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Remote

Denver, Colorado, United States

• Serve as strategic communication partner to executive/senior leaders and develop and executive communication plans supporting large-scale initiatives
• Manage team responsible for leader development, new hire onboarding, DEIAB, annual engagement survey, and overall teammate experience
• Responsible for ongoing intranet strategy and content including site map, landing pages, and articles
• Strategize and executive quarterly, all-company meeting featuring segments around each company goal, teammate spotlights, and Core Value Award winners
• Manage online company reputation on Glassdoor and Indeed
• Manage broad-audience email editorial calendar, writing, and distribution including two weekly newsletters

Denver, Colorado, United States

• Led strategy, development, launch campaign for new company intranet and new employee recognition and engagement platform
• Launched reimagined Culture Advisory Board consisting of about 20 teammates across each region
• Launched new quarterly Core Value Award nomination, selection, and celebration process
• Implemented internal email channel using Staffbase platform
• Partnered with People team to streamline pre-onboarding communication flow

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Following Optum's acquisition of naviHealth, I supported communication and engagement for Optum Home & Community Care's clinical team.

Brentwood, Tennessee, United States

• Partnered with senior leaders to deliver messaging strategies aimed to inspire, connect, and inform employees about organization priorities
• Advised leaders in the most effective approaches to drive employee engagement
• Ghost-wrote internal organization announcements for senior leaders
• Wrote content for newsletters, PowerPoints, leader talking points, surveys, intranet, and more
• Supported strategy and execution of large-scale events that recognize and celebrate employees
• Developed video content featuring our “employee heroes” who embody our values

Brentwood, Tennessee, United States

• Supported the communication team in creating and executing internal communication across multiple departments including IT, clinical, L&D and HR
• Wrote, edited, and distributed company-wide communications to promote engagement and adoption
• Assisted in managing large-scale colleague events

Mount Juliet, Tennessee, United States

• Became a dually certified nutrition coach and founded a small business
• Wrote and designed all content including social posts, blog posts, videos, tutorials, and graphics
• Managed organic and paid Facebook and Instagram content
• Developed and launched successful programs including self-guided, group, and 1:1 coaching

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

• Developed digital campaigns for national brand awareness
• Created targeted campaign strategies to assist business development team in gaining new leads
• Tracked campaign success and opportunities via various data analytic dashboards
• Created content to support business development, including blog posts, videos, audio clips, case studies, social media ads, graphics, newsletters, social media posts, direct mail, promos, and emails

Brentwood, TN

• Served as the internal communications partner to several leaders/departments within Brookdale - Marketing, Sales, Clinical, Resident Engagement and Dining.
• Partnered with the aforementioned departments to strategize, plan, develop, execute and measure communications campaigns to reach segments of our internal audience - about 82,000 associates across 47 states.
• Created two e-newsletters for sales/marketing - one monthly, one biweekly - to communicate with our sales associates consistently.
• Wrote content for email communications, feature stories and e-newsletter articles.
• Wrote and edited video to capture Brookdale's leaders in a more engaging way for our associates.
• Designed and did layout for email communications, documents and e-newsletters.

Columbia, SC

• Create content and strategy for all digital platforms - website, social media and email marketing
• Develop site map and concept for new website keeping user experience in mind
• Write feature stories designed to promote positive things happening in SC hospitals
• Serve as media relations person
• Write and distribute press releases
• Take and edit photos for promotional use

Columbia, SC

• Served as brand manager for organization
• Managed all digital platforms (website, internal and external blogs, all social media, digital ads, e-newsletter)
• Designed publications, ads and graphics using Adobe Creative Suite
• Managed internal communication
• Shot and edited video and photos
• Ordered promotional items and print materials

Columbia, South Carolina Area

• Developed a PSA campaign – wrote TV PSA scripts, managed video and photo shoots, designed posters, billboards and advertisements and managed website content
• Wrote and designed publications
• Wrote and managed blogs and social media
• Took photos and edited photos and video

Columbia, South Carolina Area

I graduate with a Master's degree in Mass Communications with a focus on Integrated Marketing Communications and a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Health Communications on May 10, 2013.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

• Wrote news and promotional articles for the Science and Health Communication Research Group
• Maintained web content on Science and Health Communication Research Group website
• Planned events for faculty, staff and students
• Conducted research and analyzed qualitative data using Nvivo software for academic journal articles

Columbia, South Carolina Area

• Maintained communication between four organizations involved in the Leaders in Environmental Action Pilots (LEAP) program
• Collected interviews for and produced documentary about LEAP program
• Reviewed invoices and quarterly reports for four pilot organizations
• Planned events for LEAP program organizations

Macon, Georgia Area

• Developed and implemented programming and materials for a local summer camp, sponsored by D.A.R.E.

Stationed Out Of Vicksburg, MS

• Completed several promotional and public relations projects for the following organizations:
• Habitat for Humanity – Birmingham, Ala. o Designed Habitat for Humanity t-shirts for special events o Designed donation cards
• Operation REACH, Inc. – New Orleans, La. o Wrote and distributed news releases and public service announcements to local media o Created fliers and posters to promote for our project
• Volunteer Macon – Macon, Ga. o Wrote and distributed news releases to gain exposure for free tax service for low-income families o Created fliers to promote for tax serviceMy team also served with the following.

Indiana, PA

• Designed brochures, flyers, banners, ads and magazine covers to promote the local economy
• Researched and developed ideas for a new website

Indiana, PA

• Received photography assignments with strict deadlines for all sections of the newspaper for on and off-campus events

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Maintained weekly clip book
• Wrote news alerts and news releases
• Researched upcoming performers and publicized interesting facts using social media outlets
• Updated event listings on locally-based web sites
• Updated media contact list

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Set up lighting, backdrops, props, etc. for photographs
• Sat in on business meetings with clients
• Digitally enhanced photographs using Adobe Photoshop

Master'S Degree, Integrated Marketing Communications, 3.92

Activities and Societies: Members of the USC Disc Golf Team - August 2011 to May 2013Master's of Mass Communications - Integrated.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism - Public Relations, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Minors in photography and piano.Bachelor's in journalism and minors in communications media and music