Insurance Management

Jim Williamson

***-**** **** ******

Vancouver, BC

V6E 1Y9

Telephone Number: 604-***-****

E-mail: *************@****.**

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Extensive experience in all aspects of Professional Communications coordination, analysis, strategy, planning, delivery, and documentation (including those related to Marketing, Advertising, and Journalism) in all media in both private and public sectors, including a large, regionalized corporate organization called Manitoba Public Insurance. Successful leading or following team, or working independently. Culturally sensitive and tactful. Positive, confident, friendly working style resulting in solid, long-term relationships all around. Willing to learn new things. Excellent use of time management.

Researching pertinent details to be used in brochures, commercials, or corporate videos and web sites. Planning/creative brainstorming/problem solving/documenting. Event planning and management. Web, business, A/V, and technical writing, proofreading and editing. Laying out/Storyboarding (Ability to draw ideas). Interviewing people (either for press releases or videos). Handling Requests for Production, Assessing risk and issues, Judging qualifications and Awarding production contracts. Supervising film shoots and edits and/or recording/mixing sessions of audio projects. Arranging media buys for radio and TV ads and trafficking same. Worked in Microsoft Office, Outlook, and Excel. Familiar with HTML, PowerPoint.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

•Freelance Writer, Westside Weekly, Daily Courier, Twin Creek Media, Whitemouse Creative New Media, Webb Publishing, June 2009 – Present

•Writer/Producer/Director/Actor/Singer/Cartoonist, Independent/contracted theatre, TV, radio, film, comic strip and book projects, May 1984 – Present

•Communications Officer II, Manitoba Public Insurance, Winnipeg, MB, July 1997- June 2009.

•Advertising Copywriter, Contract, Grey Advertising Agency, Winnipeg, MB, May-June, 1997

•Web Page Designer, Advertising Copywriter/Coordinator, WorldStar Travel Holdings, Winnipeg, MB, January 1996 - March 1997

•Writer/Producer, Contract, CKX Television, Brandon, MB, September – December, 1995

•Writer/Producer, Contract, CBC Radio, Winnipeg, MB, April – September, 1995.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

•Creative Communications, Writing/Producing for different media, Red River College

•Theatre, Acting and Writing for stage, radio, TV, and film, University of Winnipeg

•Cartooning, Professional Cartoon Drawing, Winnipeg Art Gallery.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS/ACHIEVEMENTS

•Won awards (PACE, Signature, Apex) several times for TV commercials

•Executive Producer/Writer five TV series for Manitoba Public Insurance on SHAW TV

•Self-published two books, both received 5-star reviews on Amazon.com

•Honours Diploma in Communications

•Toured Canada and U.S. theatres in one-man musical comedy shows, playing as many as 100 different characters

•Bachelor of Arts Degree, Theatre Major.

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