Haslam College of Business - Sean Harrington

Biography

Sean Harrington serves as the Assistant Director of Digital Marketing at Haslam College of Business. Within the Marketing and Public Relations division, Sean leads initiatives to enhance web presence, orchestrate impactful marketing campaigns, and elevate the profile of Haslam’s departments and programs. As an advocate for website accessibility, Sean ensures that all digital platforms under his purview cater to myriad user needs, embodying accessible content and user-friendliness.

Prior to joining Haslam, Sean was the Director of Development at Designweb, where he collaborated with an impressive portfolio of clients, including Walmart, US Air Force, Saudi Aramco, Disney/ESPN, UPS, Darden Group, Boy Scouts, and several city governments, and 300+ other organizations and businesses. Notably, in 2017 he worked to create geo-mapped traffic monitoring in partnership with Google’s Waze. While his strengths lie in data and programming, his prowess in marketing earned him the title of ‘Best Marketer’ in both 2017 and 2018 from LEO. Furthermore, Sean’s outstanding contributions were acknowledged with the 2020 Corporate Achievement Award by the American Advertising Federation. More recently, he has earned Community Building Award from The University of Tennessee in 2025 and three bronze Telly awards for his work with the Office Hours:Business Edition podcast.