Sales Marketing

James Schweitzer

Creative Copywriter

I'm going to dispense with the over-formal, boilerplate-style cover letter here. There's no sense in me wasting your time touting my extensive copywriting and web experience. We're all adults here, and you're certainly more than capable of reading the attendant materials attached to this profile. Instead, I'd rather spend a moment to tell you why I feel I'm the ideal candidate for your company.

I've been a professional Copywriter for my entire adult life. During that time, I've developed a reputation for peerless attention to detail, and an obsessive drive for perfection on the page. Crisp grammar, slick syntax, and flawless nuts-and-bolts construction are NOT "optional" in my world. Which is probably why mine is usually the last desk a given piece of work crosses before it's put out into the wild.

During my career, I've worn a lot of hats, and sold a lot of stuff to a lot of people. From a production company's television show, to the cable company that would be delivering it. From mass-produced, nationally-distributed compact discs, to concerts by the artists who appear on them. I've sold sports teams, and sporting goods. Shoes, and shumai. Everything from soup, to nuts. Including actual soup, and literal nuts.

Long story short, I'm ready to help take you and your company to the next level. All I need is a boarding pass.

Resume

Career Objective:

To apply my finely honed language skills and peerless attention to detail in a manner that reaches customers, anticipates

their needs, and presents a given client s products and/or services as the solution that best meets those needs.

10/2007 Present: Copywriter II, The Sportsman's Guide, South St. Paul, MN

Achieve consistent high quality and weekly volume goals writing direct-mail print and web-based sales copy.

Create short-form video scripts for web-based product presentations.

Work closely with Management, Desktop Artists, Merchandising, Photo, Editing and Videographers.

Help maintain 100% on-time completion record for Creative Department.

Recipient of consistently glowing annual performance reviews, and merit-based salary increases.

Awarded parent company s annual Excel citation, given for excellence in video production.

Contribute ideas and articles to bi-annual company newsletter.

Recipient of several peer-awarded Above and Beyond citations for exceptional project assistance.

Recipient of special interdepartmental citation for outstanding achievement in social media goals.

Create copy for company ads subsequently placed in nationally-circulated periodical publications.

02/2010 08/2011: Marketing Copywriter, Compass Productions, Minneapolis, MN

Participated in brainstorming sessions concerning new products and product lines to be brought to market.

Created persuasive, sales-focused packaging copy for national retail client.

Created high-impact burst copy for promotional packaging labels.

Consistently met deadlines, and exceeded quality expectations.

02/2007 07/2007: Director of Graphics and Web Development, Wall to Wall Media, Edina, MN

Created and maintained all company websites.

Took the lead on all branding concepts for both client and end-user presentations.

Designed, wrote and produced all product copy and packaging.

Created website, promotional, and presentation copy for entire product line.

Designed, laid out, and composed instructional and interdepartmental literature.

Designed building signage, logos, letterhead, and business cards for all personnel.

Designed sound, graphic, scripting and video elements for nationally-syndicated HD programming.

03/2006 01/2007: Special Project Marketing Copywriter, Tribune Media Services, Glendale, WI

Created well-received original direct-mail marketing concepts, as well as advertising copy relating to cable, internet, and digital telephone package-service bundles.

09/2005 12/2005: Custom Marketing Specialist, Briggs & Stratton, Menomonee Falls, WI

Designed, laid out, and created copy for pilot line of variable-data vendor marketing materials.

Oversaw large-run printing and print press products.

Proofing, copy editing, and writing/editing instructional manuals, brochures and product literature.

08/2003 04/2007: Staff Artist/Web Content Contributor, Perverted-Justice.com, Portland, OR

Contributed significant design/layout elements, as well as substantial original written content to heavily trafficked, nationally-recognized, anti-child predator watchdog website with wide national media attention.

Consultant to Dateline NBC s To Catch a Predator investigative series.

Created, designed, and marketed extensive line of high-volume-selling site-related merchandise (including t-shirts, baseball caps, and personal accessories).

Worked closely with local, state, and federal law enforcement entities, as well as local and national media outlets to provide evidence, consultation, content and court testimony for criminal child abuse, endangerment, and/or solicitation cases.

02/2001 05/2005: Staff Artist/Copywriter/Web Designer, Country Maid Salads, Milwaukee, WI

Designed and printed high-volume runs of mass-marketed retail food product packaging.

Created design, layout and copy elements for marketing and advertising of entire product line.

Maintained/updated coding and design elements of company website.

Conceived, designed, and implemented trade show/expo displays.

Assumed responsibility for extensive product photography.

Produced inter-departmental literature, building displays, memos, and signage.

References:

Del Harvey, Director, Trust and Safety, Twitter.com:

Email: ***@*******.***

Fax: 415-***-****

Jim Sterling, Reviews Editor, Destructoid.com:

Email: ***@***********.***

Mobile: 601-***-****

Dave Wertheimer, Photojournalist/Editor, CBS

Email: ***********@*****.***

Mobile: 612-***-****

Brigitte Boucher,

Copywriter, Swiss Colony / Artful Home:

Mobile: 608-***-****

Tatum Fjerstad, Copywriter, Thomson Reuters:

Email: **********@*****.***

Ryan Myers. Copywriter, Chicago Portfolio School

Email: *************@*****.***

Mobile: 630-***-****

Client Feedback:

Your stuff is great! Perfect for our brand. For comparison s sake, you blew the other guy out of the water in not only quality, but turnaround time and direction comprehension.

You are seriously a rock star. - Associate Brand Manager.

We truly feel here that you are the King of writing copy. Personally, I've worked to help

us copy your styles (which we continue to struggle to do). - Director of Sales.

Looks real nice! You did an incredible job on this. -VP of Sales.

I'm not really sure what to do, here. You found 31 legitimate errors on the applicant editing test. The problem is, we only put in 30 intentionally. I can honestly say that this has never happened before. - Managing Editor.

Your copy is so good, I want to go out and buy some (and I can get all I want for free)! - Director of Sales and Marketing.

Seeking

Full-time, Permanent position

Experience

Senior

Skills

Writing, Proofreading

Industry

Advertising, Print

POST DATE: 10.31.2012

El Segundo, CA

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