steve mizek

social media specialist

About

Skills: Analyzing global advertising, internal and external customer service, managing a staff of analysts at Ebiquity. Managing a writing staff, copy editing, writing features on musical trends and artists, reviewing records, developing revenue streams, and working with PR agencies at LittleWhiteEarbuds.com. Artist & repertoire management for Curious City Music labels Argot, Tasteful Nudes, and Stolen Kisses, as well as art direction and social media management.

Country

united states

City

chicago

Industry

writing and editing

Skill

social media, copy editing, art direction, image editing, social media marketing, new media, online advertising, digital strategy, advertising, digital marketing, blogging, digital media, facebook, email marketing, content strategy, editorial, copywriting, press releases, seo, wordpress, marketing, adobe creative suite, multimedia, television, journalism

Experience

social media specialist

rush university medical center

2020-3 - Present · 6 yrs 7 mos

client services manager

ebiquity plc

2011-2 - 2014-3 · 3 yrs 2 mos

At Ebiquity, I manage a team of ten advertising analysts who provide competitive intelligence and account management assistance for Fortune 500 multinational corporations in the packaged goods, financial services, insurance, and electronics categories. I am the main customer service person for the Portfolio+ website, providing support for internal and external clients. Everyday I supervise more than 30 client websites, and I copy edited all 10 team members' daily analysis of breaking advertising.

senior account manager

xtreme information

2006-8 - 2011-2 · 4 yrs 7 mos

Analyzed global advertising for daily reports, frequently updated website/database, provided customer service to clients at multinational clients, managed MAI's social media, developed expertise in telecommunications/wireless handsets/mobile service providers. Past clients included AT&T, Bell South.

editor

rcrd lbl

2008-7 - 2009-7 · 1 yr 1 mo

Crafted concise, enticing posts about artists for a popular website. Updated website with multimedia to meet multiple weekly deadlines. Developed and implemented a promotional strategy to increase sales.

intern @ kotaku.com

gawker media

2005-5 - 2005-9 · 5 mos

Researched timely news stories about the video game industry. Contributed up to 25 percent of the site’s daily content.

founder

curious city music

2012-1 - Present · 14 yrs 9 mos

In early 2012 I founded Curious City Music LLC as a publishing company that operates the record labels Argot and Tasteful Nudes. Since then, I've released 12 records across the two labels by artists including Amir Alexander, Pittsburgh Track Authority, the Citizen's Band, the Black Madonna, Borai, Policy, et al.

editor-in-chief

littlewhiteearbuds.com

2005-12 - 2015-11 · 10 yrs

Founder, editor-in-chief, and much else besides for Little White Earbuds, an independent source for dance music journalism based in Chicago. LWE provides is dedicated readership with a steady stream of critically focused record reviews, engaging podcasts, in-depth features, and monthly charts, all helping to navigate the fast paced electronic music landscape. As the founder of LWE I've done everything from manage business relationships with sponsors to writing regular content; I've secured advertising deals and managed an internationally based editorial staff. Much of my time is spent working with record labels and their PR teams to ensure fair and accurate coverage of their releases. It's a challenging and rewarding endeavor.