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Resume:
Paul E. Zeidman
****@********.***
@maximum_z
SUMMARY
. 15+ years experience writing, editing and producing news reports with
daily/hourly deadlines
. 14 years experience writing and editing various types of business
documents
. Skilled in creating appropriate content for each audience and
communication medium
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Maximum Z Creative
1998-present
Writer/Editor/Screenwriter
Past clients include: Advent, Mashery, Luma International, Visa, Kaiser
Permanente, eSelf, TIBCO Software, Sonics, and numerous consumer internet
and technology startups
( Wrote and edited website content, proficient with various CMS programs
( Created email campaigns and other content for use with various marketing
automation
tools including Eloqua, Marketo and Genius
( Edited external communications materials such as conference abstracts,
news releases, white papers, byline articles and blogs to ensure clear
messages that aligned with corporate positioning
( Avid blogger - maximumz.wordpress.com
( Leveraged latest tools to monitor and measure traffic and impact of
social media
( Wrote and edited articles for various internal and external corporate
publications
( Wrote and edited internal corporate documents such as executive
PowerPoint presentations, speeches, and byline articles with creativity
and discretion
( Wrote contributed articles for Casting Call
( Wrote seven feature-length screenplays and one short-subject script on
spec
Clear Channel 2001-
present
Editor/Producer/Announcer
Concurrent with freelance writing and editing
( Writes and edits news reports with tight hourly deadlines
( Announces traffic and news reports for radio stations throughout
California, including KCBS,
KQED and Sirius XM satellite radio
( Trains new employees on company's writing, editing and producing
standards and techniques
( Produced and edited digital audio files for immediate radio broadcast
( Produced live segments for KPIX-TV morning newscast; served as on-air
traffic reporter
Command Audio
1999-2000
Editor/Producer
( Edited written content with daily deadlines for use throughout the
company's audio production
( Produced and edited on-demand audio content including news, periodicals
and special interests
TravInfo
1996-99
Editor/Producer/Announcer
( Wrote, produced and announced traffic updates for phone-based Bay Area
traffic reporting system
Radio Editor and Announcer 1997-
2000
( Announcer for various Northern California radio stations
( Wrote on-air material for news reports, pop culture reviews, between-
music segments
Broadcast Skills Bank
1995-98
( Wrote and edited articles for volunteer organization's newsletter with a
readership of Bay Area television and radio journalists
Radio/TV Reports
1993-96
Editor/Production
( Wrote daily news reports for product placement analysis
( Managed production of multiple client orders simultaneously with daily
deadlines
( Edited video projects for numerous corporate clients on tight deadlines
CONFERENCES
Attended creative writing conferences and workshops
2000-08
AWARDS
Placed in the top 10% of submissions to the Nicholl Screenwriting
Fellowship 2001
Semi-finalist Scriptwriters' Network competition
2001
EDUCATION
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, PA BA: English Minor: Mass
Communications
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office; GoldWave, ISIS Software; Camtasia Studio; Movie Magic
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