Development Information Technology

GEOFF ASHMUN

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E XPERIENCE

Director of Communications McCormick Theological Seminary Chicago, 2004-

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Primary responsibilities include developing and implementing a comprehensive strategic

communications and marketing plan for the seminary. Components include multimedia ad-

vertising, multiple institutional Web sites, alumni/ae magazine, press releases, fundraising and

development materials, student recruitment materials, academic program materials and cata-

log, and media outreach.

O ther assignments: producing Board of Trustees communications and annual reports, assist-

ing in case statement development for comprehensive campaign, editorial oversight of solicit-

ation letters, production of campus-wide personnel directory, development of institutional in-

tranet capabilities.

Committees: Strategic Planning, Marketing, Web, IT Infrastructure

Communications Coordinator McCormick Theological Seminary Chicago, 2003-2004

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Primary responsibilities included managing the institutional Web site, producing a semian-

nual alumni/ae magazine, developing and implementing seminary-wide advertising schedule

as well as graphic designing and photography as needed.

Other assignments: Web site redesign, media outreach, and promotion of 175th Anniversary

celebration.

Committees: Alumni/ae Relations, Seminary Relations and Development

Editor I nternational Reprographic Association Oak Brook, Illinois, 2001-2003

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Primary responsibilities included producing association’s bi-monthly magazine and weekly

digital newsletter featuring member profiles and industry news.

O ther assignments: promotion of and attendance at annual trade show convention

M anaging Editor Wednesday Journal Inc. Oak Park, Illinois, 1999-2001

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Primary responsibilities included producing weekly newspaper covering villages of River-

side, North Riverside, and Brookfield, occasional contributions to other company publications

and editorial sections, managing freelance writers and photographers, and supervising editori-

al interns.

Staff Writer The Culpeper News Culpeper, Virginia, 1998-1999

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Primary responsibilities included reporting and writing on a wide spectrum of county life in-

cluding education, government, business, agriculture, sports and entertainment.

EDUCATION

Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia - B.A., Religious Studies, 1997

TECHN ICAL KNOWLEDGE

Mac & Windows operating systems, Adobe Creative Suite, MS Office Suite, Joomla!, Drupal,

and Magento Web content management systems, Word Press blog software, Google applica-

tions, HTML, AP Style

GENERAL PROFIC IE NC I ES

Print and digital media, information technology, strategic planning, targeted advertising/mar-

keting, vendor relations, writing and editing

REFERENCES

Available upon request

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