Kyland Evans
Southaven,MS
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Communications Professional
Brightly Software
12.2022 - Current
- Leads internal communications plans and strategies companywide
- Manages company’s intranet site and creates vision strategies for each department
- Crafts both standard and urgent communications for C-Suite level leaders
- Partners with parent company (Siemens) to distribute vital integration communications to colleagues
- Collaborates with external communications team to provide vital information to shareholders
- Creates international communications by collaborating with colleagues overseas
- Reorganized entire internal communications process companywide by creating standards and policies for colleagues to adhere to
- Liaisons with employee resource groups’ leaders to improve employee experience across company
Internal Communications Specialist
Bentley Systems
04.2022 - 09.2022
- Created and distributed various internal communications companywide
- Edited company’s intranet site and created landing pages for different departments on SharePoint
- Helped introduce new colleagues to company after mergers and acquisitions.
- Managed company’s internal communications tool
Communications Consultant
First Horizon Corporation
01.2020 - 04.2022
- Create and distribute clear and inclusive internal communications to over 8,000 employees
- Managed company’s intranet site and create landing pages for different departments on SharePoint
- Organized monthly and quarterly PR reports by monitoring department metrics for internal and external communications
- Partnered with variety of departments and teams to tailor messages to different groups of associates
- Wrote and distributed press releases to markets nationwide
- Member of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion council, regularly assisted on DEI projects
Communications Intern
First Horizon Corporation
09.2019 - 01.2020
- Built and maintained media and coalition lists.
- Coordinated news releases, media responses, press packets and placement of stories in national trade publications.
- Drafted post-event evaluations, compiled results and recommended changes for future events.
- Served as the primary point of contact for incoming media calls, including requests for meetings and interviews with company executives and experts.
Education
Master of Arts - Integrated Strategic Media
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN05.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Public Relations
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN12.2019
Skills
- Newsletter Platforms (Such as Staffbase and Mailchimp) Proficient
- Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) Proficient
- Microsoft SharePoint Proficient
- Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro) Intermediate
- Cision Dashboards and Metrics Proficient
- PR Newswire and GlobeNewswire Proficient
Timeline
Communications Professional
Brightly Software
12.2022 - Current
Internal Communications Specialist
Bentley Systems
04.2022 - 09.2022
Communications Consultant
First Horizon Corporation
01.2020 - 04.2022
Communications Intern
First Horizon Corporation
09.2019 - 01.2020
Master of Arts - Integrated Strategic Media
University of Memphis
Bachelor of Arts - Public Relations
University of Memphis
Similar Profiles
Nishant SaxenaNishant Saxena
Senior Software Test Engineer at Brightly SoftwareSenior Software Test Engineer at Brightly Software
Amy PalagyiAmy Palagyi
Software Consultant at Brightly SoftwareSoftware Consultant at Brightly Software
Corey EyeCorey Eye
Senior Account Manager at Brightly SoftwareSenior Account Manager at Brightly Software
Chanelle RamgulamChanelle Ramgulam
Credit and Collections Specialist at Brightly SoftwareCredit and Collections Specialist at Brightly Software
James SteversonJames Steverson
Staff Geologist at SEMS IncStaff Geologist at SEMS Inc