Clem Boyd

About Clem Boyd

I am a self-starter, an innovator, and a creator. I\'m a storyteller, who seeks to share powerful, transformative narratives. I\'m a networker and a collaborative leader, who shoots for the best outcome regardless who gets the credit. I\'m an overachiever who strives to do more than others might choose to do. I\'m a come-alongsider, who enjoys coaching and helping others develop their skills, grow their abilities, and advance as people. In my former role with Cedarville University, I * Managed student PR writers, assigned up to 350 stories per school year, wrote, edited, and managed online posting of PR content.* Create Inside View e-newsletter, write and edit content, design with MyEmma.* Created stories on the content management system of the university website, writing headlines, designing, tagging and writing SEO descriptors.* Wrote and edited scripts for marketing videos and produced newsletters, magazine ads, and online content.* Fulfilled media requests and pitched stories.* Serve as managing editor for Cedarville Magazine.* Create content plan for 36+ page magazine 3X/year, collaborate with VP, assign, write, and edit stories.* Coordinate content from multiple departments.* Winner of Higher Goals Awards from Evangelical Press Association. Other roles during my career:* Writer/editor for Focus on the Family. Wrote, edited section of monthly national magazine. Worked with off-site graphic designer.* Freelance magazine journalist and editor. Write and edit books.* Beat reporter for Thomson Newspapers daily covering courts, police, fire and education, writing deadline and feature pieces. Winner of Associated Press, Ohio Newspaper Women\'s and Thomson Newspaper awards.* Newspaper reporter and editor at Bowling-Moorman Publications.* Media relations and fundraising coordinator for Hospice of Dayton. Organized fundraising events, pitched stories to media, wrote press releases.* Author of book What Does God Want Me to Do? Marketed book through press releases, radio interviews, personal appearances, blog, social media.Specialties: Simultaneously project managing multiple communications projects for university and private clients; magazine, online content and book writing and editing in the Christian/religious specialty market; writing news, features, personality profiles for newspaper and magazines; interviewing high-profile subjects such as ABC News reporter and former panelist on The View, Paula Faris, pollster George Gallup Jr, NFL Hall of Famer Anthony Munoz; developing sources and pitching stories to media.

Experience

1. Director of Public Relations

   Infinity Concepts

   May 2022 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US

   I provide PR leadership, strategy, and insight to clients seeking to raise awareness of their organization and tell its story to general and Christian media. In my role, I seek to understand the client and their PR goals then bring strategy and solutions that will help reach those goals.

Education

• Cincinnati Bible Seminary

  Master of Arts (MA), Biblical Studies

  1992 — 1995

• Ohio University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Journalism

  1980 — 1984

Skills

• Writing
• Editing
• Web Content Management
• Breaking News
• Storytelling
• Publicity
• Social Networking
• Public Relations
• Proofreading
• Media Relations
• Text Editing
• News Writing
• Newspaper
• Leadership
• Fundraising
• Stories
• Editors
• Hootsuite
• Social Media Marketing
• Non-Fiction
• Newspapers
• Public Speaking
• Nonprofits
• Ap Style
• Web Content
• Microsoft Office
• Publishing
• Event Planning
• Marketing
• Copy Editing
• Publications
• Copywriting
• Journalism
• Interviews
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Interviewing
• Press Releases
• Social Media
• Books
• Web Content Writing