J 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Lyft, Elevator Pitch, Crisis Communication
J100 Lecture #16 - Erin Tassey Krug, VP of Quinn Thomas, (Brand Marketing -
Advertising/Public Relations)
Guest Speaker - Erin Tassey Krug, VP of Quinn Thomas, (Brand Marketing - Advertising/Public
Relations)
●Career
○VP of Quinn Thomas
●Background
○Did Public Relations work for several places
■Worked with big brands
○Specializes in
■Public Relations
■Corporate Communications
○Has been in marketing and communicates for 15 years
○Worked 12 years in Washington D.C. at the U.S. Treasury
○Has been in the Northwest for 5 years
○Girls on the Run
coach 2018
●Quinn Thomas
○A small “boutique firm”
○Located in Portland and Seattle
○Careers in Public Relations are very team-focused.
○Walmart
■Quinn Thomas runs it for Washington, Oregon, and Wyoming
○Her current job
■40% client work
■50% business operations/Human Resources
■10% business development
●AT&T
●Lyft
●Pfizer
●Hoof to Coast
●Port of Seattle
●Cascade Water Alliance
●Walmart
●Portland Business Alliance
●Dr. Johnson Lumber
○They use avery research-heavy approach
■90% of Quinn Thomas research is audience based
■What do you like to research/care about?
○They hire a lot of UO Students/Graduates!
Document Summary
J100 lecture #16 - erin tassey krug, vp of quinn thomas, (brand marketing - Guest speaker - erin tassey krug, vp of quinn thomas, (brand marketing - advertising/public. Did public relations work for several places. Has been in marketing and communicates for 15 years. Worked 12 years in washington d. c. at the u. s. treasury. Has been in the northwest for 5 years. Careers in public relations are very team-focused . Quinn thomas runs it for washington, oregon, and wyoming. 90% of quinn thomas research is audience based. They hire a lot of uo students/graduates ! 100% of the interns from the past 3 years were from uo. They work with a lot of health/wellness companies. A team that represents 1 client is generally 3 people. To be in pr, you must be: 24/7 crisis communication is a field for public relations, usually in medical, fast pace. Online portfolio, elevator speech and nurture and grow.
