Experience

Communications Manager, Appriss Insights, an Equifax company

Louisville, Kentucky • January 2022–Present

Develop communication strategies that build customer and partner loyalty and brand awareness. Plan and manage the design, content, and production of all marketing materials including proposals, presentations, press releases, blogs, talking points, white papers, and case studies. Manage the Request for Proposal (RFP) response process for multiple teams and product offerings — crafting competitive, thorough bids yielding millions of dollars of new and retained business. Lead execution of the thought leadership program, managing our PR agency relationship. Create comms plans for product launches and serve as the point of contact for media inquiries. Oversee social media planning to ensure alignment with brand guidelines and campaigns. Edit and provide timely and detailed feedback on the content work of others. Own responsibility of the editorial calendar. Train internal teams on comms procedures.

Communications Specialist, Appriss Insights

Louisville, Kentucky • February 2020–January 2022

Created and edited content (white papers, case studies, executive summaries, landing pages, etc.) to support marketing campaign initiatives. Interviewed customers to gather feedback and testimonials. Wrote press releases highlighting product launches, acquisitions, and customer successes. Collaborated with internal SMEs on thought leadership content. Helped develop the editorial calendar for both the VINE and Appriss Insights blogs, generating article ideas, writing posts, sourcing guest authors, and working in HubSpot to edit and publish. Wrote speaking proposal abstracts for thought leaders and collaborated with them to craft presentations for industry conferences. Maintained internal style guide and ensured team-wide adherence. Wrote copy for Appriss Insights’ social media channels. Ensured accuracy and obtained approvals for all marketing materials. 

Director of News and Information, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Louisville, Kentucky • August 2019–February 2020

Lead editorial planning and production for all print and web publications, including Southern Seminary Magazine, Towers newsmagazine, the Towers Weekly email newsletter, SBTS Press titles, viewbooks, the president’s annual report, and press releases. Write and edit web copy for SBTS.edu. Serve as general editor of Southern Equip (the content arm of the seminary), crafting compelling content and reporting on its performance to the VP of Communications. Lead editorial team, freelance writers, and coverage of all institutional news. Manage the news and information budget. Oversee social media content. Serve as Baptist Press bureau chief for the seminary. Oversee editing of all print materials from the communications office. 

News Manager, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Louisville, Kentucky • August 2018–August 2019

Planned, wrote, and edited content for numerous Southern Seminary publications. Oversaw all news releases for the communications office. Published content to our site with WordPress CMS. Launched a new campus email newsletter, Towers Weekly, to increase student and staff engagement — using Mailchimp to design, distribute, and track effectiveness. Wrote marketing copy for ads, web, and social media. Copy edited all print materials from the communications office. Managed freelancers.

Lead News Writer, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Louisville, Kentucky • May 2016–August 2018

Planned and oversaw Towers, a monthly print and digital newsmagazine, as editor — choosing issue themes, assigning content, overseeing ad sales, collaborating with designers, writing and editing articles, and managing the editorial calendar. Wrote news articles, feature stories, and marketing copy for the communications office. Copy edited and proofread all print materials.

News Writer and Copy Editor, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Louisville, Kentucky • July 2014–May 2016 

Wrote press releases, articles for the seminary’s news website, and feature articles for Southern Seminary Magazine and Towers. Wrote marketing copy for print and digital ads and web. Copy edited and proofread all print materials from the communications office.

Copy Editor, SB Nation

Louisville, Kentucky • February 2012–February 2016 

Fact-checked, copy edited, and proofread 50-100 sports articles per week for SBNation.com.

Sports Writer, Springfield News-Sun

Springfield, Ohio • October 2010–January 2012 

Covered high school sports (football, basketball, baseball) for the sports section of the paper.

Sports Writer, Xenia Gazette

Xenia, Ohio • September 2010–January 2012

Covered high school sports (basketball, soccer, football) for the sports section. Covered local news as needed.