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Creative Writing Instructor

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Senior Copywriter with a background in creative writing education and higher ed diversity programs

Author of the novel Zero Fade, which was on Best of 2013 lists by Slate.com and Kirkus Reviews

Copywriter portfolio: http://cargocollective.com/chrislterry



* 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

Senior Copywriter

* 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

Copywriter

-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.

Coordinator of Student Engagement and Culture (Multicultural Affairs)

-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.

Program Manager and Lead Teaching Artist

-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.

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Chris Terry: Creative Writing Instructor in Los Angeles, CA

Chris Terry: Creative Writing Instructor in Los Angeles, CA

Chris Terry

Columbia College Chicago

Virginia Commonwealth University