Art Schwartz Email & Phone Number

Act as communication liaison between the township, residents, and the media. Write, edit, and coordinate the distribution of informational and promotional materials including press releases, publications, radio and television programs, ads, and photographs. Manage the township's online presence. Assist with event planning and execution, and handle photography for the township.• Launched township's Facebook and Twitter pages and provide regular daily content.• Coordinated extensive responsive redesign of township website.• Implemented comprehensive welcome packages for new residents and oversee ongoing distribution program.

Guttenberg, Nj

Create and provide all content for monthly Guttenberg Brief newsletter covering the town. Manage and maintain the town website including supplying all postings and coordinating responsive redesign. Responsible for providing direction, identifying topics for print and online, writing stories and short pieces, and all photography.

Photojournalist contributor to multiple online and print news outlets including NorthJersey.com, Hudpost.com, Hi-Rise Expressions, etc.; contract photographer for local events and organizations; and freelance writer specializing in Asian media.• Author of numerous articles and columns on international cinema and media for books, magazines, and websites ranging from popular commercial publications (tvguide.com, Japanese Cinema Essential Guide) to scholarly university/industry periodicals (Asian Cinema, Motion Picture Guide). • Skilled interviewer (print and onstage) of top award-winner actors, filmmakers and musicians from China, Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Philippines, South Korea, etc. Invited as accredited journalist to major films festivals in the US, Asia and Europe (Hong Kong International Film Festival; Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, etc.).• Film programmer for annual 25,000 attendee Asian media convention on the East Coast; also overseas guest coordinator and writer of program notes and publicity materials.• Author of short fiction published online and in international books and journals, including a benefit for Superstorm Sandy victims and a fundraiser for literacy in disadvantaged African communities.

Staff writer/photographer for publishing chain producing eight regional newspapers and numerous magazines. Lead writer in three towns and contributor in others. Content included features, entertainment, politics, crime, health, science, etc. • Author of more than 500 feature articles and thousands of shorter pieces, generating hundreds of thousands of pageviews. • Multiple award-winning photographer of news and publicity pictures for municipalities, organizations, and individuals, including Photo of the Year 2017 and Best Feature Photography from the Garden State Journalists Association.• Winner of over a dozen professional awards from the New Jersey Press Association and Garden State Journalists Association in first two years as journalist, including first place in both investigative journalism and interviews/profiles, as well as Robert P. Kelly rookie-of-the-year award.• Articles republished in numerous publications ranging from international police journals to the White Castle in-house newspaper.

Greater New York City Area

Selected by executive vice president to create and helm new $2.5M rewards and recognition program for Fortune 100 company, to replace inconsistent and ineffective programs. • Led multiple interdisciplinary teams and coordinated with vendors to design and implement a comprehensive, highly successful employee rewards and recognition program for 7,000+ employees in over 120 locations, based around an easy-to-use online application with detailed reporting. Planned and rolled out comprehensive communications and training strategy including audiovisual modules. Project was lauded for launching under budget and exceeding engagement goals in first year.• Created a new program to reward employees for customer referrals. Added several subsidiary companies (500+ employees) to the platform.• Wrote and distributed monthly departmental newsletter and various communications from EVP.

• Managed team responsible for operating, enhancing, and promoting extensive employee development initiatives and rewards and recognition programs for 2,700-person department spread across the country.• Created and coordinated content for vast array of internal and external communications (print, online, e-mail) on behalf of executive vice president & CAO in charge of largest department in the company.• Devised new global communications strategy for department, employing outside vendors to publicize and generate interest via promotional brochures, posters, flyers, giveaways, etc.• Planned, facilitated, and hosted frequent events, ranging from small gatherings to videoconferences with hundreds of attendees, in order to benefit employees and improve engagement and retention.