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High School Sales

Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Posted:
November 01, 2012

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Jonathan D. Jones

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

Address:

City: Los Angeles

State: CA

Zip: 90048

Country: USA

Phone: 323-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

I have 7 years writing in Hollywood at the top level -- working on such films as Tropic Thunder, 17 Again and Men in Black 3.

I've also worked as both a content writer and copywriter and have a strong understanding of storytelling -- something that will help greatly in telling your brand's story.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Arizona State University, Tempe AZ 1/2001 to 5/2003 (Broadcast Journalism)

Job History / Details:

Professional Profile

Accomplished, achievement-driven and results oriented writer interested in Content Writing, or Copywriting.

Qualifications

7 years writing in Hollywood at the top level -- working on such films as Tropic Thunder, 17 Again and Men in Black 3

Youthful and yet very mature; willing to learn and grow; Passionate about achieving a challenging position that allows meaningful contributions to brand success

Dynamic personality that inspires people to want to work with me

Quickly able to determine my target audience and write accordingly

Excellent computer skills -- applications related to MS Office or the Internet

Superb writing skills -- awarded scholarship to study creative writing at Cambridge College in England

Strong leadership, interpersonal, planning and communication abilities. Great people and sales skills

Loves being part of a team

Worked as freelancer, thus able to write multiple projects at once

Relevant Experience

Screenwriting

Sold feature screenplay "Revenge of the Jocks" to Warner Bros.

Optioned two television pilots -- one to CBS -- the other to FX.

Worked on such films as "Tropic Thunder", "17 Again", "Men in Black Three", "Borat", and "Madagascar 2".

Industrial Writing

Wrote and produced numerous industrial videos for such major companies as Raytheon, US Food Group and Mitre.

Content Writing/Copywriting

Authored 44 e-mails for DormBuys' e-marketing coupon effort. The funneled campaign targeted four different customer types and consisted of a series of e-mails promoting a coupon, followed by a series of informational emails that establish DormBuys as a niche expert.

Authored the majority of copy appearing at www.ringorang.com, including splash page blurbs.

Ringorang was utilized as a promotional tool to drive a brand's user engagement. In one instance, I wrote a promotional blurb using the voice of a Wild West-themed specialty beer brand.

Wrote headlines for www.vergence-ent.com to capture the company's nimble and innovative attitude.

Education

2003 Arizona State University Tempe, AZ

Bachelor of Arts Broadcast Journalism

Minors in Creative Writing and Theater

Graduated Summa Cum Laude

Awarded scholarship to study creative writing and Shakespeare at Cambridge College in England (2002)

Affiliations

Member, Writers Guild of America (2008 - present)



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