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Public/Media Relations/Communications Resume
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| Desired Industry: Public Relations |
SpiderID: 46476 |
| Desired Job Location: Dallas, Texas |
Date Posted: 12/8/2010 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Management (Manager, Director) |
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| Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors |
Willing to Relocate: No |
Objective:
Summary:
Broad based experience in Media and Public relations for over 25 years, including production of national video news releases, local and regional radio image campaigns, sales videos and employee communications. Served as a Public, Investor and Media relations consultant for many fortune 500 companies including Microsoft, Sprint Nextel, TXU Energy and Blockbuster Media with numerous documented highly successful media & public relations campaigns. Media career included 14 years reporting for the local ABC affiliate, covering such stories as the Oklahoma City bombing and the Waco Branch Davidian raid as well as writing and producing shows for the Discovery Channel and a widely syndicated series.
Experience:
Work Experience:
2001 - Present
Jones Video Productions
Public/Media Relations Consultant
• Producer, Director, Writer and Narrator of television and radio news segments highlighting new products/marketing strategies for several Fortune 500 companies including Microsoft, Sprint Nextel, TXU Energy and Blockbuster Media
• As consultant, worked at highest levels of management as TXU Energy replaced their longstanding CEO. Worked with investor relations, media planners and executive management to create satellite uplink to New York and Wall Street on day of announcement, coordinated press conference, created video media kits and produced and uplinked a highlights package of the news event that aired across Texas and nationwide
• Hired and managed talent, video production crews
• Scriptwriting and post production completion and delivery
• Wrote, produced and delivered national Video News Release via satellite to local and national media outlets for Blockbuster Media “End of Late Fees.” Cumulative impressions totaled more than 123 million viewers nationwide
• Wrote and produced 18-part TV series “TXU Summer and Winter Energy Efficiency Tips” during Texas electric deregulation. Series aired on 27 TV stations across Texas in both English and Spanish. Cumulative impressions totaled upwards of 23 million impressions.
• Wrote, produced and narrated 60 radio segments called the “TXU Power Minute” featuring energy saving tips and new energy products with customer testimonials. Cumulative impressions were in excess of 3.5 million listeners
• Additional clients included Nortel, Cellular One, Nokia and Travelocity
1998 - 2004
Michael Holigan’s “Your New House” TV Show
• Senior Producer: Produced, directed and wrote for home improvement show featuring do-it-yourself segments. The show was broadcast first on The Discovery Channel and then syndicated to more than 100 TV stations nationwide
• Featured full complement of home improvement products and services including pre-fabricated materials, tools, factory tours and state of the art energy saving ideas
1983 - 1997
WFAA-TV Dallas
• Reporter (1987 – 1997): Developed news stories and special assignments/investigative pieces for broadcast news on a daily basis for the number one rated news station in Texas
• General Assignment Reporter: covered police, courthouse and general assignments stories including state politics.
• Waco Branch Davidian Siege: I was the second reporter on the scene of what became a historic international story. Reported live for ABC News during first hours of siege, was on site for 43 of the 51 day siege and did live reports for 15 hours the day the standoff ended.
• Oklahoma City Bombing: covered immediate aftermath of the bombing of the Murrah Building and its impact on the city and the terrorist implications nationwide.
• Mother’s Day Tornado: covered devastating tornado that leveled much of Plano and McKinney including days of follow up
• Assignments Editor (1983 – 1987): Worked news sources for potential story ideas, coordinated 12 reporters, 15 photographers, 3 live broadcast vans plus a news helicopter to respond to daily breaking news stories
Education:
University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Journalism
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