Creative / Executive Director

DEREK A. REUTER

Creative Director Writer Producer Creative Strategist Project Manager Inventor Tokyo/Yokohama Japan *****.*.******@*****.***

LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/DerekReuter IMDb: IMDb.me/DerekReuter

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**PROFILE**

An award-winning creative leader with a multidisciplinary background in film, television, live events, game development, digital strategy, and nonprofit development. 30+ years of hands-on experience driving narrative and visual storytelling, creative development, and strategic campaigns for world-renowned clients. Proven track record of executing major productions, from Hollywood blockbusters to national political campaigns. Strategic thinker, inventor, and team builder passionate about sustainability, equity, the internet, and innovation.

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**CORE SKILLS**

- Creative Direction & Visionary Strategy - Political & Nonprofit Development / Administration

- Awarded Screenwriting & Narrative Design - Skillful Cross-Media IP Deal Negotiations

- Ad, Trailer, & Marketing Campaign Planning - Web/Digital Project/Product Management

- Versatile Writer; Legalese, Technical, Creative - Team Leadership & Cross-Sector Collaboration

- Masterful Start-Up & Turnaround Architect - Operator of CRM, GIS, CMS, Analytics, SEO, etc

- Live Events, Expo & Festival Production - Predictive Programming, Accurate up to 10-20 years

- Cognitive IQ within 142-156 range - Tetrachromancy Aids Auditing & Art Production

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**PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE**

**Producer / Event & Production Designer**

*IATSE Locals 33 & 504*, Travis Broadcasting, AC Entertainment, Live Nation 1999–Present

- Creative direction and stage work for major tours including Chicago, Dead & Company, and Lady Gaga.

- Co-designed multiple Super Bowl Halftime Shows, major music festivals, & their eco-village advocacy areas.

- Fundraised hundreds of millions for charity via live events, internet websites, and telethon broadcasting.

- Plan and co-host the advocacy spaces for Bonnaroo, Summer Camp Music Fest, NCAA, and Forecastle, reaching millions with social advocacy and environmental education.

**Creative Writer, Marketing Copywriter, Graphics, & Producer**

*Amblin, Disney, DreamWorks, Marvel, WBD, Paramount, Universal, Sony, Netflix, CDPR, etc.* 1985–Present

- Contributed to blockbuster films from early childhood, starting with *Who Framed Roger Rabbit*.

- Ad copy, taglines, & marketing direction for major ad campaigns starting with “Be Like Mike” for Gatorade.

- Helped develop narrative, story, characters, and/or content for hit video games: *Dark Forces*, *Mass Effect 1-3 & DLC*, *The Witcher 3*, *Horizon Zero Dawn*, *Cyberpunk 2077*, *Phantom Liberty*, *Baldur’s Gate 3*,

*Hogwarts Legacy*, *League of Legends*, *League of Legends TFT*, and a few others.

- Projects worked on have cumulatively earned over 100+ Academy Awards, 6 Grammys for Album of the Year, and multiple Game of the Year titles and Best Writing game and film awards.

**Project Manager - Web Developer**

*The Internet* 1995–Present

- Creative consultant for early internet architecture of RSS feeding, invention of affiliate marketing code used for Marvel.com and Amazon.com, and popular web forum formats used for Marvel.com and Reddit.com

- Project management, creative strategy, and web development for Marvel.com, Reddit, Myspace, Demand Progress, PCCC, Blockchain, Bitcoin, and NameCoin.

- UX design for DemandProgress.org, Marvel.com, AGreenerIndiana.com, AGreenerAmerica.org,

- Creative design of the team meta for DOTA 1, co-inventing the MOBA genre of gaming.

**Development Chair & Assistant Treasurer**

*National Progressive Party* 2020–2022

- Administratively wrote and designed the national political PAC infrastructure; expanded to 14 states.

- Led legal structuring, financial reporting to FEC/IRS, and digital asset recovery post-fraud discovery.

**Director of Development**

*Center for Direct Democracy* 2008–2020

- Co-founded this initiative with Aaron Swartz, co-founder of Demand Progress, and John Perry Barlow, co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, to scale direct democracy tech and policy pilots.

**Executive Director**

*A Greener Indiana / A Greener America* 2008–2012

- Created an environmental network that influenced 28 state laws and ushered in millions in green investment.

- Co-produced and underwrote Indiana’s first Green Business Expo, first Green Home & Garden Show, first zero-waste music festival, and assisted in the marketing of the state and national river rally events.

- Awarded Indiana’s Innovator of the Year in 2008.

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**EARLIER EXPERIENCE**

- Consultant for USGBC, WRHCC, Friends of Downtown, NASA, Our Revolution, Sunrise Movement & others

- Watershed Coordinator (youngest in the nation’s history at the time), Save Maumee Grassroots Organization

- Founding Creative and Writer for DreamWorks, DreamWorks Animation, DC Film, Marvel Studios, and Netflix

- Project Director and Secretary of the Board, Heartland Communities

- Community Organizer for Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana and the Hudson Bay Corporation

- Auditor and Quality Control Technician for Forge, Auditor for Manpower, and Productivity Improvement Center

- Music Director and Student Productionist for WCYT 91.1 The Point, Intern for WEJE Extreme 96.3

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**EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS**

- MA Certificate, Watershed Management, IWLA, Purdue University

- Ongoing training in creative leadership, nonprofit governance, and interactive media

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**HONORS**

- Inventions on permanent display at the Smithsonian, by the request of their Chief Curator (2015)

- Recognized contributor to Academy Award- and Grammy-winning productions

**PORTFOLIO https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YAGK5VOW9rymviJUebhwbNfFy0pYwz0Lz6zZIeYFPQo

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