RENEE MCGRUDER


Corporate Communications Professional
Experienced communications coordinator with excellent project management skills. Knowledgeable in SEO strategies and online content management. Experience using web design tools including SharePoint and SiteCore. Established relationships with local news reporters, anchors, and producers. Journalist background with advanced knowledge in AP style writing. Excellent writing skills and experience posting updates and highlights to social media platforms. Currently seeking a full-time position in the Marketing and Communications industry.

Professional Experience
Communications Coordinator 03/09 – 11/11
Money Management International, Sugar Land, Texas

•Coordinated media interviews for 40 local and national spokespeople across 24 states
•Through pitching efforts, helped to bring in over 4,000 media exposures yearly
•Updated and maintained content on corporate website attracting more than 175,000 visitors per month
•Worked as the lead on Web team responsible for designing and maintaining the newsroom on MoneyManagement.org
•Worked with analytics team to track, record, and report useful and interesting media exposure trends on a monthly basis
•Implemented and managed media campaigns that support the organization’s strategic goals
•Appointed Member Chair (2011) for the National Foundation for Credit Counseling’s (NFCC) National Financial Literacy Month committee
•Led annual media training for corporate spokespeople
•Created and distributed weekly e-newsletter to industry partners, media publications, and employees
•Certified Money Management Volunteer; trained to teach personal finance in local communities
•Served as a monthly guest blogger for Blogging for Change, MMI’s corporate blog
•Managed several administrative functions, including vendor management, preparing letters and affidavits, developed and maintained various editorial calendars
Development Coordinator 07/08 – 03/09
Money Management International, Sugar Land, Texas
•Researched and wrote grant proposals ranging from $1,500 to $100,000 to fund local education workshops
•Led effort to bring in $50,000 grant award from Wells Fargo to fund foreclosure prevention workshops in Arizona
•Tracked and recorded grants awards using internal database system
Production Assistant 07/08 – 03/09
KTRK-TV, Houston, Texas
•Operated the teleprompter for the 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. news cast
•Collated news scripts for anchors
•Archived news cast
Creative Services Intern 05/07 – 08/07
KPRC-TV, Houston, Texas
•Wrote and produced public service announcement for the John C. Freeman Weather museum
•Coordinated logistics for special on-air community events
•Wrote news topicals to promote news cast and developing stories
Religion Editor 09/06 – 05/07
The Collegian, Houston, Texas
•Wrote and edited news articles and feature stories to highlight campus and student events
•Wrote bi-weekly column for the religion page
•Won Best Column award at the annual end-of-year awards dinner
Marketing and Public Relations Intern 05/06 – 08/06
Reliant Park-SMG, Houston, Texas
•Planned and executed special events for park visitors
•Wrote news releases for the local media
•Updated event calendar on corporate website

Education
Bachelor of Arts, Mass Communications and Speech Communication
Houston Baptist University, Houston, Texas, 2008

Professional Skills
Adobe InDesign
Microsoft Office Suite
Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010
Microsoft Visio 2007
SiteCore CMS
Social media platforms: Blogs, Facebook, Flickr, Forums, Twitter, and YouTube