Jared Midkiff Email & Phone Number

Newport News, Virginia

This position is responsible for implementing the Department's marketing and branding initiatives and supporting retail development initiatives, to include marketing and development projects to promote the City of Newport News as a business location and place to live.-- Researches, plans, designs and implements "community awareness" events and strategic messaging initiatives regarding City development and IDA/EDA projects and activities.-- Assist with development, coordination and implementation of overall marketing and retail strategies to promote the City as a first-class business location by working closely with City officials and representatives from community and business organizations and committees.-- Provides support for project management, assist in coordination and collaboration on development projects and related activities, makes recommendations for changes or improvements.-- Assists with implementation of small business initiatives and event planning. -- Facilitates Grant programs for e-commerce initiatives-- Monitors and records project expenditures, provides ongoing assistance to committees and support for departmental outreach efforts. -- Coordinates promotional materials, venue procedures and distribution channels with other City departments and business.

Newport News, Va

-- Assisted in the development and implementation of marketing strategies to promote the City as a vacation destination to a variety of markets with emphasis on the tour and travel market. -- Served as Webmaster for newport-news.org, catch-a-wave.com, leehall.org, endview.org, newsomehouse.org, warmuseum.org. Assist in the design and maintenance; information updates, site improvements, and research further exposure opportunities for our sites. Researched avenues to reduce website costs; troubleshoot, and resolve website errors.-- Development and maintenance of materials for social networking sites (Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Myspace, etc.) -- Maintained a variety of databases to track information such as marketing contacts, regional attractions and other services. Prepared statistical reports as requested-- Made frequent contacts with City officials and representatives from regional hotels, attractions, restaurants, and businesses to coordinate tours, organize meetings, and collaborate on projects. -- Represented the City at industry meetings and serve as a spokesperson for the Tourism Division as needed.

Co Owner and DJ of one of Hampton Road's Premier DJ Companies

In this position I was responsible for the following: -- Project management and Implementation of digital/web communications -- BGW/WCUSA.com web content management.-- Content update for 3rd party sites and social media.-- Lead for e-communications, desktop applications and all digital communications. Analysis- -- Assisted in analysis of key web analytics. -- Assisted in identifying emerging digital trends and mediums.-- Lead competitive research on competitor's digital initiatives.

-- Facilitate and design email blasts for advertising purposes, averaging up to 50 blasts a year-- Coordinate, edit and schedule deployments of emails and monthly email newsletters, sent to upwards of 315,000 recipients-- Analyze data concerning open, unsubscribing, click-through and receiving rates-- Created and manipulated images for web usage-- Created web banners for site usage-- Monitor website for discrepancies and update opportunities

This position I was responsible for the following:-- Project management and Implementation-- BGW/WCUSA.com web content management.-- Content update for 3rd party sites.-- Lead for e-communications, desktop applications and all digital communications. Analysis- -- Assist in analysis of key web analytics.-- Assist in identifying emerging digital trends and mediums.-- Lead competitive research on competitor's digital initiatives.-- Stay "plugged in" and up to date with trends and tendencies in the digital domain.

-- Responsible for coordinating special events for prospective guests of Busch Adventure Parks including event booking, arrangements and implementation of events. -- Drafted and maintained client contracts for events, a volume of 200 contracts annually-- Redesigned client database to improve efficiency in the drafting of contracts and management of client information-- Interaction with National Sales managers for coordination of special events

Bs, Sociology, Communications Studies

Also completed the coursework to attain a minor in Communications Studies

Bachelor'S Degree, Sociology