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Past Communications Director at Equality North Carolina Blogger at The Law Offices of John T. Orcutt Communications Director at Protect All North Carolina Families Campaign see all North Carolina Central University School of Law University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 4 people have recommended Jen 500+ connections

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Jen Jones' Summary

With nearly 15 years of experience as a communications professional in all facets of the for and non-profit industry, Jen Jones is also a licensed attorney in North Carolina. With her diverse professional experiences and education, Jen Jones brings both media savvy and policy know-how to any organization. Jen's work history as communications leader paired with her legal training, attests to the fact that she is a quick-study, versatile writer and skilled at working in fast-paced environments with demanding deadlines. Most importantly, Jen Jones is a nice person with a good sense of humor. Specialties: Jen Jones' expertise is in using online communities to strengthen relationships within diverse publics and further organizational messaging across global platforms.

Jen Jones' Experience

Communications Director Equality North Carolina Nonprofit; 1-10 employees; Public Policy industry February 2011 May 2013 (2 years 4 months) Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area Working closely with the organizations program and development staff, Jen Jones plays a leadership role in communications strategy and media relations, utilizing both traditional and new media to promote #LGBT equality throughout North Carolina. This role includes strategic planning, public education and media relations, online and internal communications, and community outreach. Leads all communications initiatives for Blueprint NC-member, statewide advocacy organization, specializing in legacy and social media engagement, strategic storytelling campaigns and innovative community-building efforts. Transformed Equality NCs online communications by launching a newly-interactive web channel, enhancing online fundraising and supporter actions, and building the state equality groups social media presences to the second-most followed in the nation (behind Equality California.) Successfully integrated strategic communications initiatives and grassroots organizing efforts via award-winning civic engagement campaigns like RACE TO THE BALLOT and the Equality NC Student Ambassador program. Blogger The Law Offices of John T. Orcutt Public Company; 51-200 employees; Law Practice industry November 2010 January 2013 (2 years 3 months) Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area Provide daily, topical blogs and news for prolific North Carolina law firm serving North Carolina and Virginia. Communications Director Protect All North Carolina Families Campaign October 2011 May 2012 (8 months) Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

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Launched RACE TO THE BALLOT, a multi-award-winning, multimedia voter education and engagement effort merging community-building events, fundraising, voter engagement and earned media opportunities. Directed diverse communications teamsfrom filmmakers to community leaderstasked with branding and messaging North Carolinas anti-Amendment One campaign and coalitions efforts. Developed and executed shared messaging, talking points and narratives for traditional and non-traditional allies, coalition partners, and a diverse array of campus, rural, faith and grassroots networks. Pied Piper of Public Media UNC-TV Nonprofit; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry February 1999 March 2011 (12 years 2 months) Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area As a UNC-TV communications leader, Jen Jones coordinated both local and national publicity efforts for North Carolina's statewide public television network. Jen also worked as UNC-TV's Web editor, producing, editing and maintaining content featured throughout the network's versatile 3000+ page Web site. Within her role as publicist and Web editor, Jen researched, wrote and edited integral on-air, online and print promotional pieces, including media releases, campaigns, online pressroom content, monthly magazine articles and blogs. Through her publicity efforts, Jen Jones interfaced daily with the general public, media, various organizations and state officials via promotional campaigns, research, fundraising, online surveys, campaigning, training, volunteer-based events and a vast array of peer-to-peer, social media services. Coordinated local & national marketing, communications and emerging media campaigns, expanding the statewide public broadcasting network to a premier national public media presence. Initiated and built the public television and education networks social media channels to increase visibility and engage diverse audiences & online users like never before. Social Media Editor Music Lab at Jefferson Center January 2010 December 2010 (1 year)

Roanoke, Virginia Area

Primary content provider for Music Lab's various social media presences. Expanded performance venues presence on an array of social media sites for the purposes of promotion, fundraising and community-building. Production Assistant Joy Art, Inc. March 1998 June 1998 (4 months)

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

During Joy Art, Inc.'s motion picture productions, Jen Jones assisted the company's experienced creative and filmmaking teams in all aspects of its major-release, feature film composition and on-location production efforts. Worked with award-winning independent film production and creative teams in all aspects of major-release, feature film composition, production and promotion. Public Relations Intern Redeye Music May 1997 August 1997 (4 months)

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

While at Redeye, Jen Jones worked alongside company founder Tor Hansen to develop the communications and marketing department for Hansen's then-upstart music production and distribution company. Handling the promotion of over 500 clients, Jen successfully initiated relationships with both press and radio in over 20 states across the U.S. and areas abroad, establishing greater company presence and product distribution. Developed the marketing department for a music production& distribution company, handling the promotion of over 500 clients.

