
Brilee Weaver is a marketing and communications manager at WBUR.
Mission-driven storytelling with impact fuels Brilee Weaver’s journalistic engine. As WBUR’s marketing specialist, she supports newsroom collaborators, target audiences, and brand pillars throughout production processes.
Brilee works and lives at the intersection of access and agency, innovating to build highly engaged communities across places and platforms. Prior to joining the WBUR team, she contributed to content, crisis, and reputation management as senior social media manager at Northeastern University. She previously graduated with a master’s degree in media innovation and channeled her entrepreneurial spirit into The Scope, a hub for stories of justice and resilience in Boston neighborhoods, which she co-founded.
When she’s not listening to WBUR, Brilee is plugged into many a pop culture- or Bravo-themed podcast. If you’re in need of recommendations, she’s happy to oblige.
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