Unique Communications Professional

CHARLES BOSWORTH JR. 618-***-****

Glen Carbon, IL *******@*********.***

¬UNIQUE COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONAL

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Writer, editor, counselor, and project manager with years of strategic, progressive, professional experience and a reputation for expertise and excellence in all communications forms, vehicles, and media.

Expert in crisp copy, meaningful messaging, and concise communications in polished packages that deliver impact to the bottom line.

Distinguished journalist with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and experience with the New York Times and Chicago Tribune.

New York Times bestselling author.

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

All Corporate Communications:

• Employee

• External

• Executive

• Publications & Electronic

• Web – Intranet & Internet

• News Releases

Marketing Communications

Strategic Plans & Initiatives

Project Management

Public Relations

Media Relations

Daily Journalism

Creative Writing

Video

Crisis Communications

Change Initiatives

M & A

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Professional Experience & Selected Accomplishments

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Insituform Technologies, Inc., Chesterfield, MO

MANAGER - PUBLIC RELATIONS & CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

• Attracted customers and investors by developing, drafting, and executing strategic internal and external communications and marketing plans. Recognized by leadership as superior in strategy, presentation, execution, and impact.

• Positioned Insituform for growth and strengthened its industry leadership by drafting news releases and articles for trade publications.

• Delivered corporate messaging in a compelling forum by editing, drafting, and designing the corporate newsletter for Insituform in print and online versions.

• Increased employee awareness of company goals and objectives and alignment behind them by redesigning, supervising, and populating the intranet site.

• Raised the performance of communications and marketing to new levels of impact on customers and investors by developing and drafting executive communications for positions including CEO, COO, CFO, HR, Sales, Marketing, and Technology.

• Began as manager of all external and internal corporate communications in 2007 and added public relations to duties in 2008.

Fleishman-Hillard Inc., St. Louis, MO

VICE PRESIDENT

• Delivered impact and value by developing and executing productive and strategic marketing and communications plans, programs, and materials from 1999 to 2006 for clients including SBC (AT&T), Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Holcim US Inc., International Ironworkers, Caterpillar, Abbott Laboratories, GlaxoSmithKline, Omnicare, DuPont, UPS, Kroger, and Kodak.

• Drove messaging to and alignment of a massive employee base as editor of the SBC (AT&T) corporate newsletter (circulation 225,000).

• Improved communications and messaging by developing and populating Web sites – Internet and corporate intranets.

• Produced executive communications, including speechwriting and video scripts.

• Energized audiences by writing, producing, editing, and distributing corporate videos.

• Improved employee relations by developing and executing labor-related communications initiatives for clients in a variety of industries.

• Won clients and contracts with effective new business presentations.

• Developed and executed strategic and effective corporate initiatives.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

NEWS REPORTER, BUREAU CHIEF & EDITOR

• Progressive and distinguished newspaper reporting and editing in the St. Louis area from 1979 to 1999.

• Specialized in coverage of local and state government, politics, and courts in Madison and St. Clair counties in Southwestern Illinois, as well as other counties in Illinois, the St. Louis metropolitan area, Missouri, and other diverse locations.

• Initiated/directed opening of the first Post-Dispatch bureau in Madison County, Illinois, and served as bureau chief, supervising a staff of reporters, editing copy, and performing administrative duties in Edwardsville and Belleville, Illinois.

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Education

B.A. in English/Journalism, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Continuing education: communications, marketing, & public relations seminars & conferences.

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Additional

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Broadcast Appearances and Public Speaking

National televisions shows – including Montel Williams, Maury Povich, City Confidential (A&E Network), New Detectives (Discovery Channel), Medical Detectives (TLC).

Television and radio programs in the St. Louis area and across the U.S. and Canada.

Frequent guest speaker for community, civic, and professional groups, and college and high-school classes.

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Bestselling Author

Six true-crime books, including two New York Times bestsellers (1991-1999).

Wrote and supervised design and production of a commemorative coffee-table book on the historic merger of SBC and AT&T and rebranding as new AT&T.

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Awards

IABC Bronze Quill Award for AT&T commemorative book.

SABRE Certificate of Excellence for SBC corporate newsletter.

First Place, Investigative Journalism, Inland Daily Press Association.

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