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Dan Galvin

Address: 229 S Hite Avenue Louisville, KY 40206

E-mail: dgalvin@Content-1.com

Phone: 502.376.6073

Work experience
 

Skills
Head of Marketing, AdventFS

​2023 - 2025

Responsible for all aspects of marketing and strategy for Advent products serving multiple countries and customer profiles, while leading our marketing department and integrating services from third-party providers in efforts to meet and exceed marketing and sales goals.

Owner/Founder, Content-1

2016 - 2024

 

I plan and guide all aspects of operations, sales, marketing, new business development, creative direction, and account maintenance for the production of audio and video content, mobile applications, websites, print, and marketing strategy. 

 

Production responsibilities include hands-on work as writer, producer, director and art director in various capacities for projects across all Content-1 service areas. Management responsibilities include operations management across the company and organization of staff members creating motivated teams to develop specific projects. I also manage many client relationships engaging and developing them through creative consultation. I guide the strategic development of the company establishing short and long term goals, and managing and implementing plans and processes to achieve success.

Vice President – New Business Development/Marketing, LEAP Agency

2015 – 2016

Responsible for strategy, management and execution of new business development efforts for LEAP, a Midwest advertising agency with offices in Louisville, Cincinnati and Indianapolis. I worked with all facets of the agency to develop strategies and creative to pitch major client opportunities for new business. I guided lead generation and targeting efforts and, integrated elements of advertising into effective plans for future clients including:

 

Website Development                       Technology Integration                Research

Communication Strategy                   Content Generation                    Content Amplification

Digital Media Planning                       Social Media                               User Centric Creative

Display and Rich Media                     Video Production                        Motion Graphics

Owner - President of Sales and Marketing, Producer/Director
Interactive Media Lab

1999 - 2015

 

Responsibilities include all aspects of sales, marketing, new business development and account maintenance for the creation of enterprise application development, audio and video content, mobile applications, websites, inbound marketing strategy, live events, and interactive multimedia.

 

Production responsibilities include hands-on work as writer, producer, director and art director in various capacities for projects across all IML service areas. Management responsibilities include operations management across the company and organization of staff members creating motivated teams to develop specific projects. I also managed client relationships engaging and developing them through creative consultation.

 

Owner - President of Sales and Marketing, McCafferty & Company Advertising

 

Responsibilities included all aspects of sales, marketing, new business development and account maintenance for the creation of branding, advertising and marketing strategies. I worked in the development of creative approaches to meet campaign goals through the use of print, direct mail, outdoor, television, radio and media planning resources.

 

I was responsible for targeting prospective new business, developing pitches and closing contracts as well as maintaining agency relationships with clients, vendors and the media. I also developed and managed sales teams for the company with a strong focus on client growth and retention.

 

Creative Director, Patterson Regal Advertising

 

Responsibilities included the management of art directors, designers and writers in the creative development of advertising related projects and campaigns across all forms of media. I worked as a liaison between sales and creative assisting account executives with the development of marketing strategies to meet goals and directing the creative process resulting in highly effective end products. 

 

Art Director, Jackson Studios

 

Responsibilities included the concept, design and development of specific advertising-related projects for agency clients.

Marketing Strategy

Business/Strategic Planning

Sales Management

Advertising

Web, Social, SEO Strategy

Inbound Certified

Video and Event Producer

Team Builder

Project Manager

Writer

Creative Director

2010 - present

2010 - present

Some things I've done
 

Senior Post Producer - Museum of the American Revolution

Contracted with Donna Lawrence Productions to guide an array of resources including museum staff, creative and production contractors, lighting, audio, projection, and production companies to the successful completion of 13 large screen video displays and the content they accommodated programmed to interact with artifacts, tableaus, and information panels throughout the new museum compressing timelines against a tight grand opening schedule. 

 

Intelligence product creation

Developed new business relationships with federal intelligence community (CIA, NSA, Naval Intelligence) and managed creation of RVBS (Remote Video Broadcast System) allowing compact packaged satellite video transmission hardware and custom software from remote locations globally.

 

Humana relationship engagement  

Developed new business relationship, executed account, and served as writer, producer/director for hundreds of videos, software applications and interactive multimedia projects related to health and wellness for Humana, Inc.

 

Legal industry product development  

Identified legal industry need for software to be developed accommodating multimedia organization and presentation tools. I managed creation and marketing of "LegalEase" growing the initiative to be an extremely profitably division of IML. I served as an accredited Continuing Legal Education (CLE) teacher for Bar Associations educating attorneys about how to effectively use document organization and multimedia presentations in litigation.

 

Dalai Lama Event Executive Producer

Developed new business relationship, served on team tasked with bringing His Holiness the Dali Lama to Louisville. I was the executive producer for Dalai Lama - Engaging Compassion three-day arena event at the Yum! Center in Louisville, KY.

Columbia Hospital new business development

Developed new business and executed account for Columbia Hospitals of Kentucky managing as advertising agency of record for 13 hospitals throughout their Kentucky network.

Versatile background

I have worked as an award winning Account Executive, Art Director, Writer, Producer and Director for many diverse clients and projects including enterprise level applications, print, audio, video, live events, mobile apps, websites, museum installations and interactive multimedia projects. 

Past clients you may know

Yum! Brands, Intel, Broadcom, Humana, Chrysler Financial, Mercedes Benz, Brown-Forman, Fazoli's, His Holiness the Dali Lama, Miller Brewing Company, Museum of the American Revolution, Heaven Hill, Maker's Mark, Sazerac, The E. W. Scripps Company, Dow, DuPont, Abbott Labs, CIA, NSA, Naval Intelligence, Society for Science, Arby's, Lexmark, Columbia Hospitals, Churchill Downs, Schlage, Bosch, Catholic Charities

Education
 

Marian University

Bachelor of Arts in Art with concentration in Art for Advertising and minor in Literature – Marian University, Indianapolis

 

Inbound Marketing Certification (IMC) HubSpot Academy

 

Awards

Numerous local, regional and national Advertising Federation Louie and Addy awards

Numerous Telly Awards

SpanTech Vendor of the Year Award

1997 Summit Award

Advertising Federation Partner of the Year Award

 

Community involvement

Parish Council Chairman, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 6 years

Pro-bono work with American Cancer Society – Breast Cancer Awareness

Advisory and pro-bono work with St. John Center for Homeless Men

Pro-bono work with Catholic Charities

Pro-bono work with Center for Interfaith Relations

Adult Leader/Coordinator – Odyssey of the Mind

Louisville Advertising Federation Partner of the Year

International C-Games Conference Keynote Speaker

St. James Catholic School Commission member

Advisory and pro-bono work with River Valley Resources

Marketing Advisor to Drepung Gomang Center for Engaging Compassion

Event Founder: Louisville Peace, Piece by Piece

Frankfort Avenue Business Association - Board of Directors

Marketing Advisor to Workwell Industries

Marketing Advisor to Earth and Spirit Center

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