Lindsey Johnson

About Lindsey Johnson

I’m a seasoned internal/executive comms professional and strategic communications advisor with a stellar track record of establishing trusting relationships among employees, stakeholders, and senior/C-Suite leaders. I’m passionate about leveraging those relationships to drive meaningful cultural change inside an organization. Designing and implementing creative solutions to communications challenges in the most fluid and ambiguous environments is my jam. I specialize in cultivating a deep understanding of employee audiences and applying that knowledge to develop internal communications strategy that motivates, engages, and inspires. I’ve made significant career investment in supporting technical teams to translate complex subject matter into digestible nuggets. Storytelling is everything, and I call upon my experience as a journalist to identify and develop the most resonant, impactful angles for sharing news and results from across the business with internal audiences.My specialties include: • Corporate/Internal/Executive communications, PR, magazine writing/editing, copywriting• Podcasting• Blogging• Video direction and production, story boarding and scripting, and production design experience• Meeting design and project/event management• Proficient in Microsoft Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, and Google Suite• Build and manage corporate intranets/engagement platforms (Jive, SharePoint, Haystack, Wisq)• Seasoned in change management, identifying internal cultural champions, and motivating people• Track record of improving executive/employee engagement/communications across mediums• Track record of developing and introducing new and creative internal comms vehicles• Experience tracking and reporting communications metrics• Experience managing, interpreting, and communicating engagement survey results (ex: Glint)• Experience developing and supporting a robust Employee Value Proposition (EVP)• Extensive employee culture- and ESG-related experience

Experience

1. Director, Internal Communications

   UPSIDE Foods

   Apr 2023 — Present · Berkeley, CA, US

   Design, develop and implement internal comms strategy across business• Serve as comms advisor and writer for C-Suite and internal stakeholders• Manage and produce company-wide meetings (All Hands, Fireside Chats) • Spearheaded and built first-ever company intranet on Haystack platform• Manage and produce twice-monthly peer-to-peer “Lunch & Learn” series• Drive employee engagement and culture in partnership with HR• Manage messaging, storytelling and executive presence on Slack

Education

• Syracuse University

  B.A., Magazine Journalism

  1997 — 2001

Skills

• Feature Articles
• Online Publishing
• Travel Writing
• Public Relations
• Proofreading
• Media Relations
• Publications
• Boating
• Fiction
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Storytelling
• Publicity
• Social Media Marketing
• Breaking News
• Advertising
• Magazines
• Incopy
• Marketing Copy
• Non-Fiction
• Publishing
• Custom Publishing
• Web Content
• Copywriting
• Ap Style
• Journalism
• Web Content Management
• News Writing
• Magazine Articles
• Ebooks
• Corporate Communications
• Editing
• Blogging
• Profiles
• Content Management
• Copy Editing
• Creative Writing
• SEO Copywriting
• Ghostwriting
• Newsletters
• Newspapers