Uchenna Hicks Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Il

Responsible for managing company’s $17 million community health and engagement portfolio including community investments and grants program, civic engagement and corporate sponsorships, employee volunteerism, and corporate community involvement communications.

Chicago, Il

Managed pillar partnerships and programs as part of the company’s community investment portfolio. Responsible for leading enterprise-wide communications and reporting of HCSC’s corporate community involvement efforts.

Chicago, Il

Public/Community Relations: Directed marketing and public relations for events that promoted a research-based academic medical center. Managed relationships with media and community groups. Promoted coverage through internal social media resources. Oversaw design and production of marketing collateral. Event Planning & Management: Conceived and executed public education and continuing medical education events. Controlled costs and budgets for events, sponsorships and advertising. Managed sponsor relationships, including brand consistency.

New York, Ny

Created, developed, and executed best-in-class PR strategies for a leading global media company. Managed media relations and press contacts, working proactively to control messages in a 24-hour news cycle environment. Built relationships with diverse community contacts from chambers of commerce to arts and cultural groups. Identified new ways to engage stakeholders at the national and local levels as speakers, aligning each speaker to appropriate audiences. Increased awareness of the Times's educational and online resources. Wrote and distributed press releases. Planned and managed events as part of community outreach. Supervised and trained freelance employees.

New York, Ny

Responsible for leading cross functional teams across marketing, advertising and newsroom departments to create, execute and manage strategic public relations campaigns that successfully promoted the company’s journalism and journalists, generated circulation and advertising revenue, and enhanced brand awareness at both the local and national level.• Managed strategic philanthropic outreach initiatives and investments of $600,000 in the areas of education, arts and culture• Recognized as a trusted advisor and strategic consultant to internal business leadership, newsroom colleagues and agency partners, in devising new and innovative ways to promote the company’s priority business initiatives, journalism and its journalists• Successfully identified, developed and implemented strategic advertising and trade branding opportunities that connected journalists with speaking opportunities at key conferences and forums• Spearheaded NYT employee outreach efforts including recruiting teams of volunteers for company-sponsored events

New York, Ny

Responsible for the execution of key Times events and outreach efforts in collaboration with business leaders and journalists. Oversaw all marketing for The New York Times’s College Scholarship Program including serving as editor of quarterly newsletter and creating and distributing promotional materials in print and online.• Managed internal programs and events such as the company blood drive, newsroom speakers bureau and food drives • Approved content and updated Community Affairs Department’s external Web site

New York, Ny

Assisted with Community Affairs outreach and programming and tracked metrics for publicity outreach and reported to senior management.

Cos Cob, Ct

Assisted with national and local publicity campaigns and media tours for book publishers including: writing and distributing press materials, booking national and local media interviews and administrative duties and responsibilities.