Professional/Personal Overview
Steve Lubetkin is the managing partner of Lubetkin Global Communications LLC, an award-winning producer of Internet-distributed rich-media content. In February 2012, The Philadelphia Business Journal named him one of its Social Media Stars for his work in podcasting. One of the first journalists to use a portable computer to cover a Grateful Dead rock concert -- in 1977 -- he has had an email address on his business card since 1988. Steve writes "CompuSchmooze," a technology column in the Jewish Community Voice of Southern New Jersey, and helped launch Jewish Community Voice TV on the newspaper's website. A Senior Fellow of the Society for New Communications Research, he is Accredited in Public Relations by the Public Relations Society of America and is a member of PRSA's College of Fellows. He has more than 3,500 Twitter followers (@PodcastSteve) and is a charter member of the organizing committee for PodCamp Philly, the Philadelphia based podcasting conference.
Work Info
Expertise
Account manager
25 Years
Photographer
25 Years
Writer
30 Years
Specialty
Transportation
10 Years
Finance
15 Years
Technology
17 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
31 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Jewish Community Voice of Southern NJ (11+), Smart Business Magazine (6-10), PR Tactics (PRSA Publication) (6-10), Attitudes Magazine (3-5)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
ACE Group of Companies Insurance (podcasting) (11+), Conrail (11+), NAPL Trade Association (11+), Rutgers University Quarterly Business Outlook (11+), Standard & Poor's (11+), Wal-Mart Stores (11+), NJ Bankers Association (podcasting) (6-10), SJPMTIA (podcasting, pharma trade association) (3-5), Sun National Bank (podcasting) (3-5)
Computer Skills
Wide range of computer skills
Technical Skills
Photoshop; Audacity; Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Pro; n-track Studio; Dreamweaver
Equipment
Nikon D70 and accessories; Marantz PMD660 digital audio recorder, wireless mikes, Eurorack mixer, Sony DVX-1000 MiniDV video cams (2) and Sony/Adobe NLE editing suites
Foreign Language Skills
Fluent in Spanish
Awards
See www.lubetkin.net for background information
Associations
Public Relations Society of America; Professional Photographers of America; Radio and Television News Directors Association (RTNDA); National Press Photographers Association;Online Media Association; Senior Fellow, Society for New Communications Research
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near Philadelphia, PA. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
Photojournalism
(Various , 2/16/2006)
Visit this link to get information on my photojournalism experience, and to see albums of some of my photography.
Writing Samples
(6/12/2006)
Visit my portfolio page on my website to see samples of my writing projects.
Broadcast Content Production
(Various , 1/1/2005)
This is our video distribution platform for clients and includes a range of videos we've produced for clients on many different topics.
e-Learning Modules
(Woodcock Washburn LP , 3/9/2009)
Professional Podcasts has produced the first online electronic learning (e-Learning) program for Philadelphia-based intellectual property law firm Woodcock Washburn, using our Articulate Rapid E-Learning Development Studio Tool.
The first program is an analysis by Woodcock Washburn associate Sean