Senior Communications Specialist at GEICO
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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- Senior Communications Specialist at GEICO
- Past
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- Auto Claims Examiner at GEICO
- Caller and Supervisor at University of Arizona Foundation -- Telephone Outreach Program
- Education
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- Georgetown University
- University of Arizona
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Laura Malamud’s Summary
I am a Senior Communications Specialist with a specialty in associate communications. I received my undergraduate degree in journalism and am working on graduate degree in public relations and corporate communications. I am trained and knowledgeable in the property and casualty insurance industry, with an emphasis on auto insurance. I am also interested in all forms of communication -- associate, public relations and integrated marketing communications -- with a special interest in social media.
Laura Malamud’s Specialties:
associate communications, internal and external social media, trained in Lean Six Sigma methodolgy, liability and bodily injury insurance claims handling, property and casualty insurance
Laura Malamud’s Experience
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Senior Communications Specialist
GEICO
(Insurance industry)
October 2005 — Present (3 years 3 months)
I am the managing editor of the daily intranet news publication. I write articles each day for the publication and edit and supervise other writers involved in the daily intranet process. In order to complete these articles and other various projects, I work with senior management on a daily basis, and communicate constantly with frontline associates. I also write and edit for the quarterly associate magazine, as well as contribute articles to the bi-annual policyholder magazine and quarterly policyholder e-mail, which has a distribution of more than 8 million people. Additionally, I work as a photographer and consult on various social media projects.
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Auto Claims Examiner
GEICO
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Insurance industry)
June 2004 — October 2005 (1 year 5 months)
I handled property damage, medical and coverage claims related to auto accidents.
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Caller and Supervisor
University of Arizona Foundation -- Telephone Outreach Program
(Fund-Raising industry)
January 2001 — May 2004 (3 years 5 months)
I made outbound calls to University of Arizona alumni to fundraise for a variety of academic colleges within the university. As a supervisor, I managed 15-35 callers, arranging calling assignments, confirming donations, training new and current employees and handling daily fundraising financial information.
Laura Malamud’s Education
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Georgetown University
Masters of Professional Studies, Public Relations and Corporate Communications, 2007 — 2008
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University of Arizona
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism, English and Spanish, 2000 — 2004
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Laura Malamud’s Interests:
Associate Communications, Social Media, writing
Laura Malamud’s Groups:
IABC
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Corporate Communications Executive Network
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