Experience

Kimball Hughes Public Relations

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

• Director Of Public Relations

  • Jan 2020 - Present

• Senior Public Relations Manager

  • Apr 2016 - Jan 2020

  Manage insurance and association accounts for Philadelphia-area public relations agency.



Self Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Writer / Public Relations Consultant

  • Sep 2009 - Apr 2016

  • Write detailed media plans, draft and edit press releases, newsletters, and other marketing materials, build and update media lists, and successfully pitch client news to national, local, and trade media. • Write and edit blogs, bylines, and trade articles.• Research and coordinate speaking and award opportunities for clients. • Write detailed media plans, draft and edit press releases, newsletters, and other marketing materials, build and update media lists, and successfully pitch client news to national, local, and trade media. • Write and edit blogs, bylines, and trade articles.• Research and coordinate speaking and award opportunities for clients.



IMRE

• Canada
• Software Development

• Account Manager

  • 2006 - 2008

  • Supervised multiple client accounts, including Fortune 500 companies in the financial services and healthcare industries. Created and executed strategic media plans to promote client brand, products, services, and messages. Coordinated with creative teams and digital and social media groups to introduce social media policies and tactics to clients.• Managed budgets, client relationships, and account teams. • Supervised multiple client accounts, including Fortune 500 companies in the financial services and healthcare industries. Created and executed strategic media plans to promote client brand, products, services, and messages. Coordinated with creative teams and digital and social media groups to introduce social media policies and tactics to clients.• Managed budgets, client relationships, and account teams.



Nationwide

• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Communications Coordinator

  • 2005 - 2006

  • Built and implemented strategic media plans to promote products, services, expansion efforts, or to communicate organizational changes.• Responded to media inquiries and provided business leaders with key messages.• Participated in crisis communication planning after Hurricane Katrina. • Built and implemented strategic media plans to promote products, services, expansion efforts, or to communicate organizational changes.• Responded to media inquiries and provided business leaders with key messages.• Participated in crisis communication planning after Hurricane Katrina.



American City Business Journals - Columbus Business First

• Reporter

  • 2002 - 2005

  • Wrote breaking news stories, profiles, and trend pieces for an audience of local business professionals.• Covered financial services, insurance, nonprofits, and the transportation industry for the weekly newspaper. • Developed relationships with key business and community influencers.• Interviewed prominent figures including high-level executives, city officials, and community leaders. • Wrote breaking news stories, profiles, and trend pieces for an audience of local business professionals.• Covered financial services, insurance, nonprofits, and the transportation industry for the weekly newspaper. • Developed relationships with key business and community influencers.• Interviewed prominent figures including high-level executives, city officials, and community leaders.



Bridge News

• United States
• Law Enforcement

• Reporter

  • 2000 - 2001

  • Reported on financial services issues for a global news wire serving an audience of investment professionals.• Produced copy to meet extremely tight deadlines and have the news hit the wire before competitors. • Reported on financial services issues for a global news wire serving an audience of investment professionals.• Produced copy to meet extremely tight deadlines and have the news hit the wire before competitors.



The American Banker -

• United States
• Research Services

• Reporter

  • Aug 2000 - Oct 2000

  • Covered banking and insurance for the country’s leading financial services publication. Specific areas of expertise included regulatory changes resulting from the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the effects of predatory lending, and the possible federal regulation of insurance. • Covered banking and insurance for the country’s leading financial services publication. Specific areas of expertise included regulatory changes resulting from the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the effects of predatory lending, and the possible federal regulation of insurance.



Bureau of National Affairs (BNA)

• Information Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Nov 1997 - Jun 2000

  • Attended Congressional hearings and regulatory meetings to report breaking news on the financial services industry.• Wrote stories for BNA’s Daily Report for Executives, focusing on the financial services industry, and updated and edited stories for BNA’s Banking Report. • Attended Congressional hearings and regulatory meetings to report breaking news on the financial services industry.• Wrote stories for BNA’s Daily Report for Executives, focusing on the financial services industry, and updated and edited stories for BNA’s Banking Report.