Chris Dennis

**** ******* ****** *****, ********* Hills, CA 90068

323-***-****

acy3na@r.postjobfree.com

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to apply for the position of Freelance English Transcriber. I have a General

Arts Masters from the University of Edinburgh with honors in English Literature and

History of Art, am a keen and fastidious writer of both marketing materials (I have been

in film marketing for close to ten years) and an aspiring screenwriter. I was drawn to the

job advert not only because I am a very fast, and accurate typer (Ratatype verified score

of 74 WPM with 99% accuracy), but also because of my love of film.

I believe I can bring a knowledge of film industry processes to the role as well as

fulfilling the transcription functions with excellence. My position at Entertainment One

involved balancing not only multiple projects with varying time frames. As a writer, I use

Grammarly Premium to check all my work (including this), not just for grammar and

spelling but also writing context. I would look forward to learning the cloud-based

proprietary software.

Across all my positions I have worked with multiple stakeholders - from team assistants

to studio execs, and understand the importance of concise communication. I have edited

copy for all marketing communications including many press releases.

Thank you for taking to read this cover letter, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

Chris Dennis

CHRIS DENNIS: Resume

7110 Woodrow Wilson Drive, Hollywood Hills, CA 90068 323-***-****

acy3na@r.postjobfree.com

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Producer, Refusing To Ghost Feature Documentary (Nevada City, USA) 2016

2017

Planned, organized, and budgeted all aspects of development and production,

successfully implementing and overseeing $25,000 fundraising campaign that was

40% above our initial target

Designed and implemented a multi-faceted publicity campaign that included

prime time radio interview on KVMR and front and center page feature in The

Nevada Union providing campaign with around $8000 free media value, essential

for our limited budget

Digital Marketing Manager, Entertainment One (London, UK) 2011 2015

Over 100 stand out UK digital and social campaigns including Twilight: Breaking

Dawn Part 2, The Impossible, 12 Years A Slave, Divergent, Now You See Me,

Dallas Buyers Club, Insidious 2 and Nightcrawler

Boutique handling of smaller indie titles such as The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

with focused social campaign leading to high engagement in younger

demographics via collaborative initiatives with book publishers, retail stores,

talent and fan groups

Developed UK film business owned media strategy allowing maximum capitalization

of Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube channels through paid media and organic

social outreach

Facilitated a 200% increase from 1 to 3 million of owned media database across

owned media channels

Analyzed digital media spend against box office across demographics year-on-year,

researched industry spending and adjusted budgets to maximize media

efficiencies across film department by 15%

Brokered and implemented UK first partnerships with Google, Twitter, Facebook and

Microsoft resulting in free added value of 30% on bookings, closer collaboration,

and access to workshops and expertise

Marketing Manager, Pinewood Pictures (London, UK) 2009 2011

Award-winning campaign work for TT3D: Closer To The Edge - a UK box office

success - exceeding initial targets by 35%

Evaluated campaign spending with Head of Distribution resulting in 15% cost

reductions

Marketing Coordinator, The Salt Company (London, UK) 2008 2009

Negotiated access fees on behalf of company, enabling successful sale of artwork and

trailers to thirty international distributors

Analyzed scripts for Acquisition team producing useful insight for sales agents

Assistant Producer, Arika (Edinburgh, UK) 2006

Researched site-specific performance locations for two leading avant-garde musicians

resulting in six sell-out events

Liaised with local councils, fire and police chiefs and community leaders to ensure

the locations were safe and accessible and localized support available for the

events

Marketing Coordinator, Cameo Picturehouse (Edinburgh, UK) 2004 2006

Curated programmed theater and bar events yielding ancillary revenue of around 10 -

20%

Increased membership by 30% through creation of social pages and localized

partnerships

EDUCATION

Screen Academy Scotland, Screenwriting M.A. (Edinburgh, UK) 2007

University of Edinburgh, General Arts M.A. with Honors (Edinburgh, UK) 2004

TRAINING

Film Industry Management Training For Exhibitors, Sales Agents and Distributors,

Creative Skillset (London, UK) 2014

Advanced Film Marketing For Exhibitors, Sales Agents And Distributors, Film

London 2013

Understanding Film Business, Cass Business School (London, UK) 2009

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Pitch Contestant, American Documentary Film Fund (Palm Springs, USA) 2017

Keynote Speaker, Social Media Masterclass (London, UK) 2015

Keynote Speaker, Abandon New Devices Festival (Manchester, UK) 2014

Panelist, This Way Up (Newcastle, UK) 2014

Award, Screen Daily UK Awards - Campaign For A 3D Movie: TT3D 2011

Distribution Grant Award, UK Film Council, TT3D 2010

Distribution Grant Award, UK Film Council, The Disappearance of Alice Creed

2009

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