Part-Time Social Media

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Hamilton, NY, 13346

Posted:

October 19, 2025

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BRIAN L. MCDOWELL

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Hamilton, N.Y. 13346

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

- COPY EDITOR

- WRITER

- PUBLISHER

- JOURNALIST

- EDUCATOR

PROFICIENCIES

- ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE

- GOOGLE SUITE

- OFFICE SUITE

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2018 TO 2019: PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST

GENERAL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS FOR THE

GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO, REPORTING, SOCIAL MEDIA 1999 TO PRESENT: OWNER, POINT IN TIME PHOTOGRAPHY, HAMILTON, NY OFFERING WEDDING, FAMILY, PORTRAIT, AND

ENTERTAINMENT PHOTOGRAPHY

AT BRIANMCDOWELL.SMUGMUG.COM

2004 TO PRESENT: OWNER, LOG CABIN BOOKS – HAMILTON, NY AN INDEPENDENT BOOK PUBLISHER FEATURING FICTION,

HISTORICAL, HOW-TO, AND CHILDREN’S TITLES AT LOGCABINBOOKS.COM 1999 TO JUNE 2015: ASSISTANT PROF. OF JOURNALISM, MORRISVILLE STATE COLLEGE AWARDED TENURE, SEPTEMBER 2001 ~RETIRED FROM MORRISVILLE STATE IN JUNE 2015~ 1996 TO 2005,

2006 TO 2015: CHAIR OF JOURNALISM DEPARTMENT, MORRISVILLE STATE COLLEGE 1995 TO 1998: INSTRUCTOR OF JOURNALISM, MORRISVILLE STATE COLLEGE 1990 TO 1995: PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, MORRISVILLE STATE COLLEGE 1989 TO 1995: ADJ. INSTRUCTOR OF JOURNALISM, MORRISVILLE STATE COLLEGE 1986 TO 1991: DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI ACTIVITIES, MORRISVILLE STATE COLLEGE 1985 TO 1994: SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR, MORRISVILLE STATE COLLEGE 1985 TO 1990: COLLEGE RELATIONS ASSOCIATE, MORRISVILLE STATE COLLEGE 1985 TO 1986: INTERIM DIR. OF ALUMNI ACTIVITIES, MORRISVILLE STATE COLLEGE 1982 TO 1985: GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER, SYRACUSE NEWSPAPERS EDUCATION

M.A. in Culture and Policy Studies, Cum Laude, 1997 Empire State College of the State University of New York Thesis: A Mass of Audiences: Tocqueville's Individualism as Reflected in American Media Choices B.A. in English, 1982

State University of New York College at Potsdam

COLLEGE FACULTY AND STUDENT SERVICES

• Full-Time Faculty Member

- Main instructor of 15 of 18 courses offered through the Journalism Department, including Introduction to Modern Journalism; News writing lectures and labs (3) ; News Editing; Beginning Photography; Advanced Photography; Desktop Publishing; Graphics of Mass Communication; Public Relations; Advertising; Production Labs in News writing, Photography, and Broadcasting; Weekly Newspapers; Senior Seminar; Specialized Writing

• Journalism Department Chair

- Academic scheduling coordinator for three-member department, including academic advisement, program and course development, liaison to other academic departments and to school dean; chief recruitment officer for the department; chief publicity agent

• Adjunct Instructor

- News writing laboratories: Instruction on AP style, all elements of news gathering and writing, techniques in story structure, writing style

- Maintenance of weekly office hours and scheduling of students in need of individual tutorial instruction on news writing

- Photographic laboratories: substitute instructor, providing instruction on proper techniques in film development and photo printing

- Feature publication: Advisement of students developing story ideas and writing, illustrating, and photographing stories for inclusion in an annual features magazine

- Guest lecturer in news writing and modern journalism lectures on several occasions

• Student Advisor

- Three years as academic advisor to students in the Individual Studies program and ten years in the Journalism program, including academic counseling and professional mentoring

- Technical production advisor to Norwich Campus Student Government Organization during the production of two annual student yearbooks; desktop production and printer liaison

• Student Intern Supervisor

- Five years as supervisor of journalism interns working in general assignment and sports information positions in the College Relations Office

• Student Programs Liaison

- Liaison to several student organizations for special projects, including production of literary magazine and book of poetry, publicity for touring poetry troupe, coordination of publicity for men's basketball team goodwill project, annual advisement of student commencement speaker NEWS MEDIA

• Four years’ experience as stringer, free-lance writer, and full-time reporter for daily newspapers with a circulation above 90,000; coverage of city and county government; interviews with visiting politicians, dignitaries and celebrities; breaking news stories on catastrophic events, crimes, court verdicts, political campaigns, and elections; feature stories on local, state and national subjects

