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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Serve as producer for Bisnow's Chicago/Midwest Office, including overseeing event content and strategy, developing practices for new and existing markets, and working with sales to ensure strong attendance and sponsor activity across programs.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Continue to lead digital content development for GovExec editorial brands and client projects, with an emphasis on new brand development and new product creation.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

-Design and lead digital content development for internal and client projects throughout lifecycles, including developing narrative strategy and sales enablement documents, writing all relevant content, and presenting results to stakeholders.-Collaborate and support internal project managers and marketing leads to oversee the development and execution of 300+ programs, workshops, and media products annually.-Work with multiple editorial teams and subject matter experts to translate industry trends, marketing goals, and product messages into compelling, intuitive, and actionable content for a variety of government and private sector audiences.-Conduct research, interviews, and trend analysis in fields such as federal information technology, workforce development, and healthcare to determine appropriate focus areas for future projects and marketing plans.-Develop a network of and book subject matter experts for a variety of events and workshops on behalf of clients and internal projects.-Train and mentor new team members on industry trends, organizational best practices, and content guidelines.

Des Moines Metropolitan Area

-Wrote and edited weekly online pieces on various aspects of the Iowa political process.-Interviewed presidential candidates on their respective platforms and policies.-Developed and ran six community engagement projects to register local voters and to inform them of local political events.-Reported and photographed more than two dozen political rallies across Iowa.-Coordinated with network journalists and candidates’ press offices to ensure national coverage of events.

West Des Moines

-Worked with other public affairs professionals to create and implement actionable messaging solutions on health care and energy topics for a range of companies, groups, and associations.-Assisted in online and phone outreach with state and local journalists and federal and state government agencies to raise awareness of client initiatives and programs.-Prepared research documents and one-pagers for clients and senior management on digital identification and healthcare policy initiatives, as well as daily reports on wind energy.-Collaborated with staff to update and reissue firm-wide reference documents, media lists and best practices.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Drafted and pitched social media posts for Instagram, Twitter and Facebook related to the senator’s policy initiatives.-Compiled a daily press clippings file from local and international sources and distributed it to members of the press team.-Spoke with constituents and addressed concerns, and referred them to other agencies and resources as needed. -Assisted and informed visitors by leading tours of the U.S. Capitol.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Developed and pitched public relations campaigns to reporters and clients for a firm in Washington, D.C. that specializes in working with non-profit organizations and political action committees.-Collaborated with project managers to conceptualize new public relations campaigns for clients.-Developed a “how-to guide” for database research software and presented findings to management.-Researched and compiled various public relations databases as needed.-Created media lists of various national news sources and reporters for future projects.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

-Operate sophisticated production equipment for live sporting events-Collaborate with other camera operators and crew to ensure seamless production-Locate and frame specialized camera shots as instructed by director-Communicate with multiple members of the operating crew during live production

Des Moines, Iowa Area

I worked with Mercer Corporation in a competition to develop and implement modern marketing strategies in order to attract new clients and revitalize connections with old ones. Our group and plan were later selected as the winners, wherein we were recognized by both the college and the company for our efforts.-Analyzed and evaluated current marketing programs and communications-Researched competitor information to identify new/innovative ideas-Protected confidential information per corporate guidelines and standards-Prepared strategic recommendations for new marketing strategies-Presented to senior management market research and strategies

Des Moines, Iowa Area

-Planned and executed photoshoots corresponding with story assignments-Collaborated with team to produce and publish magazine on a regular schedule-Met with designers and writers of specific stories to determine appropriate vision