Megan Murphy Conway

Health & Wellness/Lifestyle writer for various outlets including Baltimore Style & Montgomery Magazine

• Contribute to publicity plan construction + yearly strategy for clients • Handle mass and targeted proactive pitching efforts for clients across hospitality and wine brands. Secured coverage to-date includes Travel + Leisure’s Where to Go in 2023, Thrillist, The Zoe Report, Coveteur, Time Out, Well + Good, TripSavvy • Collaborate with top media editors and journalists to secure reactive stories on behalf of clients and proactively managed 4 group press trips/media dinners + ongoing one-off media stays to 5-star resort properties, esteemed NYC restaurants and West Coast wineries. Hosted press trip on behalf of luxury hotel client, handled follow-up and coordination of coverage in outlets like PureWow, Maxim, ELLE and more. • Oversee team media lists, client trackers, client relation databases and schedules • Handle day-to-day client and journalist and client communications • Keep pulse on popular social, entertainment, and media trends to brainstorm creative ideas for client activations

- Develop, draft and distribute large, targeted, and individual pitches to regional and national media outlets on behalf of travel/destination clients (including state tourism boards, cruise lines, Forbes Five Star resorts, etc.) Personal client placements to date include: The Boston Globe, Thrillist, The Points Guy, Forbes, USA Today, The Art Newspaper, Art & Object, Out Traveler, Forbes Travel Guide, Robb Report, HGTV, Smithsonian Magazine. - Fact-check journalist language for stories, edit client brand copy - Monitor major media outlets and cultural developments to research potential newsjacking/relevant pitching ideas for clients - Create visuals/presentation decks of potential media/marketing activations - Coordinate media visits to various clients: draft itineraries, hold partner conversations, submit reimbursements, handle crisis communications with journalists, reschedule bookings due to COVID-19 outbreaks and/or concerns - Represent agency at immersion visits to clients in order to conduct research for pitching and creative activations - Assist in building strategic PR plans for clients - Manage administrative duties and creative ideation across 8+ accounts at a time, coordinate team calendars, fill in as main contact for clients during team member PTO

- Ran front desk of NYC office: took & transferred calls, shipped promotional materials, greeted guests - Conducted research pertaining to grassroots marketing options for Magnolia's 2019 film slate - Aided in design of special events screen for RAISE HELL: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MOLLY IVINS - Pulled clips from various films for marketing usage - Pulled quotes from RAISE HELL for usage in promotional merchandise - Filed & organized press coverage of Magnolia films

- Research student organizations for purpose of expanding student rush ticket usage - Design survey to be given to students concerning student rush tickets - Gather online articles to use on company Facebook feed - Plan Instagram content for three upcoming productions - Design promotional materials for Arden Drama School via Photoshop -Research local groups/organizations to match shows to based upon themes -Aid in artistic development of show promotion

- Social Community Management: Timex Instagram - Evaluated social influencers for possible gifting - Tracked USA Influencers for gifting campaign - Searched for user generated content for usage on Timex feed - Edited product catalog drafts - Completed research projects/audits pertaining to IGTV, misc. product and marketing needs - Reformatted Timex Pinterest - Organized content for Instagram Stories - Aided in drafting brief for Instagram giveaway - Monitored general chatter and competitors in regards to Timex watches

- Designed and constructed template and graphics for 2018 Bi-Annual Report - Solicited donations from local companies