association's website, as well as a reoccurring payment structure.Youth Programs: Served as the advisor to guide the Missouri Junior Cattlemen's Board. Planned & facilitated the annual MCA All-Breeds Junior Cattle Show, MJCA Show-Me Beef Leadership Conference & MJCA Points Program.

Communications: Assisted the Executive Vice President in developing the bi-weekly Prime Cuts e-newsletter and portions of the Missouri Beef Cattleman.Event planning: Supported the Director of Programs in planning the annual Missouri Cattlemen's Convention & Industry Trade Show, Cattlemen's Steakfry, MCA All-Breeds Junior Show, County Leadership College and more.

Office of Development & Communications: Drafted and distributed weekly solicitation and thank you letters to more than 100 donors of the college. Promoted alumni relations through personal visits, phone calls and special projects.

Centennial, Co, Us

Week-long Internship for the Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show: Blasted social media sites, news outlets and association website with convention news highlights. Provided first-edit on more than 20 news releases and maintained constant policy & convention news on Beefusa.org. Snapped & edited hundreds of photos during the 4-day convention and maintained NCBA’s photo stream.

Supervised 10 freshman and sophomore students as they wrote for CAFNR Corner Post online. Edited 5 articles per week, maintained all deadlines and taught students basics of journalism during class time. Assisted beginning journalists across both multimedia and written media platforms.

News writing: reported on the policy proposals and laws created by the 92nd Missouri General Assembly, specializing in agriculture and the environment.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Agricultural Journalism

Study Abroad Program, International Agriculture

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