David Hoover Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

I am a coaching professional with a dual background in education and communications. My work focuses on helping both individuals and teams grow and develop through collaborative strategies and goal-oriented practices. My diverse list of clients have: grown their organizational membership by 500%, expanded community engagement by a 1000% increase in social media engagement, emerged as professional trailblazers in event production amidst a post-COVID world, released professionally-produced albums on streaming platforms, and received admission to top-tier performing arts universities.

New York, New York, United States

I led the business development department, guiding a talented team as we built, fostered, and cultivated relationships with current and prospective clients, industry partners, and key stakeholders.► Maximized talent and lead productive and engaged teams through collaboration, strategic planning, and employee development.► Using data-based decisions, created and submitted proposals for both domestic and international job opportunities, resulting in over $1,000,000 in new billings. Among other results, these endeavors most recently necessitated the creation of a new regional office in Albany, New York.► Via a variety of talent acquisition marketing methods, recruited qualified employees for brand locations throughout the country – including the opening of regional offices in the Northeast and Southwest.► Increased engagement by 170% and SEO rankings for company website as a direct result of content marketing, copywriting, keyword optimization, and other organic actions.► Developed communication directives and objectives for internal and external projects.► Designed and maintain various branded deliverables in Adobe InDesign, including pitch decks, labor menus, proposals, and estimates.► Connect internal and external clients with other industry professionals, influencing business partners on all levels.

New York, New York, United States

► Co-created algorithms that help predict business success over a wide variety of avenues.► Identified new opportunities through in-person and online meetings with current and potential clients.► Completed a company communications plan with actionable items and S.M.A.R.T. objectives.► Listened to client needs and provided effective solutions for a host of entertainment projects.► Analyzed market data and proposed strategic plans based around tangible trends and other key predictors.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Provided direction for school’s drama program, including leading a team of 15 professionals and 90 students annually. Additional responsibility for teaching a full section of classes including theater, film, and public speaking for 280 students.► Grew drama program participation by 500% through student roundtables, collaboration and student recruiting efforts.► Brought in accomplished professionals to work with students, including Broadway actors, Tony and Emmy Award winning technicians, and Juilliard- trained college professors. ► Created lessons and taught acting, filmmaking, and public speaking courses, using undergraduate and graduate level curriculums resulting in capacity enrollment.► Designed dynamic presentations using Prezi, PowerPoint, and Google Slides.► Prepared students for college auditions and wrote letters of recommendations, which assisted in acceptance to top-tier college drama programs, including New York University, The University of Southern California, and DePaul University. ► Served as one of four faculty members on the inaugural academic planning committee, helping to steer school’s long-term educational direction in conjunction with administration and Board of Regents.► Directed multiple plays and musicals, including the first musical staged in Ohio after COVID lockdown. ► Received 2021 Fr. James O’Reilly Award for outstanding service to Saint Ignatius High School.

Responsible for teaching courses for a faculty member who unexpectedly left in the middle of the first semester.► Instructed freshmen and seniors in courses for two academic departments, English and Fine Arts. ► Worked as part of a team to ensure content was covered in-tandem with other classes, both in the content and cross-curricular areas. ► Proctored high-traffic areas at peak times, monitoring 400+ students for safety.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Responsible for directing the church’s marketing and public relations campaigns and communication strategy for its 16,000+ stakeholders.► Wrote copy for weekly bulletin and eBlast, as well as monthly promotional sheets and quarterly newsletters, reaching upwards of 20,000+ community members monthly. ► Developed internal and external integrated communications strategies, focusing on weekly, monthly, and yearly milestones and goals.► Told the Saint Ambrose story through increased high impact media coverage, such as television news stories, radio ads and interviews, and articles in local newspapers and Cleveland.com. ► Reported on established marketing metrics to the operations manager and pastor. ► Promoted church through targeted social media campaigns, with an average post engagement of 31,500 per month, representing a 1000% increase from beginning of tenure. Utilized platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.► Collaborated with graphic designer and contracted positions to create and implement a range of print and digital advertising. ► Created and led digital communications team, which increased website visibility by 300% through SEO maintenance and virtual ads. ► Worked with vendors to produce physical and digital deliverables that supported various communications. ► Started a club of photography volunteers who provided the parish with high quality images for various campaigns.► Coordinated advertising for 160+ ministry groups.

Assisted the president and CEO with a variety of communications campaigns for a diverse list of for-profit and nonprofit organizations. ► Conducted market research for specific demographics, determined on a client-by-client basis. ► Wrote press releases for a variety of newsworthy events. Distributed these releases through appropriate channels based on a fostered network of professional relationships. ► Helped develop media strategy guides based on client needs, including mission and vision statements, SWOT analyses, and “elevator” pitches. ► Designed marketing materials for both print and online outlets. ► Maintained and updated databases based on pertinent demographics.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Communications Management

Bachelor Of Fine Arts - Bfa, Acting

Master Of Science (Ms), Communications Management

Bachelor Of Fine Arts - Bfa, Drama