Susan J. West
Senior Communications at King County; former Deputy Mayor at City of Normandy Park
- Role
- Senior Internal Communications, Department of Human Resources at King County, WA
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Susan J. West
Executive Communications-Develop, launch and measure internal and external strategic…
Experience
Senior Internal Communications, Department of Human Resources
Nov 2022 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Provide strategic communications support for King County\'s Department of Human Resources. Support county-wide internal communications.• Support Communications team.• Draft, advise, and issue talking points and messaging for King County Executive and Leadership team on emergent issues.• Counsel Leadership on communication content and appropriate medium.• Provide guidance to Executive team and County HR regarding communication plans and announcements.• Partner with Executive’s Office, HR professionals, and other stakeholders to plan, develop, execute, and evaluate strategic County-wide employee communications.• Develop methods for integrating strategic communication efforts and initiatives to ensure consistent, effective, and efficient messaging.• Review HR Department messaging to ensure communications are aligned with Executive office andCounty HR initiatives.• Develop metrics, track results, and apply key learnings to monitor and evaluate the efficiencyand effectiveness of communication delivery methods and to improve future communications,content, and engagement.• Support creation of employee communications including, but not limited to, video production, and newsletters.
Education
The George Washington University
Master's Degree, Strategic Public Relations in Government & Management
University of Cambridge
Sustainable Supply Chain Management Programme
University of Washington
Bachelor of Arts, Business-Communications, Broadcasting, Public Speaking
University of Oxford
Oxford Executive Leadership Programme
Skills
- Publicity
- Social Media Marketing
- Strategic Communications
- Editing
- Broadcasting
- Speech Writing
- Communications Planning
- Ap Style
- Breaking News
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Broadcast Television
- Social Media
- Public Affairs
- Storytelling
- Copy Editing
- Marketing
- Journalism
- Issue Management
- Media Studies
- Master of Presentations
- Public Relations
- University Teaching
- Media Relations
- Radio
- Final Cut Pro
- Broadcast Journalism
- Editorial
- Newspapers
- Television
- Feature Articles
- Message Development
- Video
- Corporate Communications
- Public Speaking
- Press Releases
- Digital Media
- Broadcast
- News Writing
- City Management
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