Natalie Giurato

About Natalie Giurato

Dedicated, driven individual and strategic thinker with experience planning and executing…

Experience

1. Director of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs

   Cox Enterprises

   Apr 2021 — Present

   Act as a trusted advisor and communications partner to the Cox CEO, CFO and CPO. Equip executive to excel at presenting the Cox story and inspiring employees to action. Develop Board of Directors and Cox Family Business Meeting presentations and talking points, liaising with key partners and leaders across the Cox businesses. Create a range of communications materials, including presentations, briefings, talking points, letters, emails, videos, social media posts and other content. Design leadership strategies for each c-suite executive and manage metrics and analysis around executive engagements to make data-driven decisions about impact. Support executives with special projects, like the launch of our enterprisewide Purpose. Manage social media handles on behalf of executives. Create events and campaigns that inspire, influence and invigorate audiences Plan and execute a range of executive events, including the company’s bi-annual executive leadership conference, monthly leadership luncheon and all-employee town halls. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and manage vendors to design events from soup to nuts – including concepting, strategy, content, staging and environment design. Engage inspiring speakers like Malcolm Gladwell, Sully Sullenberger and Trevor Noah. Source and manage agencies and vendors, including photographers, designers, production managers and video editors. Protect and strengthen the reputation of Cox Elevate the company’s reputation to attract top talent and investment opportunities​ through media engagement, news announcements and thought leadership work. Manage all M&A communications through pre-close, day one and integration across all audiences, including employees, customers and media. Provide strategic counsel to avoid, mitigate or navigate a crisis; design crisis response framework and run drills across the enterprise. Track and monitor engagement around the Cox brand Steward the company’s history, culture and Purpose​.

Education

• Cornell University

  Business Strategy Certificate

• The University of Georgia

  Bachelor's degree, Public Relations, Spanish

• Cornell University

  Psychology of Leadership Certificate

• The University of Georgia

  Public Relations, Spanish

Skills

• Crisis Communications
• Program Management
• Strategy
• Press Releases
• Advertising
• Social Networking
• Internal Communications
• Strategic Planning
• Sales
• Photoshop
• Public Relations
• Social Media
• Media Relations
• Web Content
• Journalism
• Leadership
• Newsletters
• Training
• Corporate Communications
• Editing
• Account Management
• Management
• Dreamweaver