Tiffany Irene

         PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FOUNDER/CEO, iSpeak The Agency, Atlanta, GA,  A two operational (#iSpeakPR, #iSpeakEvents) public relations and event coordination agency.

• As founding partner participate in agency's start-up, direction, growth and management. Principal responsibility for directing the design and delivery of communication/marketing strategies for key client engagements.

• Develop communication infrastructures, business cases, training programs, public relations activities, marketing communications plans and corporate branding strategies.

• Solicit and acquire clientele.

• Handle multiple clientele effectivly (i.e. Vets Group, C.H.O.I.C.E.S., etc.)

• Secure and complete, on time and within budget, multi-level branding campaigns.

• Serve as media spokesperson for the agency and its clientele.

• Provide strong contributions in strategic planning, business development and account retention.

• Cultivated relationships with high-profile individuals (i.e. senior business leaders, celebrities, media spearheads, and political figures) both domestic and abroad.

• Plan and execute special events, conferences and fairs. 2008-Present.

PUBLIC RELATIONS / COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST, Georgia Department of Labor, Atlanta, GA, Government Agency. Serve directly under the Labor Commissioner and Director of Communications.

• Write, edit, and distribute press releases to over 600 media correspondence throughout the state of Georgia on labor statistics, unemployment figures, economy, career opportunities and labor commissioner.

• Coordinate and monitor press conferences.

• Interrupt and archive news and video material related to economic statuses, locally, regionally and nationally.

• Hold board position on state social media committee and play an active role in brand quality of agency.

• Oversee procurement processing for goods and services within the Office of Communications six-figure budget.

• Manage and reconcile myself and the Director of Communications agency credit card usage. 10/2013-Present.

PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATOR, Urban League, Based in New York. Served in St. Louis, MO, Non-Profit Organization. Served directly under the Vice President of Communications.

• Assisted VP of Communications in President speech writing and image branding.

• Assisted as media spokesperson in absent of VP of Communications.

• Assisted VP of Communications in all content creation, editing and distribution of agency’s press release and media alerts.

• Assisted in board meetings with high-profiled individuals and presented reports on public relations initiatives in absent of VP of Communications.

• Assisted in coordination and operations of press conferences.

• Handled annual reviews and reported reviews to board members.

• Used journalistic skills to conduct interviews and produce agency newsletter. 2012-2013.

LEAD ORGANIZER/CAMPAIGN MGR, Citizens for Global Solutions, Based in Washington D.C., Served in Nashville, TN. Non-governmental organization that promotes civic involvement in international relations by upholding the initiatives of the United Nations.

• Recruited to direct, develop and implement community-based grassroots and branding campaigns to create a sustainable presence of the organization throughout the entire state of Tennessee.

• Cultivate new membership and affiliates for the organization, through sponsorship solicitation and public presentations with local business leaders, faith based communities, non-profit organizations, neighborhood associations, labor unions and elected official.

• Lobby elected officials on foreign policies such as United Nations Peacekeeping, Genocide Prevention, Human Rights and various other foreign relations legislation.

• Present strategic plans to corporate office via Skype.

• Medium travel throughout the state of TN and D.C. 2011-2012.

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE MANAGER, 3 Entertainment Group, Nashville, TN, Entertainment company that operates 2 nightclubs and executes annual entertainment events within the city of Nashville.

• Served on the decision-making board with high profiled individuals to curate, monitor and maintain the branding of one of the company’s nightclub properties (Jazz & Jokes).

• Oversee procurement processing within the office while maintaining a six-figure budget.

• Handle contractual agreements between the company and celebrity clientele.

• Arrange travel, lodging and accommodations for celebrity clientele contracted out by the company.

• Oversee all office operations and assisted in human resource recruiting and training of new employees.

• Cultivate strong relationships between vendors and potential sponsors, investors and business to business partnerships.

• Assisted in all PR and marketing communications activity (i.e. social media), including the creation and application of new brand identities when needed.

• Assisted executive team in coordinating special events, for smaller events that catered to 20 patrons to events as large as 2,000 in attendances (i.e. www.allwhiteaffair.com). 2009-2012.