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Meet Sadie
Sadie Simons is a generalist who loves to learn: emerging technologies, new tools, fresh approaches, how stakeholders think. Throughout her career, she has been responsible for managing marketing, communications, branding, and technical writing efforts for organizations ranging from startup concepts to household names.
In 2007, she founded her own company, glinting communications. She provides a wide variety of copywriting/technical writing, corporate communications, event production, and marketing services, primarily as a consultant supporting business-to-business marketing agencies.
“Sadie Simons is a sassy strategic influencer who caters creative corporate communications to our clients. Always an ally, she alleviates account angst and presides over projects proficiently. ”
Education
Emerson College
MA, Speech Communication/Rhetoric
2000
Stetson University
BA, Communication Studies
1997
Skills
Technology
Content Creation & Management
Madcap Flare, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Google (Docs, Sheets), Adobe (Illustrator, Photoshop InDesign), Canva, Keynote, WordPress, Squarespace
Project Management & Collaboration
Slack, Trello, Podio, Smartsheet, Todoist, Workplace, Dropbox, Box, Drive
Social Media & Marketing
Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Typeform, Google Analytics, HootSuite, MailChimp
Business
Marketing, Communications & Branding
Strategic support for organizations through startup, growth, maturity, and transition stages; executive communications geared toward investors, industry influencers, employees, customers, and partners; public, analyst, employee, and community relations; production and management of newsletters, brochures and other collateral, white papers, web content, and training/demo scripts; branding/rebranding initiatives; monitor and ensure consistency of brand and message across all mediums; public speaking, event production
Resiliency
Crisis management and emergency response planning, site research and threat dossier development, Emergency Action Plan production, crisis communication programs
Independent Thinker & Team Player
Setting, executing, analyzing, and reporting on goals, results, and key performance indicators; assertive and empathetic; self-motivated creative problem solver; dedicated to customer satisfaction
professional experience
Glinting Communications
Communications Consultant, Copywriter
Consulting and strategic support for corporate and agency clients, providing a wide variety of copywriting/technical writing, event production, corporate communications, and marketing services.
Risk Resiliency
Consultant, Account Manager
Consulting, technical writing, and resiliency program support for complex organizations; emergency response, crisis management, and business continuity planning, exercises, and support of business functions essential to business resiliency.
Manual Makers
Technical Writer, Account Manager
Supported a range of organizations with technical writing and consulting for resiliency plans, operations manuals, and other process/procedure and policy-oriented documentation. The Manual Makers is part of White Deer, the same parent company as Risk Resiliency.
Intergraph Corporation
Corporate Communications Manager
Developed and executed strategic messaging, public relations, and analyst relations for the corporation and its Photogrammetry, Military & Intelligence, Transportation, Utilities & Communications, and Process, Power & Marine divisions.
Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging
Marketing Communications Manager
Acted as liaison between Product Management, Sales, and Marketing teams, supervised public relations activities, managed development of marketing and sales collateral, and facilitated production of packaged software products.
CorVu Corporation
Corporate Communications Manager
Drove global communications strategy and budget for enterprise performance management software provider, including public and analyst relations, corporate communications, and user groups.
Greenough Communications Group
Account Specialist
Provided strategic communications consulting services for technology industry clients while helping to build agency through startup phase.
Sterling Hager Public Relations
Account Coordinator
Provided account support for technology industry clients, including leading storage and business intelligence vendors.
Emerson College
Academic Advisor
Assist students in academic planning, goal setting and successful completion of their education.
Winter Haven, FL Chamber of Commerce
Writer/Editor
Wrote and edited a magazine - Destination Winter Haven - for the local Chamber of Commerce.