Sheri Davenport

Writer/Creative Director

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Phoenix, AZ 85023

602-***-****

Mobile 510-***-****

acrmtb@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To find the exact words to create the perfect sentence to communicate your outstanding message.

QUALIFICATIONS

Freelance writer/producer for over a decade writing web content, video scripts, advertising and promotional copy, training programs, press releases, catalogs, brochures, blogs and speeches

Award-winning, produced screenwriter

Published novelist

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

6/2000-Present

FREELANCE WRITER / CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Work with communication agencies and clients to develop and write web content, training programs, video/film scripts, infomercials, proposals, audio programs, multi-media scripts, speeches, advertising, brochures, packaging, Flash and Powerpoint presentations, catalogs, direct mail, press releases, newsletters and promotional material. Experience ghostwriting nonfiction.

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Marketing

Director

ELECTRONIC MORTGAGE AFFILIATES

Pleasanton, California

Planned and managed all marketing programs including national advertising, collateral, web interface, events, and PR for Internet start up serving the mortgage broker community.

Creative Director

Writer/Producer

MARITZ COMMUNICATIONS

San Francisco / Los Angeles, California

Provided scripting and overall creative direction, from concept through production, for video, audio, multi-media, print, film and live performance programs. In charge of writing and producing films, PowerPoint presentations, videos, speeches, catalogs, audio programs, brochures, training programs, business meetings, and commercials. Clients included: Hewlett-Packard, HP, Security Pacific Bank, Volvo, Anheuser-Busch, Hanes, Taco Bell, Merle Norman Cosmetics, Redken, Clorox, Levis, Apple and Jafra Cosmetics.

Sr. Marketing Manager

DISCOVERY TOYS

Pleasant Hill, California

Planned, and managed all sales promotion programs, collateral materials, field and customer communications for national direct sales force of 15,000. Directed the planning, writing, printing and distribution of two monthly publications and one bi-weekly newsletter. Also coordinated publicity activities with press, senior management and field. Managed staff of four.

Marketing

Manager

CITIBANK

St. Louis, MO & Oakland, CA

Responsible for managing the production of promotional material and other creative and publicity programs for 125 branch offices and all home office departments of national mortgage lender. Coordinated project execution with local agencies. Major programs completed under my management include: realtor referral package; insurance package; suggestion program; indirect dealer and consumer programs; comprehensive business meeting guide; consumer direct mail packages. Provided total sales promotion support for thrift roll out in four major markets.

Promotion Writer /Coordinator

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS

Des Moines, Iowa

Responsible for writing and designing layouts for brochures, catalogs, speeches, newsletters, presentations, direct mail, publicity as well as coordinating their production with designers, photographers and printers.

INDEPENDENT PROJECTS

Author of nonfiction book “Secrets to Successful Meetings”

Co-authored a novel “On the Way to Woodstock”

Ghost Wrote How-to book for Silicon Valley Exec

Wrote and produced a number of videos for nonprofit organizations

Optioned five screenplays

Sold a screenplay “Lucky Christmas” that was featured movie on the Hallmark Channel 2012

EDUCATION

B.A. English: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Work on M.A. in Journalism: University of Iowa, Iowa City

SAMPLES, REFERENCES AND LIST OF AWARDS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

SHERI DAVENPORT FREE-LANCE WRITER

CLIENTS

Milk Advisory Board Lucent Technologies

Washington Apple Board Memorex

GNLD . Fujitsu - GTE

Discovery Toys Bayer

Melaleuca Johnson & Johnson

GT Global Genentech

First Nationwide Bank Immunex

Citibank Chiron

Ellie Mae Super 8 Motels

Wells Fargo Howard Johnson

Gibraltor Money Center San Francisco Holiday Inn

Prudential Bache Harrah’s Reno/Tahoe

Security Pacific Bank Hornblower Yachts

Silicon Valley Bank Pleasanton Hilton

Visa Del Monte

Charles Schwab Olympic Paint and Stain

Redwood Bank Clorox

Extreme Pizza Levi Strauss

Chalone Wine Group Blue Ribbon Figs

Wente Vineyards General Mills

Sherwood Mall Gymboree

Chevron Pottery Barn

Omni Preferred Care Sun-Maid

Amador Valley Athletic Club Nestle

Sporting Clubs Foster Farms

24 Hour Fitness The Gap

American Fireman’s Fund Merle Norman Cosmetics

Insurance Home Shield Jafra Cosmetics

Mutual of Canada Supercuts

Continental Cablevision Shaklee

Adobe Williams-Sonoma

Silicon Graphics Banana Republic

Intel Old Navy

Hewlett-Packard Omni Preferred Care

Oracle Better Homes and Gardens

3 Com MacWeek

RasterOps Coldwell Banker

Unisys Century 21

National Semiconductor ERA

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