Quick Interview: view Salary range: $60,000 to $80,000 Willing to relocate: Yes Years of related job experience: 20 Highest degree earned: Bachelor of Arts Software: Knowledgeable in Windows, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and the Internet.
It's our pleasure to present an award winning business communicator. He's skilled at developing effective strategies in executing and delivering positive news through multiple social and traditional media channels, reputation management and crisis communication. His engagement tactics ensure timely media responses and effective placement to reach targeted audiences and decision makers.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Organization: Please reach us for these details! Location: Nashville, Tennessee Job title: Manager, Public Affairs Years and months employed: 3 Year(s) Responsibilities: DIRECTED AND MANAGED Public Affairs for stakeholders, shareholders, government partners and more than 16,000 associates in more than 60 locations nationwide. RESPONSIBLE for developing strategies to respond daily to inquires from local, national and international media outlets, effectively promote positive news opportunities through social and traditional media channels to targeted reporters and editors, contributing feature stories and photography to online/print employee publications and managing and supporting a team of designated 'Information Officers' at the company’s facilities nationwide. The RESULT is improved brand reputation management through timely and responsive messaging and research-based promote strategies that target specific media markets, generating a sustained level of positive news coverage. 2013 GOLD AWARD recipient, Media Relations, International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Nashville, Tennessee Chapter.
Organization: Dollar General Corporation Location: Goodlettsville, Tennessee Job title: Communication, PR Specialist Years and months employed: 5 Month(s) Responsibilities: CREATED AND MANAGED an enhanced news media relations strategy for Dollar General Corporation, with a focus on meeting and exceeding the requests and deadline demands of regional and local news reporters, editors and producers nationwide. Through a more targeted outreach, NEW STORE announcements were distributed more widely and more frequently. The RESULT is a 67% increase in news coverage of NEW Dollar General Store openings and increased brand visibility across all media channels including internet, television, newspapers, social media sites and blogs based on positive and mutually beneficial news media relationships.
Organization: Crye-Leike REALTORS Location: Brentwood, Tennessee Job title: Director, Public Relations Years and months employed: 3 Year(s) Responsibilities: DIRECTED AND MANAGED corporate communication for the nation’s 6th largest real estate company, Crye-Leike, REALTORS and its network of 3,500 sales associates and 800 employees at more than 130 corporate and franchise office locations across a nine-state southern region in the U.S. RESPONSIBLE for managing media relations, news releases, social media, associate podcasts, marketing and branding messages, corporate website newsroom, writing and designing monthly employee and customer e-newsletters delivered through emma.com and creating content for a quarterly internal associate magazine. The RESULT is a substantial increase in company and associate visibility in traditional print, broadcast and social media outlets. 2009 GOLD AWARD recipient, Media Relations, International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Nashville, Tennessee Chapter, GOLD AWARD: Crye-Leike, REALTORS Save The Dream Campaign.
EDUCATION
Institution Name: New Mexico State University Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico Degree earned: Bachelor of Arts Major/Concentration: Broadcast Journalism Year Graduated: 1985