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 services, community arts and military affairs.• 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 be a part of! Please send prospective members my way!

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• Pursued new coverage leads for our media database

• 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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