Creative Director & Writer
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Abra Bigham
New York City, NY
Writer, Creative Director & Strategist
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Award-winning creative director writer, strategist & content maven with 25+ years experience in commercials, industrials, advertising, TV, film, video and new media seeking new projects and partnerships.
EXPERIENCE
Founder & Main Brain – Brain Jazz Productions (Current) Concepts, creative direction, writing and creative strategies for a range of corporate, civic, arts, community and non- profit clients. Services include strategic creative consultation, soup-to-nuts content writing and creation for a range of traditional and new media applications, live events creative, media scripting, speechwriting and coaching for US/international dignitaries and CEO level executives. Recent projects include: comprehensive creative for the extended ceremonies surrounding the dedication of the new Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and the dedication of FDR Four Freedoms Park in NYC. Product launches for Sprint, GlaxoSmithKline and Sony Pictures Television. Marketing strategies and materials for AOL, Martha Stewart Living, various others.
Senior Creative Writer – ADM Productions (2005-2008) Concepts, writing and creative direction on a broad range of including extensive live events, product launches, marketing campaigns, interactive (both intra- and extranet sites) and video productions for confidential clients and client companies in the financial services, entertainment, automotive, retail and restaurant industries.
Senior Writer/Associate Creative Director – Broad Street, Inc. (2002-2004) Creative concepts, writing and creative direction on a range of integrated communications initiatives, including live events, product launches, interactive (both intra- and extranet sites) and video for client companies including Pfizer, Time Warner, America Online, NYC2012 and others. Reference available upon request. Film Producer – Pahni Productions (1998-2001) Development, writing, creative and production support for documentary shorts, and both commercial and industrial film and video projects. Works include the award winning Things I Take documentary about immigrant women in America, the Italian language features Tizca and Tanabess, as well as U.S. producer for television feature for Italy's MEDIASET, Non Solo Modo (Not Just Fashion), a report on New York's Fashion Avenue. Also developed and executive produced award winning U.S. dramatic film project White Lies, in collaboration with Pahni. (See below.)
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Writer/Music Producer – Batteries Not, Inc. (1986-2000) Copywriter, lyricist, creative director and producer for this Clio-award-winning advertising music company, supervising hundreds of broadcast ads. Most notably seen on-air: JCPenney, Goodyear, Jif, Stouffers, and Mattel Barbie, as well as music produced for the Warner Brothers animated series Generation O! (No. 1 in Europe),The Guiding Light, and other programming. Reference available upon request.
Industrial Scriptwriter – The Direct Marketing Association International ECHO Awards
(2000) Extensive research and script-writing for the gala millennium awards presentation, starring Wayne Brady of television’s Whose Line Is It Anyway? for The Direct Marketing Association (The DMA) – New Orleans, LA, September 2000. Scripted all voiceover spots for the awards and for the Y2K ECHOs presentation video, distributed in over 40 countries.
Multimedia Writer/Developer -- Simon & Schuster Interactive (1996/97) Writer/editor & consultant for interactive multimedia projects. Originating and developing original proposals and scripts for various interactive projects, editing and rewrites, and conducted extensive marketing research. Writing samples, media demos & references upon request. EDUCATION & BACKGROUND B.A. in Theater Arts, University of South Florida, 1981; highest honors. Post-graduate work in English Literature & Communications. George London Career Grant 1987 (The Kennedy Center.) National writing & arts awards.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Professional voiceover talent and audio producer. Experienced stage director and award-winning playwright/screenwriter. Award-winning comedy sketch and songwriter. Speechwriter and presentation coach. Expertly supervise video and audio post production.
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