Creative Director Communications Specialist
Resume:
Richard Arnold Beattie
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Media Leadership and Communications Specialist
SUMMARY: Pursuing opportunities for a Senior Media Professional with skills in writing; editing; host and anchor who excels in journalism; recording and arts. An experienced historian; documentarian and creative director; award winning writer; producer and voice talent; who researches and develops new media projects and ideas from start to finish. As a songwriter and guitarist, a sought-after musician for music libraries and original scores and soundtracks, from pre-production to post-production.
SKILLS:
Writer, Producer, Technical and Creative. Media Specialist; Public Relations; Editing and written word in print, audio and video. Host-Presenter, Actor and Journalist. Entrepreneur; Innovator; Analyst; Media Syndication, Business-leader; Songwriter and Music Publisher. Narrator; Documentary, Program Research and Development. Founder; Non-Profit Management. Since 1970 as a child actor on and off Broadway, Richard Beattie burst into the world of New York Media. From theatre to journalism, advertising to music, Beattie’s mission is to enhance lives, empower labor, and to engage the culture through media. Through original broadcasting, audio books, songwriting and screenplays, Beattie believes in mentoring others to discover their creative impact and purpose in life at home, work and in community.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Richard Arnold Beattie, Inc. CEO/Creative Director
March 2024-Present
Creating; Producing and Distributing quintessential; creative media through journalism; advertising; and music for publishing; media libraries and education. Through Beattie Networks; Beattie Creative Agency; Beattie Media Libraries; Beattie Audio and Music Publishing, RAB, Inc is a media leader in communications.
Sound Century Executive Director/Founder
March 2022- Present
Preserving and protecting audio files, producing and presenting documentaries for educational; historic and cultural use. From the Denver Folklore Center; Jones Beach Marine Theater and the history of radio with KLZ in Denver Colorado.
Crawford Broadcasting Writer- Producer
October 2020–December 2024
As a Broadcast writer, producer and presenter, responsible for creating radio ad-spots, features, directing talent, voicing and producing and developing new features and programs, proposals and creative direction, on-air, on-line and on time. Created and Produced, “Mind Matters,” “Useful to God,” “Songwriter’s Gallery,” and “Soul Work Force.” Wrote, narrated and produced the documentary, “Sound Century: KLZ Radio 1922-2022.” Traffic and weather reporter 2020-2023.
Cumulus Media- News Reporter/Anchor
September 2018-March 2020
Gathering daily news; writing reports, and delivering the news, on the hour, on the half and when it breaks, for Colorado Springs radio station, KVOR. Developed an organic news report through recorded interviews and ten daily news reports.
Focus on the Family Media Professional
February 1997–December 2013
Representing media to affiliates and networks on the East Coast, Canada and Europe, managing a budget of 3.3 Million Dollars from 2011 to 2013. Prior to that as Creative Director of radio features and advertising spots, created original and award- winning productions for the ministry in both religious and secular media circles. Wrote the book on The New Syndication used by Christian Media Professionals.
Envoy Creative Media President and Executive Creative Director
October 2003–January 2011: Began Envoy as a film festival, a retreat for filmmakers and expanded it into audio publishing, broadcasting, advertising and music. Wrote and Published, Envoy: Mission Media and How Film Impacts Culture (2004-2011).
EDUCATION
Dallas Christian College
September 2006 – June 2010
Earned a Bachelor of Science in Ministry, Leadership and Communications.
GPA: 3.50.
Pikes Peak Community College
September 2004 – June 2006
Associate of Applied Science in Communications with emphasis on
Broadcast Journalism and media outreach.
Therapeutic Musician Certification
January 2025- in progress
Awards:
24 Advertising Federation Awards from 2000-2011 including Best of show
and Gold National Awards for writing, production and
website design for Envoy Creative Media.
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