Niki Clark

Serve as lead communicator focused on long-term media and digital campaigns, creative outreach and partnerships, and cultivating new audiences by liaising with organizations such as Vox Creative, Smithsonian Institution, National Geographic and others to tell the story of those impacted by conflict. Serve as the Editor/Host and Producer of Intercross the podcast, which has weekly discussions about the people and places behind the work of the ICRC, operational updates, legal debates, cultural perspectives, policy discussions and more. Partner with the media to ensure placement on NPR, Devex, Daily Beast and others to cover issues such as the impact of war on women, the transformational power of sports and operational updates from the field.

Acted as international communicator for the American Red Cross covering global programs including measles elimination, disaster risk reduction and response, reconnecting families, and international humanitarian law. Represented American Red Cross as lead communicator for the Measles & Rubella Initiative along with UNICEF, UN Foundation, WHO and CDC. Created compelling suites of materials, including resources for chapters, national headquarters staff, development, social media, and delegates that tell the story of the American Red Cross abroad.

Served as communications and media delegate for the International Red Cross following electoral violence in Tanzania and the 2015 earthquake Nepal. Led coordinated media requests and served as a spokesperson, including interviews with Channel Africa News, NHK, Swedish National Public Radio, and Thomson Reuters, among others. Produced communication collateral including stories, photography, and social media content focusing on need and impacts to promote the IFRC’s international appeal.

Designed and edited all policy communications collateral, including talking points, blogs, advocacy alerts, brochures, press releases, one pagers, social media communications and other communications collateral. Seconded to Dadaab, Kenya to serve as Emergency Media Officer in the Dadaab refugee camp, hosting media visits and delegations, serving as CARE spokesperson for numerous broadcast and print interviews and secured media coverage in The New York Times, CBC Radio and Television, AP, Reuters.

Managed the outreach for the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) account, the second largest account in the DC office and the seventh largest account worldwide, as well as account supervision and work for a variety of clients including FDIC, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Volunteers of America.