Laura High

Experience

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  Barnes-Jewish Hospital

  May 2006 - Aug 2006

  Intern

  Media Relations

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  Fleishman-Hillard

  Jan 2007 - May 2007

  Intern

  Media Relations

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  O'Malley Hansen Communications

  May 2007 - Sept 2007

  Intern

  Media Relations

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  Weber Shandwick

  Oct 2007 - Mar 2017

  Account Supervisor

  Managed teams for a variety of clients including Anheuser-Busch (Budweiser's Make Opening Day a Holiday, Super Bowl Advertising, Ball Park Village launch, Goose Island), Pizza Hut (BOOK IT!, The Literacy Project, Super Bowl Golden Garlic Knots, Hot Dog Bites Pizza launch), State Farm (MLB Home Run Derby), the American Association of Orthodontists (Super Bowl, National Orthodontic Health Month), and The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis / World Chess Hall of Fame (Guinness World Record), among othersSuccessfully orchestrated and executed events resulting in high attendance, media coverage and consumer participation including - achieved a Guinness World Record, which resulted in a St. Louis monument, participated in and led a variety of activations at six Super Bowls, produced multiple press conferences, media experiential trips and mobile tour activations for campaigns as well as engineered an internal employee engagement and training program at DisneylandLooked to and sought after as a media relations expert within the company, securing quality media coverage with national morning shows, men’s and women’s lifestyle, parenting, food, marketing and sports outlets as well as regional and local newspapers, websites, blogs, social media influencers, magazines and television stationSupervisor for the Internship Program Show less

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  St. Louis Children's Hospital

  Apr 2017 - Jan 2020

  Media Relations Manager

  Media relations manager and liaison for one of the best pediatric hospitals in the country. On average, the media relations team secured more than 450 placements for the hospital (local, regional and national) in key areas including orthopedics, oncology, neurology, cardiology as well as the Women & Infants program.At St. Louis Children's Hospital, we do what's right for kids by delivering world-class pediatric care that protects their right to childhood. Become a Guardian of Childhood today by making a gift to St. Louis Children's Hospital at www.StLouisChildrens.org/Donate. Show less

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  BJC HealthCare

  Jan 2020 - now

  Media relations leader for one of the best hospital networks in the country, which includes St. Louis Children's, Barnes-Jewish and Alton Memorial hospitals. My work focuses on a variety of healthcare areas including orthopedics, oncology, neurology, cardiology, as well as Women & Infants.BJC HealthCare's mission is to improve the health of the people and communities we serve through Community Health Improvement initiatives to reduce health disparities across St. Louis and the region.

  • Director of Media Relations

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Manager of Media Relations

    Jan 2020 - now