Manager Sales

Elizabeth Meen

A senior communicator and media specialist with more than 15 years of

experience in communications, writing, editing and marketing. Highly

skilled at both internal and external communications, crisis

communications, editing, marketing, branding, corporate writing, and print

and broadcast media.

Employment

Writer/editor 2011 to

present

In addition to continuing to support ABB on behalf of M&M Editorial

Services, I have been working as a consultant supporting various clients in

communications and media related areas.

Website Content Editor/Communications Specialist

2003 and 2005 - 2009

ABB - Zurich, Switzerland

(ABB is a global technology based provider of power and automation

products, systems, solutions and services).

Handled internal and external communications for this global firm with

150,000 employees and roughly 100 country organizations under ABB's

umbrella;

Wrote press releases, articles for both magazine and web, executive

profiles and communications;

Effectively crafted internal and external crisis communications pertaining

to ABB's financial challenges and strategy, employee health and safety

incidents, and bribery charges;

Oversaw a six-month international communications project to create four

promotional videos;

Wrote articles and speeches in support of major events including annual

shareholder meetings and trade shows.

Managing Editor 2005 - 2008

Swiss News - Zurich, Switzerland

(Swiss News is the longest-running English language monthly magazine in

Switzerland)

Managed all content, events, promotions, deadlines and branding for this

leading magazine, including a redesign that resulted in ad sales doubling;

Managed and mentored staff of 15.

Reporter in digital media 2004

Full-time contract

(swissinfo.ch is a nine-language online news platform produced by the Swiss

national broadcasting corporation.)

Effectively navigated in a German- and French-language news environment to

deliver hard news and features in English.

Edited and customized foreign wire copy to address issues relevant to the

swissinfo audience world-wide.

Anchored news for Swiss Radio International.

Produced audio clips from interviews conducted in-studio or on location.

Employed the Xobix content manager on a daily basis to create pages (story,

additional links, photo, issue summary and audio.)

Daily newspaper reporter in Southern Ontario 1990 to 2000

The Brantford Expositor 1993 to 2000

Effectively covered breaking events and managed story developments in high-

impact stories of hospital restructuring, budget announcements and

provincial and federal elections.

Recipient of awards for coverage of controversial pharmaceutical industry

practices, gaps in health services, welfare and long-term care, and social

issues stemming from gambling, poverty and joblessness.

2000, the Walter J. Blackburn Award for excellence in opinion and

analysis, Western Ontario Newspaper Awards, among three reporters to be

nominated from 25 reporters outside Toronto;

1996 recipient of the Winnifred Stokes Hill Memorial Award, Western Ontario

Newspaper Awards: Writing excellence (1st );

1998 Excellence in feature writing, Canadian Press Ontario News Awards

(nomination);

1997 Excellence in news writing, Canadian Press Ontario News Awards

(nomination);

1995 Excellence in news feature writing, Sault Star Trophy, Western Ontario

Newspaper Awards (nominated from 56 reporters).

The Hamilton Spectator 1989 to 1993

Provided thorough and compelling coverage of Halton Region's breaking

stories, elections, tax reform and regional council developments.

Interviewed federal and provincial cabinet ministers on emerging issues.

Prolific writer of front page stories - third highest number of front page

headlines among 12 full-time Burlington news reporters (1992).

Intent on delivering balanced and well sourced news, my goal has been to

tell a good story. "Good story, powerfully told," was one review from a

judge (- Judy Creighton, Canadian Press). I still strive for that every

day.

Computer Skills

Online platforms, content managers, Microsoft Word and Excel, multiple

databases, shared drives, story-feedback loops, Skype, PowerPoint, Adobe

Photoshop and social media of all kinds (Twitter, LinkedIn, Reddit,

Facebook).

Webpage creation including audio, photo and relevant links.

Education

Education, B.A. (Honours) University of Western Ontario, in political

science with a minor in public policy and public administration. Curriculum

included marketing, journalism and business. Successfully completed three

master-level courses in international politics pertaining to water

management.

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