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I am a capable and versatile communications professional who is experienced in online journalism, social media platforms and strategy, as well as all facets of video production. I have worked in both creative services and in client-facing roles. I am attentive, organized, and quick to prioritize and delegate to ensure job completion. My objective is to produce engaging content and effectively communicate stories across multiple platforms.
In a former life, I have worked among retail/customer service, teaching/education, and legal sectors, in addition to advertising, TV production and journalism more recently. Currently, I am employed as a Digital Strategist for Ketchum working primarily with Corporate and Consumer Brand clients. These experiences, along with degrees from the US, Australia and the UK, give me a unique skillset and outlook to bring to project briefs.
Outside of work I am involved in various start-up/PR-social meet-ups, write reviews on peer recommendation sites, and am concerned that I'm a good case study for FOMO. I blog about online/offline trust, things that give me creative inspiration and food & travel. When not networking or playing online, I'm likely to be found cooking, travelling, or watching movies. I take my coffee skinny with one sugar and my whisky neat, no peat.
I am a member of the 2012/2013 advisory board for Social Media Week London. In 2012, I spoke on Sex, Love & Social Media at SMW Valentine's Day-themed session. Blog post, slides, and other associated media links can be found at bit.ly/xxHtVE.
Soon to be published in Share This Too (2013), having contributed a chapter on Digital Anthropology. http://newsroom.cipr.co.uk/cipr-share-this-follow-up-underway/
Specialties: social media strategy social media policy/ethics community management resource management blogger relations and engagement programs thought leadership development digital project management online profile building video production, concept and scripting online customer service best practice mentoring & digital platform training networking & super-connecting personal branding proofreading/editingExperience- Jan 2010 - PresentDigital Strategist / Ketchum
Ketchum is a communications consultancy composed of leading counselors in the public relations industry. Our clients benefit from our commitment to bringing superior service, enhanced creativity, a digital mindset and business-oriented results. We are named as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work in the UK and are the 2011 recipient of the International Consultancy of the Year Award from PR Week.
As part of an internal consultancy that offers digital insights, solutions and education to the whole of the Ketchum London office, each day brings new challenges. From strategic planning and community management to platform education and application creation, my position is to aid our teams across the B2B and B2C sectors by integrating digital into PR campaigns.
Clients: Best Buy UK, Dell UK/EMEA, FedEx, Hertz UK, Bisto/Premier Foods, Gazprom, Cristal, Sidra, P&G Professional, Philips Lighting
- Jun 2007 - Aug 2011Local Production Coordinator / Octagon
Octagon is world-wide marketing consultancy for a portfolio of diverse corporate clients, offering marketing expertise designed to bring sponsored content to life and engage consumers via their passion for sports and entertainment.
As the local production coordinator for the annual LPGA tournament in Northwest Arkansas, my responsibilities included the annual recruitment, placement and training of up to 20 volunteer production assistants to work with a national network (CBS Sports, The Golf Channel) during the live broadcast of the tournament.
- Aug 2009 - Sept 2009Digital Strategy Consultant, Freelance / RPM Ltd
RPM is an award-winning full-service creative agency who specialise in experiential marketing.
Responsibilities included seeding strategy and scripting for celebrity spokesperson - Mark Ronson - across his Twitter and MySpace pages, while also writing content, promoting the campaign and moderating the beverage's Facebook pages and Twitter accounts.
- Aug 2008 - Oct 2008Production Assistant / American Idol Productions
For the reality talent show American Idol, I provided on-site assistance to Executive Producers, production staff, crew and security during the audition rounds. This included wrangling crowds, managing emotional families/contestants, building/striking sets, and anticipating directions before given. This experience taught me teamwork, initiative, tolerance, and how to keep a positive attitude despite a lack of sleep.
- Aug 2006 - Feb 2008Editorial Intern/Freelance Writer / At Home in Arkansas Magazine
At Home in Arkansas is a lifestyle magazine and part of Network Communications, Inc., the leading publisher of printed and online real estate information in North America.
After successfully completing an internship - which included meeting with editorial staff for assignments including scouting, fact gathering and production of articles - I wrote for AHiA on a freelance basis.
- Jul 2006 - Jul 2007Production Associate / LiveLight!
LiveLight! is an award winning full service creative solutions agency specializing in branding, advertising & marketing with support services in graphic design, video production and media.
After completing an internship with LiveLight! I was hired on as a Production Associate. I worked directly with the Creative Director and Art Director to complete video, photo and print assignments. This included coordinating video pre-production, writing scripts, operating cameras and assisting on location, as well as editing footage using Final Cut Pro. During this time, I received my certification in Final Cut Pro and was one of ten certified editors in the state of Arkansas (2006). Other responsibilities include project management of long distance, multi-location video and photo shoots for marketing materials.
