Brad King, project management for storytellers

Brad King

I’ve spent my career telling stories and helping others tell theirs. Today I do that through project management: building the plans, cadences, and documentation that help storytelling teams do complex work well and keep decisions moving.

I’m Director of Integrated Project Management & Digital Transformation in University Communications and Marketing at the University of Pittsburgh, and a research affiliate with MIT’s Center for Collective Intelligence.

At Pitt, I lead the project plans for integrated marketing campaigns, coordinating video, photo, design, content, events, and agency partners, and I structure our reporting data so AI workflows can turn it into real-time information. At MIT, I’m helping develop a tool that shows teams where AI fits at the task level.

I came to this work through more than 20 years in technology journalism and publishing. That’s why I build structure that supports creative teams instead of slowing them down.

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What I Do

Project Management Structure

Project plans, intake through closeout, for creative teams: video, photo, design, content, and events. Structure that doesn’t kill the creative chaos.

Process Change & Communications Operations

Running the operations behind communications and marketing teams: intake, cadences, status reporting, and the documented, repeatable systems teams actually adopt.

AI-Enabled Workflows

Structuring project data so AI can turn it into real-time reporting, and helping teams figure out where AI fits at the task level.

Editorial & Content Strategy

Twenty years of publishing, from Wired and MIT Technology Review to running an academic press. I know how content gets made because I’ve made a lot of it.

Selected Projects

Room to Imagine: Celebrating 125 Years at Carnegie Mellon University

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Room to Imagine: Celebrating 125 Years at Carnegie Mellon University

Ran the exhibit process end to end: timeline, budget, approvals, and coordination with central marketing and the archivists. Wrote all its content, including the newspaper, mobile tour, and 40+ social posts. UCDA Silver Award.

Crucible of Change: Carnegie Tech and World War I

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Crucible of Change: Carnegie Tech and World War I

Managed a two-year exhibit from story structure to opening, running approvals, budget, and stakeholder communication. Wrote the full exhibit and developed the 40-page companion publication.

Robotics Innovation Center

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Robotics Innovation Center

Ran the timeline, approvals, and stakeholder communication for an exhibit inside CMU’s robotics hub in Hazelwood. Shaped the story, wrote the exhibit, and built the marketing plan.

Like, Totally Transformative: CMU in the ’80s

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Like, Totally Transformative: CMU in the ’80s

Managed deadlines, budget, and stakeholder sign-offs from research through launch. Built the editorial framework from the Tartan archives and ran the content marketing. UCDA Silver Award and PR Xchange winner, 2025.

Here to Stay: Celebrating 40 Years at the Architecture Archives

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Here to Stay: Celebrating 40 Years at the Architecture Archives

Ran the editorial workflow, content calendar, and approvals for the Architecture Archives’ 40th anniversary exhibit, and wrote its feature for CMU’s main site.

Nuts, Bolts, & Wheels: 100 Years of Buggy

Exhibit

Nuts, Bolts, & Wheels: 100 Years of Buggy

Designed the editorial strategy and approval workflow with the University Archivist, delivering an exhibit, a commemorative book, a website, and a social campaign on one schedule.

Legacy of Innovation: University Archives Donor Book

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Legacy of Innovation: University Archives Donor Book

Ran stakeholder interviews, feedback rounds, and approvals across the University Archives to produce a 48-page donor book. UCDA Award of Excellence, 2025.

The Jared L. Cohon Memorial Book

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The Jared L. Cohon Memorial Book

Managed a 250-page memorial book for CMU’s eighth president, with an editorial calendar and approval process that met university standards and the family’s expectations.

Writing

All writing