Project Manager Marketing
Resume:
Blair Howell
***** *. ****** **., ***** Hills, Utah 84062
801-***-**** email: abj231@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NovaRad Corporation
Project Manager/Technical Writer September 2008 to April 2010
Worked independently from home office in Cedar Hills, Utah
. Wrote and designed training manuals for software development company.
. Produced PDF documentation and end-user online help guides for all
company software products.
. Updated existing training materials as enhancements became available
and wrote original documentation for newly created products.
Compendium Publishing
Production Editor/Creative Consultant April 2000 to February 2008
Worked independently from home office in Cedar Hills, Utah
Production Editor/Creative Director September 1990 to March 2000
Worked in corporate office in Port Chester, New York
. Designed and produced all editorial pages for point-of-sale, custom-
published consumer magazine with editorial emphases on lifestyle,
beauty, health and wellness.
. Worked directly with Marketing Department to develop marketing
campaigns to increase sales at retail members of the National
Association of Chain Drug stores.
. Created advertising and wrote client-sponsored advertorials for high-
profile companies such as M&M Mars, Revlon, Slim-Fast and others.
. Developed network of independent contributors, including writers,
editors, and photographers.
. Directed company's web site, both designing individual pages and
writing content.
Compendium Publishing, Century City, California
Editor in Chief/Marketing Supervisor June 1990 to August 1993
. Designed content of national marketing magazine for Health and Beauty
Aids Industry.
. Responsible for entire project, from developing editorial scope to
writing, designing, and producing individual pages.
Hume Publications, Westwood, California
Director, Editorial May 1983 to June 1990
. Managed staff of Assistant Editors to ensure accurate editing,
composition, and production of educational self-study publications.
. Coordinated the production and design of all editorial products.
WestMart Publications, Anaheim, California
Assistant Editor April 1981 to May 1983
. Directly responsible to Publisher for entire editorial content of
regional business-to-business building-industry magazine.
. Worked in all phases of editorial production, including editing,
writing, writer consultation, proofreading, layout and photography.
Reader's Digest, Pleasantville, N.Y.
Editing Internship June to August 1980
. Sponsored by the American Society of Magazine Editors with a grant
from the Magazine Publishers' Association.
. Worked in editorial department as a Reader's Digest trainee, while
becoming familiar with other New York City-published magazines through
Magazine Publishers' Association-sponsored programs.
Whittier Daily News, Whittier, Calif.
Staff Writer/Section Editor September 1978 to November
1979
. Served as general-assignment and education-beat reporter.
. Edited daily section of paper.
. Hired as full-time staff member following six-week, university-
required internship.
EDUCATION
. Bachelor of Arts, Communications, April 1980
. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
. Magazine Journalism major; Marketing/Advertising minor
UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE
. MONDAY MAGAZINE, Editor in Chief, Staff Writer
. DAILY UNIVERSE newspaper, Copy Chief, Staff Writer
. BYU College of Education, Press Writer
. BYU yearbook BANYAN, Associate Editor
SUPPLEMENTAL LANGUAGE
. Conversant in Spanish, after two-year residence in Central America.
. Traveled extensively through Mexico.
Professional References
. Tyler Harris, Vice President of Clinical Solutions, NovaRad Corp.,
. Lauren Yarish, Director of Marketing, Compendium Publishing, (914) 935-
1000 X303
. Mike DeSisto, former Executive Vice President/General Manager,
Compendium Publishing, 914-***-****
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