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Customer Service Real Estate

Location:
Wheaton, IL, 60189
Posted:
March 09, 2010

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Resume:

Joel Slosar

**** *. ******** **** #** ( Wheaton, IL 60189

630-***-**** 630-***-**** (Cell)

******@***.***

EDITOR . WRITER

Accomplished editor and writer skilled at meeting client needs for clear,

compelling and entertaining content. Experience includes business

publications, newsletters, advertising copy, speeches, audio scripts and

books. Adept at managing simultaneous projects and meeting tight

deadlines. Background enhanced with ad agency and audio and radio

commercial production expertise.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SELF EMPLOYED ( 1985 - Present

Edited and wrote materials for a diverse group of clients. Directed audio

recordings. Built business through referrals. Key Clients included:

Dartnell Publishing

. Key contributor to High Performance Skill Builder Library. Wrote two

books How to Handle Tough Customers and How to be a Motivation

Sensation from concept to final editing. Using company research wrote

and edited three additional titles.

. Wrote business training film scripts. Sample titles include At Your

Service, Five Steps To Service Success.

. Interviewed small business owners and wrote articles for monthly

newsletter Customer Service Management Report.

Nightingale-Conant Company

. Adapted 60 books to audio scripts. Scripts covered a wide range of

topics - biographies, how to, sales, real estate, motivational and

educational. Sample titles included No Money Down by Robert Allen.

Columbus & The Age of Discovery, Ronnie Lott: Football's Hardest

Hitter.

Western Publishing

. Directed recordings for 40 Golden Book Videos, 10 He-man & Masters of

the Universe videos and six Care Bear Videos. Edited all scripts.

. Wrote audio scripts for six Golden Book Videos.

Commonwealth Marketing & Cambridge Marketing Association

. Responsibility for four quarterly newsletters. Developed newsletters

from concept to edited version. Industries served included real

estate, construction, remodeling, home furnishing, energy.

Walt Disney Animation Group

. Wrote story premises for Duck Tales and Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers

Speechwriter

. President, Chicago Dental Society, Illinois State Senator John

Millner, President 7UP Co., Keynote Speech for Annual Southland

Corporation Convention, Marketing Director, Kraft.

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The Radio Station Co.

( Partner, director and writer in production company for comedy

radio commercials.

Ward Johnston Company

. Consulted on advertising strategies. Developed mainstream and trade

advertising. Wrote jingles for radio advertising.

Author, The Candid Candidate (A novel) Available on Amazon.com

J. WALTER THOMPSON COMPANY ADVERTISING AGENCY . 1971 - 1983

Vice President/Creative Director

. Directed creative operations from ad concept through final production.

. Responsible for Kraft Dressings, Velveeta, Cracker Barrel, Sears

Tools, Kitty Litter, Raisinets and Chunky

. Supervised a team of 14 associates.

Copywriter

. Major contributor to the success for the 7UP Uncola campaign.

. Also responsible for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance, Gillette,

Kraft Miracle Whip and Mayonnaise and Oscar Mayer.

ADVERTISING AWARDS

Five Clio Awards.

Cannes International Film Festival - Bronze

Venice International Film Festival - Silver Lion

International Film and TV Festival of New York - First Place

EDUCATION

B.S. Communications - Radio & TV

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana



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