David Cordero Email & Phone Number

St. George, UT, US

• Strategized and executed marketing and public relations plans for a variety of departments within the City of St. George, including: Parks and recreation, St. George Regional Airport, public works, water and energy.
• Executed event coordination large events at the City of St. George, including State of the City, Heritage Day, Patriot Day 9/11, Gold Star Families Memorial Monument and various city grand openings / ribbon cuttings
• Generated followers to City's social media sites, including a 300 percent increase to Facebook followers, and nearly 6,000 followers to City's Instagram account.
• Organized messaging for radio commercials.
• Maintained relationships with local and regional media, serving as liaison for coverage
• Editor and lead writer of City's quarterly print publication, Inside St. George.

I am in charge of membership to this wonderful organization that helps your business grow!This is a great time to be a part of the St. George Area Chamber of Commerce! We are doing a lot of new and exciting things! I help current and prospective members understand the outstanding marketing value of being a part of the Chamber. This is a wonderful group to.

Corte Madera, CA, US

• Strategizes marketing plans for St. George branch, including print and digital advertising,
• Plans and executes special events, including Branch Open Houses, client appreciation nights and other company events
• Creates presentations to clients on special programs such as Corporate Care and Giving to Heroes
• Executes booth setup and coordination at community events
• Identifies new leads and facilitates drip campaigns
• Develops relationships with realtors and escrow officers, landing new realtor partners

• Strategized public relations plans for a variety of clients, including those in: tourism, sports and outdoor recreation, health and wellness, and the communications industry
• Created and presented presentations and reports to clients detailing plans and execution
• Executed event coordination at IRONMAN 70.3 event, leading a team of 6 involved in setting up pre-and post-race surveys, set-up, tear down
• Generated followers to clients’ social media sites, including a 400 percent increase in Twitter followers.
• Organized on-site television and video production of commercials
• Maintained relationships with local and regional media, serving as liaison for coverage

• Executed redesign of St. George Magazine, overhauled content to engage more readers
• Increased brand awareness through social media campaigns on Facebook and Twitter
• Analyzed article metrics to discern which types of stories to pursue
• Authored award-winning monthly column, profiling area World War II veterans.

• Supervised staff of 27 FTE employees in St. George office, in addition to satellite offices in Cedar City and Mesquite, Nevada.
• Controlled budget with discretion on spending for contractors, supplies and travel
• Worked closely with Publisher to establish short- and long-term business goals
• Executed reorganization of editorial department, which involved moving some employees around to fit specific needs.

• Assigned and wrote lifestyle and entertainment articles, arranged for photos and coordinated page layout with off-site design team
• Organized team coverage of some of area’s larger events into the context of each individual’s work schedule
• Achieved statewide and regional awards for military and sports reporting

I am in charge of content generation and execution for both the daily sports section and once a week Outdoors section at Southern Utah's only daily newspaper. I hire and train the staff, assign the stories, write stories, edit stories and promote the sports section digitally via Facebook and Twitter.

San Francisco, CA, US

I craft press releases and magazine articles for Method on a freelance basis.

As a staff writer, I wrote game stories, previews, columns and features for this daily newspaper sports section. One of my most proud accomplishments is the 5-part series I wrote about the reinstatement of the Utah State women's basketball program. I also edited stories and designed pages.

• Hired, managed and trained sports department personnel in AP style, page design (InDesign CS6) and various writing techniques
• Cultivated strong reporting skills and consistently met tight deadlines
• Increased reporting of local sports, from the youth level to professional

Business Management, Business Administration And Management, General

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