Natalie Weber

Natalie Weber

Public Information Officer

Medford-Grants Pass Area
103 followers 97 connections

About

I'm a former Emmy-award winning journalist now dedicated to public relations and crisis communication.

Experience

  • Oregon Department of Forestry Graphic

    Public Information Officer

    Oregon Department of Forestry

    - Present 3 years 9 months

    Medford, Oregon, United States

    • Deployed to wildfires on the Southwest Oregon District as a public information officer with little notice

    • Served as spokesperson for the district, handling all media requests, tours and interviews, including on-camera recorded, live in the field and on set, facebook live, radio, newspaper, etc.

    • Communicated crisis and urgent information to the public through a multitude of digital platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, website and blog posts, inciweb, etc. - RESULT:…

    • Deployed to wildfires on the Southwest Oregon District as a public information officer with little notice

    • Served as spokesperson for the district, handling all media requests, tours and interviews, including on-camera recorded, live in the field and on set, facebook live, radio, newspaper, etc.

    • Communicated crisis and urgent information to the public through a multitude of digital platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, website and blog posts, inciweb, etc. - RESULT: Increased Facebook followers by 4,500

    • Maintained a 24-hour on-call schedule during fire season

    • Worked long hours on assignments, occasionally exceeding 18 hours in a shift in a stressful, charged environment

    • Worked in extreme conditions and terrain for extended periods of time

    • Constructed press releases and official public letters and copy on behalf of the district

    • Attended and contributed at daily incident command briefings

    • Establish and maintain communication with assisting agencies, organizations, communities and government representatives

    • Prepare incoming teams and transfer information, social media and website passwords, press release templates, phone lines, email lists, etc. to ensure smooth transitions on assignments

    • Attended monthly Rogue Valley Fire Chiefs Association meetings and represented Public Affairs interests, training, information, etc.

    • Attended monthly Rogue Valley Fire Prevention Cooperative meetings and assisted in prevention events, campaigns and initiatives

    • Engaged in community relations, as well as coordinated events and open houses exceeding 700 visitors

    • Educated the public on fire prevention

  • Dutch Bros Coffee Graphic

    Public Relations Lead

    Dutch Bros Coffee

    - 1 year

    Medford, Oregon, United States

    • Work with PR leadership to develop and help execute public relations strategies and implement PR activities for Dutch Bros campaigns and company-wide initiatives across nine states

    • Act as crisis communications lead and assist Marketing Communications and DB leadership with crisis and strategic communications, as needed

    • Assist leadership with high-level media, crisis, and strategic communications, as needed

    • Source, develop, manage, and complete writing and editorial…

    • Work with PR leadership to develop and help execute public relations strategies and implement PR activities for Dutch Bros campaigns and company-wide initiatives across nine states

    • Act as crisis communications lead and assist Marketing Communications and DB leadership with crisis and strategic communications, as needed

    • Assist leadership with high-level media, crisis, and strategic communications, as needed

    • Source, develop, manage, and complete writing and editorial projects for internal and external avenues, including internet, paid, and earned media opportunities

    • Assist in the development and execution of PR materials from other DB Marketing sub-departments

    • Serve with PR leadership and PR agency to provide strategic communications counsel to Franchisees, Operators, and Senior Leadership

    • Engage in internal, client, and community based presentations to enhance understanding of the Dutch Bros message and culture, and position the organization in a positive light

    • Help coordinate with external PR agency resources

    • Assist in driving PR objectives for marketing campaigns that align with other teams and departments

    • Meet with assigned departments to assess PR needs, weekly

    • Act as a liaison between assigned departments and PR and identify larger PR needs

    • Identify and flag potential PR issues in regard to campaigns, initiatives, etc.

    • Provide solutions to potential PR issues when appropriate and/or escalate issues to PR leadership and agency resources

  • KOBI-TV/ NBC5 Graphic

    Reporter/Producer/Anchor

    KOBI-TV/ NBC5

    - 3 years 1 month

    Medford, Oregon Area

    • Communicate breaking news via social platforms including
    Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

    • Pitched local and regional stories everyday

    • Present news for daily live broadcasts as an anchor and reporter on set and in the field

    • Hosted and produced a six month, 24 installment series on homelessness - RESULT - Won an Emmy.

    • Develop innovative ways to leverage social media to increase audience - RESULT: Hosted station’s most popular daily Facebook Live…

    • Communicate breaking news via social platforms including
    Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

    • Pitched local and regional stories everyday

    • Present news for daily live broadcasts as an anchor and reporter on set and in the field

    • Hosted and produced a six month, 24 installment series on homelessness - RESULT - Won an Emmy.

    • Develop innovative ways to leverage social media to increase audience - RESULT: Hosted station’s most popular daily Facebook Live event

    • Created and maintained professional relationships with community members, government agency officials, elected representatives on city, county, state and federal levels, etc.

    • Write and edit newscopy for television broadcasts in a limited and often stressful timeframe

    • Experienced on camera interviewer

    • Shoot and edit video

    • Professional public appearances and engagement

  • Kaef Tv Channel 23 Graphic

    Reporter

    Kaef Tv Channel 23

    - 4 months

    Eureka, California, United States

    • Communicate breaking news via social platforms including
    Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

    • Present news for daily live broadcasts as an anchor and reporter on set and in the field

    • Write and edit newscopy for television broadcasts in a limited timeframe

    • Experienced on camera interviewer

    • Shoot and edit video

  • Records Specialist

    Medford Police Department

    - 1 year 3 months

    Medford, Oregon Area

    • Performed extensive computer entry; scanned and retrieved sensitive confidential information involved in police reports into state, federal and local computer systems

    • Filed police reports and related documents and maintained organized and accurate filing systems

    • Distributed police reports to courts, public, governmental agencies and other authorized individuals, following department policy, state and federal laws

    • Assisted citizens with complaints, collected monies…

    • Performed extensive computer entry; scanned and retrieved sensitive confidential information involved in police reports into state, federal and local computer systems

    • Filed police reports and related documents and maintained organized and accurate filing systems

    • Distributed police reports to courts, public, governmental agencies and other authorized individuals, following department policy, state and federal laws

    • Assisted citizens with complaints, collected monies for various fees, releases, impounded vehicles, registered sex offenders, and provided information to the general public

  • KOBI-TV/ NBC5 Graphic

    Producer

    KOBI-TV/ NBC5

    - 2 years 8 months

    Medford, Oregon, United States

    • Produced 2.5 hours of television news weekday mornings - NBC5 News at Sunrise and Fox26 Morning News First at 7

    • Found, selected and wrote stories to create the news broadcast, assigned appropriate video to stories

    • Oversaw live new broadcasts and kept time, cut or added stories or segments depending on rundown time

    • Monitored, wrote and placed breaking news reports in the rundown of live new programs and communicated changes to production staff and anchors

    •…

    • Produced 2.5 hours of television news weekday mornings - NBC5 News at Sunrise and Fox26 Morning News First at 7

    • Found, selected and wrote stories to create the news broadcast, assigned appropriate video to stories

    • Oversaw live new broadcasts and kept time, cut or added stories or segments depending on rundown time

    • Monitored, wrote and placed breaking news reports in the rundown of live new programs and communicated changes to production staff and anchors

    • Confirmed information and pitched overnight stories during dayside meetings (to be included in the 5 and 6 pm newscasts)

Licenses & Certifications

Honors & Awards

  • Emmy, Governor's Award

    The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

    S.O. Close to Homeless was an eye-opening experience for me. I learned a lot about people in general and expanded my views and opinions, while bolstering my community involvement. I bring that to the table at work and in my personal life, but especially when working with the public.

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