Scott Tucker Email & Phone Number

Greater St. Louis

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Finished a temporary assignment as Copywriter / Editor supporting Reinsurance Group of America’s global communications and marketing team. Wrote, copyedited, and proofread internal and external, multichannel marketing collateral—including biographies, white papers, research reports, surveys, brochures, client newsletters, PowerPoint presentations, social media articles, training materials and video scripts.

Greater St. Louis Area

Managed internal, IT-related communications for the Crop Science Division of Bayer, AG—a multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company. As Manager, IT Communications at Monsanto Company (contracted through Rose International) when it was acquired by Bayer in June 2018, I worked on internal communication efforts related to the ongoing IT integration of the two companies.As part of a four-person IT communications team, led strategic communications plan to integrate legacy Monsanto’s 30,000+ employees and contractors into Bayer’s IT workplace, including Office 365 tools. Supported a multi-faceted campaign to prepare employees for the integration of Monsanto and Bayer IT environments, including hypercare communications, content development and strategic planning.Provided communications counsel and support to cross-functional partners to successfully deliver key IT initiatives, products and services. Regularly interacted with technical teams to simplify communications for a broad, non-technical audience. Identified, recommended and executed an appropriate internal marketing mix to reach target audiences. Wrote and edited employee communications, user guides, website copy and intranet articles—conveying complex IT information in a manner that is easy to understand. Developed scripts and produced videos that shared the company’s digital successes internally and externally.

Greater St. Louis Area

Led communications, marketing and branding initiatives for the Federal Pharmacy Services Division of Express Scripts—a Fortune 22 company and the U.S.’s largest pharmacy benefit manager (PBM). Directly supported the company’s flagship client, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) TRICARE military health program. Served as a primary writer and communications subject-matter-expert for this extremely busy sales division, engaging and advising ~70 staff members on communications best practices. Managed a demanding array of B2B & B2C marketing projects, working with division leadership and cross-functional partners in disparate departments throughout the company to drive results.Developed marketing strategy to engage TRICARE patients at worldwide military pharmacies—a vast new line of business resulting from Express Scripts’ lucrative 2014 DoD renewal contract.Identified and executed editorial strategies. Wrote and edited a wide variety of external communications—including educational articles, fact sheets, marketing collateral and patient communications explaining important prescription benefit plan details. Wrote and managed content for Express-Scripts.com/TRICARE, a site serving ~4.6 million beneficiaries. Collaborated with subject-matter-experts and key stakeholders companywide to ensure patient communications were clear and written in plain language. Analyzed and interpreted complicated data and industry reports to make copy user-friendly.Supported the division’s VP and senior leadership team by developing PowerPoint presentations, communication plans, executive briefs, internal memos and other documents.Managed division charitable giving and sponsorship budgets. Managed division participation in conferences, trade shows and other events. Wrote detailed run-of-show briefs for senior, executive and C-Suite level event participants.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed online communications for the political and lobbying affiliate of The Humane Society of the United States— the U.S.’s largest animal protection and advocacy nonprofit. Developed an effective online strategy for the organization—integrating various online channels, including website, email and social media. Wrote online advocacy/fundraising appeal campaigns to HSLF’s growing email house file. Established segmentation strategies to effectively engage online advocates in HSLF’s legislative and political work. Managed, from concept to implementation, a complete redesign of the organization’s website at hslf.org.Served as editor of “Animals & Politics”—a blog from HSLF’s president at animalsandpolitics.com.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed online communications for the fast-paced government affairs and litigation sections of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)—the nation’s largest animal protection organization. Effectively engaged HSUS online advocates on animal protection issues—often driven by fast-moving federal and state legislative developments and breaking news regarding animal protection and cruelty bills.Wrote effective email advocacy and fundraising alerts and developed segmentation strategies to effectively message the organization’s online house file of more than a million online constituents. Collaborated with senior leadership/stakeholders throughout the organization to manage competing priorities. Managed and wrote content for HSUS’s award-winning website at HumaneSociety.org.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Led communications strategy for national nonprofit dedicated to advancing LGBT rights. Also developed and implemented program plan for educational foundation.Led the organization’s messaging strategy, working closely with the executive director, staff and board members. Served as primary media contact/spokesperson and gave interviews for print media and radio. Cultivated working relationships with reporters to advance the organization’s message and brand identity.Helped secure national media appearances by the organization’s executive director. Coordinated logistics for his interviews with major news outlets such as CNN and MSNBC.Wrote and edited press releases, op-eds, letters-to-the-editor, marketing collateral and white papers.Researched and wrote grant proposals and annual reports. Managed and wrote content for the organization’s website at LibertyEducationForum.org. As part of a very small staff, managed virtually every aspect of three national conventions, three symposiums, various fundraisers and other major events—all of which attracted national politicians, Members of Congress and other VIPs. Duties included securing speakers, managing media credentials and planning/managing silent auctions. Wrote media advisories, speeches, scripts, and printed programs for all events.Hired and supervised graphic designers and other vendors. Recruited and supervised office assistant and interns.