Brian Brannon

About Brian Brannon

Skilled communicator with extensive experience in government public affairs, leadership…

Experience

1. Master Chief Mass Communication Specialist, Vice Chief of Information

   US Navy

   Nov 2001 — Present

   Direct report and advisor to admiral serving as the Navy Reserve’s Senior Public Affairs Officer, responsible for managing approximately 500 enlisted and commissioned officers around the globe. Secret clearance. • Oversaw local and remote teams ashore and afloat, comprising more than 240 enlisted photojournalists providing news, social media, multimedia, and visual information support for public and media relations, community outreach, corporate branding, recruitment, and employee engagement.• Led development and implementation of internal and external communications on multiple large projects, including exercise Valiant Shield 2020 and RIMPAC 2018, the world’s largest maritime exercise, comprising 25 nations and personnel.• As production chief for exercise Valiant Shield 2020, drafted communication plan by employing environmental analysis to develop goals and objectives, link tactics to goals, determine messaging, utilize feedback and analytics to measure results and adjust tactics as needed to change knowledge and influence opinions and behaviors. • Facilitated national and international communication activities via traditional and social media platforms to convey complex information regarding Navy operations, exercises and recruitment to internal and external audiences.• Established and maintained effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including members of the news media, Navy units and commands, veterans and civic organizations, elected officials and the general public.

Education

• California State University-Long Beach

  Bachelor of Arts (Cum Laude), Print Journalism

  2002 — 2004

• California State University-Dominguez Hills

  Master of Arts (MA), Humanities

  2006 — 2008

• U.S. Naval War College

  Senior Enlisted Academy, Organizational Leadership, John A. Powers Excellence in Communications Graduate, Dean's List

  2013 — 2013

Skills

• Feature Articles
• Wordpress
• Public Relations
• Proofreading
• Media Relations
• Video
• Publications
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Public Affairs
• Storytelling
• Civil Affairs
• Publicity
• Multimedia
• Photography
• Spokesperson
• Organizational Leadership
• Magazines
• Project Management
• Publishing
• Strategic Communications
• Technical Writing
• Photojournalism
• Ap Style
• Journalism
• Crisis Communications
• News Writing
• Management
• Team Building
• Corporate Communications
• Editing
• Blogging
• Content Management
• Research
• Copy Editing
• Security Clearance
• Newsletters
• Military
• Newspapers
• Press Releases
• Small Arms