• Execute an annual communications and marketing plan to motivate key internal and external audiences to donate, participate in events, and take other actions to support the organization’s strategic goals across all channels• Develop and disseminate strategic messaging that communicates the Affiliate’s local community health impact• Manage and maintain media relationships, including cultivating relationships with reporters• Manage PR agency to ensure consistent and appropriate media coverage and outreach• Produce and distribute Affiliate-wide and event-specific publications, including, but not limited to:website content, email, creative for online, television, radio and print advertisements and PSAs, videos,posters, social media posts, newsletters, annual reports, brochures, fact sheets, and promotional items• Manage vendor relationships, including photographers, graphic designers and printers

• Conceptualize, develop and distribute all written collateral, including press releases, news articles, media guides, publications, newsletters, advertising and brochures for the Houston Marathon and related events• Create and implement the communications strategy for the Houston Marathon and related events• Develop and manage Press Operations Plan for the main event and special events• Direct the flow of content across all digital channels including website, newsletters and social media• Create and implement the social media strategy, including Facebook page(s), twitter, blog, etc.• Respond to media inquiries, proactively pitch stories and provide media relations• Responsible for departmental and event communication budgets• Manage relationships with outside vendors for all publications, mobile app and contract work• Supervise and manage the race week media team of 15+ volunteers• Created and manage the Houston Marathon and Half Marathon Ambassador Program• Act as official spokesperson as necessary

Producing and editing content including, but not limited to, writing news articles and blogs, building photo galleries, clipping video highlights, search engine optimization, utilizing social media and posting wire stories.Responsible for the production of all content on NBCOlympics.com for the following sports pre-London: Badminton, Field Hockey, Triathlon and Tennis. Worked with athletes and national governing bodies to create dynamic content for the web.During London, acted as the Mirror Producer for Track & Field as past of the 24/7 news cycle.

• Responsible for producing day-to-day content for the track and field portion of www.universalsports.com• Including, but not limited to, writing news articles and blogs, building photo galleries, clipping video highlights, search engine optimization, utilizing social media and posting wire stories• Live coverage of national and international events including IAAF Diamond League meetings, U.S. Championships and World Championships, ING NYC Marathon

USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States.• Worked as a press officer for USA Track & Field and U.S. Olympic Committee at 2008 Olympic Games and 2007 Pan American Games and served as Team Press Officer for multiple World Championship teams including 2009 IAAF World Outdoor• Created media kits for use at Team USA events which may include biographies for every athlete on the team (up to 125 per team), event schedules, World, American and Event records and staff biographies• Oversaw communications efforts for Youth programs including Hometown Outreach media push• Ran the mixed zone at USA National Championships and Olympic Trials• Assisted with overall management of press operations• Covered elite, junior and masters events as assigned and hosted press conferences• Worked with USOC for Pressbox posting, athlete of the month nominations, etc.• Wrote and edited press releases, compiled email clips and oversaw Athlete of the Week program• Fielded media inquiries and proactively pitched stories• Assisted in production of USATF Media Guide and FAST Annual• Assistant Editor of Fast Forward and Elite Beat, USATF’s quarterly membership and athlete magazines• Oversaw Communications Department intern program

USA Water Polo, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation that serves as the national governing body for the sport of water polo in the United States under authority of the United States Olympic Committee.

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