Tyler Knowlton

Experience

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  Pro Skateboards and Snowboards

  Jan 1999 - Aug 2004

  Webmaster
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  Jeffrey Gitomer's TrainOne

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  Flash Animator
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  Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

  Apr 2006 - Sept 2006

  Junior Communications Officer
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  Global Microcredit Summit 2006

  Nov 2006 - Nov 2006

  Graphic Designer
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  Communication Community Office

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  Group Member

  Federal Government of Canada Social Media Guidelines and Best Practices

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  Nova Scotia Youth Experiences in Science

  Jan 2007 - May 2007

  Communications Officer

  - Fundraising, event planning, media relations, Webmaster.

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  Public Service Commission

  Apr 2008 - Nov 2009

  Social Media Specialist / Creative Services Officer

  - Providing social media advice and guidance to President- Writing white paper on Government of Canada’s use of new media to communicate with and engage the public.

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  Summits Management Office G8/G20 Summits 2010

  Nov 2009 - Aug 2010

  New Media Strategist / Social Media Advisor

  - Developing, implementing and managing Virtual G20 Secretariat collaborative network and platform (Sherpas & Sous-Sherpas).- Creating G8 and G20 Social Media and Public Engagement strategies.- Liaising with subsequent G20 presidency countries to negotiate use of Virtual G20 Secretariat system (South Korea, France, Mexico).

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  Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada

  Sept 2010 - Apr 2012

  Chief Strategist on Digital Innovation to the Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Trade Commissioner

  - Creating international collaborative network for Trade Commissioner Service.- Creating collaborative, digital briefing book system for Deputy Ministers. - Integrating various citizen-centered technologies into the policy-making process.

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  Nova Scotia Executive Council

  Apr 2012 - Feb 2017

  Chief Public Engagement Strategist

  - Managing the Public Engagement Support Unit team and budget- Developing government-wide Public Engagement Planning Standards, guidelines, and training.- Designing and conducting province-wide engagement and consultations, advising independent commission on Nova Scotia’s future economic development.- Managing and advising Ministers’ Advisory Council on Public Engagement.- Developing and presenting Provincial Public Engagement Standards and Framework.- Creating interdepartmental networks for project collaboration and resource sharing.- Developing, critiquing, and evaluating public engagement strategies for major policy initiatives.- Developing and implementing engagement strategy to develop a Provincial EDI Policy Lens. Show less

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  University of Central Asia

  Apr 2012 - Nov 2015

  Visiting Professor

  - Developing and delivering of graduate course on public engagement and policy making for Regional Governors of Afghanistan.- Providing advice on building collaborative networks and communities of practice for Afghan provinces.

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  Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada

  Jan 2015 - Mar 2016

  - Developing research methods to monitor and assess diplomatic advocacy efforts (e-diplomacy).- Presenting findings in a white paper at the 2016 Diplo-digital conference in Rome.

  • Public Diplomacy and Advocacy Consultant

    Sept 2015 - Mar 2016

  • Consultant

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2016
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  Plume Labs

  Feb 2017 - Jan 2024

  Director Of Communications, Communities, and Partnerships

  - Developing, coordinating, and implementing strategic approach for corporate climate communications, engagement, and partnership strategic approach and framework: legal, IP, communications.- Designing, launching, and managing corporate climate impact program.- Seeking, creating, and maintaining multi-stakeholder partnerships with academia, NGO, and public sector bodies to further climate change solutions: Public, Private, Community-based.- Working with partners to leverage company data and expertise – accelerating community-driven science, research, policy development, and advocacy projects (The Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC), City of Paris, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, etc.).Developing and maintaining major media partnerships and relationships (Financial Times, Forbes, Bloomberg, the Economist, the Guardian, the BBC, la Presse, le Parisien, etc.).- Managing the editorial process of a monthly newsletter (300k+ subscribers).- Developing strategic marketing and communications materials including press releases and media materials, webinars, videos/animations, etc.- Designing, implementing, and evaluating marketing campaigns (paid and earned media) involving multilingual websites, email management platform, customer support, social media, and customer relationship management systems.- Presenting corporate projects, programs, and pitches at international conferences, participating in climate change related roundtables, representing the company at trade shows and public events. (CES2018, Viva Tech, EU roundtable on disruptive environmental technology).- Planning, implementing, and evaluating community engagement and research programs: behaviour change and air quality innovation with Imperial College London and King’s College London.- Managing communications and customer support teams. Show less

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  AccuWeather

  Jan 2024 - now

  Director of Communications

  - Developing, coordinating, and implementing strategic approach for corporate climate communications, engagement, and partnership strategic approach and framework: legal, IP, communications.- Designing, launching, and managing corporate climate impact program.- Seeking, creating, and maintaining multi-stakeholder partnerships with academia, NGO, and public sector bodies to further climate change solutions: Public, Private, Community-based.- Working with partners to leverage company data and expertise – accelerating community-driven science, research, policy development, and advocacy projects (The Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC), City of Paris, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, etc.).Developing and maintaining major media partnerships and relationships (Financial Times, Forbes, Bloomberg, the Economist, the Guardian, the BBC, la Presse, le Parisien, etc.).- Managing the editorial process of a monthly newsletter (300k+ subscribers).- Developing strategic marketing and communications materials including press releases and media materials, webinars, videos/animations, etc.- Designing, implementing, and evaluating marketing campaigns (paid and earned media) involving multilingual websites, email management platform, customer support, social media, and customer relationship management systems.- Presenting corporate projects, programs, and pitches at international conferences, participating in climate change related roundtables, representing the company at trade shows and public events. (CES2018, Viva Tech, EU roundtable on disruptive environmental technology).- Planning, implementing, and evaluating community engagement and research programs: behaviour change and air quality innovation with Imperial College London and King’s College London.- Managing communications and customer support teams. Show less