Jen Jones' Organizations

North Carolina Bar Association Member

Jen Jones' Honors and Awards

ACLU of NC Sharon Thompson Award Winner (2013) ACLU of North Carolina 2013 Blueprint NC Trailblazer Award (2012) Blueprint NC 2012 for RACE TO THE BALLOT Statewide LGBT Leader of the Year (Female) Qnotes Carolinas 2012 Equality Federation Award Recipient, Most ImPRESSive Coverage for RACE TO THE BALLOT (2012) Equality Federation 2012 Equality Federation Award Recipient, Best Fundraising Effort for RACE TO THE BALLOT (2012)

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Equality Federation 2012 CenterLights Award Winner (Resourcefulness and Innovation) UNC-TV 2010 UNC-TV's Highest Organizational Recognition CenterLights Award Winner (Resourcefulness and Innovation) UNC-TV 2001 UNC-TV's Highest Organizational Recognition

Jen Jones' Publications

Racing Against an Amendment Based on Five Simple Words Huffington Post | January 13, 2012 Authors: Jen Jones With five simple words, Mecklenburg County Commissioner Bill James revealed the true purpose for a constitutional amendment filed in North Carolina's legislature in 2011 that would ban all relationship recognitions for same-gender couples. "We don't want them here." Why North Carolina Could Turn the Tide on LGBT Discrimination in the South... And Beyond Huffington Post | January 24, 2012 Authors: Jen Jones Sadly, the most frequent question I get when people find out that I, a non-runner, am running 322 miles across North Carolina to seed 1 million conversations about the harms of Amendment One on our May primary ballot is, "How's the training going?" North Carolina's Civil Rights Community Leads the March Against Amendment One Huffington Post | February 3, 2012 Authors: Jen Jones Our statewide Race to the Ballot voter registration and education tour launched last week in western North Carolina -- a region not known as a bastion for racial diversity -- with one supporter pledge at the conclusion of every stop: to rejoin the Race for the North Carolina Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)'s sixth annual Historic Thousands on Jones... more In North Carolina's Amendment One Fight the Kids Are All Right (VIDEO) Huffington Post | February 29, 2012 Authors: Jen Jones During our Race to the Ballot, a 322-mile run across North Carolina, wrapped in what amounts to 2,500 miles of voter registration and education events, we've visited every college campus that would have us, to get students mobilized against Amendment One, the state's upcoming primary ballot measure that would threaten all unmarried couples and their children in the process of trying to... more A Nation Is Watching North Carolina's Amendment One Fight... Are You? Huffington Post | March 23, 2012 Authors: Jen Jones Back in January 2012, when National NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Jealous said that the nation was watching North Carolina, he could not have been more accurate.

Jen Jones' Skills & Expertise

Media Relations Blogging Editing New Media Social Media Public Speaking Non-profits Social Media Marketing Nonprofits Fundraising Newsletters Television

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Jen Jones' Education

North Carolina Central University School of Law J.D., Law 2002 2006 Evening Program Cum Laude

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Dean's List Class Respresentative Student Bar Association Representative Activities and Societies: Intellectual Property Law Society, Entertainment & Sports Law Society, Pro Bono Clinic, Innocence Project, Saul Lefkowitz Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill B.A., Anthropology 1993 1997 Dean's List Activities and Societies: UNC Study Abroad (Kenya) in Cultural Anthropology; IM REC Sports Manager and Recreational Facilities Monitor.

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Interests: Constructing approachable alliterative phrases; making logic out of legalese; witty banter; useless trivia; pop culture relevance; and much much, more!

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