Publishing

Editorial Management

Marketing & Advertising

Web Site Planning
& Management

Writing & Editing

Additional Skills

Association Management

Event Planning & Management

Sports Marketing

Video Production

Trade Show Management

Software Skills

MS Word

MS Excel

Quark Xpress

PageMaker

PhotoShop

FrontPage

Composer

RealProducer

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Steven A. Milano

Steve Milano & Associates, LLC-- Current
Specialize in magazine consulting, editorial development, video production, Web sites.

Current contracts
*Executive Director, Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
*Executive Director, U.S. High School Tennis Coaches Association (publish coaching e-zine)

Previous Projects
*Executive Director, GA Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architects
*Executive Editor, FieldMedia
*Adjunct professor, Shorter College
*Book editing, Web site design, magazine consulting and teaching

Director of Publishing/V.P. Marketing, XpansionLab
*Repositioned and directed all areas of editorial, advertising, circulation, production
Web site development and P&L for Business Xpansion Journal and Corporate Xpansion.
*Developed marketing and advertising programs and collateral materials for sales staff.

C.O.O./Director of Publishing, Afiniti Communications 
*Repositioned and directed all areas of editorial, advertising, circulation, production
Web site development and financials for Business Development Outlook.
*Developed marketing and advertising programs and collateral materials for sales staff.

Director of Publishing, Knight Enterprises, Lawrence, KS
*Directed editorial, advertising, circulation, production, P&L and promotions for Outdoor
Kansas and Building Components. Managed editorial, production of WoodWords.
*Directed Web site development for two titles.
*Developed new marketing and advertising programs for sales staff.
*Developed new special publications and wrote business plan for Lawrence! magazine.
*Increased BC's revenues 51 percent (after decreasing frequency 20 percent).

Independent Project Work, Hilton Head, SC
*Involved in publishing consulting, event production, sports marketing, broadcast.
*Produced Power Ade Spring Break Volleyball, Sun City National Senior Tennis Week,
award-winning special-interest videos, local TV show, etc.

USPTR Foundation, Hilton Head Island, SC 1987-1992
Executive Director
Charitable arm of the 10,000-member USPTR. Worked with Arthur Ashe, Tracy Austin,
Bud Collins, Billie Jean King, Stan Smith and execs at most major tennis companies.

*Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, TennisPro magazine
Repositioned and directed all editorial, advertising, circulation, production and P&L.

*Symposium Director, International Tennis Symposium
Coordinated speakers, trade show, publicity and all logistics. Significantly increased
attendance and income while controlling costs, leading to first profitable event.

Buccino & Associates, Chicago 1986-1987
Director of Corporate Communications
Handled all marketing, advertising, public relations, events and related communications
for this national crisis-management consulting firm. Developed the company's first
marketing plan, including advertising and public relations campaigns.

Collegiate Journalist, 1982-1985
Worked on various campus publications as advertising manager, general assignment
reporter, associate editor, feature writer and in ad layout and design and production.

Education
MSJ, Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism -- Major: Magazine Publishing
BA, Northern Illinois University -- Major: Journalism/Advertising Minor: English
AA, College of DuPage -- Completed two-year degree in one year.