Houston, Texas, United States
Specialties: Media responses, external communications, copywriting, proposal writing, editing, campaign development, event planning, press releases, brand management, content management, social media management, writing and editing website content, advertising, blogging
- Serves as company spokesperson to respond to media inquiries and interview requests - Drafts press releases, media statements and communications plans for new projects and corporate announcements - Responsible for providing communications support to the Natural Gas Pipelines business unit which consists of approximately 70,000 miles of pipeline and transports about 40% of the natural gas consumed in the United States - Supports executives by scheduling and facilitating media interviews, writing quarterly letter from the Office of the Chairman and creating talking points and presentations - Develops concise talking points, holding statements, fact sheets and backgrounders on complex regulatory and legal issues - Serves as the Public Information Officer during crisis events and quickly writes media statements, develops talking points and creates communications and social media plans as needed under tight deadlines - Drafts internal and external articles and case studies on complex technical topics related to operations, project construction, corporate financial performance and the sustainability report - Writes, edits and designs 10-12 page quarterly newsletter that is distributed to all 11,000 employees - Manages the Kinder Morgan Foundation’s programs and budget - Executes communications plans and editorial calendars by managing workflows between the communications team and others groups across the company (business unit leadership, HR, operations, etc.)
- Develop and deliver media responses - Work with business leaders to draft and finalize press releases - Write talking points, holding statements and FAQs to address key issues - Develop communications plans for projects to address potential and emerging issues - Write, edit and design monthly newsletters - Partner with Human Resources to develop internal communications - Manage content posted on intranet - Serve as Public Information Officer during incidents and develop media statements - Manage daily activities of the Kinder Morgan Foundation's programs
- Worked with internal stakeholders to create engaging stories for publication on Company intranet - Developed and executed annual social media strategy and increased followers on major platforms by more than 15% year-to-date - Researched, wrote, and designed 25-page quarterly newsletter - Organized employee engagement events for Go Red Day, Go Texan Day, 4th of July and Breast Cancer Awareness across all three locations (one corporate and two plant locations) - Served in emergency on-call rotation in the position of Public Information Officer - Assisted in the management of TPC Group’s Annual Charity Golf Tournament - Worked with community members to organize community outreach initiatives like annual school supply drive, adopt-a-family and trash bash - Facilitated and supported monthly community meetings for both plant locations - Created strategic communications plans for corporate initiatives - Developed engaging videos for internal and external audiences - Wrote press releases - Managed 2016 Annual United Way Campaign which resulted in 100% increase in employee donations over previous years
Developed and created content for internal and external communications and marketing materials. Responsibilities Included: - Developed communications plans for upcoming campaigns - Organized the placement of advertisements - Developed ad strategy - Gathered and editing all internal newsletter articles - Wrote and managing content for bi-weekly internal email newsletter - Created press releases - Assisted in the organization of corporate events like golf tournaments and Christmas party - Wrote, edited and maintained intranet content - Developed social media posts - Worked with different levels of management to develop marketing content that meets their needs - Reviewed and edited corporate resumes - Managed external website content - Created engaging presentations with Prezi
- Managed, marketed and maintained departmental social media platforms (Facebook and Twitter) - Wrote headlines and slogans to market services - Developed, implemented and updated multiple project timelines - Held project lead positions for multiple concurrent projects - Managed team members, prepared required written material, established marketing campaign - Wrote and edited departmental website content - Experienced in communicating technical products, services and ideas in everyday terms - Interacted with several levels of management and departments within the University.
- Created supplemental lesson plans for student athletes - Developed and adapted review material to meet the needs of specific students - Held group review sessions for up to 25 student athletes, as well as, small groups and one-on-one sessions - Prepared student progress reports for all students attending small group and individual sessions - Operated independently from strict authority structure and received praise for student progress