Candidate Information | Title | Customer Service Content Creator | Target Location | US-LA-New Orleans | | 20,000+ Fresh Resumes Monthly | |
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| | Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateLeader, Publisher, Entrepreneur, Editor, Manager, Educator, Author, Content creator/curatorI have been a leader in a variety of contexts throughout my career. In publishing, I have led as an editor and a production manager. I have been an owner/operator of a national educational day camp company and a digital printing franchise. My experience includes both entrepreneurship and team leadership within a corporate environment. I have collaborated with design professionals to create book covers and managed multiple projects simultaneously.My skills include digital printing, English language mechanics, music education, desktop publishing, and book interior design, as well as Microsoft Productivity and Adobe Creative Cloud software. I am also an experienced teacher/trainer and have built and managed productive collaborative teams.Head of Content, Accelerando, LLC, dba MatchMySound 20212024Created a catalog of instructional eBooksCreated publishing plans (eBooks)Contracted and managed authors and third-party proofreadersLed content creation (writing, audio recordings, video recordings)Wrote cover copy and promotional copyFranchise Owner/Operator, Minuteman Press of Jefferson 20172021Built a new printing franchise B2B from the ground up and kept all staff employed through the pandemicOperated digital printing businessHired and managed production and customer service staffProduced all marketing, promotions, and advertisingVice President and Senior Acquisitions Editor, Alfred Music Publishing 20122016Led the MI Team of one of the worlds leading music instructional publishers and guided the production process of over 80 products per yearCreated publishing plansOrganized planned projects and managed editorial and production workEdited manuscriptsHired and contracted authorsManaged all writers and proofreadersWrote cover and promotion copyCo-Owner, Managing Editor, Workshop Arts Publications 19902012Co-founded this publishing company and created a catalog of 450+ instructional books, CDs, and videosHired and managed editorial and design staff, and authorsCreated publishing plans (Books, audio, and video)Led content creation (writing, production of audio recordings, and video recordings)Responsible for general corporate governanceChief Content Officer, EVP Education, WorkshopLive.com 20052009Led the content division in the creation of multiple curricula and 2,600 Internet music lessons with video, animated music and instrumentsManaged the writing, filming, editing, and production of 2600 online lessonsHired and managed department leaders for the Curriculum, Engraving/Production, and Video departments, which comprised the Content DivisionManaged Curriculum Committees composed of thought leaders in various music communities including various music genres and at different levelsCo-Owner, Vice President, National Music Workshop, LLC dba DayJams 19992012Created and operated music-educational summer day camps for children on a national scale which grew to 35 locationsLed program development for DayJams, music day camps for children 814oWith band coaches (professional musicians), they wrote a song, rehearsed it, and performed it at a recorded concert at weeks endThere were as many as 35 DayJams summer camps located around the United StatesHired and trained DayJam directors, and their band coaching staffsAuthor 1991presentAuthored various instructional music texts (20+) ranging from music theory to classical guitar, ukulele, and piano. Published by Alfred Music. Available in stores and Amazon.com.Associate Director, National Guitar Workshop 19842012Developed curriculum and let instructional staff in a nationally recognized summer programLed curriculum development and quality control of teaching staffEdited, proofread, and managed printing of classroom teaching materialsTaught music theory and classical guitarManaged the San Francisco and Los Angeles campusesClassical Guitar Instructor, Peabody Institute, Conservatory of Music of theJohns Hopkins University 19891996Private classical guitar instruction and mentorship to Classical Guitar majors from around the globe at undergraduate and graduate levels.Also Chair of the Preparatory Division Guitar Department.Adjunct Guitar Teacher, Various liberal arts colleges 19801989Dickenson College, Frostburg State College, Hood College, Goucher CollegeEducationMaster of Music, Guitar Performance, Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins UniversityBachelor of Music, Guitar Performance, Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University |