Communication & Public Information Director at City of Lenoir, NC | Writer | Photographer | Designer | Creator
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton-Marion Area
Title Communication & Public Information Director
Full-time
Dates Employed Jun 2019 – Present
Employment Duration 2 yrs 1 mo
Location Hickory/Lenoir, North Carolina Area
Handles internal and external communications for the City of Lenoir. Is responsible for promoting city services and events, monitoring public engagement, and managing the city’s digital presence.
Title Public Information Officer
Dates Employed Nov 2017 – Present
Employment Duration 3 yrs 8 mos
Location Hickory/Lenoir, North Carolina Area
Manage City’s communications and encourage community engagement. Promote city services, programs, and events. Handle public information requests, and serve as a community liaison.
Managed public information and Communications for the City of Morganton. Built and developed the City’s social media presence. Wrote news releases. Created video. Promoted city services, programs, and events. Managed and created content for five City websites.
Worked as a reporter and then local news editor in Lenoir and Caldwell County. Covered and reported on cops and courts. Led a redesign of the paper in Aug. 2005. Designed and launched the paper’s Most Wanted page.
Reported on education and courts in Morganton and Burke County. Promoted to assistant news editor in May 2004; assumed responsibility of the daily news budget, managed and guided four reporters with story ideas, and assisted with page layout as needed.
Taught English to kindergartners, teenagers, and adults. Accepted Head Teacher position after four months teaching and managed five other teachers. Accepted a position as a writer and editor for Hess magazine in March 2003.
Education
- B.A. in English from UNC-Greensboro
Organizations
- Western Carolina University
- Caldwell County Pathways
- NC City & County Communicators (NC3C)
Project
- City of Lenoir, NC Website Redesign
