Andrew Schub
521 East Palm Avenue - Apt. P
Burbank, CA 91501
818-846-9466
schooob@mindspring.com
Objective: To pursue a position with your company that will challenge me and allow me to fully utilize my creative skills.
Related
Experience:

August 2000
to Present

Warner Bros. - Burbank, CA
Copywriter

  • Write and edit all synopses, photo captions, loglines, show descriptions, biographies, promotional advertising and other written material for Pay TV sales

  • Write, edit, proof and assemble promotional sales booklets

  • Rewrite various trade and consumer advertising on current and old shows for first-run and off-network syndicated television shows

  • Also assist in the tracking of Warner Bros. and Turner products on all basic and pay cable networks, generating monthly booking reports
    • July 2000 internet.com - Darien, CT
    HTML Coder (Temporary Position)

  • Was responsible for converting the July 2000 issue of Boardwatch Magazine into boardwatch.com. This included converting text files to HTML, resizing electronic artwork, and laying out text and artwork to make good-looking Web pages

  • FTPed documents to and from the live Web site

  • Also created and debugged various complex HTML tables
    • Sept. 1998
    to June 2000         		WorldSpy Corp. - White Plains, NY
    Copywriter

  • Wrote and did HTML coding for "SpyBuys" newsletter e-mailing, which was delivered to more than 360,000 online consumers a week - newsletters contained information on sale items, special offers and more

  • Aided in the first major redesign of the WorldSpy Web site, including HTML coding the "Customer Service" area

  • Researched and wrote 200- to 600-word articles on a variety of consumer products for an impartial online research and shopping service - specialized in articles on toys and games, appliances, luggage and jewelry

  • Wrote catalog copy for specific products sold on the Web site

  • Wrote tips of the day, and "did you know?" blurbs

  • Designed and did basic HTML programming for Web pages, including the front pages for each area of the site

  • Trained people on proper writing style, HTML coding, and database usage
    • April 1994
    to Sept. 1998         		The Gartner Group, Inc. - Stamford, CT
    Copy Editor

  • Copy edited research products and conference presentations

  • Also copy edited marketing material, including letters to clients and catalogs; research products; press releases; and the company newspaper

  • Acted as liaison with research analysts

  • Edited electronic artwork

  • Assisted in the training of new hires
    • Sept. 1990
    to April 1994         		Greenwood Publishing Group - Westport, CT
    Production Editor

  • Copy edited portions of books and proofread front matter, back matter, bibliographies, indexes

  • Trafficked manuscripts to freelance copy editors, proofreaders and authors

  • Acted as liaison with authors to facilitate publication

  • Coordinated typesetting with authors

  • Keymarked design elements

  • Sized art and compiled art logs
    • 1994
    to 1995         		Stratac Corporation - Stamford, CT
    Freelance Writer

    Wrote the cover articles for Fetch!, a monthly magazine for dog enthusiasts

    1993 TSR, Inc. - Lake Geneva, WI
    Freelance Copyeditor

    Copy edited gaming modules

    1986
    to 1990         		WRSU - New Brunswick, NJ
    Writer/Performer, Production Dept.

    Shared responsibility for writing and recording all on-air in-house promotional messages for WRSU, the radio station of Rutgers University

    1986
    to 1990         		WRSU - New Brunswick, NJ
    Writer/Performer, Hub City Spoke Repair

    Wrote and performed comedy skits for a half-hour radio show that was broadcast on more than a hundred stations worldwide.

    1989
    to 1990         		Rutgers College Program Council - New Brunswick, NJ
    Vice Chairperson, Film Committee

    Responsible for promotions, which included creating and preparing advertisements for all Rutgers University newspapers.

    Education Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
    Bachelor of Arts, May 1990
    Major: English with Special Focus on Creative Writing
    Hardware/
    Software
    Experience
  • Mac OS System 7.6.1
  • Windows 95, 98, NT
  • Microsoft Word 5.1 (Mac); Word 7.0 (Win)
  • PowerPoint 4.0 (Mac); PowerPoint 7.0 (Win)
  • Excel 5.0 (Mac); Excel 7.0 (Win)
  • Microsoft Outlook 97 (Win)
  • Lotus Notes 4.0 (Mac and Win)
  • PageMill 2.0 (Mac)
  • HomeSite 3.0 (Win)
  • Access 97 (Win)
  • Extensive Internet and World Wide Web experience
    • Other
    Accomplish-
    ments         		I have had screenplays read by major studios, including The Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group and Warner Bros.

    My screenplay, ONE STEP AHEAD, placed third in the 1999 Nevada State Screenwriting Competition.

    My screenplay, SIX-GUN REDEMPTION, placed in the top 10 percent of the 2000 Austin Heart of Screenwriting Competition, out of more than 3,400 entries.

    I cowrite and maintain The Unofficial Walt Disney World Information Guide's list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) about Disney's ALL-STAR MOVIES Resort. This includes researching the answers to questions sent in by Web surfers, writing responses, and then posting the answers on the Web in HTML format for others to see.

    References Available on request
    Writing
    Samples         		Available on request
    HTML/Writing
    Samples         		Click here!