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Andrew M

Andrew McCluskey

Occupation:

National Internet Strategist

Location:

Reseda, CA

Education Level:

Bachelor

Will Relocate:

No

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I’m fascinated by people, how they live and work together, how they share information, their online behavior and how it relates to the “real” world; I'm inspired by how technology and digital media are changing everything. I come from a traditional CPG marketing background but have spent the last 9 years taking physical businesses and establishing them online. I have held executive positions in the Music and Medical Non-Profit industries where my primary focus has been the production and distribution of digital media. A natural creator, I have been writing music since the age of 8 and have produced over 600 multimedia blog posts. I get excited by the interactive possibilities of the internet and will try out anything that might make communication easier.

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COMPANY POSITION HELD DATES WORKED

ShadowMan Entertainment (Confidential) 4/2006 - 8/2008
Ehlers-Danlos National Foundation (Confidential) 2/2002 - 4/2006
Marks and Spencer plc (Confidential) 6/1992 - 7/1999
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SCHOOL MAJOR YEAR DEGREE

Westminster University, London UK Psychology 1990 Bachelor Degree
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TYPE TITLE URL DESCRIPTION

Blog ReadWriteWeb media url Web Apps, Web technology trends, Social Networking, Social Media etc
Blog Altgate media url STart-Ups, VC
Blog Derek Sivers media url Music / Start-Up related
Blog Tech Crunch media url Start Up and New tech news
Book Digital Music News media url Best Music business daily newsletter out there
Magazine Fast Company media url New tech, New Business, Marketing and Design
Website music2work2 media url My music business
Website Social Median media url Jason Goldberg's new start up - information aggregator - I'm digging it so far
Website Twitter media url Amazing game changer when it comes to research and networking
Website Mahalo media url Human Powered Search

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Highlights:

• Transforming a start-up company and unknown artist into an instantly recognizable brand (ShadowMan) and singer (Kelli), championing all facets of the digital marketing model; laid the foundation for the brand’s future artists’ development. • Transitioning EDNF’s culture and mind-set, restructuring the organization; instituted a business-minded approach, and re-staffed the Board with a CEO, circuit judge and small business owner. • Increasing EDNF revenues 49%, program services 580%, and funds raised 500% in my 1st year. • Reenergizing a national grass-roots infrastructure surrounding EDS, communicating a clearly defined vision, implementing regional volunteer middle management, and initiating the use of new online tools; raised community involvement and volunteer investment 3000%.

Companies I like:

TopspinMedia, 72andsunny, BMI, ASCAP, CNN, Google, Apple, UMG, EMI, WarnerBros

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Deep in the job hunt

So I'm applying what I know about information gathering and online research into my job hunt. I'm running about 35 different feeds into Google rea...

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As creative Director at a start-up Independent Record Label I was responsible for producing all digital content and using that content to generate awareness of the artist. I designed and project managed the implementation of the artist’s blog at http://kelli.com/blog and wrote over 400 multimedia blog posts, alongside the development of the artists’ digital footprint and with no marketing budget, I moved monthly site visits from 3,500 to 13,500 a month. While learning about social media marketing I got involved in Twitter in October 2007. I found it to be a game changer when it came to networking, researching information and initiating conversations. Through the service I developed a relationship with the new business director of a mobile distribution platform Myxer, this resulted in the artist becoming featured download of the day and seeing over 4,200 new users download the artist’s ringtone.
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