C. MICHAEL FORSYTH

** ** ******* ****** *****, Greenville, SC 29615 864-***-**** adxp2i@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

A Yale-educated writer and published author with more than 20 years of experience in corporate

communications, journalism, broadcasting and publishing.

Skills:

Writing Social Media Marketing

Research Salesmanship

Interviewing Audio narration

Copywriting Proofreading

Adept at Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Pro Tools and Audacity audio editing software.

Experience:

President and CEO 01/2006 to Present

Freedom's Hammer Productions, LLC – Greenville, SC

Research, write and publish books. Manage every stage of production, from proofreading

through cover design.

Write and layout press releases, ads, flyers and other promotional materials.

Script and produce book trailers.

Promote books at festivals, in radio interviews and podcasts.

Write and update company website, three Wordpress blogs, eight Facebook business

pages and multiple Pinterest pages.

Programming Director 04/2020 to Present

WQAT-LP FM 99.5 – Greenville, SC

Develop programming for church-owned radio station.

Supervise on-air talent and audio engineer.

Book guests.

Conduct interviews.

Edit programs.

Guest host.

Realtor 10/2019 to Present

Century 21 Blackwell & Company – Greenville, SC

Specializing in residential and land sales.

Senior Writer/Editor 09/1996 to 06/2005

American Media, Inc. – Boynton Beach, FL

Wrote fiction and nonfiction stories for Weekly World News.

Edited and proofread work of other writers.

Associate Editor 01/1991 to 07/1996

National Enquirer – Lantana, FL

Rewrote reporter copy for length, clarity and style.

Script Writer 05/1986 to 06/1990

Teletime Video Productions – Great Neck, NY

Wrote scripts for corporate videos, including sales, training and motivational.

Worked with a wide variety of clients across many industries, including Clairol,

Black Enterprise Magazine, American Express, McGraw-Hill and Tiffany & Co.

Managed projects from inception to completion, interviewing clients, conceiving

ideas, overseeing production, supervising editor and directing voiceover talent.

Education:

MFA Film Production 05/1985

New York University Tisch School of the Arts

Bachelor of Arts English Literature 05/1981

Yale University

Published works: Hour of the Beast, The Blood of Titans, The Identity Thief,

Houdini vs. Rasputin, Bizarre News

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