C h r i s t i a n S c h o o n

Scriptwriter/Copywriter/Author/Multi-Platform Content

admngv@r.postjobfree.com

www.christianschoon.com

@cjschoon

Home office: 319-***-****

Cell: 319-***-****

Education: Bachelor of Arts GPA 3.886

Major: Broadcast Journalism – University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Minors: English/Creative Writing, Anthropology, Theatre

1990 - Present

Position: Author, Freelance Scriptwriter, Freelance Marketing Writer

Los Angeles, CA; Cedar Rapids, IA; Nottingham, UK

Responsibilities: Write a broad range of marketing materials for home entertainment, film, computer gaming, corporate B2B, healthcare, retail and non-profit entities. Projects include concepts and copy for digital, TV, radio and print copy, consumer goods packaging, synopsis copy for films, DVD packaging and TV episodic series campaigns, email messaging/e-blasts, landing pages, press releases, video and motion picture tag lines, release brochures, trailers, on-air promos, newsletters, P.O.P./in-store messaging and miscellaneous marketing collateral. Maintain consistency of style and client voice, proof content/grammar and fact check copy.

Create original premises, outlines, revised drafts and final polished manuscripts for young adult/middle grade novels. (Publisher: Angry Robot Books; distribution in North America by Penguin Random House; Literary Agency: DeFiore and Co., NYC)

Create original story premises and write outlines, treatments, revised drafts and final scripts for episodic live-action and animated television programming, including projects for Warner Bros., Saban/Fox Kids, Hallmark, Hanna-Barbera, Tooned In Games and Walt Disney Home Video.

1986 - 1989 Media Home Entertainment, Culver City, CA

Position: Senior Copywriter

Responsibilities: Create concepts and copy for campaigns supporting Media's domestic and international home video release schedule. Projects included synopsis copy for releases, “coming attraction” trailers, promo/trade scriptwriting, consumer and trade print ads, radio and TV spots, product packaging, poster headlines, sell sheets, catalogs and related collateral.

1984 - 1986 Walt Disney Home Video, Burbank, CA

Position: Copywriter/Programming Manager

Responsibilities: Review, select, schedule and administer Disney home video product for domestic release. Evaluate scripts/treatments for development purposes; serve as coordinator of Disney direct-to-video releases and trailers; interface with production entities/editing suites involved in productions. Writer: PR, trailer scriptwriter and marketing content.

1983 - 1984 Walt Disney Home Video, Burbank, CA

Position: Copywriter

Responsibilities: Create concepts and copy for campaigns supporting Disney's domestic and international home video release schedule. Projects included synopsis copy for releases, consumer and trade print ads, radio and TV spots, product packaging, press releases, poster headlines, sell sheets, catalogs and related collateral. Additional responsibilities included writing scripts for made-for-video releases and trade sales promotions.

3009 Hoosier Creek Road NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

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