Houston TexansCommunications Manager
Jul. 2010 - Feb. 2015Houston, Texas• Developed messaging used by ownership, executive management, coaches and players in their dealings with local and national media, including ghost writing articles and talking points
• Complemented all organizational marketing, sponsorship and community outreach objectives through effective communications strategy and execution
• Orchestrated cover stories featuring J.J. Watt for Sports Illustrated and ESPN The Magazine in the same week, November 2014
• Selected by senior management to identify and address areas of improvement in the organization • Interfaced daily with executive management to analyze material submitted to NFL offices and national media • Provided team information and content used specifically across company social, digital and television and radio broadcast platforms as well as by local and national media outlets
• Organized communications plans for several crises and issues, including the 2011 NFL labor stoppage, 2013 installation of the world’s largest high-definition video boards at NRG Stadium and the hiring of the team’s new head coach in 2013
• Directly communicated with network constituents at CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN and the NFL Network on a weekly basis to deliver positive information regarding the team and organization • Designed, wrote, edited and produced all Houston Texans media-related publications
• Key member of a communications staff that won the PRSA Excalibur Award in 2012 and the 2012 Pete Rozelle Award, given to the top communications staff in the NFL