Zane Harrington Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Dallas, Texas, United States

Dallas, Texas, United States

• Managed media strategy, highlighting the Museum as a world-class educational and research institution• Negotiated and purchases radio, television, print and social influencer advertisements • Served as the Museum’s media liaison, managing various PR agencies and all media inquiries• Composed executive communications, speeches and talking points • Assisted with the planning and execution of several community engagement initiatives and events to commemorate the Museum’s 10th Anniversary celebration

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

• Created and implemented long-term media strategy to showcase Dallas as a leisure and business travel destination• Served as point person for all media inquiries, creating thoughtful and relevant responses • Worked with executive leadership to craft talking points, corporate communications, letters and speeches • Managed overall public relations budget and metric reporting, establishing and implementing public relations metrics that tie-in with broader organizational goals• Continued many of the additional tasks from prior role

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Created and implemented long-term media strategy to promote the city of Dallas as a leisure and business traveler destination• Hosted more than 20 annual dynamic press familiarization trips to the city of Dallas for travel and food writers to boost coverage of city as a tourism destination• Maintained and developed content used in pitching and overall media strategy, including press kit updates, development highlights, itineraries, press releases and creative collateral• Proactively pitched Dallas on the road through PR media missions and deskside meetings, maintaining effective follow-up with media and building lasting relationships for future press trips and coverage• Worked with entire marketing team to implement creative strategy to boost tourism to the city.

Carrollton, Texas

• Develops and executes long-term public relations strategies• Creates relationships with national and local media members• Maintains strong social media presence for clients • Facilitates media training • Assists on more than 10 public relations crises and reputation management • Protects confidential client information • Continues many tasks within the account coordinator position• Secured clients coverage in The Washington Post, Religion News Service, Parents.com, The Dallas Morning News, The Houston Chronicle, The Guardian, USA Today and many other outlets.

• Created more than 20 client press kits and 40 news releases• Helped develop long-term strategies for crisis communications • Planned client events, meetings and parties• Helped coordinate inner-office communication• Contributed to agency WordPress blog, social media and long-term strategy

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Hankamer School Of Business

Penland Residence Hall

Community Leader Mentors have the responsibilities of a regular Community Leader, in addition to managing staff schedules, maintaining the front desk, and acting as mentor and guide for the other community leaders when they may need assistance.

Penland Residence Hall

Community Leaders work as facilitators for community growth in the residence halls of Baylor University. They are there to help benefit students in the various on campus communities academically, spiritually, and socially. Similar to RAs at other institutions.

New York, New York

• Worked with publicists at CBS Evening News, CBS This Morning, 60 Minutes, Face the Nation, CBS Sunday Morning, and 48 Hours.• Helped write press releases.• Complied press lists using Cision.• Drafted and compiled press clippings sent daily to CBS News' Executives.• Pitched programming to various media outlets• Edited/produced a 3-minute news package. Wrote the script, helped shoot b-roll, and helped set up interviews.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Marketing

Activities and Societies: Uproar Records, Campus Living and Learning, Sing Alliance, and the Baylor University Concert Choir Emphasis.

Education record