Manager School

PHILLIP M. ALLEN

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Orland Park, IL 60462

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PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE

I have more than 20 years in the editorial/public relations field, with an emphasis in publications, press releases and

media relations. I have been an editor or assistant editor for magazines for 20 years. I would like to apply my

experience to a dynamic organization that needs a professional writer, editor, desktop publisher, media liaison,

publicist and web editor.

QUALIFICATIONS

Writer for weekly and quarterly magazines

Editor for weekly and quarterly magazines

Media liaison

Write press releases

Magazine layout

Skilled in desktop publishing and graphic design

Web Site design and updating

Newsletter development and publication

Adept at Microsoft Office Applications

Advertising Coordinator

Design annual reports and brochures

Ran trade show press room

Marketing and promotions

Developed company communications plans

Photography

Interviewing

Chairman of Marketing Committee

ACHIEVEMENTS

Public Relations Manager for the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. Developed the

association’s strategic plan website and wrote the press release announcing the new organizational identity program.

I ran the press room at the annual Food & Nutrition Conference and Expo at McCormick Place in Chicago. The Expo

is the world’s largest gathering of food and nutrition professionals. In the press room, I arranged interviews for media

members with the American Dietetic Association’s 30 national media spokespersons and secured access for print and

broadcast media members to the exhibition floor.

I wrote a press release on eating healthy on a budget that was picked up by national media in People magazine, the

Chicago Tribune, the Orlando Sentinel, the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Times.

Public Relations Director and media liaison for a major Chicago prep school. During my 15 years as Public Relations

Director, the school's enrollment increased to become the largest all boys secondary school in the State of Illinois.

I designed via desktop publishing, the school’s parents’ newsletter, alumni newsletter and all advertising to local

media. I also handled media relations duties for the school.

Worked in conjunction with the Development Department, the Recruiting Director and the Alumni Director to

produce the school's annual report, recruitment literature and alumni publications.

Responsible for content and updating information on the school’s website, including alumni e mail addresses, sports

and academic achievements and news monitoring. I took and uploaded all photos to the site.

EXPERIENCE

Public Relations Manager, American Dietetic Association, Chicago, IL 2008 2009. Oversaw ADA’s “Eating Right

Minute” daily radio feature broadcast on WBBM 780, including script development and editing. Responsible for

writing consumer and media materials including ADA’s Tip of the Day and Monthly Feature for ADA’s website, NBC’s

network websites and the Fresh Grocer consumer publication. Wrote press releases about research published in the

Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Oversaw the development of the Public Relations team’s website.

Associate Editor for the quarterly ADA Times magazine. Planned and managed ADA’s annual Nutrition News Forecast

meeting and planned and managed press room activities at the association’s annual Food & Nutrition Conference and

Expo.

Public Relations Director, Brother Rice High School, Chicago, IL 1993 2007. Liaison to local media regarding

achievements of student body, including sports and academic accomplishments and faculty achievements.

Responsible for developing story ideas, gathering story information, writing press releases or feature story on subject,

taking all necessary pictures and relaying stories to media outlets. Also responsible for all external publications using

desktop publishing including alumni and parents’ newsletters, brochures on sports and academic programs, annual

reports, publicity of events and advertisements. Responsible for updating content on school’s web site. Duties also

included monitoring the image of the school. Responsible for public relations budget which included all advertising

for the school and production costs for publications. Worked with outside vendors and printers to produce

publications.

Director of Public Relations and Publications, St. Ignatius College Prep, Chicago, IL 1991 1992. Responsible for

design, layout, photography and a majority of the writing of a 20,000 circulation, 32 page quarterly alumni magazine

utilizing desktop publishing. Accountable for writing, editing and designing a monthly eight page bulletin for

teachers and parents of students. Designed school’s annual report to donors as well as various brochures, the school

handbook and the school calendar. Also wrote all press releases coming out of the school. In charge of publicity for

school activities, including benefits and fund raising events.

Editor, Corporate Communications, Gas Research Institute, Chicago, IL 1990 1991. Wrote departmental articles

for quarterly magazine detailing research activities at the organization. Also responsible for communicating all

information coming out of my beat area environment and safety research through departmental articles and in

writing news releases.

Assistant Editor, The National Provisioner, Chicago, IL 1986 1990. Wrote feature articles for a weekly news

magazine from attending meetings, conventions and interviewing subjects on a national and international basis. Also

edited stories, did layout work and took all photos used in my stories.

EDUCATION

Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL

B.A. in Journalism, Minor in Speech Communications

Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Summer Institute,

University of Notre Dame

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