About Mike (CV)
Mike Jesky
internet, social media & marketing consultant
pennsylvania - new jersey - new york
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The long tale… Mike’s CV / resume
901 Princeton Avenue, Suite 205
Palmerton, PA 18071
phone: 610-***-**** email: ******@**.***
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twitter: @mjesky linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/michaeljesky
COMMUNICATIONS EXECUTIVE
Marketing / Advertising / Public Relations / Internet Specialist
Experienced advertising agency executive with a focus on Internet and social media marketing integration is seeking a Director of Marketing or Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) position with a progressive business / corporation that wants to invigorate its marketing efforts.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
An advertising agency vice president who helped grow and develop the agency over a 12-year period in an entrepreneurial fashion, taking it from out of the owner s basement and turning it into a respected agency serving a wide variety of clients. Experienced in all facets of advertising, marketing, public relations and web development, including a great deal of highly technical skill including web development, social media, photography and video production.
SKILLS
An experienced agency professional
Capable of dealing with challenging circumstances and last-minute changes
Internet and social media specialist
Keeps up-to-date constantly with the latest Internet advances and industry challenges
Integrated marketing plan development
Market research and analysis
Proven team leadership skills
Event planning and management
Media coordination and planning
Proposal writing and pitching
Extensive technical skills
Graphic design
Print production specifications
Advertising (print, outdoor, radio, television and Internet)
Television production
Radio production
Scriptwriting
Press release writing
Web development
Content management systems (Joomla, Wordpress and Drupal)
HTML email campaign creation and management
Google Adwords campaign management
Google Analytics report creation and interpretation
Search engine optimization (SEO)
Deep linking
Microsoft Access and MySQL database management and programming
CAREER EXPERIENCE
Vice President, Precision Design, Hazleton, PA July 1999 - Present
Agency co-director who helped grow a small startup firm from a basement (literally) to a medium-sized regional advertising agency with $1.5 million in billings, a nine-person staff, professional offices and a broad portfolio of clients spanning various industries such as health care, education, economic development, politics, industrial, retail, etc.
Second only to the owner of the company, was responsible for day-to-day management of the agency, including maintaining client relationships, facilitating project management and handling personnel matters.
Championed and led the agency s web development program, serving as the firm s chief web developer, architect and designer using HTML, ASP, PHP, CFM, Microsoft Access and MySQL coding skills.
Web sites developed by Mike Jesky include the firm s own, as well as some recent client websites such as,,,,, and .
Developed brand identity and marketing campaigns from start to finish for a wide variety of clients, including initial client meetings to determine their needs, proposal writing and presentation, graphic design, media buying, and prepress check for print materials.
Over the past 12 years, handled tasks and responsibilities for various agency positions including creative director, account executive, graphic designer, web developer and video editor.Journalist, Hazleton Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, PA January 1995 - July 1999
Journalist, photographer and editor at community newspaper serving 24,000 readers. Wrote news and human-interest articles on a daily basis. Later served as the only featured staff writer for the newspaper s inaugural Sunday edition, having been chosen for the position over several veteran writers. Identified the growing importance of the Internet in the 1990s and convinced newspaper owners to invest in building the company s first web site. Developed the newspaper s first Web site in 1997 as an independent subcontractor, coding the website by hand and developing an automated system for publishing classified advertisements to the site.
EDUCATION
Penn State University, State College, PA Bachelor of Arts, Journalism, December 1994
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT ME
Mike is a self-starter with a sharp, creative mind. Probably Mike s biggest contribution at the Standard-Speaker was his versatility, as he was always willing and able to do any job including graphics, writing or editing. He is an independent thinker who always brings fresh perspective to every project.
Jeff Cox, Editor in Chief, Standard-Speaker, August 19, 2010
Mike is a creative, detail oriented, and personable individual who can always be relied upon to deliver quality work on time.
Christopher J. Haran, President and Chief Executive Officer at Northeastern Pennsylvania Technology Institute, August 17, 2010
Michael was a tremendous asset to the Berwick Industrial Development Association, Inc. (BIDA), when the economic development organization was developing its web page. He performed all of his assignments in a professional, conscientious and timely manner. His ideas were fresh and easily accessible. BIDA and its staff would highly reccommend him to any prospective client.
Stephen E. Phillips, Executive Director, BIDA, August 9, 2010
Mike and the Precision Design team have been an important resource for Penn State Hazleton for many years. We always know our projects, which span many departments across campus, will be completed with the highest levels of professionalism, creativity, quality and timeliness.
Susan Bartal, Public Information Coordinator, Penn State Hazleton, July 30, 2010
Mike knows his stuff. He is easy to work with, is very flexible and is a very good troubleshooter. He excels in Web design and provides an excellent product at a tremendous value.
James A. Cummings, Vice President, Marketing, Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services, July 30, 2010
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