Tkeban Jahannes

Experience

1. Communications & Public Relations Specialist

   Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

   Jul 2024 — Present · Baltimore, MD, US

   Writing and Performance• Assists with the solicitation, compilation, writing, and editing of all publications, including The Sphinx.• Conducts interviews and research for the development of Communications content.• Writes social media verbiage, polished speeches, presentations, press releases, op-eds, letters, proclamations/resolutions, stories, event and video scripts, etc.• Tracks and complies with communications performance and completion data for proclamations/resolutions, etc.• Assists with producing podcasts and videos, including web and social media content that engages the media, general public, and Brotherhood across the Fraternity’s various platforms, i.e, APA’s website, social media, email, Sphinx Radio podcast, Sphinx TV, and Sphinx magazine.• Serve as Webmaster for the main website, apa1906.net, and the membership site.• Develop and maintain the fraternity app on a daily basis.• Provides a full range of editorial and marketing skills to meet the goals of the Communications department and the Fraternity.Media Relations• Co-manages local and national press contacts list through selected distribution and media management platform• Performs media monitoring of organizational news coverage and coordinates media distributions through various platforms, i.e, Cision, Meltwater, MailChimp, Google alerts, etc, including report generation.• Assists in co-managing media inquiries and coordinating interview requests• Participates in and supports weekend media rotation dutyPublic Relations• Assists in managing all public relations efforts, including serving as a primary communications liaison to our corporate partners and providing strategy recommendations on the overall communications engagement plan.• Assists in developing new collaborative relationships with key community organizations and local government.• Identifies new and innovative opportunities for the Fraternity to highlight achievements at all levels of the organization.

Education

• Savannah State University

  Mass Communication/Media Studies

Skills

• Marketing
• Graphic Design
• Copywriting
• Online Communications
• Online Advertising
• Web Design
• Latin Dance
• Event Planning
• Dance
• Corporate Communications
• Public Speaking
• Social Media
• Editing
• Advertising
• Event Management
• Photography
• Public Relations
• Internal Communications
• Media Relations
• Web 2.0
• Social Media Marketing
• Marketing Communications
• Email Marketing
• Press Releases
• Digital Marketing
• Blogging
• Social Networking
• Leadership
• Theatre
• IT Management
• Musical Theatre