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Symphony Publishing

Work: December 2006 - Current

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INFO:
26202 Detroit Rd
Westlake, OH 44145
(440) 871-1300
http://www.symphonypublishing.com(external link)

On December 4, 2006, at 8:00 a.m., I plopped down in my car, and pulled out of my driveway. I drove on a couple different highways and 40 minutes later, I arrived at my first, true, real job since I graduated college. I was going to be a professional Webmaster(external link), definitely exciting.

Symphony Publishing, as its name implies, is a publishing company that prints trade magazines dealing with music retailers, school bands, jazz, choir, golf, children's clothing, and footwear. As the resident Webmaster for all of these magazines, I am in charge of creating, and updating these sites, using a Content Management System called Oxcyon CentralPoint(external link). In addition to working on the web sites, I send out newsletters on a weekly and monthly basis, and promotional emails on a monthly basis, using ExactTarget(external link). Finally, since Symphony is a somewhat small company, I have become the whole IT department and assist all employees with any techical issues they might be experiencing, such as not receving their email or unable to access the Internet.

Below is a list of each magazine and which parts I have a hand in. Click on the titles to view their respective web sites.

MMR Magazine(external link)

Web Site:
Design
Implementation
Regular magazine & news updates
Classifieds

Newsletter:
Weekly Update
Ad management
Monthly promos

SBO Magazine(external link)

Web Site:
Regular magazine updates
Classifieds coming soon

Newsletter:
Monthly newsletter
Monthly surveys
Monthly promos

JAZZed Magazine(external link)

Web Site:
Regular magazine updates

Newsletter:
Possibly Coming Soon

Choral Director(external link)

Web Site:
Design
Implementation
Regular magazine updates

Newsletter:
Possibly Coming Soon

Golf Event Magazine(external link)

Web Site:
Design
Implementation
Regular magazine & news updates

Newsletter:
Sent out by a co-worker
Design in-house advertisements

Earnshaw's(external link)

Web Site:
Design (based off of Footwear Plus)
Implementation
News updates

Newsletter:
Weekly Newsblast

Footwear Plus Magazine(external link)

Web Site:
Design input
Implementation of in-house design
Regular magazine updates

Newsletter:
Coming Soon