Matt Orgovan Email & Phone Number

Ohio, United States

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

As the research and marketing manager in Newmark's Cleveland office, I provide strategic oversight and direction for all local/Cleveland marketing and Ohio research efforts, oversee three employees and act as the primary point of contact between corporate marketing and research and brokerage and property management services. My marketing management responsibilities include all of my previous responsibilities as the firm's senior marketing coordinator, with highlights being: the creation of marketing, presentation and digital materials; acting as the regional public relations point of contact; and supporting corporate brand management on a local level. He also develops marketing strategies, provides hands-on graphic design and photography direction and implements and manages the office's social media and local advertising campaigns. I work closely with the firm's brokers and property managers to attract new business, enhance the office's visibility in Northeast Ohio and support existing agency assignments with property marketing requirements.On the research management side, my responsibilities entail supporting all commercial real estate research-related aspects of the Cleveland office from database management, production of reports, analysis and beyond. Specific duties include: acquiring, tracking and verifying real estate market data related to properties, listings, tenants and comparable transactions; generating market statistics and conducting trend analysis of commercial real estate; developing quarterly market reports and related collateral pieces; support brokers and property management staff to develop research-based presentations; generate statistical and demographic reports.

Cleveland, Ohio

As the senior marketing coordinator in Newmark Grubb Knight Frank’s Cleveland office, which also provided oversight to the company’s Columbus office until the fall of 2016, I generated strategic direction for all local marketing efforts and acted as the primary point of contact between corporate marketing and brokerage and property management services. My responsibilities included overseeing the creation of marketing, presentation and digital materials; acting as the regional public relations point of contact; and supporting corporate brand management on a local level. I also developed marketing strategies, provided hands-on graphic design and photography direction and implemented and managed the office's social media and local advertising campaigns. I worked closely with the firm's brokers, property managers and research manager to attract new business, enhance the office’s visibility in Northeast Ohio and support existing agency assignments with property marketing requirements.

Beachwood, Ohio

• Coordinated college textbook and trade book production from manuscript to finished product. Clients include: Cengage Learning/Wadsworth/Brooks Cole, McGraw-Hill and The American Bar Association.• Provided copy editing, proofreading and composition expertise for each stage of college textbook production.• Prepared/maintained production schedules, budgets and summations. Set realistic timetables to keep projects on target.• Liaison for sustaining communication with book authors, publisher contacts, production staff, printers, other project participants and management to ensure a smooth workflow. Directed internal teams through production process/initiate internal and external stages of workflow/benchmark project meetings.• Received, reviewed, edited, organized and distributed manuscript files, art, photography, etc., to the proper project team member for the next stage of production.• Upheld final quality control before releasing pages/proofs to clients, while demonstrating the importance of quality by reviewing work products of others and making necessary modifications.• Troubleshoot bottlenecks and problems that arose in the production process. Responded to problems as they arose by following proper protocols, asking questions for clarification and making appropriate decisions for resolution.• Drafted project book maps, pagination memos and client-specific paperwork for each title.• Managed multiple tasks, prioritized time and communicated potential individual and/or team member conflicts or workload issues to supervisor.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Identified subjects of, wrote, edited and distributed news releases to media and other constituents. Arranged and supervised media visits and press conferences.• Coordinated the publishing of the school’s Alumni Magazine (outlined editorial content; research; writing; editing; photography; arranged layout, printing and distribution).• Managed the production of the school’s Viking Village News, a newsletter for the prospective and current families and constituents of the school (research, writing, editing, photography, page layout, print coordination and distribution). I brought the creation of this entire project in-house.• Collaborated with staff in formulating marketing and public relations strategies, slogans, logos, taglines, etc.• Spearheaded the creation and distribution of all advertising, collateral, promotional, direct mail and printed materials, including the design and print coordination of special event programs.• Evaluated, maintained and updated the school’s website. Content increased substantially and the website became the top tool by which constituents came to rely on updated, extensive information.• Photographed/photo edited school events and school life.• Reviewed, edited and approved letters and external written materials on behalf of school leadership and staff.

Toledo, Ohio Area

• Researched, wrote, edited and distributed news releases, feature stories and technical papers on behalf of company clients.• Recommended story ideas and topics to clients.• Developed and monitored newsletter schedules, developed copy and monitored layout and production of client newsletters.• Created and updated media lists and markets served for clients and company.• Identified media outlets and opportunities that best served clients’ advertising, public relations and marketing objectives.• Searched for and documenedt media clips and press clippings related to company clients.

Bowling Green, Ohio

• Produced collateral pieces related to the grant.• Conducted evaluations as needed for publications and programs.• Began coordination of student CORE survey for next intern.• Designed/implemented promotional campaign directed to BGSU faculty and staff to normalize misperceptions about alcohol/drug use.• Surveyed and conducted small focus groups.• Co-wrote the "Undeniable Student Rights" campaign theme.• Produced scrapbooks of related articles and materials to the grant.• Documented all participants in programming efforts for reports/records.

B.S., Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing

Activities and Societies: • Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity: Vice President, Historian, Warden, Public Relations Chair • WFAL-AM: Disk Jockey •.

College/University Preparatory And Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program