Zach Stratton Email & Phone Number

Seattle, WA, US

Bellevue, Washington

• Developed and implemented corporate affairs strategic plan to enhance QFC’s reputation and elevate its unique story. Served as a strategic communications leader, spokesperson and crisis communications coordinator for.
• Provided strategies to executive leadership team around emerging issues that may affect the company’s reputation.
• Managed relationships with state and local trade associations and elected officials to influence policies that support key business objectives.
• Managed internal communications outreach to the nearly 6,000 QFC associates, including weekly newsletters and broadcasts, executive messages and departmental memos.

Greater Seattle Area

• Supervised and administered a comprehensive public affairs department, which included media relations, corporate contributions, the volunteer program and the Fred Meyer Fund.
• Managed a $2.5 million promotions budget and identified ways to drive business through sponsorships and events.
• Acted as a liaison and conducted meetings between Fred Meyer/QFC and agencies, officials, business leaders and professional organizations to foster cooperation and understanding.

Seattle, Washington

• Directed the implementation of Fred Meyer and QFC public relations, corporate promotions, sponsorships, events and special projects.
• Built and maintained relationships with media and leveraged them to garner earned media coverage.
• Counseled executives in responses to internal and external crises as well as legislative issues relating to the industry.

Portland, Oregon Area

• Coordinated Fred Meyer Fund grants, corporate contributions and Community Rewards donations in order to protect and build the reputation of the company.
• Worked with Fred Meyer executives to award grants, donations and sponsorships totaling nearly $3 million annually.
• Represented the company appropriately with internal and external clients, which included media, non-profit leaders, public officials, customers, community members and employees.

Vancouver, Washington

• Implemented marketing and communication plans to enhance Vancouver’s reputation as a desirable destination for convention planners and tourists.
• Produced content for marketing collateral such as the visitors guide and meeting planners guide
• Wrote press releases and secured positive media coverage for the Tourism Offic

• Assigned stories to staff writers and laid out the pages in InDesign for the sports and news sections as well as holding the copy editor position for a semester
• Wrote weekly and was published more than 50 times, most often for the sports section as a staff writer as well as a columnist

• Planned and organized activities for at risk-youth ages 6-12 as a general summer camp counselor and a sports camp counselor that were designed to help the children improve academically, emotionally and physically

• Received assignments and wrote 25 articles for the sports section of the Portland Tribune newspaper which were published on the website