At Chris Kahrs Communications, I combine more than 15 years of high-level experience in the tech and entertainment industries with a passion for helping small businesses succeed. My extensive expertise in strategic communications, branding, and content creation means I understand the intricacies of crafting messages that resonate and drive results. What truly sets me apart is my unwavering dedication to my local community. I’m committed to seeing small businesses grow and thrive, and I take pride in offering personalized, hands-on service that larger firms simply can’t match. By choosing Chris Kahrs Communications, you’re not just getting a consultant; you’re gaining a passionate partner who is invested in your success.
Feel free to browse some of my career highlights below to get an idea of the breadth and depth of my capabilities. My video reel is also available upon request. Let’s work!
Career Highlights and Experience
Riot Games, Santa Monica, CA
Internal Video Function: Launched and managed the first internal video function and strategy, producing high-impact content with a $200k annual budget, resulting in an in-depth learning library and millions of views online.
Brand Marketing: Developed employer brand marketing strategy and content creation, enhancing the company’s internal and external image.
Culture Strategy: Played a lead role in building and implementing a culture strategy for global employees.
Team Leadership: Managed a team of four on internal communications projects, establishing guidelines for effective communication channel management.
Executive Messaging: Partnered with leadership to develop a global executive messaging strategy, including change management templates.
Event Planning: Planned and executed end-to-end employee events, including All Hands meetings, company celebrations, and gaming tournaments. These events garnered an approval rating average of 97%.
Web Content Management: Managed daily editorial content for the company intranet, ensuring relevant and engaging information was consistently delivered to employees. Readership averaged 90%+ on this weekly mailer.
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Content Producer: As an editor, content creator, and video producer, I managed the global intranet for 12,000 employees, producing over 350 original videos that earned 10 Telly Awards.
Intranet Platform Overhaul: Led the project to build and launch a new intranet platform, achieving a 500% increase in site traffic compared to the previous year.
Employee Engagement: Created, curated, and published thousands of pieces of content focused on the employee experience, significantly driving engagement and promoting a positive corporate culture.
Survey Engagement Strategy: Developed and led the marketing and engagement strategy for employee surveys and post-survey action planning, resulting in a 99% completion rate.
Social Media Impact: Managed employer brand social media strategy and content creation, resulting in over 4 million total impressions online.
Event Production: Produced and executed monthly employee events and movie premieres with events averaging 90% attendance and movie premieres completely sold out.
Executive Communications: Drafted executive messaging with a 95% average open rate, ensuring critical communications were thoughtfully crafted and received by employees.
Activision, Santa Monica, CA
Global Communications Strategy: Developed, executed, and led a comprehensive internal communications strategy for audience of 10k globally.
Live Event Production: Produced live global events, including All Hands meetings, town halls, and AMAs, managing end-to-end content and execution, resulting in hundreds of events that garnered a 95% average approval rating across all events.
Engagement Programs: Conceptualized and launched the weekly “Game ON” engagement campaign, providing hundreds of hours of streamed content and events, fostering community during the pandemic. This program ran nonstop for over two years and had a 93% approval rating across hundreds of events.
Video Production Leadership: Led internal video production, creating executive interviews, discussion panels, and behind-the-scenes content.
Secure Video Hosting: Launched and managed a secure internal video hosting library, housing critical content for global employees.
Global Program Communications: Partnered with HR on global initiatives such as annual performance reviews, DEI learning programs, and crisis communications.
Awards Program: Led the communications campaign for the annual employee awards program, including marketing, and multimedia content development.
Future of Work Strategy: Developed communications toolkit for the “future of work” strategy, used as a template for global offices.
Editorial Management: Managed a global editorial calendar, team templates, and self-service guides for internal communications.
Awards
10-time Telly Award winner for video content, in the categories of Employee Communications and Public Relations.
Winner of annual Active Vision Team Culture Award, which recognizes teams making exceptional efforts to enrich company culture globally.
Awards
10-time Telly Award wi
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