In another week I'll be on vacation and the week after that I'll be starting a new job. I am moving away from the limelight and the weekly news interviews into a position with fewer demands for media exposure and more needs for customer service, outreach and providing help to individuals struggling with Nevada's foreclosure crisis.
I'm moving from Nevada's busiest trial and misdemeanor court system to the Nevada Supreme Court. I'm looking forward to less stress and more opportunities to explore how to target individuals needing help from the courts. It will be strange to not be interviewed and I will likely miss talking to my national media contacts, but perhaps they'll still check in from time-to-time.
As the Clark County Courts Court Information Officer, I took a job that didn't exist nine years ago and turned it into a reliable, transparent and trusted office for dissemination of information and news. I relied on social media tactics and tools to reach new audiences. My name will be forever linked to Brittney Spears in Google and I had the good fortune of being able to handle more than 300 media representatives all needing parking, passes and access to State of Nevada v. O.J. Simpson. If you ever need to organize a huge media event, I'm your guy.
In some ways I feel like I may have denied myself a new challenge; I considered creating my own consultancy and was emboldened when Jennifer Windrum offered her manifesto. That took courage and frankly I decided I didn't have the same courage to go out on my own and engage in my passions. I still like the idea of working for myself and will likely take that plunge once I feel more secure in the future economy. My new position is a chance to learn a few new skills and expand on others. Not surprisingly, my passion remains centered on improving access to justice and so this new job is a perfect fit at this time. I will continue to innovate and that will benefit my new employer and myself in endless ways.
I will be continuing to explore social media, public relations and customer service. This blog will continue onward even as a few of my other activities will cease. If you are not currently following @wordymouth on Twitter, please do so and look for various changes, improvements and new ideas here on the blog.
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Congratulations! (But what is ceasing..?)
Ike, I'm not sure that my social media efforts at the court will continue. We have the Twitter Feed and the Facebook Fan page, which may not continue. They have proved to be very useful, but I haven't been introduced to my replacement and those tactics may not be a priority for the new person. Other than that, I'm business as usual.