David Weller Email & Phone Number

Brooklyn, Ny

Artwell Guide’s mission is to be the best fine art exhibition and event listing platform on the web and mobile.Our clean, visual design allows our users to easily browse, save, and share all the shows they want to see.Our platform allows any approved gallery, museum, cultural center or art school to easily publish their exhibitions and events in real-time, no technical experience is required.Currently in beta stage.Summary of duties and responsibilities: - Manage outsourced development team for site design and back-end functionality- Analyze identified KPI's and modify branding, marketing, and site elements as required- Conceive, produce, and design all Artwell Guide newsletters with original and sourced reviews & industry news- Create, produce and schedule all Artwell Guide's social media channels (Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter)- Design and create all branded marketing materials

Greater New York City Area

Providing digital strategy, content management for a diverse group of clients ranging from non-profits, sports leagues, artists, writers, and fine art magazine. Work with clients to develop performance metrics against established business goals and delivery timeline. Served as project manager for website redesigns, whether minor front-end tweaks or complete overhaul. All development work outsourced to network contacts.

Integral part of agency growth: agency saw 400% increase in revenue in less than three years; staff increased from 8 to 50.Member of senior management team tasked with strategic decision-making on the development of social media business model and technology/service offerings, growth strategy, and creative/technology affiliations with our brand.Played an active role in the development of a scalable internal work process and team structure as we planned for growth.Steered the financial operations in a period of rapid growth; managed the day-to-day cash flow and capital investments; lead contact for outside legal counsel, accountants, and bankers.Worked with IT Director to set up scalable server system, cloud storage for data, purchase and installation of VoIP phone system.Planned, negotiated, and completed two office expansion relocations in three years to accommodate staff growth.Integral part of fostering and promoting a positive and productive internal culture leading to less than 2% staff turnover during tenure.

Played leading role in the creation of cross-platform marketing strategies that included print, online, and event components.Conceived and planned first signature event for Golf Magazine, The Golf Magazine Championship.Responsible for marketing programs for the automotive & tech categories, representing 45% of revenue.

A labor of love, my wife and I opened up a fine art photography gallery. While she was in charge of everything that was exhibited, I was responsible for all operational aspects of fine art photography gallery including: financing, marketing, revenue tracking & forecasting, communications, payroll, insurance and staffing.Managed all aspects of gallery advertising and marketing, including exhibition announcements. Gallery received high profile art reviews from NY Times, The New Yorker, Time Out Magazine, New York Magazine, to name a few.