Meghan Kearney

Marketing and Communications Specialist

Phone:

816-797-6301

Email:

meghankearney97@gmail.com

Address:

1309 SW 9th Ln, Grimes IA 50111

Date of Birth:

Jan 6, 1997

Favorite food:

Ice cream

A Bit About Me

As a Kansas Citian, I have a strong passion for what I think is quality bbq. I grew up in Lee's Summit, Missouri and lived on Jack Stack bbq and the Kansas City Chiefs every Sunday. I graduated from Notre Dame de Sion in 2015 and packed my bags to the frigid air of Des Moines, Iowa. I attended Drake University for four years and ran on the Blue Oval for the track and cross country team. In 2019, I graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Journalism and Communications (Summa cum Laude) and with an angry arthritic toe.

I am a marketing and communications professional seeking a career in the marketing industry. With more than five years of experience, I am a continuous learner who thrives on cutting edge marketing trends.

Work Experience

May 2016 - August 2016

May 2017 - October 2017

March 2018 - June 2019

June 2019 - December 2020

January 2021 - Present

Missouri Valley U.S. Tennis Association (Intern) - produced and edited two highlight videos which included interviews and action footage. Wrote press releases, biographies and articles for the chapter’s website and annual magazine. Designed an action calendar, created player trading cards. Coordinated various tennis matches.

Iowa Healthiest State Initiative (intern) - While working for HSI, I helped plan events for the Iowa State Fair and an annual statewide in October. Though these events, I wrote many press releases about the events, created supporting social posts for events. I was also in charge of designing marketing materials and creating toolkits for the walk's three audiences - schools, communities and workplaces. supporting the walk, an online voting system and social campaign was created and hosted on HSI's social channel.

Bank Iowa (intern) - Built and organized award winning social campaign, Bird's Eye View, point person for all public relations project, dedicated mortgage marketing liaison. Assisted with graphic design projects and managing internal marketing requests.

Bank Iowa (coordinator) - Oversaw all projects relating to public relations, website development, and social media. Developed multiple award winnings internal, external and social media campaigns. Point person for the bank's scholarship application period and assisted with all internal design requests.

Bank Iowa (specialist) - Oversee and manage all social and website content. External communications leader. Assist with all internal and external email campaigns, coordinate and advertise for local events. Director of summer and fall marketing interns, Conduct market research and implement in creative campaigns. IT and Mortgage liaison for the marketing team.

Awards

Every year, marketing and communications awards are presented to the highest quality campaigns and tactics within a region and can be included nationally and internationally. Bank Iowa submits awards to American Marketing Association of Iowa (AMA), Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and the Des Moines Hashies Award. I have been fortunate enough to be a part of an award winnning team and have had the opportunity to lead in many award winning projects.

2019

First place in Interactive Marketing for the “Bird’s Eye View” campaign (AMA Iowa Awards)
First place in Snapchat for Friday Night Lights Snapchat filter (Hashies Awards)
Second place in Facebook for Bird's Eye View Campaign (Hashies Awards)
Award of Merit of website design in 2019 (PRSA Awards)
Award of Merit for Marketing Consumer Product, Eleanor Saves the Day Campaign (PRSA Award)

2020

Best of Show for Purpose Vision and Values (PRSA Awards)
First place in Advertising for the FreeBird Checking (AMA Iowa Awards)
First place in Branding for Purpose, Vision and Values (AMA Iowa Awards)
First place in Copywriting for Eleanor Saves the Day (AMA Iowa Awards)
First place in Integrated Marketing for Eleanor Saves the Day (AMA Iowa Awards)
First place in PR for PR ROI (AMA Iowa Awards)
First place in Integrated Communications for Purpose, Vision and Values (PRSA Awards)
First place in Internal Communications for Purpose, Vision and Values (PRSA Awards)
First place in Reputation and Brand Management for Purpose, Vision and Values (PRSA Awards)
First place in Social Media for Easter Egg Hunt (PRSA Awards)
First place in Ad for FreeBird Checking (PRSA Awards)
First place in Multimedia for COVID-19 Video (PRSA Awards)
Second place in Website for Website redesign (AMA Iowa Awards)
Award of Merit for Community Champion, Helping Hand (PRSA Award)
Award of Merit for Reputation and Brand Management, Let's Make it Happen (PRSA Award)

2021

People's Choice Award to Let's Make it Happen (AMA Iowa Awards)
First place in Overall Social Media Presence (Hashies)
First place in Social Media Contest for Easter Egg Hunt (Hashies)
First place in Social Media Campaign for Easter Egg Hunt (Hashies)
First place in Digital for Easter Egg Hunt (AMA Iowa Awards)
Second place in Facebook non-profit for Can Do Cancer (Hashies)
Second place in Website for Easter Egg Hunt (AMA Iowa Awards)
Second place in Branding for Let's Make it Happen (AMA Iowa Awards)
Second place in Special Event for Bank Iowa Summit (AMA Iowa Awards)
Third place in Advertising for Ag and Commercial ads (AMA Iowa Awards)
Third place in PR for Harry Barr Press Release (AMA Iowa Awards)
Third place in Integrated Marketing for Eleanor Saves the Day Coloring Sheets (AMA Iowa Awards)
Third place in nonprofit for Can do Cancer (AMA Iowa Awards)

2022

TBD!