Kathy Bold

Experience

1. Director of Communications

   SAIC

   Jul 2014 — Present

   Content Strategy • Internal and external storyteller who ensures content and tone are consistent with SAIC’s strategy, brand and core values • Prolific writer (mostly ghostwriter) of web articles, social media posts, blogs, videos and speeches • Seeker of diverse voices and perspectives • Insatiable curiosity with a focus on behavioral science and technology innovations • Generally ambivalent about the Oxford comma but champion of consistency Sales Support • Thought leadership and media strategist, including story placement and pitches • Marketer of new products and solutions, focusing on \"why it matters\" • Thoughtful interviewer for documentary-style success stories Executive Communications • Writer of speeches, talking points and employee messages on behalf of the chief executive officer and other senior business and technology leaders • Communications coach for leaders at all levels • Content strategist for SAIC’s annual leadership meeting and other internal events Employee Communications • Thoughtful developer of targeted messages to various subsets of managers and employees, depending on role and alignment to specific business organizations or corporate functions • Champion of SAIC as a career destination, focusing on tangible benefits and intangible rewards of supporting noble missions and achieving work-life balance • Diversity, equity and inclusion advocate, who has contributed blogs and a written a scenario-based handbook for leaders; lead writer for DE & I focused training for the U.S. Navy

Education

• Auburn University

  BA, English

Skills

• Content Development
• Program Management
• Integrated Marketing
• Creative Writing
• Project Management
• Analysis
• Internal Communications
• Editing
• Speech Writing
• Pmp
• Project Planning
• Publications
• Crisis Communications
• Copywriting
• Strategic Communications
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Communications
• Press Releases
• Copy Editing
• Newsletters
• Journalism
• Training
• Team Leadership
• Proposal Writing