Chris Terry: Creative Writing Instructor in Los Angeles, CA

* Collaborating with PEN America Grant Writer to obtain funding for community-based creative writing classes * Developing and teaching generative creative writing workshops for Pen America and Writing Workshops LA * Reviewing applications and interviewing applicants for PEN’s Emerging Voices Fellowship

* Developing branding and marketing campaigns for wine e-commerce brands Martha Stewart Wine Co., Maggiano’s Wine Co. and Wine Insiders * Collaborating with teams throughout the company to drive sales and cultivate customers while maintaining brand voice * Researching wine and wine history to effectively craft engaging, customer-friendly copy * Creating and maintaining marketing copy databases to streamline creative team processes * Copy lead on partnership pitches and partnerships with Maggiano’s, HelloFresh, Pebblepost, Troon Golf, and Chicago Steak * Copy lead on digital and print assets, including website content, mailers, wine labels, marketing emails, wine tasting notes, web ads and collaborations with deals sites like Groupon

* Wrote speeches for the Founder and Vice President of Business Development * Led copy and concepting on marketing materials for Sunrider herbal supplements for US and international markets * Collaborated with Sunrider’s founders and multiple departments to create brochures, homepage assets, commercials, instructional videos, and more

* Created seasonal copy briefs and guidelines; approved other Copywriters’ projects based on adherence to brand and campaign style; assisted in hiring and training Copywriters * Print and digital copy lead: seasonal campaigns, Fall 2014-Spring 2015; launches of TOMS.com/improving-lives, TOMS Animal Initiative and TOMS Passport Rewards; weekly social media posts; e-commerce assets; product launches; in-store branding; collaborations with external partners Make It Right, The Clinton Foundation, World Wildlife Fund and Kitson

-Collaborated with faculty and staff to plan and staff campus events such as New Student Convocation, Parent Weekend and Commencement. -Created curriculum and lead discussion groups for recipients of the Dempsey Travis Scholarship. -Coordinated the Sophomore Focus on Academic Success program, enabling at-risk students to maintain scholarships through engagement with the campus; the PSP peer-mentoring program, which helps underrepresented first-year students acclimate to college life; and The Barbershop, an African-American male retention group. -Planned and led biweekly college and career skills workshops. -Performed program intake interviews that addressed underrepresented students’ recurring challenges. -Maintained a safe, friendly, social atmosphere for students.

-Created curriculum and handled logistics for writing/theatre programs that I taught in juvenile detention centers. -Built and maintained relationships with detention center administrators and staff. -Wrote scripts for inmate-performed musical theatre based on student writing. -Over the course of a three month program, students wrote and shared their personal stories then performed in a musical play based on their writing.

-Taught immersive English classes to college-aged students working toward taking the TOEFL, and attending a university in the USA. -Created curriculum to supplement the assigned textbooks.