Education-
2011 - 2012School of Oriental and African Studies, U. of LondonModern Standard Arabic
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2009 - 2009University of the Arts LondonMasters in Design Studies
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2005 - 2006La Trobe UniversityGraduate Diploma in Media Studies
Activities: Active in the La Trobe Media Group which produced the Channel 31 variety show Saturday Night with Darren and Brose. -
1997 - 2001Hendrix CollegeBA in English
Activities: Hendrix Choir, Student Congress, Debate Team, Admissions Ambassador, Orientation Leader, Social Committee Chair of Movies and Special Events, Veasey Hall Representative to Campus Kitty, Independent Theatre Society -
2000 - 2000University of OxfordLiterature
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Interests:social and broadcast media, creative services, writing, international relations, negotiation, traveling, cooking, learning about new cultures
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Tweets
- Kill an idea by requiring proof of future success... "Have you any case studies to show it has worked?" No! It's an ORIGINAL idea! #ds13
- More how to kill a creative idea: keep it serious, don't give time to slack off or do any research, be sure to think what your boss will buy
- How to kill a creative idea: Don't make anyone responsible or define what success means & only invite the smartest people. @davebirss #ds13
- How to kill a creative idea: rely on group brainstorms, use only those with expertise, eliminate criticism... Says @davebirss #ds13
- "Google is your CV. Build a personal brand and clear-up your online image." Totally agree with @hayleyconick from @Elance #ds13
- "Workers of the future will need to be adaptable lifelong learners" & become "serial masters" @hayleyconick quotes Gratton's The Shift #ds13
- If 70% of purchases are made/decided by women, businesses should get more women on their boards. #ds13
- "Pink it and shrink it" and "brogramming" are two points bouncing around in my head at the moment. #ds13
- With only 17% of the tech work force being female, @belindaparmar reckons the next "Zuckerberg" won't be a woman. #ds13
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- Hi. I've just moved in. Can I have some sugar, please?
After four years on Posterous, here I am on Tumblr. Twitter is killing off my beloved blogging platform and I just couldn’t go back to Wordpress. I admit it’s because I’m a lazy blogger. I just dont have the time or patience to deal with tedious dashboards. I just want to get stuff done and quick-like.
So here I am. Finally. On tumblr. Yar, and I work in social mejia, dahling, and I’m just now getting here. I never said I do the popular thing in social. The fact that I’ve not given up on the whole digital destination filled with my thoughts on online dating, trust, ethics, privacy - mixed with a bit of inspiration, London and puppy dogs - is kinda a big deal.
Like, totally.
So the blog is called “The Inbetweens” for now because, well, I am inbetween posterous and tumblr. It’s in the process of being populated with content as my posts get migrated via the migrating elves at justmigrate.com. Best thing evah! So simples.
At some point this blog might get designed. It’s possible I’ll get my hosting moved over and this will become katematlock.com instead of what katematlock.com currently is - a Flavors site.
It’ll be nice to have all my properties under one name and one roof. So please, Twitter, dont buy Tumblr. And that goes for all of you acquiring peoples. Just… dont. I am a nester and I dont like moving. So just…quit it. Please dont change.
Lylas,
Kate
PS - I can see formatting a few things will be necessary. Pay no attention to the crazy big or double posted images. At some point I will figure out how to change them.
- BIG BANG BIG BOOM - the new wall-painted animation by BLU on Vimeovia vimeo.com
Knowing a bit about story boarding, location scouting, art & painting and stop motion, I am totally in awe of this project. Absolutely worth watching.
The Solar System Music Box | Information Is Beautiful
This is so pretty! Push play.
- Signs by Patrick HughesWhat a beautiful story. Signs was made for the Schweppes Short Film Fest.Thanks to Kelsang for sharing this with me.The Quicktime version can be found on patrickhughes.com.au. My original post had it embedded here, but there was no start/stop function and it autoplayed. So I had to go grab it from youtube.com.
Rainy Mood
via flickr.comThe next time you have noisy neighbours or can’t get to sleep, push play on Rainy Mood. It is a 15-minute loop of high quality audio of a rain shower. As it suggests, try it as an enhancement to your music. It totally worked for me.
- Memorial of unsaved work
Memorial of unsaved work
Feb 2nd, 2010 | Creative
Added by Inge Bakkervia blogilvy.nlHow many of us have needed a place to share our grief? Love this!!
- Personas
Personas is a project from the MIT Media Lab. I found this while I was researching materials about aggregated social profiles. I have tried my name a few different ways to see what is the most accurate. Since I use my name as my screen name, I tried it with and without a space between my first and last name. The more accurate was without a space since it found my social profiles before things that just had my name as a member.
While Personas doesnt allow for a selection of what is you and not, therefore making it inaccurate, it is a fun way to see how you are viewed and the information surrounding you.
Go play!
