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Freelance Writer –
Gatehouse Media/The Waynesboro Record Herald (Waynesboro, PA)
Business and Advertising (Newspaper): 'Progress - 2002, 2008 & 2009,' 'Business Beat,'
and 'Smithsburg Holiday Publication'
Visitors Guides: 'Shoppes of Greencastle' and 'Destination Greencastle'
Glossy Magazine: 'Trendsetter'
(magazine); Topics vary.
Autumn 2008 Edition: Politics (voting trends) and Medical (Seasonal Affective Disorder).
Spring 2009 Edition: Fashion (budget wardrobe), Medical (cancer on the rise), and Organization
(clutter management)
Date(s): March 2002, February 2008 - Present
Freelance Writer -- News Corporation/Community
Newspaper Group (CNG)
Courier Life Division (New York)
Advertorial - 'How to Invest in Tax Free Government Bonds'
One-Off; Project shelved; Date(s): March 2009
Freelance Web
Content Writer – Writers Research Group
Private Project with NDA; Date(s): February - September 2008
Social Media Optimization Project (SMO) that utilizes Search Engine Optimization
(SEO); Spring 2008
Research Assistant - National Network for Artist Placement (NNAP) www.artistplacement.com
Worked with Executive Directors and others from various not-for-profit
and profit organizations. Acquired and reviewed internship, apprenticeship, and fellowships listing information for inclusion
in the 11th Edition of the National Directory of Arts Internship. Wrote and/or edited listings.
Organizations
included: The John. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Americans for the Arts, The Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame & Museum, the PA House of Representatives, the National Building Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art/The
Cloisters, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation & Museum, the J. Paul Getty Trust & Foundation, The Lincoln Center
for the Performing Arts, the LA County Arts Commission, the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, the Opera Company of Philadelphia,
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; New York City Ballet, Ford Amphitheatre, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, BOA Editions,
NEWD Magazine, New Theatre, Writers & Books, Humanities Council of Washington D.C., Cleveland Playhouse, and FilmAid International.
Contract
Project; Date(s): September - December 2007
Link: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/National-Directory-of-Arts-Internships/Warren-Christensen/e/9780945941163/?itm=1- see "Compiled By"
Business Services Representative - First Data Corporation
Sales, Copywriting,
Graphic Design, Marketing, Advertising, Teaching, and Other. Copywriting, Desktop Publishing, & Graphic Design:
wrote and edited direct mail marketing communications and sales slicks, business correspondence, and product information bulletins.
Utilized PowerPoint and Publisher to design and complete text and graphic layouts for merchant gift cards, update product
information bulletins for fax transmittal and mailing, and create educational materials for new and veteran sales associates;
also, along with use of Corel, to provide departmental logo recommendations. Formed and maintained successful business
relationships with various merchants--ranging from those with small "mom and pop" stores to multi-million dollar single/multiple
site operations; also hospital associations, national chains, and e-commerce.
Full-time Salaried Position; Date(s):
2003-2006
Contributing Author - (Volume 3) www.the-phone-book.com
Published length dictated
short story ‘98 Degrees in the Shade.’ Published stories were used in project supported by the Arts Council
(England) to pioneer text messaging as a story-telling medium. Story focus: child automobile safety in high temperature conditions.
Contributing Poet - Poetic
Voices of America (Summer 1991 Edition) 'Oil, A Source of Ruin.'
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