EXPERIENCE
Time Warner Cable, Akron, Ohio (10/07 – present)
Manager, Communications
• Develop and manage media relations strategy for entire Northeast Ohio/Western Pennsylvania area (approx. 1 million subscribers/2,500 employees), including proactive and reactive messaging, crisis communications, relationship management and writing and distributing press releases
• Manage daily news monitoring and distribution for entire Midwest Region of Time Warner Cable
• Act as company spokesperson and point-person for media, including all social media efforts (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and corporate blog)
• Develop and execute internal communications campaigns and tactics, including writing for company intranet/portal, newsletter announcements, videos, Q&As, talking points and speeches
• Assist in community partnerships and philanthropy efforts, including Time Warner Cable’s Connect A Million Minds education initiative
• Provide support to Time Warner Cable’s local programming team by developing and managing marketing campaigns for shows, serving as webmaster for TWCNEON.com and developing, executing and proving analysis of Local On Demand contest to drive usage and awareness of the channel
• Act as liaison to division’s marketing team and work with other departments and members of leadership to support their initiatives and communications needs
• Assisted Human Resources department in training NEO/WPA employees on the company’s Mission & Values
• Earned four awards of Excellence for the company – Association of Cable Communicators Beacon Award, International Association of Business Communicators Vision Award and two Ohio Cable Telecommunications Association Image Awards
Live Nation – IHRA, Norwalk, Ohio (1/06 – 10/07)
Media & Public Relations Manager
A leading live event and venue management company, whose drag racing property, IHRA, is the second-largest drag racing sanctioning body in the world
• Directed and managed all public relations efforts and company communication initiatives, including long-term planning, strategizing and determining company needs
• Emphasized PR efforts for event promotion via results-driven practices with the overall goal of gaining publicity and ultimately raising event revenue
• Executed duties both in-office and on-site at events, including writing and distributing press releases, interacting with members of the press, managing media center, coordinating interviews and organizing press conferences and public events
• Coordinated proper and effective publicity of multiple departments within the company
• Acted as company spokesperson
• Obtained national media recognition, including first-ever inclusion on the Associated Press wire, first-ever satellite uplink of same-day race footage, and gained first-time coverage in several sought after major-market publications
McCullough Public Relations, Canton, Ohio (9/04 – 11/05)
Account Executive
Public relations agency representing manufacturers of automotive aftermarket products
• Managed public relations activities for several clients, including A.R.E. Inc., Bridgestone Firestone, CORSA Performance and Fidanza Engineering
• Wrote and placed news releases, feature stories and in-depth technical articles
• Delivered national print, electronic and broadcast coverage
• Planned and coordinated product placement strategies
• Arranged and conducted press conferences, trade show representation and other events
Clear Channel Entertainment – Motor Sports – IHRA, Norwalk, Ohio (4/02 – 9/04)
Public Relations and Communications Manager
The second-largest drag racing sanctioning body in the world, conducting over 100 events annually
Record Publishing Co. Newspapers, Stow, Ohio (5/00 – 9/00)
• Contributed articles during summer months while in college
EDUCATION
Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Ariz.
• MBA – expected graduation: 2012
The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
• Postgraduate MBA courses
The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
• B.A. in English, minors in Creative and Professional Writing: December 2001
• GPA: 3.657/4.0 – Magna Cum Laude
INTERNSHIPS
Quaker City Raceway, Salem, Ohio (6/01 – 9/01)
Interlink New Media, Akron, Ohio (1/00 – 6/00)
QUALIFICATIONS
• Proficient in PR Software Vocus, content management systems used for Intranets, Joomla, all Microsoft Office programs and various social media management tools including Hootsuite and Cotweet
• Strong writing, editing and proofreading skills and knowledge of AP Style
• Basic knowledge of design software
• Experienced public speaker
ACTIVITIES
• Board member of Brenda June Cares charitable foundation
• Member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and Association of Cable Communicators (ACC)
• Member of 2010 ACC FORUM event planning committee
• Youth group volunteer at church and former Cub Scout den leader
