Shelly Thorington
Kansas City, Kan., 66109
*******@*****.***
Professional Summary
• Communication/Marketing professional with ten years of experience supporting various
business units within a large corporate environment
• Respected collaborator within creative teams, multimedia divisions and corporate
communications department.
• Proficient in written and verbal communications firm grasp of AP style
• Manager of employee communications campaigns that effectively communicate corporate
initiatives and goals
• Seasoned in the technical, conceptual and content development of internal messaging –
print and intranet
• Strong business acumen and understanding of brand significance
• Active in social media with broad understanding of its value and influence in the
marketplace
Experience
KGP Logistics
2011 2012
Business Proposal Administrator
• Prepared quarterly business review decks for review by large clients such as AT&T, Verizon,
Sprint, CenturyLink. Black & Veatch etc.
• Analyzed customer needs alongside KGPs abilities to offer value added supply chain services
to prepare detailed and compelling business proposals in order to procure new or continued
business opportunities
Responsible for brand consistency in look, feel and language. Consistent use of AP style, in
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keeping with accepted industry jargon and lingo
Sprint
1999 2009
Communications Manager
• Online editor and collaborator of intranet management tool consisting of news and tools to
assist all people managers with effective management strategies
• Primary writer and managing editor of award winning internal call center employee and
management monthly printed newsmagazine
• Developed, maintained and adhered to yearly editorial calendar
• Comprehensive and daily use of intranet management system
• Worked alongside business leaders to manage executive meetings and enterprise webcasts
to include script writing, run of show and video script production and creative elements
• Executive speech writing and company wide messaging and webcasts
• Video script writing
Managed communication campaigns for:
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401k match
Tuition Reimbursement programs
Ameriprise and Fidelity monthly lunch n learns and webcasts
Social Responsibility programs including United Way Campaign, March of Dimes,
Christmas in October, Volunteer programs, Harvesters, Green Initiatives
Employee recognition portal
Employee benefits
Product awareness launches for call center employees (20,000+)
Sprint campus events (Earth Day, Barbeque, NFL sponsorship celebrations, etc.)
• Developed and launched integrated, multi channel print, web and employee marketing
campaigns for product launches, internal initiatives and employee experience initiatives
through comprehensive organizational skills
• Identified opportunities, collaborated with or led multifunctional teams to develop
deadline driven timelines, tactics and launch of multimedia creative campaigns
• Leveraged strengths in cost effective internal communications strategies to meet budget
without compromising communication goals and strategies
Education
Avila University
Bachelor of Arts–Communications/Multimedia
References furnished on request