Kathleen Pierce

Director of Membership and Communications @Hospitalitymaine

Portland, ME, US
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WORK HISTORY

Jul 2017 — Present

Director of Membership and Communications @Hospitalitymaine

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Augusta, ME, US

Sales master with the heart of a journalist. On the ground representative of Maine’s only hospitality trade group. Recruit new members and retain current members. Business Development. Creates partnerships, develops sponsorships and up-levels events.Through in person visits, communication and social media engagement, I have increased membership while adding magnetism to the brand. I sell sponsorships, develop new services and create/promote events to provide value to leaders in Maine\'s second largest private sector: hospitality. Communicate both internally to membership and externally to the press. During Covid I launched a Daily News Brief that became a lifeline for hospitality related businesses during Covid. In 2024 I launched, News Bites, a weekly newsletter of quick hospitality hits. This new source of communication & revenue for the association is winning accolades.

EDUCATION

1998 — 2002

Northeastern University

MA, Journalism

1990 — 1994

University of Hartford

BA, Communication

SKILLS

Image EditingBreaking NewsPress ReleasesMagazinesCopy EditingAp StyleVideoMusicTrend ReportingMultimedia JournalismFeature ArticlesWordpressCopywritingJournalismPeople-OrientedSEO CopywritingEditingVideo EditingInvestigative ReportingTrend AnalysisSocial MediaStorytellingBloggingResearchNewspapersFacebookFreelance WritingVisual StorytellingWriting for the WebVideo Production

ABOUT KATHLEEN PIERCE

Former journalist with an impeccable sense of timing. Skilled in communications…

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