John Metekidis Email & Phone Number

Merrick, Ny, Us

New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

* Developed CSR strategy, branding, mission statement, communications/audience outreach strategy and new campaign timeline for the biggest Hellenic media outlet in NY that has its own website and digital newspaper

Greater New York City Area

Not-for-profit that provides workforce development opportunities, free educational and job-related training for gainful employment in the construction and building restoration industry.Strategic Initiatives* Built/managed the first non-union building restoration skills-focused workforce development program in NYC; graduated 100 skilled/NYC DOB & OSHA-licensed construction workers with 83% job placement success rate.* Created mission statement and objectives of organization as well as planned entire social media strategy Stakeholder Management* Established partnerships with 18 NYC nonprofit organizations for recruitment and community engagement* Met with most local newspapers, website media outlets, associations’ media outlets, and radio stations* Formed relationships with public officials, Chamber of Commerce Associations, philanthropies and foundationsContent Creation* Created all content with regards to new programs, letters to elected officials, grant requests for funding, program and staff evaluations, website written content, marketing materials, and organizational policies* Designed the Salesforce CRM, built its database for created content and other key information Social Media Distribution* Streamlined social media outreach, including calendar creation through LinkedIn and Facebook with all events, program developments, announcements, new organizational partnerships, and interviews with successful alumni* Created design for the website (including pages and sections), edited its written content, picked photographic material, etc.Workforce Development* Interviewed more than 500 candidates and selected about 100 for work force training, creating partnerships with nonprofits all over the city to provide the students various support mechanisms* Partnered with more than 20 construction employers and organized many job fairs to maximize job placement

Greater New York City Area

Consulting and Management services for the construction industry.CSR Strategic Initiatives* Understood the need for corporate social responsibility in the industry and championed the concept of a nonprofit that would give back, care about and employee community membersContent Creation* Wrote speeches for the CEO and created reports for ongoing projects in the IT, Project Management, Permitting and Expediting, and Marketing departments * Wrote articles published in the company newspaper (physical and electronic) regarding general construction topics and company-related events Public Relations/Workforce Development* Raised the profile of the organization externally by building partnerships with NY City officials, community and business associations, and internally organizing and coordinating Andromeda Group-wide events* Created and led soccer league with 300+ employees from 12 client companies (including Andromeda) and Queens Chamber of Commerce/Andromeda events for local businesses for 80 people

Greater New York City Area

A non-profit, civil society, scientific association that considers the role of a political scientist to be an advocate for freedom, democracy, and peace. Served as the spokesperson of HAPSc at the UN Headquarters in New York.Content Creation* Developed the organization’s official CSR oriented documents for UN committees and conferences * Wrote HAPSc’s representative’s CSR oriented speeches and reports to the UN Committees (i.e. UN General Assembly, ECOSOC Committee, UN Women, CSocD, etc.) regarding the political/financial situation in Greece * Executed HAPSc communications strategies for liaising with the UN, including managing HAPSc content on the HAPSc Intranet, and strategy for developing content and managing HAPSc social mediaStakeholder Management* Garnered credibility to elevate the UN status of HAPSc to "Special Consultative Status." in part by conducting communications to key stakeholders such as NGOs, government officials, business associations, and academics

Greater New York City Area

* Assistant to the Associate Dean of the School of Professional Studies of New York University* Implemented internal and external communications strategies, crafted strategic messaging and managed projects for a range of events and initiatives sponsored by NYU* Conducted research, and developed core messages, digital media content and analyses for projects to improve communications and relations between student clubs, as well as between clubs and the Associate Dean’s office* Initiated and coordinated professional development events that feature top-tier businesses, non-profits and government officials for student clubs and leadership, and drives engagement across groups to maximize value

Greater New York City Area

Awarded with a certificate of Appreciation in recognition of services during the internship program at the United Nations.Content Creation* Team member that created the full suite of communications materials including core messages, news releases at the UN Intranet, brochures, media kits, website and social content for the 2016 UN Secretary-General AwardsStakeholder Management* Researched/interviewed UN employees to showcase the yearly UN Secretary General Awards and produced written content for social media, website, flyers, articles for the UN Intranet for its employees* Key member of the team that developed and implemented the UN campaign to reintroduce the Department of Management and its Offices to staff across the ‘world”

Greater New York City Area

* Coordinated more than 300 events for the college, featuring high-profile speakers such as then Presidential Candidate Hillary R. Clinton, NYS Senator Michael Giannaris, NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio, Michael Bloomberg and other leaders in policy, business, and higher education

Greece

* Key member of the team that started this web-radio station and after 6 months it was listed in the top 5 web radio stations of the country* Functioned as the show's "The Time of the President" personality and producer, inviting celebrities and guests* Media monitoring about subjects to cover at the show: politics, world news, business, sports* Built a network of sources to obtain reliable information and bring sponsors for the show

Athens, Greece

* Essential member of the campaign that helped the candidate have more voters than any other (1st Place)* Relationship builder with reporters and media vendors during the campaign, communicating the candidate's message* Responsible for developing the social media content and strategy, adjusting them into the campaign's message

Athens, Greece

* Played integral role in the successful campaign of the Ministry focused on Gender Equality* Prepared weekly reports analyzing and introducing proposals for social media strategies* Provided administrative assistance between senior executives of the Ministry maintaining files, databases, and proposing potential policy changes

Athens, Greece

* Part of the communications team of the Minister that developed the communications campaign strategy* Prepared content used for press releases and social media posts* Responsible for political research analysis regarding the opinion of the younger generation

Greece

* Completed the boot camp training and selected to be trained as an Air Force Police Officer, intelligence and interrogation specialist* Served at the Greek Department of Defense in the security team of the Chief of the Air Forces.

Athens, Greece

* Provided media monitoring and analytic research in blogs/websites/social media channels that were praising or critiquing the Prime Minister during the political campaign* Part of the speeches/special events team of the candidate planning and executing campaigning details* Responsible for reaching the youth base of the political party

Candidate For Master'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General

Part-Time Enrollment Courses: Financial Accounting

Master’S Degree, Public Relations And Corporate Communications, 3.75

Studies Concentration: Organizational Communications Thesis project: Why is negative message framing in American politics, specifically.

Bachelor'S Degree, Social Policy

Thesis project: The labor relations in Greece during the time of the Memorandum