Jessica Buchanan

I am a graduate of the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Arts degree in public relations and a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. I hope to use my education, leadership roles, and professional experiences to contribute to your organization. In particular, I hope my strengths of organization, intentionality, passion, and communication can contribute to a team or an individual to help them achieve their goals. 

As the Children’s Ministry Director and Communications Director at Beachside Community Church, I led a staff team and over 200 volunteers. I gained insight into how to be an effective leader through communication in this role. The Lead Pastor consistently referred to my strength as a team-builder because I successfully cast vision and encouraged my team to create an irresistible and welcoming environment for families on Sunday mornings. I developed and executes an annual strategic plan that outlined everything related to children’s ministries including staffing, budget, curriculum, and special events. This required that I stay extremely organized while keeping a lot of priorities moving at the same time. 

As the Communications Director, I was responsible for creating and implementing a communication strategy for the entire organization. This included the brand, all print collateral, email marketing, website design and content, and social media strategy. I also served on the leadership team with other key staff members to determine the future direction of the organization. 

As a project manager at Mighty 8th Media, I managed marketing efforts for up to 12 clients at a time. I led creative teams of designers, copywriters, and web developers to implement marketing strategies in order to make sure that our clients were successful at communicating with their target audience. I maintained relationships with each of our clients ensuring that they could consistently trust that we were marketing their business well. I learned how to manage multiple priorities simultaneously without leaving any item neglected. I developed my copywriting, social media management, and public relations skills in this role.

Thank you for taking the time to learn more about me and consider me for this and other future opportunities. I hope to use my experiences and passion to contribute to an organization and its goals.