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Jeff McSweeney Creative Services

You are searching for a quality person to fill a need, I offer experience in:
•	Artistic Passion – featuring photography, graphic design, web creation & video editing
•	Optimistic Energy – engaging, seeing the best in everyone 
•	Marketing/Public Relations – more than 20 years of experience
•	Events – planning, promotion, registration & execution
•	Education/Public Speaking – locally and on the college level for over 10 years
•	Entrepreneurism – my own business, full & part-time, for over 25 years

With this experience I am the ideal candidate for the position outlined in your listing. 

Positive client/employer feedback includes the terms:
•	Visionary – seeing the big picture and how to reach the goal
•	Creative – from common to distinctive
•	Dedicated – knows what it takes, gets it done
•	Collaborator – includes interested parties to create buy-in and ensure success

I will match these traits to your needs and exceed your expectations.

I am comfortable with technology, including: 
•	Macintosh and Windows based PC’s
•	Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver & Illustrator
•	Microsoft Office
•	Social Media
•	Learning your unique software opportunities and making them work

You may contact me at 309.678.6541 or by e-mail at jeff@jeffmcsweeney.com.

Continuously pursue various photographic, design and web creation projects including commercial, journalism, weddings, portraiture and fine art projects with the goal of having the client’s dream become reality.  Budget, plan, project and financed the company while maintaining fiscal responsibility for taxes, accounts payable and accounts receivable. Oversee sales, development, vision, and understand the client goals and while facilitating numerous successful projects. Through visionary creativity, maintain focus on client and consumer-focused collaboration, file and project management utilizing talents in photography, photojournalism, weddings, landscape photography, architecture photography, graphic design, studio photography, portrait photography, marketing plans, video, web creation, web content, web management, logo development, finishing other company’s projects, fine art photography.

Provide expertise to a major insurance company in the Change Adoption department of a major enterprise wide, multi-year upgrade. Primary role is in the call center area of this project communicating and coordinating change across the enterprise including meeting coordination, memo development and strategic communications. Schedule meetings with project communicators and leadership, communicate change and how that change fit into the end vision of the project and implement policy. Provide insight into projects including Verification/Proofing, introduction of the Integrated Life launch and the business solutions tools for agents. Compile survey information from the Integrated Services Road Show and present it for executive review. Gather information from a variety of sources to compile two communications reports. Created a SharePoint site and increased skills in the Microsoft Office communication tools, telecommuting, research and the client’s social tools.

Communications Analyst / Change Agent

Joined the management company in the opening days of its service to Foodservice Consultants Society International (FCSI). Led the re-establishment of effective marketing amongst the committees and members, launched a new website/database, educational duties, and event management. Composed, edited produced and distributed a monthly newsletter, memos, event recruitment and promotions to the leadership and members of the organization. Developed, directed, reported and facilitated the corporate member focused education program. Provided Event management as well as the primary committee director, developed agendas, recorded minutes, implemented policy and communicated the vision with staff, Board of Trustees and members.

Creative Strategist / Director of Education

Taught students of diverse backgrounds, fulfilling general education requirements for subject majors and non-majors. Led online course management using Blackboard and in digital photography, image editing, history, dynamic syllabus development and critique. Required the use of online galleries, classroom page galleries and online image editing. The greatest contribution to the education of these students was to discover their talents and encouraging each one to explore their potential.

Adjunct Professor

for introductory photography and speech; teaching students of many backgrounds, fulfilling general education requirements for subject majors and non-majors.

Directed the public relations, marketing, events and annual fundraising efforts for 5,000 Alumni and Friends of Eureka College. This included events, publications, and strategic planning and campus photographer duties. Wrote, edited, published and distributed the monthly e-mail newsletter, fundraising letters and event promotion materials for internal and external clients. As a the primary Alumni Board facilitator, recruited and developed new board members, directed their activities, set their goals and created their agendas. Managed and executed the annual fund and prospected for more significant donors.

Alumni Relations Director

Managed an 110,000 square foot facility with a 1.3 million-dollar budget. Supervised and coordinated the efforts of 15 full-time and 30 part-time employees. Responsible for the budget, goal setting and managed line items and maximized the results. Supervised staff, recruited, set goals, conducted annual reviews, negotiated and executed contracts and promoted vendor relations. Oversaw the marketing while promoting the facility and being the, was the face of the convention center while managing board relationships.

General Manager

Supervised 5 full-time salespersons. Refocused the efforts of the department to improve time management and control costs. Initiated and administered a new facility identity package. Managed an $80,000 marketing budget.

Director of Marketing & Sales

Initiated and completed a logo/image campaign including a new web site. Represented the facility at various local and national meetings. Served as coordinator for multi-thousand attendee events.

Marketing Director

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520 Management / Foodservice Consultants Society International - FCSI

The Peoria Art Guild

Robert Morris University

Eureka College

Horizon Convention Center

NW Georgia Trade & Convention Center

Savannah Civic Center

Eureka College

Savannah College of Art and Design