work experience | angelacooper

Lead communications strategic planning and development by collaborating with other staff, across teams, to develop messaging about specific legal cases, policy issues, and programs that aid the organization’s legal, advocacy, and public education work.
Collaborate with colleagues in the legal and advocacy departments, as well as with national communications staff, to ensure communications, public education, and content support and serve ACLU-KY's goals and mission.
Manage overall media relations strategy for the organization. Draft and distribute press releases and advisories, pitch stories to targeted reporters, field media requests, manage a media database, draft talking points and messaging grids, produce media statements, and arrange interviews with appropriate topic experts.
Manage written content for all ACLU-KY publications including The Torch Newsletter, the Annual Report, pamphlets, flyers, policy reports, event invitations, and other informational materials.
Primary person responsible for organizational promotion, coordinating communications for engagement events and public speakers, developing promotional materials, and advertising. Also responsible for keeping Board of Directors informed on organizational activities and current messaging on emerging issues.

Developed and implemented membership, outreach, and communications plans for 2018-19 and 2019-20
Coordinated KVH’s outreach and education activities with other relevant coalitions and organizations
Worked collaboratively with staff and coalition partners to build an effective feedback loop among local, regional, and state partners to collect and share information
Worked in collaboration with staff to translate policy changes into meaningful information, plain language educational materials, policy briefs, blogs, toolkits, and tailored messaging for consumers, advocates, providers, and policymakers
Built public awareness and support through earned and paid media coverage, especially in rural areas of Kentucky
Managed social media, website, weekly email updates and other communications to KVH stakeholders

Interim Communications Director during search for replacement candidate
Conducted communications audit, redesign of website, development of social media policy and assisted with development and implementation of strategic communications plan
Coordinated annual health policy forum, including recruitment of national speakers and event promotion
Responsible for content and management of Foundation website and social media sites
Wrote news releases and collateral materials, including annual reports
Coordinated and assisted with organization’s external communications and marketing efforts through print, online and television media.

Designed weekly electronic newsletter in HTML and maintained content of company website
Wrote content for weekly newsletter, monthly print magazine and website. Designed graphics for conferences, collateral materials, and print advertisements
Coordinated magazine and strategic communications committees. Responsible for all event-related logistics and details
Created and implemented social media marketing strategy
Managed and maintained information technology needs.

Angela M. Cooper