- Days with my Father
One of the most beautiful and bittersweet Websites I have come across is days with my father. Photographer Phillip Toledano give a glimpse of his father’s life as an elderly widower. The photos are personal and follow a story and show the personality of his father and how time seems frozen in the home’s decor.
The site is in Flash and the build is intriguing to me. Moving the cursor to the left pops out a small menu. When you click on the menu it sends you farther left screen to a gallery. Select a photo and it pops you back to the right as it scrolls down the line of photos. I like the overall aesthetic.
Days with my father is so elegant and so touching. A lot of the photos remind me of my grandparents. They live in a house that looks as though it has not been updated since late 60s. I think about my grandfather’s hands, spotted with age. I think of his eyes crinkled, but always filled with a twinkle. He’s 94. My grandmother has beautiful white hair. She used to go to the salon for a weekly styling, but she no longer does that. She also has the fingers of a long time smoker—her pointer and middle finger are straighter than the rest of her fingers in a subtle, but tell-tale way.
I love how Toledano focuses on these small details. Documenting each spot, wrinkle and hair. Even harder hitting is the photo of the solitary toothbrush, a symbol that struck me as a lonely, heartbreaking image.
I hope I have inspired you to look at this intimate site. Then, take a moment, pick up a pen and paper, and write home or to your grandparents.
- Rain Dance
London Undercover Umbrellas
If you’re planning a trip to London, the London Undercover Umbrellas remind you to enjoy your trip and to bring 2 essential things: a great umbrella and an open mind towards British cuisine. From the outside they seem like ordinary umbrellas, but the inside offers a quirky taste of British humor with a Fish & Chips or English Breakfast design. (Yes, they really eat baked beans for breakfast in England.)These make me wish it would rain. I think I might be more inclined to get outside and do some singin’ and dancin’ in the rain…doo de do do de dodo doo de do do…
- Window Dressingvia youtube.com
I flagged this a couple weeks ago, but all I remember is Litman either shared it on Google reader or posted it. Regardless, for some great digital and creative inspiration, I suggest you take a peek at darling Litman’s blog.
- It's a good dayvia youtube.com
I had a big day and I have a good feeling and a song in my head. Yes, perhaps sadly, this is the song. It’s been on constant rotation for about an hour.
I think it’s now time to get up and dance.
- Alma
Alma from Rodrigo Blaas on Vimeo
I saw this last week on someone’s blog. I wish I could remember whose. If it was yours, tell me and I’ll give you credit. For everyone else, enjoy this creepy and brilliant short.
Falling
It’s Snowing Outside — AGAIN (blue hue) via flickr.comFALLING
sometimes I feel like a snowflake
a unique, solitary speck floating
occasionally mingling among other flakes
changing direction as the wind blows
but inevitably falling to the ground
and left to melt into nothingness- Oren Lavie I Her Morning Elegance
I found this last month when I was researching stop motion videos for my graduation exhibition. Not only did I love this video, but I found Oren’s album to be fantastic. I ended up using a song of his for one of my videos. I have a crush on him … and I’m inspired to go make more videos!
- decode | V&A
V&A Decode generative identity from postspectacular on Vimeo
Decode: Digital Design Sensations showcases the latest developments in digital and interactive design, from small, screen-based, graphics to large-scale interactive installations. The exhibition includes works by established international artists and designers such as Daniel Brown, Golan Levin, Daniel Rozin, Troika and Karsten Schmidt. The exhibition features both existing works and new commissions created especially for the exhibition.
Decode is a collaboration between the V&A and onedotzero, a contemporary arts organisation operating internationally with a remit to promote innovation across all forms of moving image and interactive arts.
The exhibition explores three themes: Code presents pieces that use computer code to create new works and looks at how code can be programmed to create constantly fluid and ever-changing works. Interactivity looks at works that are directly influenced by the viewer. Visitors will be invited to interact with and contribute to the development of the exhibits. Network focuses on works that comment on and utilise the digital traces left behind by everyday communications and looks at how advanced technologies and the internet have enabled new types of social interaction and mediums of self-expression.
Decode will be on display in The Porter Gallery. Exhibits can also be found on the V&A Exhibition Road façade, in the Grand Entrance, John Madejski Garden and South Kensington tunnel, at the bottom of the stairs to the National Art Library (Staircase L), as well as in the Science Museum.
via vam.ac.ukDigital Decode is one of the most fun exhibits I have attended. It inspires creativity and playfulness. It also gives you a small view into how emerging tech is going to influence the field of design.
- 105%
“Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple.”
Willy Wonka
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Recipes
- PinterestAmong my many pinterest boards, I have been saving recipes I want to try and, after making them, I add notes about what I did differently or how it turned out on a new board. I like things to be pretty simple. I choose recipes that usually use things in my pantry so I just need to grab a few fresh ingredients.
