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BRIAN GRAVES SR.

Public Relations and Communications Leader, Strategist and Brand Innovator.

ABOUT ME

BRIAN GRAVES SR. - PR, Marketing and Communications Leader

Award-winning and accomplished professional with experience in public relations, crisis-communications/management, change communications, media relations, speech writing, sales/marketing, training, creative communications, writing, project management, and team-building.

Works closely with other creative partners to produce communications assets including digital communications, website content and information architecture, social media, email marketing campaigns, event planning, internal and external communications, strategic communications, photography, video production and media relations.

Specialties: Media relations, education communications, branding, social media strategy, marketing, fund-raising, and public relations development, C-suite consulting, integrated communications, crisis communications, sales and marketing planning.

Strong writer, communicator, editor, researcher, trainer and program innovator with seasoned leadership and people skills.

Well versed in media/public/community relations, crisis communications, social media strategy, recruitment, training, and instructional design, campaign/project management and client/vendor contracts.

Develop strategy and communications for media plans, marketing/sales/web-based campaigns and team/relationship management.

SKILLS

I AM REALLY GOOD AT THE FOLLOWING TECHNICAL SKILLS

Media Relations
95
Public Relations
100
Social Media
92
AP Writing
95
Community Relations
95
Branding
95
Marketing
95
Integrated Marketing
95
Community Outreach
95
Public Speaking
90
Crisis Communications
95
Strategic Planning
90
Issues Mgmt
90
Blogging
90

EXPERIENCE

PREVIOUS ASSOCIATIONS THAT HELPED TO GATHER EXPERIENCE

CEL Marketing | PR | Design

Director of Communications (Greater Chicago Area)

2017
April 1998

Ebony Expressions

Chief Executive Officer (Greater Chicago Area)

Community Unit School District #308

Director of Communications and Public Relations (Greater Chicago Area)

2013 - 2017
2007 - 2013

University of Minnesota

Director of Public Relations and Marketing (University of Minnesota)

Anoka Technical College

Director of Public Relations, Marketing and Multicultural Affairs (Anoka, Minnesota)

2006 - 2007
2003 - 2006

Lincoln University

Director of Communications and Public Relations (Jefferson City, Missouri)

Lincoln University

Director of Sports Information (Jefferson City, Missouri)

2003 - 2005
2002 - 2003

The News Tribune

Reporter (Jefferson City, Missouri Community Affairs Reporter)

Georgia QuickStart

Technical Writer (Greater Atlanta Area Instructional Designer)

1998 - 2002
1998 - 1999

Albany State University

Alumni Affairs Specialist (Albany, Georgia Area)

The Waterloo Courier

Reporter (Waterloo, Iowa Area Cultural Affairs Reporter)

1991 - 1998
1995 - 1996

The Detroit News

Reporter (Greater Detroit Area Social Services Reporter)

The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Reporter (Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area Community Affairs Reporte)

1993 - 1994

EDUCATION

PREVIOUS ASSOCIATIONS THAT HELPED TO GATHER EXPERIENCE

Masters, Journalism

University of Iowa

Activities and Societies: Jazz band, NABJ, PRSA, Journalism, reporter...

 

BA, Public Relations

University of Northern Iowa

Activities and Societies: Jazz Band, NBBJ, SPRSA, Jazz band, reporter, and student.

 

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