Manager Vice President

Andrew B. Spencer

**** ******** ****

Richmond, Virginia 23229

804-***-****

*********@*****.***

Portfolio: http://andrewspencer.writersresidence.com/

Career Objective

Highly-skilled and experienced Communications Specialist with track record of successful management of corporate communications strategies seeks a position within an established corporate environment to enhance and promote the communications and public relations strategies of the organization.

Summary of Qualifications

• Fifteen years experience in academic, corporate, and non-profit settings;

• Extensive experience with writing internal and external communications in a corporate environment;

• Published author of three book-length works (two non-fiction, one fiction), nominated for a Pulitzer Prize (Tower of Thieves: Inside AIG’s Corporate Culture of Greed);

• Extensive financial writing background;

• Track record of cultivating strong media and business relationships;

• Ten years in magazine/journalism;

• Adaptable writing style;

• Specialization in the distilling of complex topics into understandable language;

• Experience writing press releases, marketing collateral, and advertising copy for all venues and media.

Freelance Clients

• Anderson Publishing (Nantucket, Massachusetts)

• Changeis, Inc. (Bethesda, Maryland)

• Nantucket Natural Oils (Nantucket, Massachusetts)

• Inquirer and Mirror (Nantucket, Massachusetts)

• Water Street Design (Winchester, Virginia)

• Nantucket Association of Real Estate Brokers (Nantucket, Massachusetts)

• Yesterday’s Island (Nantucket, Massachusetts)

• Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas)

• The Nantucket Independent (Nantucket, Massachusetts)

• AirGas, Inc. (Radnor, Pennsylvania)

Experience

• Nantucket Historical Association (Nantucket, Massachusetts)

Manager of Communications

July 2011 – January 2012

Responsible for marketing all special events for a local non-profit, including public relations and advertising. Wrote press releases for all programs, and wrote full-length articles highlighting specific NHA programs and collections for multiple publications. Increased attendance at events from 30 – 150% through local and national advertising and marketing efforts. Designed and wrote monthly electronic newsletter for Association members, and built strong relationships with local media outlets.

• Creative Management Group, Inc. (New York, New York)

Vice President, Communications

January 2006 – April 2010

Oversaw all corporate communications, both internal and external, including press releases and other written and verbal forms of communication. Responsible for building literary division within a small start-up commercial rights agency. Interacted with clients and served as liaison between them and publishers, and handled media inquiries. Also served as author-for-hire for various clients and published three books. Worked on branding projects designed to increase brand-awareness for various companies and developed strategies for individual and corporate clients to improve their own brand reputation.

• N Magazine (Nantucket, Massachusetts)

Associate Editor

March 2003- December 2006

Assisted in production of N Magazine at all levels, from writing articles to assisting with layout to proofreading final copy before publication. Was involved with the magazine from its inception, and helped to build it into a well-known and talked-about publication.

• Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, Texas)

Adjunct Instructor

August 2000 – December 2002

Taught multiple sections of first- and second-year composition at the university level, focusing on rhetorical theory and persuasive writing, as well as grammar and literary interpretation. Was the only instructor-level faculty member to be nominated for Wassich Award for teaching excellence and mentoring in 2001.

Additional Qualifications

• President, Richmond Texas Exes Alumni Association

• Vice President, Board of Directors, Project Third World Child

• Member, Advisory Board, Nantucket Community Sailing

• Nantucket Race Week Communications Director (2010-2011)

• Fluent in MLA, Chicago, and AP styles

Software Fluency (Mac and PC)

• Microsoft Office

• Adobe Creative Suite

• Dreamweaver

• WordPerfect

• Constant Contact

• Quark

Education

• Baylor University, MA English

• The University of Texas, Austin, BA English / BFA Theater

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