Scott Blake Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio

• Develop and execute comprehensive internal communications strategy designed to increase employee engagement• Coordinate strategies to engage the office’s diverse employee groups, including attorneys, law enforcement officers, administrators and support staff• Communicate the Attorney General’s mission, vision and values by authoring a weekly office newsletter• Consult with members of the management team, comprised of 28 “chiefs” who manage legal units, on their internal communication management strategies• Work closely with senior leadership and the Attorney General to develop an employee incentive program• Lead informal employee “brown bag” lunch sessions on various topics related to office events and policies• Plan and coordinate the annual employee recognition ceremony for the office’s 1,600 employees• Manage the office’s Intranet, updating content daily with relevant and timely stories about events occurring around the office• Photograph employee events and produce videos to promote initiatives• Lead group of charitable activities coordinators to increase office’s investment in community; in two years, nearly doubled support offered to local charities

-Manage staff of six writers, each specializing in a particular function (i.e. internal communication, speech writing, external communication, Web communication) -Develop communication strategies to promote agency initiatives, consisting of activities and budget to carry out plan -Serve as a primary contact for members of the media-Represent ODE with national media outlets, including the New York Times, USAToday, PBS News Hour and The Huffington Post.-Answer complex questions about agency practices in a manner consistent with promoting the agency image-Develop positive relationships with media representatives from across the state -Develop messages and talking points in preparation for media events -Prepare staff members for media interviews -Write news releases -Develop social media strategies and identify communication opportunities via Facebook and Twitter-Attend Social Media Bootcamp at the Kiplinger Fellowship Program within the John Glenn School of Public Affairs-Develop communication strategies for agency events and policy announcements to earn positive media coverage -Develop proactive materials in response to potentially problematic situations-Participate in crisis communication strategies and practices when situation warrants -Review and edit weekly communications from the state superintendent -Brief the state superintendent and senior leaders on developing media issues -Work with the governor's office to develop communications strategies for education initiatives -Coordinate the dissemination of information to various stakeholder groups -Monitor various education publications and work with stakeholder groups to understand what issues concern school districts

Develop and edit content for the PUCO newsletter distributed hard copy to Ohio House and Senate members and interested members of the public meeting all deadlines for submissionDraft, edit, and publish the Intranet-based newsletter and coordinated the redesign and organizational structure of the agency Web site using graphics and common formatsWrite, edit, and design PUCO and Ohio Power Siting Board annual reportsCreate and manage inventory tracking system for brochures and other informational materialsRedesigned and develop content for agency brochures, fact sheets, canned speeches and promotional campaigns to ensure consistency among all communication mediumsAssist with agency media and educational campaigns, including developing theme for winter heating season campaign "Keeping PACE with Winter Heating Bills: Preparation, Assistance Programs, Customer Choice, and Energy Conservation."Create database of marketing contacts for speaking engagements and other public relations events hosted by the agencyDevelop all agency Web graphics and print images, including custom photographyRepresent the agency as liaison with commercial printers and the Ohio Department of Administrative Services to fulfill printing needs of the agencyRepresent agency at community meetings and outreach eventsServe as department liaison between other departmental staff concerning legislative issuesAssist in drafting testimony of PUCO Chairman before the Ohio House and Senate Public Utilities Committees and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Develop materials educating children about utilities and the agency (i.e. The Science of Energy - A Resource for Middle School Science Students, and a children's activity book)Develop proactive responses to Commission decisionsServe as media contact as assignedAct as liaison for Ohio House and Senate staffWork with other departmental staff to develop communication pieces

Copy edit and verify information received from different sections of the office for inclusion in brochures, catalogs, and formsWork with the 28 sections of the office to ensure that information in their brochures and other materials is accurate and up to dateDesign and layout newsletters, brochures, and other publications using PageMaker, Freehand and PhotoshopCoordinate printing of materials through DAS's procurement processPhotograph events hosted by the officeAssign work to interns and review the product, offering feedback and suggestionsMaintain inventory of equipment and supplies for the section and reorder as necessaryCoordinate production of court exhibitsExtensive proofreading of stories and information in brochures and newslettersLayout and design the office's bi-monthly newsletter

Master Of Arts, Public Policy And Administration

Ba, Communications

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