Work

Entrepreneurship, Fortune 100 consulting, executive marketing leadership, publishing, and digital strategy

PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO

A Career Across Different Worlds

My career has never developed inside a single organization or discipline.

I have built an agency, worked within a Fortune 100 enterprise, helped guide the growth of a Pittsburgh construction company, built publications, advised more than 100 organizations, contributed to large-scale digital transformation initiatives, and developed businesses and platforms from their earliest stages.

Those environments operate very differently, but the work has given me a broad perspective on how organizations grow, communicate, make decisions, use technology, and build stronger digital experiences.

Today, my professional portfolio is centered around Essey Marketing, Nationwide, 3Rivers General Contracting, publishing, and independent professional projects.

 

Chris Essey

ESSEY MARKETING

Founder & Owner | 2021–Present

I founded Essey Marketing in 2021 after several years of independent and in-house marketing work. The company has since grown into a full-service digital marketing agency serving more than 100 organizations across small business, nonprofit, professional services, healthcare, construction, industrial services, entrepreneurship, and other sectors.

The agency’s work spans digital strategy, SEO, websites, content, paid media, social media, analytics, branding, and advisory services, with an emphasis on practical strategy and long-term growth.

3RIVERS GENERAL CONTRACTING

Chief Marketing Officer | 2021–Present

I began working with 3Rivers General Contracting in 2021 and have remained closely involved as the company has expanded its operations and market presence.

Today, as Chief Marketing Officer, I help lead brand strategy, digital marketing, acquisition, content, search, advertising, partnerships, market positioning, and business-development initiatives supporting the company’s commercial construction, mitigation, and restoration businesses.

Chris Essey - 3Rivers General Contracting

NATIONWIDE

Senior Consultant, Marketing Management | 2021–Present

At Nationwide, I work across enterprise digital strategy and web experience, helping guide initiatives that sit at the intersection of marketing, content, search, analytics, user experience, technology, and business strategy.

The work requires collaboration across complex organizations and provides a perspective that complements my entrepreneurial experience: how digital strategy operates when scale, governance, regulation, technology, and customer experience all have to work together.