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Communications Specialist/Journalist

Location:
Houston, TX
Posted:
April 27, 2021

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David Fletcher

713-***-**** adlzyd@r.postjobfree.com

EIGHT YEARS IN JOURNALISM, MARKETING AND CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS Marketing/Corporate Communications Experience

BGE, Inc. – Communications Specialist 09/2019 to Present Manage content for company website and intranet; Draft content for company marketing collateral; Manage social media accounts (70 percent increase in one year); Draft press releases; Serve as communicator for internal corporate departments; Primary writer for all nonexecutive communications; Manage CEO’s LinkedIn profile; Draft award submission letters The Immunization Partnership (TIP) – Communications Manager (Contract) 06/2018 to 09/2019 Oversee all communications for the organization; Develop and implement TIP’s marketing program; Act as liaison between external public relations agency and organization; Draft media relations content, including press releases and media packets; Track and analyze communications KPIs; Act as communications liaison for the immunization sector of the Texas Department of State Health Services; Managed digital marketing campaigns; Managed website content Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center – Interim Communications Manager 12/2017 to 02/2018 Write executive communications; Lead internal communications team; Serve as primary editor for all marketing content; Produce all content for internal communications

Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center – Public Relations Associate/Editor 02/2016 to 05/2018 Develop and coordinate stories for four company newsletters; Promote a positive public image by researching, writing, preparing and delivering information about the organization through print, videos, online publications and social media; Help increase the organization’s social media presence (200% within two years); Assist Media Relations Manager with copy for press releases, media alerts and other press materials; Managed content for website and intranet Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital – Community Relations Intern 09/2014 to 05/2015 Draft hospital-wide communications, including press releases, newsletters, brochures, fliers, video scripts and social media content; Assist management with planning and promoting events; Assist with community outreach; Interview hospital staff for newsletter, intranet and website articles; Archive news clippings; Interact with local news media Journalism Experience

The Katy Times – Contributing Writer 04/2018 to 04/2019 The Daily Sentinel – Contributing Correspondent 02/2015 to 05/2015 The Pine Log (school newspaper) – Managing Editor 01/2015 to 05/2015 The Pine Log (school newspaper) – Staff Writer 01/2013 to 12/2014 Education

Stephen F. Austin State University 08/2012 to 08/2015 Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication; Emphasis in Journalism; Minor in Strategic Communication Skills

AP Style writing; Microsoft Office; Media relations content; Adobe InDesign; Adobe Photoshop; Content marketing; Search Engine Optimization (SEO) writing; Social media content; Microsoft SharePoint



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