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

A Crucible of Change: Carnegie Tech and the First World War

Exhibit · Project Manager & Editorial Director

A Crucible of Change: Carnegie Tech and the First World War

Ran a two-year exhibit through planning and content: timelines, budget, approvals, and stakeholder communication with the President’s Office and Board of Trustees. Wrote the full exhibit and developed its 40-page newspaper, the Carnegie Tech Evening Post.

Room to Imagine: Celebrating 125 Years at Carnegie Mellon University

Exhibit · Project Manager & Editorial Director

Room to Imagine: Celebrating 125 Years at Carnegie Mellon University

Ran CMU’s 125th anniversary exhibit end to end: timeline, budget, approvals, and coordination with every college, the President’s Office, and the Alumni Association. Wrote all its content, including the newspaper, mobile tour, and 40+ social posts. UCDA Silver Award.

Robotics Innovation Center

Exhibit · Project Manager & Editorial Director

Robotics Innovation Center

Ran the timeline, approvals, and stakeholder communication with the President’s Office, Board of Trustees, and business partners 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

Exhibit · Project Manager & Editorial Director

Like, Totally Transformative: CMU in the ’80s

Delivered the exhibit in less than two months for about $10,500, managing deadlines, budget, and sign-offs. Built the editorial framework from the Tartan archives and ran the content marketing. It drew 16,755 visitors and won UCDA Silver and PR Xchange awards.

Here to Stay: Celebrating 40 Years at the Architecture Archives

Exhibit · Project Manager & Managing Editor

Here to Stay: Celebrating 40 Years at the Architecture Archives

Ran the copy editing workflow 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 · Project Manager & Editorial Director

Nuts, Bolts, & Wheels: 100 Years of Buggy

Built the project plan, 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

Publication

Legacy of Innovation: University Archives Donor Book

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

The Jared L. Cohon Memorial Book

Publication

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