Rick Szymanski Email & Phone Number

Washington, Pa, Us

Washington, Pa, Us

Washington, Pa

- Increased yearly lead total by 40% despite 50% reduction in marketing budget.- Development of marketing campaigns, visuals and messaging for organization and its programs.- Lead generation through market research, demographics, and psychographics.- Content creation for social media, blogs, website, and other advertising efforts.- Building brand awareness via mix of traditional and digital marketing.- Conducting focus groups and surveys.- Photography and video of events, commercials, success stories and other online videos.- Web traffic analysis and adjustment.https://penncommercial.edu

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Photography of realtors and advertisers for articles and feature stories in monthly "Real Producers" Magazine.https://www.realproducersmag.com/

Washington, Pa

Chief photographer for a variety of wedding, portrait, and product photography and other commercial clients. Create websites, online and print advertisements, brochures, and other marketing materials for this business and external clients, including small business owners, fine artists, and musicians. Conduct sales presentations and negotiate terms of engagement.https://picsure.net

Pittsburgh

Photography of families and business leaders for cover feature stories in "Life in the Pointe" (Southpointe) and "Nevillewood Living" magazines.https://www.n2pub.com

Monessen, Pa

Work alongside Chief Marketing Officer with development of advertising campaigns for all higher education programs. Initiated and currently produce the "Very Short Short Films" series of student-involved productions to advance DEC's market reach and showcase talent. Development of video commercials for television and web. Create content and update web pages. Compose blog posts. Design sales materials, brochures, and internal marketing communications. Compose and design newsletters. Photograph student projects, events, and facilities for use in marketing materials, web galleries, and graduate portfolios.https://www.dec.eduhttps://youtube.com/douglasedcenter

Perryopolis, Pa

Responsible for the development and execution of integrated marketing strategies for a diverse portfolio of companies. Developed communication materials, including sales literature, brochures, and press releases. Developed websites and print advertisements. Leveraged social media outlets to increase brand awareness and communication with clients, including establishing corporate presence on Facebook and other social media sites, posting blogs, and sending marketing emails. Modernized company image through expansion of digital presence while ensuring brand consistency. Analyzed and adapted to web traffic through SEM.*Image Time Inc. manufactures branded neon clocks used by the world's top companies for marketing and brand enhancement. This company also operates five other businesses onsite - Ball Transfer Systems, Advanced Material Science, Fayette Enterprises, Creative Industrial Systems and Keystone Gas Solutions.http://www.neonclock.comhttp://www.balltransfer.comhttp://www.advancedmaterialscience.comhttp://www.keystonegassolutions.com

Mid Atlantic Region

Responsible for expansion of Ohio and Pennsylvania markets. Hired, trained and supervised more than 25 employees across several states. Resolved hundreds of insurance claims, ranging from auto accidents to environmental property damage, for agent clients and insurance companies.*Street Delivery Dot Com Inc. is an internet-based insurance investigation and location photography service. As territory supervisor, I directed and supervised dozens of employees throughout Ohio and western PA. My responsibilities also included documention of roads and street intersections, as well as home damage, auto damage, personal injury, etc. for use in closing insurance cases.http://www.streetdelivery.com

Pittsburgh, Pa

Developed and published Pittsburgh’s only monthly magazine covering and promoting the regional music scene. Worked with business owners and managers in the development of marketing campaigns and the design of print advertisements. Managed budget, ad sales, accounts, publication design, printing and distribution. Composed hundreds of news articles, reviews and features highlighting local and national talent and events.* "MugZine" was Pittsburgh's most-read monthly magazine devoted entirely to the promotion of local independent musicians, artists and businesses.

Hired and trained employees. Payroll and budget management. Implementation of corporate directives. Sales management. Customer service. Loss prevention.

Hired and trained employees. Payroll and budget management. Implementation of corporate directives. Sales management. Customer service. Loss prevention.

Hired and trained employees. Payroll and budget management. Implementation of corporate directives. Sales management. Customer service. Loss prevention.

Hired and trained employees. Payroll and budget management. Implementation of corporate directives. Sales management. Customer service. Loss prevention.

Hired and trained employees. Payroll and budget management. Implementation of corporate directives. Sales management. Customer service. Loss prevention.

Bachelor Of Arts, Advertising And Public Relations, Cum Laude

3.79 GPA / Participated in the American Advertising Federation's National Student Ad Competition, 2009, New York City / Dean's List.

Associate, Business Marketing

Dean's List student / All-Conference Division II Baseball honors (1993)