steve Handwerker
Award-Winning Sports Marketing and Communications Professional
Lindenhurst, Illinois USAAbout
Bilingual / multilingual sports marketing, communications and operations directorPublicity Club of Chicago Gold Trumpet Award & Silver Trumpet Award WinnerInternational Association of Business Communicators/Chicago Bronze Quill Award Winner. Stick-and-ball, endurance, outdoors, or otherwise, you've found your new MVP!
Experience
Managing Director
Mar 2013 - Jan 2014
Staff, volunteer recruiting, training; sponsorship valuation, sales, activation; event operations, medical, crisis
management; course design, look of venue; strategic direction; budget; registration; customer, government, vendor relations;
multicultural marketing communications, advertising, PR, social media; photography; large-scale half-marathons
Director of Account Services
Jan 2010 - Dec 2011
Managed $31k/month in retainers, staff, teams; presentations; strategy; public relations, media relations; branding; corporate, crisis,
internal communications; market research; trade shows, special events; social media; newsletters, website, webinars.
Director of Public Relations
Aug 2008 - Apr 2009
Hispanic, bilingual, multicultural PR. Managed $24k/mo in retainers, staff, budget, strategy; media relations, corporate, crisis,
internal communications; mobile apps, social media, webinars; special events; market research; CSR; expanded service, profitability.
Director of Marketing and Brand Communications
Mar 2008 - Aug 2008
National governing body & Olympic team brand building, marketing, management; expo marketing, merchandise, partnerships,
sponsorship management, sales; look-of-venue; fundraising strategy; budget, staff, communications management.
Marketing Communications and Operations Director
Sep 2001 - Feb 2021
Athlete, event, asset management, operations; sponsorship valuation, licensing, negotiation, contracts; media planning, buying; public relations, media relations, crisis communications; anti-doping consulting; look-of-venue; social media, website, e-blasts, webinars; trade shows; travel marketing; database marketing; hospitality; photography.
