Leslie Wells

Director of Communications @O\'neill School Of Public And Environmental Affairs

Indianapolis, IN, US
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WORK HISTORY

Sep 2023 — Present

Director of Communications @O\'neill School Of Public And Environmental Affairs

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Indianapolis, IN, US

My work covers the O\'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, IU Public Policy Institute, and IU Executive Education program. Generally, my work involves the following areas- Storytelling, blogging, and multimedia content creation- Social media management, strategy, and creation- Media relations and media training- Copy editing

EDUCATION

2000 — 2004

University of Indianapolis

BA/BS, Communications/Spanish

2019 — 2019

The Goodman Center

Certificate in Storytelling, Communication

2020 — 2020

Higher Ed Experts

Certificate in Web Writing for Higher Ed, Communication

1996 — 2000

Martinsville High School

Academic Honors Diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

SKILLS

InterviewsVideo ProductionRadioTelevisionProducingMedia RelationsNews WritingBroadcast JournalismAp StylePress ReleasesCopywritingJournalismAvid Technology ProductsAvid NewscutterNon-Linear EditingBloggingEnpsVideoBreaking NewsPost ProductionBroadcast TelevisionNew MediaStorytellingNewspapersFacebookCopy EditingEditingSoundBroadcastAvidChyronBroadcasting

ABOUT LESLIE WELLS

Professional Experience:• I am currently the director of communications at the Paul H. O\'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IU Indianapolis. In this role, I conduct interviews and write weekly blogs to highlight O\'Neill and IU Public Policy Institute. In addition, I manage the school and institute\'s social media platforms and arrange media interviews for experts within O\'Neill and PPI.Prior Positions:•Assistant Director of Communications, O\'Neill School, IU Indianapolis•Media Relations Manager at Indiana Youth Institute•5/530 p.m. Producer at WISH-TV•Noon/6 p.m. Producer at WSBT-TV•Weekend Sunrise Assistant Producer at WTHR-TV•Traffic Producer at WTHR-TV and Metro NetworksSpecialties: • Social media management: Develops social media strategies and campaign plans, generates and creates content for various social media platforms.• Media relations: Work with local and national news outlets and journalists to increase awareness of organizations and strategic issues.• Blogging/video interviews: Interviews and writes compelling stories to advance awareness of an organization\'s mission, values, achievements, and promotes the experts and experiences within an organization. • Technical experience: Sprout Social, Cascade CMS, Canva, SharePoint, iNEWS, Avid, ENPS, QSeries, Media Manager, Grass Valley, Aurora Browse, Aurora Edit, Aurora Playback, LUCI, Chyron, BMI, and BTI.

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