JD Bruewer has always been interested in information technology, but against his father’s advice, he pursued a career in journalism (after getting a degree in French Studies.) He honed his writing skills in small towns across Ohio and Indiana. From car crashes to county fairs and congressmen to convicts, he has written about more topics than he can remember. He can quickly pick through the complex facts to create a simple and compelling story.
JD’s IT skills helped him become a pioneer of newspaper websites. He quickly realized their potential to combine print, images and video to tell a complete story. Before YouTube was commonplace, he programmed a server to stream video so his reporters could better tell their stories.
JD has also served as a backup technician. He created the code to digitize an ad index and managed to restart an entire network when one of the newspaper’s regular IT guys was out of the country and the other could not be reached.
With experience as a DJ and actor, JD has worked with talented film professionals and is a competent videographer, editor and voice-over artist. He has also developed a reputation as the go-to DJ of French music for the Cincinnati ex-patriot community.
Bruewer left journalism when a local hospital sought him out to create their social media presence. Although they were late to the game, within two years JD had them in the top three markets for social media reach, out of 11 markets. This despite the fact that it was one of the smallest regions in the chain.
That job also introduced him to the world for corporate communications and public relations. He has nearly 10 years of experience in that arena.
JD Bruewer can provide your organization with the wisdom that comes from printing tens of thousands of copies of a “post” with no delete button. He has expert knowledge of web and social media and a solid foundation in coding and IT. He can write, create video and more.