Jesse Greenberg

Current

Chicago Area Coordinator at J Street
Owner at Next Step Communications Inc.

Past

Senior Account Executive at Jasculca/Terman & Associates
Domestic Affairs Associate at Jewish Federation of Metro Chicago
Campaign Communications Advisor at Daniel Biss for State Representative

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Education

Northwestern University
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Recommended

5 people have recommended Jesse

Connections

163 connections

Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Websites

Jesse Greenberg’s Summary

-Working with small business and Fortune 100 companies on branding and strategic communications

-Message development

-Social media marketing strategy and execution

-Blogging and consulting on how to start a blog

-Pitching and securing media placements

-Political campaign management

Jesse Greenberg’s Specialties:

Branding and identity, public affairs, social media strategy, message development, cross-cultural marketing, government relations, crisis communications

Jesse Greenberg’s Experience

Chicago Area Coordinator

J Street

(Public Policy industry)

September 2009 — Present (3 months)
Owner

Next Step Communications Inc.

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

February 2009 — Present (10 months)

Strategic communications consultant with expertise in social media, blogging, public affairs, reputation management and public relations to drive business objectives.
Senior Account Executive

Jasculca/Terman & Associates

(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

April 2008 — February 2009 (11 months)

-Web and social networking strategy
-Branding and identity
-Message development
-Coalition building
-Crisis communications
-Event marketing
Domestic Affairs Associate

Jewish Federation of Metro Chicago

(Non-Profit; Public Relations and Communications industry)

May 2006 — May 2008 (2 years 1 month)

Served as the public relations/affairs officer of the largest social service agency in the state of Illinois. I worked to promote the public policy positions of my agency and advance community relations with Chicagoland stakeholders.
Campaign Communications Advisor

Daniel Biss for State Representative

(Public Relations and Communications industry)

May 2007 — February 2008 (10 months)

Public affairs and marketing communications consulting for Daniel Biss, candidate for State Representative for Illinois 17th District (www.danielbiss.com). Duties included: web strategy, social networking strategy, speech writing, issue positioning and community outreach.

Jesse Greenberg’s Education

Northwestern University

MA , Integrated Marketing Communications , 2006 — 2008

-Independent study analyzing online social networks' impact on the 2008 elections

-Formulated re-branding strategy and tactics for Fortune 500 companies

-Created launch strategy for online social networking website

-Executed word-of-mouth campaign for Chicago-business, increasing customer engagement and deepening customer loyalty
University of Wisconsin-Madison

BA , History , 2002 — 2004

-Graduated with honors
-Winner of the Andrew Wolpert Prize for best undergraduate research paper

Activities and Societies:

Entrepreneurship Society

Additional Information

Jesse Greenberg’s Websites:

Jesse Greenberg’s Interests:

Marketing communications, web 2.0, entrepreneurs, public affairs, international relations, online social networking, blogging, campaigns and elections