Thomas W. Temesgen Email & Phone Number

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Spearheaded successful thought leadership pieces, program impact highlights, event summaries, press releases, and other website content from conception to completion.
• Provided consultancy for paid and earned media campaigns, website design, photography, video editing, and other content requests related to organizational communications.
• Managed IREX’s social media presence with a global audience over 100,000 across X, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Grew audience by 55,000 in two years.

United States

• Managed IREX's social media presence and youth-centric initiatives ensuring a consistent brand voice and message.
• Developed targeted advertising campaigns, driving website traffic and generating leads.
• Optimized posting schedules based on platform-specific analytics to maximize content visibility.
• Created comprehensive reports on social media performance, presenting data-driven insights to stakeholders.
• Streamlined content creation processes, improving efficiency while maintaining quality standards.
• Effectively managed crises communication during unfavorable situations protecting company's reputation online.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed logistics for participant and staff travel including outreach, communications, ticketing approval, and financial reconciliation in advance of 6 cohort experiences abroad per year, with 2 sets occurring.
• Facilitated in-person and online workshops to engage participants, enhancing their experience within the program framework.
• Developed marketing materials to promote program offerings, increasing awareness and participation rates among target audiences.
• Provided exceptional customer service to program participants through prompt response times and attentive assistance with inquiries or concerns.
• Assisted with event coordination and providing on-site support during teacher conferences.
• Created comprehensive reports on participant progress and feedback, presenting findings to stakeholders and adjusting strategies as needed.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Provided administrative support to work plans and timelines for overlapping award cycles and multiple project activities.
• Contributed to quarterly reports to funders, survey development and implementation, data collection and processing.
• Organized virtual and in-person program events.
• Provided support to monitoring and evaluation efforts and track participant numbers and program indicators and impact.
• Designed program and workshop materials.
• Worked with program participants and alumni to track success stories and program impact data shared with funders.

• Drafted content for IREX's social media accounts.
• Tracked and compiled weekly press mentions.
• Recorded and edited video for IREX's 50th Anniversary and monthly staff meetings.
• Wrote a success story featured on the website.
• Copyedited stories, insight pieces, announcements, and staff biographies.
• Conducted research and development for potential brand messages and a new tagline for IREX

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Morgantown, WV

• Planned and executed successful campaign to increase Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra concert attendance, specifically for the 18-24 demographic.
• Assisted in coordinating a large flash mob to promote the PSO’s “Best of Broadway” series.
• Wrote the creative copy during the re-branding of a local meat market.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted in-depth research at the National Archives and Library of Congress on unknown historical figures and landmarks that shaped the Georgetown area.
• Presented findings at Tudor Place in Georgetown in order to feature untold stories and stress the value in preserving history during D.C.’s developmental growth.
• Produced a well-received documentary highlighting the research process.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Recruited talents and created segments for a television show pilot that aired on the CW Network.
• Accompanied and assisted the CEO during contract procurement for DC government projects through the General Services Administration and the Office of Contracting and Procurement.
• Managed and monitored social media content for company’s FB and Twitter accounts.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Traveled to universities to introduce and sell Google Chrome/Docs to a mass audience.
• Collaborated with developers and submitted a video to Discover Card on innovative trends.
• Attended DC’s first Community Broadband Summit that addressed the District’s digital divide

Master Of Arts In Education And Human Development In The Field Of School Counseling

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Advertising

Activities and Societies: President, 2015, WVU Chapter of National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)Minor: Sociology President's.

Certificate, Social Media Marketing

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business