Clay Kuntz

Experience

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  City of Chicago

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Intern- Mayor's Office of Press and Communication

  Responsibilities:1) Used TV Eyes software to monitor, compile and distribute media clips from Chicago news stations concerning Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the city of Chicago.2) Translated and distributed Spanish language media to press team.3) Attended city events with Mayor Emanuel and press team.4) Transcribed audio clips of Mayor Emanuel from significant city events.5) Answered and addressed multiple phone calls per day to the mayor’s press office.

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  Weber Shandwick

  Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

  Consumer Public Relations Intern

  Responsibilities:Media relations; created media lists; tracked and analyzed monthly media presence for respective accounts; assisted with creation of marketing assets as needed for clients; and supported Bud Light, Cherry Marketing Institute, Milk, and Mars Petcare accounts.Achievements:1) Analyzed monthly media presence for client accounts Bud Light and Cherry Marketing Institute through detailed end-of-month media coverage reports.2) By raising my hand to take on projects outside of general intern responsibilities and executing projects at a high level, I earned performance honors out of 25 other interns within four weeks of start date. 3) By volunteering to learn new skills and take on new projects, my supervisor noted that I was exceeding expectations in both my 30-day performance review and midpoint performance review. Show less

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  Ketchum

  Apr 2016 - Jul 2017

  Responsibilities:Media relations; managed influencer programs; direct mail; tracked and analyzed campaign results; event planning; copywriting; managed interns; reviewed decks and other marketing assets to ensure they were consistent with brand voice; created media lists; drafted updates for clients; contributed in weekly brainstorms; and supported Bass Pro, Kleenex, Cottonelle, General Mills (Larabar and Cinnamon Toast Crunch), Serta, Viva Towels, and Smuckers (Cafe Bustelo) accounts.Achievements:1) Successfully managed a $100K social media influencer program; I drafted briefs and tracked and analyzed program results. Due to the success, a managing partner on the account asked me to create a case study highlighting results and best practices.2) Secured placements for clients in high readership news outlets, including Refinery29, Huffington Post, Parents Magazine, and numerous local market broadcast and radio outlets.3) After three months without media coverage, I gained first big win for our DeVry University team by securing interview in Huffington Post for a DeVry professor. 4) Ensured content aligned with brand voice and campaign objectives by reviewing and providing input on decks, creative ideas, copy, pitches, and other work from team members and junior staff. Show less

  • Assistant Account Executive

    May 2017 - Jul 2017

  • Account Coordinator

    Apr 2016 - Apr 2017
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  Black Spectacles

  Jul 2017 - Jun 2018

  Partnerships Coordinator / Marketing Manager

  As the Partnerships Coordinator, I planned all B2C and B2B marketing strategies and oversaw their tactical implementation.Responsibilities:Advertising; email marketing; direct mail; copywriting; managed marketing activities with partners, agencies and consultants; graphic design; media relations; event planning; produced white papers; produced podcast; tracked and analyzed web traffic and conversions in Google Analytics; tracked and analyzed results of all marketing programs; content strategy; and created SEO-optimized blog content.Achievements: 1) Worked directly with CEO to build and execute against the marketing plan and marketing budget. I tracked, analyzed, and reported results of all marketing programs.2) Produced monthly one-hour live podcast. Increased average registration by +188% and average attendance by +228% over one year. 3) Led strategy and wrote copy for promotional email campaign for the Black Friday weekend, resulting in an increase in sales of +12% versus the previous year. 4) Produced monthly SEO-optimized content for the Black Spectacles blog including interviews, Q+A, top tips, listicles, and study guides.5) Managed digital agency to improve Black Spectacles’ SEO presence. 6) Produced a white paper, How To Get A Job In Architecture, and successfully pitched it to ArchDaily, the most popular architecture news outlet in the world with 13.6M+ monthly readers.7) Planned company’s presence at architecture conferences, speaking in skills development workshops when possible. I supplied the sales team with at least 50 leads – one month’s worth – per event.8) Planned company’s presence at A’18, the world’s largest architectural trade show, for the first time in company history, resulting in 950 leads captured – three months’ worth. The CEO purchased a booth space for the next year’s trade show while still at the show. 9) Managed email marketing. Grew number of email list contacts by +100% over one year. Show less

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  Propllr PR and Content Marketing

  Sept 2018 - Apr 2024

  - Counsel B2B SaaS/tech startup CEOs, founders, and marketing executives daily on corporate communications, public relations, and executive thought leadership strategy.- Build and maintain client relationships across entire agency portfolio, which has led to several multi-year client engagements, contract renewals, and successful program fee increases.- Work with Propllr’s CEO on new business pitches. Responsible for getting new client programs up-and-running quickly.- Secure 1000+ placements across top tier and industry trade media including Forbes, Inc., WSJ, Ars Technica, Insider, TechCrunch, Axios, Fortune, and more through personalized 1-1 pitches to journalists.- Prepare and coach executives for interviews with journalists, with an emphasis on key messages, best practices, and relationship building.- Write industry award and conference speaking nominations with high-profile wins in Fast Company, Inc., Digiday, and industry trade publications.- Provide senior-level counsel to Propllr’s CEO across compensation, employee benefits, change management, hiring, client relations, new client prospecting and retention, PR program strategies and tactics, cross-sell and upsell opportunities, and more.- Create and execute a strategic plan for how the PR department helps the agency reach yearly revenue targets. - Review job candidate resumes, conduct interviews, review writing tests, and determine compensation.- Lead a team of up to six direct reports. Manage their quarterly and yearly performance reviews.- Run weekly 1-1s with direct reports and weekly PR team meetings.- Plan and execute change management initiatives including Asana, PR program planning and execution, reporting, performance reviews, and department restructuring.- Write blog posts for Propllr’s website. Show less

  • Vice President of Public Relations

    Jun 2023 - Apr 2024

  • Senior Director, Client Success

    Sept 2022 - Jun 2023

  • Director of Client Success

    Nov 2021 - Sept 2022

  • Director Of Media Relations

    Jun 2021 - Nov 2021

  • Director

    Sept 2020 - Nov 2021

  • Senior Media Relations Manager

    Dec 2019 - Sept 2020

  • Media Relations Manager

    Mar 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Media Relations Associate

    Sept 2018 - Mar 2019
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  FINN Partners

  Apr 2024 - now

  Associate Vice President