Rachel Kirkwood

Monument Advocacy​

Senior Digital Manager, Public Affairs & Business Development

• Act as the go-to digital designer for the firm and our clients.

• Create persuasive brand design assets - including logos, websites, presentations, and print collateral.​

• Bring Monument's capabilities to life through creative social media management, customized pitch decks, proposals, and responses to RFPs.

Athena Alliance

Chief of Staff

• Led external communications on behalf of the CEO.

• Established CEO’s presence as a “LinkedInfluencer” using engagement strategy, written thought leadership, and digital content production.

• Mobilized the executive leadership team internally to streamline workflow.

• Cultivated and maintained our corporate partnerships.​

Corporate Partnerships Executive

• Customized and presented packages to meet the needs of top prospects at target companies; with the aim to support and accelerate their executive women.

• Nurture relationships with partners through effective live-virtual and digital interfaces.​

Business Development Consultant

Thrive New Orleans

Marketing Manager

• Optimized every facet of Thrive’s external communications, resulting in viral growth in views on social media, a website that conveys the span of Thrive’s work, new approaches to donors, and engaging new audiences in personal stories about those we serve.

• Executed high-level communications, including creating the 2022 Annual Report, writing articles, & designing updates to present to the BOD.

• Secured significant funding for programs from Entergy, GNOF, and BCM via grant writing & reporting.

Audio/Visual Storyteller

• Produced and edited story-based videos to help clearly communicate our impact. End products commonly included narrative video projects centering my interviews with community members, distributed to the public and stakeholders.