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Professional Road Racing
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Julia Vasquez Giguere

San Francisco,CA

Summary

PR professional working in the technology practice at a global agency in San Francisco. Works across several clients coordinating internal communication, managing speaking engagements, conducting media outreach, writing articles and blogs, monitoring and reporting coverage, managing regional hub agencies and supporting integrated communications initiatives. Experienced in client relations, media relations and writing for technology brands, with a strong ability to distill complex technical information into digestible content. Additional experience working at an Intellectual Property lawfirm that has crypto clients.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Account Executive

FleishmanHillard
04.2023 - 01.2024

In addition to the Account Executive responsibilities in the next section:

  • Focuses on media strategy and outreach for General Motors Energy and ghost writes bylines on behalf of executives
  • Leads events and global coordination for Equinix
  • Supports executive media strategy, outreach and coordination for Cruise
  • Supports media strategy, outreach and coordination for BrightDrop
  • Manages client and media relations for Cisco Capital
  • Develops blogs and bylines for Cisco Capital

Account Executive

FleishmanHillard
01.2022 - 04.2023
  • Advises B2B technology clients on PR strategies
  • Works cross-functionally with marketing, sales and channel teams to develop and perform corporate communications strategies and campaigns
  • Drafts press releases and supports product and service announcements and campaigns
  • Integrates internal communications departments to develop comprehensive reports post- announcements and campaigns
  • Drives reporting and measurement for global announcements and monthly PR reports across AMER, APAC and EMEA
  • Ghost writes articles on behalf of executives
  • Pitches and communicates with trade and national media to secure news coverage
  • Clients include Cisco, Equinix, Veritas Technologies, Renesas Electronics and Atos North America.


Assistant Account Executive

FleishmanHillard
09.2020 - 12.2021
  • Provided strategic counsel and account support for B2B technology clients
  • Worked cross-functionally with marketing, sales and channel teams to develop corporate communications strategies and campaigns
  • Engaged in reactive and inbound media inquiries; helped with crisis communication
  • Supported product and service announcements and campaigns
  • Coordinated global communications strategies across LATAM, APAC and EMEA
  • Ghost wrote articles on behalf of executives
  • Pitched and communicated with national media to secure news coverage
  • Clients included Cisco, Equinix, Finquest, Renesas Electronics and Atos North America

Account Coordinator

Porter Novelli
08.2019 - 08.2020
  • Executed media relations, including developing pitches, generating media lists, pitching reporters, securing media briefings, developing briefing sheets, securing contributed byline placements and drafting media alerts and press releases
  • Created and delivered coverage reports, social media reports and administrative reports
  • Clients included Western Digital, Equinix, Renesas Electronics, Druva, Atos North America, Centria Autism and Golden Corral

Intern

Porter Novelli
01.2019 - 07.2019
  • Provided support for media relations and PR activities
  • Participated in new business pitches
  • Drafted pitches and articles showcasing client products and services
  • Tracked coverage and identified media opportunities
  • Clients included Equinix, HTC Vive, Western Digital and Renesas Electronics.

Legal Assistant

Vasquez Benisek & Lindgren
06.2014 - 09.2018

- Assisted in the discovery process for various intellectual property cases

- Worked with several legal databases including Westlaw and LexisNexis

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA
06.2018

Skills

  • Communication
  • Client Services
  • Writing Ability
  • Media Relations
  • Press Releases
  • Crisis Management

Professional Road Racing

  • Coaches and trains for long distance road races, from the 5k to the marathon
  • Qualified for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in the Marathon

References

Julie Joseph

Phone: 408-839-4472

Email: jujoseph@equinix.com


Kamal Ravikant

Phone: 702-582-0481

Email: Kamal@Ravikant.com


Eric Benisek

Phone: 925-297-9385

Email: ebenisek@vbllaw.com


Priscilla Bayley

Phone: 805-459-2961

Email: pbayley@calpoly.edu

Timeline

Senior Account Executive

FleishmanHillard
04.2023 - 01.2024

Account Executive

FleishmanHillard
01.2022 - 04.2023

Assistant Account Executive

FleishmanHillard
09.2020 - 12.2021

Account Coordinator

Porter Novelli
08.2019 - 08.2020

Intern

Porter Novelli
01.2019 - 07.2019

Legal Assistant

Vasquez Benisek & Lindgren
06.2014 - 09.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Julia Vasquez Giguere