Casey Collier

  

Biography:

Security Clearance: Secret Clearance

Military Experience: 5.0 years

Work Experience: 13.0 years

Work Experience:

 I possess eighteen years of progressive experience in the Journalism
and Public Affairs fields. My
professional history includes the positions: Communications Supervisor for
Harris County Public Health, Communications Specialist for Harris County
Precinct 4, Journalist/Photographer for the St. Mary and Franklin
Banner-Tribune, Journalist for the Fayetteville Observer, as well as Public
Affairs Specialist/Print Journalist for the US Army— honorably discharged as a
non-commissioned officer. 

  As a communications supervisor, I managed a team
of 9 communication specialists and designers, logged and submitted payroll
details, edited all publishable assets and deliverables, supported and
implemented all internal and external initiatives, assigned and supervised
projects from project management system, conducted weekly and bi-weekly
meetings with team members, both 1:1 and collectively, and assisted with
campaigns, from authoring communications plans to serving as Communications
Liaison at events. 

As a communications specialist, I edited press releases and
monthly calendars and updates, as well as provided copy and photos for Precinct
4 magazines — published quarterly and monthly.

As a reporter, my responsibilities
included covering news stories, as well as generating feature stories for
weekly editions.

As a Public Affairs Specialist, my responsibilities included
generating copy, as well as managing media content for a number of
formats. I also assisted in the successful
completion of establishing the first Media Support Center at Kandahar Air
Field. In addition to which, my supervisors relied on
my ability to consistently meet deadlines with publishable copy, as well as
facilitate media embeds and brief Commanding Officers prior to press
conferences.  

Work history:

  • Job Title: Public Affairs Specialist

    Company: US Army

    Period: May 2008 - May 2013

    Trainings, Certifications and Licences:

    • Sharpshooter- M4, Expert- M9, Expert- M249, Basic Army Public Affairs Certification
    Role Description:

     · Was promoted to the rank of Noncommissioned Officer and had several Soldiers under
    my charge.     

    · Composed news, feature, personality, and sports stories with photographic accompaniment,
    as well as, media releases.     

    · Managed media queries, and provided photographical accompaniment for my stories. 

    · Credentialed media, provided guidance to Commanding Officers in preparation for press
    conferences and media interview situations.     

    · Provided consistent journalistic product while deployed for one tour to combat zone- Southern
    Afghanistan, 2009-2010.      

  • Job Title: Reporter

    Company: St. Mary & Franklin Banner-Tribune

    Period: July 2017 - April 2021

    Trainings, Certifications and Licences:

    • Member of the Louisiana Press Association, PID # 0000004799
    Role Description:

     · Provided consistent copy for edition- News and Feature Stories 

    · Photographer producing story accompaniment as well as stand-alone product  

  • Job Title: Communications Specialist

    Company: Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner's Office

    Period: September 2021 - November 2023

    Role Description:

     • Composed talking points for Precinct 4 Commissioner, used during speaking engagements  

    • Edited news releases and monthly calendars for several and various community centers and parks in the precinct  

    • Produced photos and stories for Precinct 4 quarterly and monthly magazines  

    • Aggregated daily news clips for dissemination  

  • Job Title: Communications Supervisor

    Company: Harris County Public Health

    Period: December 2023 - January 2026

    Role Description:

     • Managed a team of 9 communications specialists and designers  

    • Logged and submitted payroll details for team of 9 communications specialists and designers 

    • Worked in SharePoint, Adobe Photoshop, and Quickbase  

    • Edited all publishable assets and deliverables 

    • Supported and implemented all initiatives and campaigns, internal and external- including overseeing the launch in edition of an agency-wide newsletter, as well as composed several successful
    Division SOPs and workflows     

    • Assigned and supervised projects, utilizing the Quickbase project management system, as well as designed, tested, and proved the efficacy of a tailored assignment tracking matrix 

    • Conducted weekly and bi-weekly meetings with team members, both 1:1 and collectively  

    • Assisted with campaigns, from authoring communications plans to serving as Communications Liaison at events, receiving VIPs  

Education:

  • St. John's College

    Bachelor's Degree – Liberal Arts & Humanities

    Period: September 2013 - May 2017

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