Writer
Re-Imagine Your Message
Who I am and what I can do is written in my craft...
1. Vice President Marketing, C&A Technologies, Inc.--Copy and Concept for Website, Print & Events
2. Freelance Copywriter--Brylane, Sihouettes, Brownstone Studio and Essence By Mail Catalogs
3. Creative Writer, The World Institute of Black Communications, Inc--Scripts for CEBA Award Shows (Slide & Video Scripts)
4. Senior Writer, CBS Publishing--Print & Film Presentations for Woman's Day Magazine's Advertising Sales Staff
5. Audio Visual Writer and Producer, Sears Roebuck & Co.--Corporate Sales Training Films & Videos
6. Retail Copywriter, Sears Roebuck & Co.--Women's & Jr. Fashion, Foundations & Intimate Apparel, Crafts
7. Sales Promotion Writer, Avon Products--Cosmetics Sales Training, Product Descriptions
8. Staff Writer Glamour Magazine--Fashion, Beauty and Accessory Editorial, Direct Mail, Horoscope Column
Awards, Honors and Citations
1999--Client WB11, WPIX-TV
Outstanding Public Service Announcement. New York State Broadcasters Association, Inc.
Iris Nominee, The national Association of Television and Program Executives.
1981--Spotlight Presents, Inc. for Client Essence Magazine
CEBA Award for Excellence in Sales Promotion, A Woman Is A Woman film.
1979--Client Spotlight Presents, Inc. for the CEBA Advertising Awards.
The International Film and TV Festival of New York, Silver for Multimedia Screen Presentation,
I Am Black Woman, narrated by Emmy-and-Oscar nominated actress, Ruby Dee.
Body of work for CEBA: Six years of my production scripts, videos and marketing materials are permanently housed in the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Certificate of Appreciation from CEBA Award Co-chairs, 1992:
Jheryl Busby, President & CEO, Motown Record Company, L.P. and Burt Manning, Chairman & CEO of J. Walter Thompson Company.
Skills
Adobe Creative Suite--Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator
Word • Editing • Proofreading • Product Naming
Education
AIDT, Tampa FL-Online, A.S. Web Design
BMCC, NY University, A.A.S. Advertising
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), State University of New York (SUNY),
Fashion Communications