Mark Rowan
msr@markrowan.com
757.504.0577
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With a Bachelor's degree in Communications and over ten years of real world experience, Mark has extensive online and print marketing knowledge and expertise. His career has included positions with a non-profit charitable organization, a start up Internet company, a global government contractor and a woman-owned small business. Within each business or organization Mark has developed effective print, online and video strategies to increase brand awareness and promote services and/or products.

Mark seeks to bring ingenuity, clarity and reinforcement to the vision of the business by creating ideas and implementing methods that promote the excellence of the company's services and/or products.

MARKETING

  • Directed Marketing Department at Hackworth Reprographics, Inc. which included these responsibilities:
    • Managed and coordinated all marketing, advertising and promotional staff and activities
    • Conducted market research to determine market requirements for existing and future products
    • Analysis of customer research, current market conditions and competitor information
    • Developed and implemented marketing plans and projects for new and existing products
    • Managed the productivity of the marketing plans and projects
    • Monitored, reviewed and reported on all marketing activity and results
    • Determine and manage the marketing budget
    • Delivered marketing activity within agreed budget
    • Liaison with media and advertising
    • Oversaw design and implemenation of all marketing collateral
    • Designed, developed and managaed all online presence including websites and social media
  • As as Web Content Specialist with Hackworth assisted Marketing Director with design of online and print collateral for Hackworth Reprographics and Hackworth Imaging
  • As a Content Manager with EmeraldCoast.com assisted Marketing Director with development and maintenance of in house online promotions

WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT

  • Directed content department for largest internet portal in Florida’s panhandle with seven major sites including www.EmeraldCoast.com, www.PanamaCity.com, www.NWFDailyNews.com, www.NewsHerald.com, www.Destin.com,  www.WaltonSun.com, www.EmeraldCoastJobs.com
  • Managed three full time employees and recruited qualified freelance writers
  • Devised and developed new ways of streamlining web content management
  • Developed new products such as community based sites to target audiences
  • Responsible for a leading Florida school district’s web site content and development
  • Covered school district events which included writing articles and taking pictures for the website
  • Trained district employees on content management practices
  • 2002 Employee of the Quarter for EmeraldCoast.com

WEB DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

  • Owned and operated web design firm – www.rowde.com
  • Designed and developed more than 50 web sites for satisfied customers in radio, printing, real estate, church, non-profit, automotive, insurance, advertising, education and more
  • Responsible for all web technologies for a leading Virginia reprographic firm: redesigned www.hackworthrepro.com, designed www.hackworthimaging.com, updated and improved applications such as the online document manager, and service management software
  • Designed and developed website for international non-profit organization ORA International as employee
  • Volunteered expertise to build web sites for multiple non profit organizations
  • Proficient in HTML, PHP, Flash, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Image Ready, Content Management Systems, Acrobat
  • Knowledgeable in MicroSoft SharePoint, JavaScript, asp.NET, ASP, SQL, MySQL

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Marketing Director : 2/07 – Present at Hackworth Reprographics, Inc. in Chesapeake, VA
  • Web Designer/Owner: 10/05 - Present at Rowde Group in Virginia Beach, VA
  • Computer Teacher: 1/06 – 6/07 at Atlantic Shores Christian Schools in Chesapeake, VA
  • Web Content Specialist: 3/04 - 9/05 at L-3 Com Titan Corporation in Bluewater Bay, FL
  • Content Manager: 5/01 – 3/04 at Freedom Interactive Newspapers of FL: Sandestin, FL
  • Media Specialist: 5/99 - 5/01 at ORA International: Cincinnati, OH & Niceville, FL

EDUCATION

  • May 1999: Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Liberty University
  • Specialization in Media Graphics: graphic design and video production

ADDITIONAL LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

  • Leads weekly young married group with more than 20 attendees in Virginia Beach, VA
  • Former board member for international organization, River of Life Ministries, Inc.
  • Led young adult group, taught high school Bible class, led youth band in Valparaiso, FL
  • Completed one year leadership training school through River of Life Ministries
  • Youth leader with Tri-County Assembly of God in Cincinnati, OH
  • Assistant Director of Psalm 23 Camp for six years in Gap Mills, WV

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

  • HTML, PHP, Flash, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Image Ready, Content Management Systems, Acrobat, Wordpress, Joomla, Fireworks, Quark Express, InDesign, Illustrator, Freehand, Final Cut Pro, Premiere, Acrobat, Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
  • Ability to think creatively or outside the box; work well with many types of people; eye for detail; able to learn new concepts quickly; good conflict and problem solving skills; able to keep calm and focused on task in high pressure situations; learn new things quickly



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