• Establishment and maintenance of a system of publicity news releases, including dissemination and follow-up with news media on stories and story ideas

• Campus spokesperson for television, radio, and print reporters and for all press relations; responsibility for identifying campus experts for stories requiring academic expertise

• Chief writer for college president on topics ranging from education to politics, for speeches and for publication in local newspapers, community and campus newsletters, and Alumni News

• Administration liaison to the student-produced CHIMES newspaper on campus, providing technical support and furnishing information and photographs

• Expertise in the practical application of technologies utilized by news reporters to gather stories, i.e. fax/modem technology, graphic image scanning, Internet data transmission

• Writer and media consultant to campus personnel including faculty, staff, and students to prepare them to work effectively and positively with news reporters

• Writer of copy for radio news programming at college student-operated radio station, on-air talent on weekly radio show, play-by-play and color commentary for radio sports coverage

• Undergraduate student producer, director, technical director, camera operator, and on-camera interviewer for weekly campus television program produced entirely by college students ON-CAMPUS COMMUNICATIONS

• Production of publicity for campus events for distribution in the form of fliers, posters, electronic mail notices, and bulletin items

• On-line publication of weekly student activities schedule and weekly bulletin on campus-wide information system (Gopher), including editing, formatting, and uploading data on a weekly basis

• Establishment of a system of on-campus information regarding the state budget during 1995-96 negotiations, improving campus-wide understanding of issues Publications

• Responsibility for all aspects of campus publication production, including writing printer specifications, working within state contract regulations, researching, writing, editing, design, photography, layout, and printing of one-color to six-color work

• Maintenance of an annual schedule of more than 150 publications ranging from the 200-page college catalog and six-color viewbook to individual program fact sheets, counselors' newsletters, and promotional posters

• 17 years of experience in all aspects of desktop publishing, including expert-level use of WordPerfect for Windows, Microsoft Word, PageMaker, InDesign, PhotoShop, Lightroom, DeskScan, CorelDraw!, and others

Photography

• One of two primary campus photographers, maintaining black and white darkroom, training and instructing student assistants, photographing, processing and printing black & white photos, and photographing and cataloging color photos for campus publicity Sports Information

• Sports information director for 10 years, including preparation of sports media list for coaches of intercollegiate teams and calling in game and match results as requested; maintenance of computerized data bases for basketball teams for last five years; preparation of feature stories and hometown releases for athletes; solicitation of stories by sports reporters; creation and supervision of student sports clerk position

Alumni Programming

• Responsibility for the planning, publicity, and implementation of eight alumni reunions in seven years as director of alumni activities

• Coordination of alumni services, including membership programs and awards and scholarships

• Maintenance of data base (including oversight of two software conversions) for alumni records, ordering reports and assisting in record updates on an ongoing basis

• Establishment of regional and program-specific alumni chapters, providing planning, publicizing and staffing for numerous regional and on-campus events

• Establishment of alumni phonathon, including planning and scheduling of event, coordination of volunteer student and staff callers, and nightly supervision of effort

• Assistant to the vice president of development in programs related to alumni fund-raising

• Ten-year responsibility as editor, chief writer, primary photographer, layout supervisor, and printer liaison for Alumni News, supervising two complete format changes

• Campus liaison to alumni board of directors, planning and serving ex-officio role at board meetings and producing monthly newsletter to board members on campus issues Staff Supervision

• Responsibility for supervision of office secretary, community relations associate, and work/study staff, including oversight of schedules and annual evaluation of performances Campus Service

• Service on campus committees for re-accreditation, program evaluation, child care, campus ministry, intercollegiate athletics, campus and community relations, marketing, events planning, publicity, and other missions

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Professional Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 2012 to 2015 Planning Committee, SUNY Conference on Instructional Technology, 1997 to 2011 Campus Representative, SUNY Training Center, 1997 to 2002 Campus Representative, SUNY Faculty Access to Computing Technology, 1998 to 2002 Board of Directors, SUNY Training Center, Syracuse, 1997 to 2000 State University of New York Confederation of Alumni Associations, 1985 to 1991 Bd. of Directors, SUNY Council on University Affairs and Development (SUNY/CUAD), 1993 to 1995 National Council on Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) 1985 to 1995

National Association of Vocational and Technical Education Centers 1985 to 1995 Syracuse Press Club (1982 to 1985)

PROFESSIONAL CITATIONS

2010 Morrisville State College Distinguished Faculty Award 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005 Who's Who Among America’s Teachers 1999-2001, 2007-2011 Outstanding Academic Advisor, School of Liberal Arts 1989 OCCOLADES AWARD from the New York State Occupational Education Public Relations Awards Program - Outstanding Newsletter in New York State ALUMNI PROGRAMMING AWARDS from the Confederation of Alumni Associations of the State University of New York