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Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Telling the story of New America through the media. Managing brand reputation and expansion.

Washington Dc

Developed and implemented communications strategies that increased client brand awareness and perception.Secured media opportunities for influencers including Kevin O’Leary.Spearheaded the development of corporate social responsibility campaigns, including matching non-profits with corporate clients.Developed speeches, talking points, and op-eds for c-suite executives.Conceived pitching angles for clients based on news developments and coached junior staff on how to use breaking news to help raise client profiles.Prepared executives for interviews or other presentations, and provided feedback afterward.Developed speaking and award opportunity plans for executives. Created client brand messaging.Served as the primary day-to-day point of contact for clients.Built and maintained relationships with media.Oversaw up to nine client accounts at a time, supervising teams of three to five members.Developed a crisis response plan for a high-profile international brand.Clients included manufacturing, e-commerce, crypto currency, fintech, real estate, SaaS, and telecom companies.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Developed and implemented communications strategies to achieve goals for clients in digital health and mission-driven non-profit spaces.Developed speeches, talking points and op-eds for thought leaders, including c-suite executives, university leadership, policy experts, and professional athletes.Worked with client partner organizations to align on strategies, goals and messaging related to joint projects.Placed op-eds for executives in national, regional, and trade outlets. Developed messaging for clients including boilerplate language.Vetted speaking and award opportunities for executives.Served as the primary point of contact for clients.Prepared executives for interviews or other presentations and provided feedback afterward.Built and maintained relationships with media.Developed social media content for organizations and c-suite executives, including LinkedIn and Twitter posts.Oversaw up to seven client accounts at a time, supervising teams of two to five members.Contributed to internal Culture Committee, including planning team-building activities.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Developed and implemented a media strategy, including innovative pitching techniques, to advance the organizational mission of empowering America's diverse entrepreneurs to build a thriving and equitable economy.Developed messaging, op-eds, talking points, committee testimony, speeches, press releases, and blog posts for executive staff as well as organizational allies, including members of Congress and small business owners.Served as on-record spokesperson for media opportunities.Developed promotional materials in coordination with partner organizations and allies. Vetted small business owner partners and developed their stories for use with media and for public testimony.Successfully pitched stories to top outlets, including: New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, CNN, Politico, CNBC, Wall Street Journal, FOX News, PBS NewsHour, NPR, and USA Today.Prepared executive staff and organizational partners for media appearances.Edited content produced by junior staff.

Researched and wrote feature articles for in-house magazine with 30,000 subscribers.Drafted op-eds, speeches, press releases, and blog posts on behalf of organizational leadership.Developed promotional materials to support events headlined by influencers including Sarah Silverman.Conceived and drafted appeal letters used for direct mail fundraising.Served as organizational spokesperson for live television and radio interviews, including on MSNBC.Spoke to outside groups about organizational mission and agenda.Promoted to assistant director from associate in 2013.

Washington, Dc

Managed Americans United’s Twitter account; doubled the number of followers.Responded to constituent inquiries.

Falls Church, Va.

Beat reporter for a trade publication that is required reading for tax professionals andpolicy makers.Reported on tax policy developments impacting non-profitsCovered industry conferences and Capitol Hill hearings.Reported on corporate tax issues at the state level.

Stanford, Connecticut

Won a Sports Emmy Award for my work curating table tennis and fencing content for NBCOlympics.com

Msj, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Medill News Service

Ba, History With Honors