Jim Hanke Email & Phone Number

Mokena, Illinois, United States

• Work with internal talent on the creation, development, and production of the Ozinga video podcast channel• Manage all aspects of production studio including scheduling, equipment maintenance, content planning, production, and distribution as well as collaborative edits of long-form videos• Develop strategies to engage audiences, build fan communities, and raise awareness of podcast channel• Collaborate with the Communications team to develop strategies to support audience growth• Maintain studio, review inventory, request equipment repairs or replacements as necessary• Review ongoing projects, ensuring cohesive archival of content• Improve the podcast channel's performance by monitoring, evaluating, and providing recommendations• Partner with stakeholders to build and sustain successful podcast content• Work with the communications team to identify and prepare key hosts and guests

• Producer, engineer, host and sole promoter of this Top 40-ranking podcast on Apple's platform for US Music Interviews.• Topics center around our emotional connection to vinyl records and how that love has shaped our lives and careers.• Guests have included Rosanne Cash, Creed Bratton of NBC's The Office and members of Foo Fighters, Run-DMC, Wilco, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and others.• Multi-year relationships with paying advertisers.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Developing, pitching, producing, hosting and editing compelling podcast audio for the program Looped In: Chicago.• Report, research and write podcast segments based on original story ideas and WBBM Newsradio's reporting.• Transcriptions and tape editing.• Coordinating production and logistics in studio and in the field.• Collaborating with broadcast and digital news leads to curate and tailor broadcast audio segments for digital platforms.• Publishing audio stories, podcasts and short videos on all digital platforms.* Role was eliminated in April 2024 due to corporate restructuring.

• Contracted production work, song insertion and editing on several limited podcast series that coincide with physical releases from the world's most popular vinyl subscription service.

New York, New York, United States

• Contracted producer for podcast Cancer Straight Talk presented by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, a leader in cancer surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.• Guest booking, guest and host prep, scripting, paper edits and more.

• Contracted producer for Southern Living Magazine's podcast Biscuits & Jam, Allrecipes' podcast Homemade and Parents Magazine’s podcast We Are Family.• Booking, recording and engineering remote interviews between our hosts and high-profile guests like Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Jack Black, Phil Rosenthal, Padma Lakshmi, José Andrés and more.• Scripting, editing of transcripts, guest research and working closely with audio editor on final episodes.• Working closely with team members of the Meredith Corporation, a leading media and marketing company inspiring 190 million American consumers every month.• Biscuits & Jam ranked #3 on Apple Podcast's Top 10 Music Podcasts for the week ending 7/10/20.• Homemade ranked within the Top 20 for all food-related podcasts on Apple's podcast platform within August 2021.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• References available.• Carrying out data-cleaning activities in WMG label copy and associated product data systems.• Researching data integrity utilizing internal and external data sources.• Knowledge of product data standards associated to specific fields.• Left role in July 2022 due to a family relocation to the Midwest; role was not available in a remote capacity.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

• References available.• Leading discovery meetings with new clients in order to better meet the needs of the customer and to translate those expectations to website development and design teams.• Tracking the life cycle of an online project through the proposal stage, technical research and scope, to final delivery.• Designing solutions for customer problems related to online presence, commerce or corporate identity.• Taking on fresh and unproven tasks in order to develop new business ideas and opportunities that help lead to future successes for both the employer and client.

Pewaukee, Wi

• NOTE: I left this role in July 2018 due to a family relocation to Nashville, TN. References available.• Primary or backup contact for assigned clients, maintaining direct and proactive contact while handling their day-to-day activities.• Responsible for development and execution of Platypus content marketing platforms, including LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and podcasts.• Creation, editing and distribution of podcast audio and show notes through Libsyn, iTunes and other podcast platforms.• Assists in development and implementation of creative strategies and content/copy as required.• Oversees execution of approved programs/jobs, including advertising, PR, online and events.

Greater Milwaukee Area

• NOTE: Regal Creative closed their business in November 2017. References available.• Managing web design/development projects from beginning to end, ensuring client needs are set and met before, during and after project completion.• Facilitating communication so that the Regal team and all clients stay well informed, driving ease of production and elevating happiness.• Scheduling team members’ workloads so that originally quoted time is not exceeded, projects remain in scope and deliverables are provided accurately, based on set milestones.• Creating marketing materials including content development (blogs, eBooks, videos), public relations, social media and general outreach, as well as blog posts for Regal digital marketing clients.

Glen Ellyn, Il

• References available.• Billing and financial tracking of all incoming and outgoing payments.• Logistics administration for booths at large tech conventions (SXSW, E3 and SVVR) as well as smaller, local gatherings such as Chicago Science Fest and the Chicago VR Meetup Group.• Overseeing projects and public relations campaigns for VR/AR products as well as Google AdWords campaigns for attracting new 360 video and PowerPoint clients.

Batavia, Il

• Promoting performances and upcoming releases from Chicago-area musicians to local and national media outlets via email and social media.• Strong relationships formed with WGN Radio, WXRT, Chicago Public Radio, RedEye, Chicago Reader and more.

Naperville, Il

• NOTE: EducationCity was acquired by Archipelago Learning in December 2011. At this time, I was offered a relocation package to another part of the country, which I did not accept. References available.• As an inside sales associate for educational online resource, I oversaw subscriptions and purchases for schools in 1/5th of the United States. Forecasted probable sales, reporting them directly to National Sales Manger. Among my achievements: Promoted twice within my first six months of employment, and achieved over $170k in sales during my tenure.

St. Charles, Il

• I handled the daily scheduling of staff technicians and engineers for IT support needs of clients. I also managed project details for security camera, computer or server installations; was the immediate point-of-contact for clients and tracked progress and completion of all tasks, using said information to prepare an “overdue task list” for weekly meetings. Through these overdue tasks, I assembled efficiency statistics and reported these directly to President, leading to an increased overall technician productivity rating of 92%.

Waukesha, Wi

• I performed Level 1 technical support for a database management and MS Word-based home inspection software platform, manufactured and sold by the employer. I was also in charge of registration and assignment of all usernames and passwords for home inspection home study students. I won several company awards for customer service excellence.

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