Marketing Real Estate

Stephen Kretsinger ****

NW **th Terrace

Kansas City, MO 64151

Cell: 816-***-****

www.linkedin.com/in/stephenkretsinger/

I'm a marketing/communication expert and combat veteran with more than 11

years' experience delivering effective marketing strategies, developing

creative social media plans and creating compelling online content. I'm

well-versed in digital marketing, community management, event coordinating,

photography, newspaper and digital layout, training, as well as numerous

other marketing and photojournalism skills. My career highlights include:

. Positioning my clients as subject matter experts in national

publications such as the New York Post, L.A. Times, Huffington Post,

U.S. News & World Report, Inman News, the Chicago Tribune, MSN Money,

the AARP Blog, People, Parade and more

. Creating top-notch news releases and photography for Enhanced

Marketing Services (EMS), which resulted in numerous NAA/USA TODAY

Marketing Competition awards for 2012 and 2013

. Photography published in Sports Illustrated

. Being the hand-picked photographer for senators Hillary Clinton and

Evan Bayh's Iraq visit. Photographs featured on Senator Clinton's

senatorial website

. Having the honor of being the hand-picked photographer for the 2006

Change of Command Ceremony between Gen. George W. Casey and Gen. David

Petraeus in Baghdad, Iraq. Was also the primary photographer for Gen.

Petraeus' promotion to 4-star general and award presentation for Gen.

Casey in private ceremonies prior to the change-of-command

Experience

United Country Real Estate, Kansas City, Mo. ~ 2008 - Present

Senior Public Relations Manager

June 2011 - Present

. Head of public relations for international real estate franchise

organization supporting more than 600 offices and 4,000 sales

professionals

. Execution of public relations and media relations campaigns resulting

in national media coverage

. Development and implementation of social media strategies to extend

marketing reach.

. Marketing, public relations and internal communications writing

. Public speaker and national trainer of public relations, social media

strategy and media relations

. Provide photographic support in various capacities including taking

photos to record the several United Country Real Estate Training and

Awards Conventions. Photos were used to provide instant coverage of

the event on the United Country Real Estate social media websites

Senior Public Relations Manager/Copy Associate - Enhanced Marketing

Services (EMS)

May 2008 - Present

. Head of public relations and ad writing in an agency setting

. Lent photographic support, which garnered numerous awards for the

agency

Copy Associate

United Country Real Estate, Kansas City, Mo.

May 2008 - June 2011

. Research and creatively describe hundreds of towns across America and

Costa Rica in written format for several national publications

. Create thousands of real estate listings for national publications

. Proof and copy edit thousands of listings, articles, advertisements

and other written materials using AP and local styles

U.S. Army ~ 2003 - 2010

Public Affairs Specialist/Photojournalist

Combined Press Information Center, Baghdad, Iraq

September 2006 - September 2007

. Worked for a year with the majority of major news outlets in Baghdad,

Iraq, during the beginning and implementation of the "Surge"

. Spearheaded marketing campaign for the Multi-National Force - Iraq

website which resulted in increasing daily hits from 7,000 to 25,000

in just three months

. Hand-picked photographer for senators Hillary Clinton and Evan Bayh's

Iraq visit. Photographs featured on Senator Clinton's senatorial

website

. Recorded and answered queries from media personnel from several major

and minor media outlets worldwide

. Coordinated press conference events for top officials in Iraq

including weekly press conferences for Gen. Kevin Bergner and Gen.

William Caldwell, the spokespersons for Gen. David Petraeus

. Prepared press releases and media advisories concerning the news or

events of Operation Iraq Freedom for distribution to media outlets

worldwide

Public Affairs Specialist/Photojournalist

Fort Carson Public Affairs Office, Colorado Springs, Colo.

10th Public Affairs Operations Center, Atlanta, Ga.

August 2003 - January 2008

. Covered two NASCAR events in Colorado Springs in 2004 and 2005. Both

were used for two-page photo stories. Photos included country

musicians Martina McBride and Tracy Lawrence performing at the events

. Wrote feature story on singer/songwriter Michael Martin Murphy during

his free concert for the troops of Fort Carson in 2005

. Interviewed hundreds of subject matter experts, V.I.P., celebrities

and other people for news, features, sports and human interest

stories. Several of these stories were picked up by other media

outlets world wide

. Photographed hundreds of events and subjects for The Mountaineer

newspaper.

. Used Adobe Photoshop to enhance photos and create photo illustrations

as well as other graphic elements

. Copy edited hundreds of stories using AP and local styles

. Executed the layout of stories, photo pages, front pages, and bulletin

pages for The Mountaineer newspaper

. Constructed lesson plans and trained others in basic photography and

Adobe Photoshop.

. Performed multiple media escort missions

Education

. Bachelor of Science in Management/Marketing - Park University - Magna

Cum Laude

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