Experience

Intercom

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Communications Manager

  • May 2019 - Present



Uproar PR

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Chicago

  • Jun 2018 - Mar 2019

  • Senior strategy lead for all clients in the Chicago office, including consumer technology, B2B and lifestyle companies. • Proactively built and executed strategy plans, messaging analyses, media training, product launches and ongoing media relations. • Supervised four teams of PR professionals, ranging from entry-level associates to mid-level management. • Advised executive stakeholders, including CEOs, advisory boards and investors.• Calculated and maintained budgets, projections, costs and revenue with the CEO and accounting department.• Structured teams and assigned new business. Managed account billing, team utilization and hours. • Actively sought out and contracted new business: sourced and vet prospects, led pitch meetings, negotiated contracts, set scope of work and services.• Sample coverage includes: Forbes, Fast Company, Mashable, CNBC, USA Today, Inc., The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times. Show less

• Account Executive, Senior Account Executive, Account Manager, Account Director

  • Jun 2014 - May 2018



Walker Sands

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Media Relations Specialist, Senior Media Relations Specialist, Account Executive

  • 2012 - 2014

  • Managed clients in the eCommerce, retail, marketing and advertising technology spaces and led a team of media relations and social media specialists in day-to-day account strategy. • Worked with an account director to develop and execute campaigns and projects to meet clients’ long-term PR goals. • Secured print, online, TV and radio coverage. Sample placements included Reuters, MarketWatch, TechTarget, eWeek, Multichannel Merchant, Internet Retailer, CMSWire, WSJ, Fast Company • Managed clients in the eCommerce, retail, marketing and advertising technology spaces and led a team of media relations and social media specialists in day-to-day account strategy. • Worked with an account director to develop and execute campaigns and projects to meet clients’ long-term PR goals. • Secured print, online, TV and radio coverage. Sample placements included Reuters, MarketWatch, TechTarget, eWeek, Multichannel Merchant, Internet Retailer, CMSWire, WSJ, Fast Company