Steve Tanner Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Since 2014, I've coordinated social media initiatives at Relativity (formerly kCura), developers of software to help users organize data, discover the truth, and act on it. This includes social media strategy and measurement, encompassing marketing, recruitment, and thought leadership messaging across platforms for the 1,500+ person global organization. I'm also accountable for boosting the social reach of our brand advocates, while benchmarking social recruiting efforts.As the community manager for the Relativity Community, my team accelerates the growth of thousands of Relativity users and their organizations with the connections and resources they need to be successful. This customer-facing platform engages members to ask questions, grow their knowledge, share best practices, propose feature enhancements, and develop innovative solutions for e-discovery and beyond.

Chicago, Il, Us

With the global pandemic prompting a shift to remote work, I voluntarily host a biweekly gathering to read vintage Choose Your Own Adventure and other gamebooks as a way to maintain community. My coworkers & I have read close to 200 books together during these 15-minute Zoom sessions, with each participant voting on where the story goes next. Also featured during Relativity Fest as a virtual networking opportunity for attendees.

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Curator of the web's largest collection of trash can photos from Disney theme parks. Originally launched as a niche community-building experiment to test emerging social media networks, it's grown into a submission-driven platform powered by nostalgia and brand affinity, leveraging photos to trigger positive vacation memories for visitors. Yes, it does sound silly.

Created one of the Internet's leading destinations for non-alcoholic beverage reviews and updates, recognized by National Public Radio, The New York Times, and Los Angeles Times. Through this passion for exploring drinks, I connected with industry leaders at trade events, including shows for the National Restaurant Association and National Association of Convenience Stores. This allowed me to nurture a growing online community of beverage enthusiasts though select social media channels, facilitating successful marketing partnerships with leading brands to build awareness and loyalty.

Served as Web Producer for the daily operation of a subscriber-based, non-profit Internet destination that serviced thousands of members. Oversaw a geographically-distributed, in-house team of 5 employees to handle content development, community interaction, tech support, customer service, and e-commerce operations, in addition to owning the relationships with contracted vendors such as programmers, graphic designers, and service providers. Deployed social media initiatives to expand the brand and improve revenues, including companion blogs, podcasts, and active presences on leading networks.

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Specialized in the development, deployment, and administration of online communities for clients including Microsoft, AT&T, Ace Hardware, and AARP. Developed user research and analysis to drive community strategy, planning, and ROI.

Provided research for the renewal, termination, and renegotiation of real estate leases in 12 regional shopping centers.

Niles, Il, Us

Developed promotional campaigns for the selling of limited edition collectibles, including plates, figurines, ornaments, villages, and giftware.

Enhanced multimedia expertise by operating cameras, teleprompter, graphics, and video equipment for live broadcasts and post-production as a Broadcast Production Intern at WIFR-TV, the CBS affiliate in Rockford, Illinois. The role involved maintaining, installing, and operating props, sets, and other production equipment. Collaborated on lighting and script preparation for newscasts, shot segments and promos for air, and handled video cueing during newscasts. Maintained the professional appearance of the studio and sets, supported on-screen talent, and assisted directors as needed through the evening cycle of three nightly news broadcasts, emergency weather updates, and the dynamic demands of the broadcast industry.