Tanner Freyberg
Des Moines
Summary
A highly-ambitious communications professional with experience in content creation, project management, and strategic communications planning.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Intranet Specialist
University Of Iowa Health Care
02.2023 - Current
- Cultivated positive relationships with intranet vendor to deliver a quality, user-friendly product that introduced new capabilities to organizational communication
- Strategized with departments across the organization to migrate 650+ sites of information from the existing intranet to our new platform
- Communicated organization-wide IT changes to improve awareness and adoption
- Liaised with HR and IT partners to sync existing databases with the new platform, allowing for accurate audience targeting and permissions allocation
Communications Coordinator
University Of Iowa Health Care
05.2020 - 02.2023
- Provided crisis communication support and planning for COVID-19 efforts, including visitor restrictions, screening processes, personal protective equipment (PPE) guidance, and vaccinations
- Developed communication strategies and content to support quality and safety tactical plans, including workplace safety initiatives and our annual flu vaccination campaign
- Curated and distributed content through WordPress for use on multiple channels, including UI Health Care’s internal news site (The Loop), daily newsletter (Noon News), and external website (uihc.org)
- Consistently analyzed metrics to measure effectiveness of various communications and channels to guide future planning and success
Assistant Writer
University Of Iowa Health Care
08.2019 - 05.2020
- Developed understanding of UI Health Care’s policies and procedures while contributing to internal and external communication channels
- Promoted UI Hospitals & Clinics and the Carver College of Medicine through the writing of spotlights, event posts, and feature-length employee profiles
- Interviewed doctors, physician’s assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, patients, and medical students as part of the storytelling process
- Photographed individuals featured in written pieces for web content
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism
University of Iowa
05.2020
Bachelor of Arts - History
University of Iowa
05.2020
Skills
- Organization
- Project/change management
- Technical communication
- Proficient in Interact
- Writing/editing
- Crisis management
Accomplishments
- 7/2021, 12/2021, 6/2022, 5/2023, 9/2023, 2/2025, 7/2025
Ragan Communications: Best Overall Intranet (2024)
Ragan Communications: Communicators of the Year (2021)
Ragan Communications: Crisis Communications Award (2021)
UI Health Care: Spot Award
Timeline
Intranet Specialist
University Of Iowa Health Care
02.2023 - Current
Communications Coordinator
University Of Iowa Health Care
05.2020 - 02.2023
Assistant Writer
University Of Iowa Health Care
08.2019 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Arts - History
University of Iowa
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism
University of Iowa
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