Kate Paydon

I'm a communications, organizational change management (OCM), and project management professional with over a decade of experience across healthcare, medical technology, manufacturing, and marketing. My work spans internal and executive communications, writing and editing, communications strategy, stakeholder engagement, digital content, and complex project coordination. I'm particularly good at taking complicated information and making it clear, engaging, and useful. I've worked closely with executives, subject matter experts, and cross-functional teams to develop leadership messaging, newsletters, presentations, communications campaigns, and new internal channels. I enjoy both strategic thinking and hands-on creative work, and I care about the quality of what I produce. Two accomplishments I'm particularly proud of: At Lippert, I led OCM and communications for a major technology transformation affecting more than 2,000 employees across 35+ locations. Project leadership identified communications as the number-one contributor to its successful launch, and I was later invited to present my approach at a Microsoft user group conference. Earlier in my career, I helped strengthen a nonprofit Safe Place program across a restaurant company's locations. After noticing lower engagement than at neighboring businesses, I identified an awareness gap and worked directly with the nonprofit to improve public-facing signage and employee preparedness. For my next role, I'm looking for remote opportunities in communications, writing, editing, content strategy, internal communications, organizational change management, or creative project coordination. I'm especially interested in healthcare, environmental conservation and green energy, education, nonprofits, and other mission-driven organizations. I'm open to full-time and contract opportunities, ideally in a role where I can contribute independently, collaborate with thoughtful people, and produce work I'm proud of.