PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER Summary I seasoned professional 30 years experience communications, public relations, event planning media relations. I extensive knowledge marketing campaigns, sales, messaging, dissemination techniques methods. I award-winning writer editor multimedia production experience communicates effectively target audiences strategic brand management PR campaigns. Core Competencies Project management Sound judgment Deadline-driven Marketing sales specialist Exceptional writer Proficient web management CMS applications Decisive problem solver Team player transportation experience Experience Public Relations Manager 06/1998 10/2012 Company Name － City State Lead communications professional nation's fifth largest truckload carrier, 10,000 employees $1.5B revenue. Researched, planned, implemented tracked public relations, communications marketing activities. Expanded company recognition national press support various departments, including sales marketing. Cultivated positive relationships community area media outlets public relations initiatives. Organized executive public appearances, lectures exhibits increase awareness U.S. Xpress leader transportation industry leading business Chattanooga. Planned organized corporate media special events. Managed media, press public relations issues. Developed corporate communications strategies programs, including company's crisis communications plan. Coached client representatives effective communication public employees. Worked management identify trends developments might influence PR decisions strategies. Acted communications liaison internal teams company. Designed web content, including monthly newsletters, magazines promotional calendars. Served webmaster usxpress.com Conferred production, graphic design web­design personnel coordinate production corporate communications materials. Managed editorial content, design distribution company e-blasts video magazines. Estimated project costs monitored budgets. Contributed relevant blogs, conferences events off­line online increase brand awareness led initiatives company Facebook page. Planned negotiated media buys, including TV, radio, print digital. Designed created marketing collateral sales meetings, trade shows company executives. Managed inbound outbound marketing campaigns generate new business support partner sales teams. Managed in­house advertising program consisting print media collateral pieces. Established production schedules communicated project status stakeholders. Presented current promotions public events tradeshows. Sports/Feature Writer Project Development Specialist 11/1985 06/1998 Company Name － City State Earned PRSA Lookout Chapter award Best Overall Public Relations Campaign 2001. Sports Feature Writer Offered daily coverage sports special events Chattanooga Free Press, city's largest newspaper time tenure. Provided coverage following major events: Both 1991 1992 World Series, 1991 NCAA football national championship victory Georgia Tech Citrus Bowl, 1992 college basketball Final Four 1993 Presidential Inauguration. Interviewed following major sports figures: Arthur Ashe, Joe Namath, Terry Bradshaw, Bobby Orr, Chris Evert, John McEnroe, Boris Becker Bob Costas. Recognized Tennessee Sports Writer's Association one state's best writers covering high school sports, winning awards 1988, 1992 1995. Coordinated production 48-page souvenir programs Southern Tennis Association Championships 1991 1992. Project Development Specialist Responsible taking prototype interactive phone service customizing computer program fit audio. information marketing needs Chattanooga Free Press Chattanooga Times. Designer developer Infoline phone service, received average 50,000 calls per week tenure. Infoline, featuring audio updates latest news, sports lottery results, entertainment updates, daily horoscopes host information choices, became vital new resource Chattanoogans, made six million calls service first three-plus years. Coordinating producer in­house recording Infoline. These duties include following: Both write locally-generated Infoline scripts; narrator 90 percent scripts, ranging short commercials major presentations health legal issues; liaison editorial staffs Free Press Times designing public opinion polls special features. Education Bachelor Science Mass Communications Speech 1 1984 St. Cloud State University － City State United States GPA: GPA: 3.07 GPA: 3.2 Mass Communications Speech GPA: 3.07 GPA: 3.2 Skills advertising, audio, budgets, com, conferences, content, corporate communications, corporate communications, crisis communications, client, designing, editorial, special events, features, graphic design, legal, marketing, marketing collateral, materials, meetings, newsletters, newspaper, developer, page, personnel, presentations, Press, PR, producer, Public Relations, Xpress, radio, recording, sales, scripts, phone, TV, trade shows, transportation, video, webmaster, Writer Additional Information Award Highlights With U.S. Xpress Earned 2000 Aegis Award outstanding documentary presentation Driven To Success, video covered history U.S. Xpress 1986 1999. Earned PRSA Lookout Chapter award Best Business-To-Business Marketing Communications 2003. Earned Achievement In Advertising Award Critics Board Traffic World magazine 2008. Earned PRSA Lookout Chapter award Crisis Communications 2002.