Communications leader / Greenville, South Carolina

Communications that have to land.

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Katie Jones Kelley Communications leader

Trust-heavy organizations, public-facing work, executive rooms where the wrong word travels fast.

Working range

Range across the rooms where the work shows up.

Ten years across corporate, agency, and association communications. At BMW Manufacturing, lead communications for an 11,000-associate plant and own annual planning and audit-grade reporting for a seven-figure South Carolina sponsorship portfolio across 170+ partners. Earlier work covered NCEES's 69 member boards and Hughes Agency hospitality launches and Fortune 500 crisis counsel.

10+ Years across corporate, agency, and association communications
11K+ Associate audience reached at current employer
170+ Organizations in seven-figure community investment portfolio
400+ Documented stakeholder moments and live events
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Executive rooms

Board visits, leader scripts, associate town halls, and stakeholder moments where timing and judgment decide the outcome.

  • Executive communications
  • Stakeholder engagement
02

Media relations

Press releases, pitching, reporter relationships, and milestone announcements where coverage has to read accurately the first time.

  • Media relations
  • Public affairs
03

Crisis communications

Rapid response, message discipline under pressure, holding statements, and protocols for moments when accuracy matters more than speed and speed still matters.

  • Crisis communications
  • Issues management
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Internal communications

Associate audiences, all-hands moments, town halls, change communications, and leadership cascades for organizations of every size.

  • Internal communications
  • Associate engagement
05

Government & community

Public-sector partners, chambers, nonprofits, civic groups, and seven-figure community investment portfolios across hundreds of organizations.

  • Government and community relations
  • Community partnerships
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Strategic programs & milestones

Anniversary programs, openings, executive visits, tournament weeks, and conferences. Multi-month, multi-stakeholder work that has to land in public.

  • Strategic programs
  • Cross-functional program leadership

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