Outline of Experience
Direct Brands, Inc. (Columbia House/Doubleday Entertainment) -- Interact with creative and marketing team to develop promotional-driven copy for audio-visual merchandise. Attend weekly meetings, review spec sheets, and pre-publication layout. Ensure the accuracy of copy and product information for apparel, crafts, CD/DVD’s, jewelry, figurines, fitness programs, electronics, children’s toys, pet products, and calendars. Create market-focused copy for Christian, spiritual, Sci-fi, and urban merchandise. -- Transition team copy coordinator -- Manage the copy flow for the discontinuation of 15 book clubs including: The Literary Guild, Architects and Designers, The Discovery Channel, Kids Book Planet, and Library of Speech Pathology. -- Contributing writer -- The Book of the Month Club.
Doubleday Entertainment -- Copywriter -- Conceive and write book-related marketing-driven promotional copy for two 24-page magazines in Behavioral Science, and Healthcare including full-length articles, taglines, teasers, direct mail materials, and enclosures. Maintain tight deadlines while working on several jobs simultaneously; assign and edit freelance assignments; input copy into an online copy database. Proofread copy at various stages of the production process to ensure accuracy.
PR Newswire -- Senior Editor -- Copy edit and proofread up to the minute news developments for global, national and regional organizations; provide comprehensive news targeting and distribution services for the media, investment community and general public.
Ad-Fax Media and Marketing -- Senior Editor/Assistant Managing Editor -- Managed editorial staff of seven reporters; set and maintained weekly deadlines; supervised budgets; schedules and increased production by 50%.
Richner Communications, Herald Community Newspapers -- Associate Editor/Journalist -- For 9 separate weekly editions covering southern Nassau County; develop and investigate ideas for hard news and feature articles.
The Blue Lizard -- Screenwriter/Associate Producer -- Wrote original screenplay for The Blue Lizard, an independent film by Fred Carpenter, starring Wings Hauser; script and continuity supervisor; proofreader; publicity coordinator for promotion; art director and web text editor. 2003 Best Picture winner of the Long Island Film Exposition.
Doubleday Entertainment -- Copywriter -- Conceive and write book-related marketing-driven promotional copy for two 24-page magazines in Behavioral Science, and Healthcare including full-length articles, taglines, teasers, direct mail materials, and enclosures. Maintain tight deadlines while working on several jobs simultaneously; assign and edit freelance assignments; input copy into an online copy database. Proofread copy at various stages of the production process to ensure accuracy.
PR Newswire -- Senior Editor -- Copy edit and proofread up to the minute news developments for global, national and regional organizations; provide comprehensive news targeting and distribution services for the media, investment community and general public.
Ad-Fax Media and Marketing -- Senior Editor/Assistant Managing Editor -- Managed editorial staff of seven reporters; set and maintained weekly deadlines; supervised budgets; schedules and increased production by 50%.
Richner Communications, Herald Community Newspapers -- Associate Editor/Journalist -- For 9 separate weekly editions covering southern Nassau County; develop and investigate ideas for hard news and feature articles.
The Blue Lizard -- Screenwriter/Associate Producer -- Wrote original screenplay for The Blue Lizard, an independent film by Fred Carpenter, starring Wings Hauser; script and continuity supervisor; proofreader; publicity coordinator for promotion; art director and web text editor. 2003 Best Picture winner of the Long Island Film Exposition.
