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Brian Hemsworth

Visiting Instructor of Advertising and IMC
Internship Coordinator
Communication Division, Seaver College
CCB 215

Biography

Brian Hemsworth is communications professional with more than three decades of marketing, advertising, and branding experience. He is a visiting instructor at Pepperdine University’s Communication Division, having served on their faculty for 18+ years, and has taught more than 60 advertising and integrated marketing communication courses at the university level. He is the president of Newman Grace Inc. a consulting boutique located in Los Angeles, California, working with a variety of clients in professional services, health & fitness, and entertainment. He is the creator of F.O.C.U.S. Branding™, and has authored more than 100 magazine articles. He is a co-founder of Echelon Business Development network. A “renaissance man” of communications, he has won awards as a commercial director and producer, a magazine editor, and as a marketing professional. He lives with his wife in Woodland Hills, California, and enjoys time with their dogs Mookie and Tilly and cat Maui.

Education

  • BA Telecommunications & Film, Journalism Minor
  • MBA Business Administration, California Lutheran University
  • CBC – Certified Business Communicator, Business Marketing Association

 

  • Bert and Sarah Ballard Outstanding Communication Division Teaching and Mentoring Award – 2024
  • Faculty Advisor – 2013 Google Online Marketing Challenge, 1st Place Social Media Marketing North/South Americas
  • Professional Awards including Best of the West Merit Award, Producer and Director; Maggie Award, National Bookseller’s Best Magazine Cover Under 80,000 Circulation; Medical Media Marketing Top 100, Miramar Communications Employee of the Year.

Topics

  • Creative & Design Thinking
  • Digital Advertising
  • Content Marketing
  • Brand Strategies

Courses

  • Introduction To Advertising. (ADV 275)
  • Advertising Media Planning. (ADV 375)
  • Advertising Layout and Copywriting  (ADV 385)
  • Advertising Campaign Management  (ADV 575)