Senior Communications Specialist, Public Relations at GEICO
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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- University of Arizona
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Laura Malamud’s Summary
I am a Senior Communications Specialist with experience in associate communications, traditional public relations and digital communications. I received my undergraduate degree in Journalism from the University of Arizona, and recently graduated with a Masters Degree in Public Relations and Corporate Communications from Georgetown University. I am trained and knowledgeable in the property and casualty insurance industry, with an emphasis on auto insurance.
Laura Malamud’s Specialties:
associate communications, internal and external social media and digital communication, trained in Lean Six Sigma methodolgy, liability and bodily injury insurance claims, property and casualty insurance
Laura Malamud’s Experience
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Senior Communications Specialist, Public Relations
GEICO
(Privately Held; Insurance industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
As a member of GEICO's Public Relations team, I assist in press release development, media communication, event planning, catastrophe crisis communication and copy editing. In addition to traditional public relations tasks, I focus on social media/digital communications strategy for the company.
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Senior Communications Specialist, Associate Communications
GEICO
(Privately Held; Insurance industry)
October 2005 — December 2008 (3 years 3 months)
As managing editor of GEICO's daily intranet news publication, I wrote articles each day for the online publication and edited and supervised other writers involved in the intranet process. In order to complete these articles and other various projects, I worked with senior management on a daily basis, and communicated constantly with frontline associates. I also wrote and edited for GEICO's quarterly associate magazine, as well as contributed articles to the bi-annual policyholder magazine and quarterly policyholder e-mail, which has a distribution of more than 9 million people. Additionally, I worked as a photographer and consultant 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 — 2009
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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, Business Writing
Laura Malamud’s Groups:
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Georgetown Public Relations / Corporate Communications Alumni & Faculty
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