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