Paul Fisher Resume 2016

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Paul Evan Fisher 30 Huff Road, Wayne NJ 07470 973-580-8317 [email protected] OBJECTIVE: To bring my long and varied writing history as well as my sense of humor and levity to a collaborative, challenging editorial department. WORK EXPERIENCE EDUCATIONAL Bergen County Community College Basic Skills Supervisor October 2013 – October 2015 Wrote, produced, directed and disseminated Student Center Video and internal and external copy Oversaw allocation of Title Five grant funding, generating quarterly, semester financial, and payroll reports Coordinated and created “in-class tutor” program’s training and schedule Professional Tutor August 2013 - October 2013 Tutored students in Writing, English Literature, History, and other humanities Assisted an English Basic Skills class as an in-class tutor ON SET “Animal Practice” on NBC Writers’ PA May 2012 - October 2012 Proofed table-read drafts; collated and disseminated in-office documents Took notes on story-break sessions Helped move in and set up writers’ and production offices “The Shack” Set PA October 2011 Played one extra and one supporting role Echoed rolls and cuts during remote takes Locked up set entry points “Conan” on TBS Intern September 2010 - December 2010 Researched and wrote Conan’s personal travel guide for his trip to Jaipur, India Wrote nightly report on other late night television for writing team Participated in rehearsals and tapings, and acted in several skits for the first “24-hour Coco Cam” WRITING “WE” Writer January 2012 Hired to write 10-minute pilot for a web-series comedy, which can be found on wetheshow.com Okayplayer.com Music Reviewer December 2009 - April 2012 Selected to write reviews of new albums and independent releases for a renowned hip-hop website Freelance Writer October 2011 LA WEEKLY: Freelance writer – various Best of L.A. assignments CPR Strategic Marketing Communications Account Manager September 2007 – November 2008 Drafted and edited press releases for business wire, public services announcements, media pitches, a monthly newsletter, Washable Keyboard News, and other documents per clients’ needs Performed administrative tasks, i.e. put together clip-books, updated status charts, executed research when needed, and coordinated conference calls Secured clients articles in premier trade publications and spots on national broadcast media EDUCATION University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; December 2010 Master of Professional Writing: Nonfiction University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware; May 2007 BA History; Concentration: European History Nominated member of Phi Alpha Theta History Honors Fraternity; Tau Epsilon Phi Vice President and President

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Paul Evan Fisher 30 Huff Road, Wayne NJ 07470 973-580-8317

[email protected] OBJECTIVE: To bring my long and varied writing history as well as my sense of humor and levity to a collaborative, challenging editorial department. WORK EXPERIENCE EDUCATIONAL Bergen County Community College Basic Skills Supervisor October 2013 – October 2015

• Wrote, produced, directed and disseminated Student Center Video and internal and external copy • Oversaw allocation of Title Five grant funding, generating quarterly, semester financial, and payroll reports • Coordinated and created “in-class tutor” program’s training and schedule

Professional Tutor August 2013 - October 2013 • Tutored students in Writing, English Literature, History, and other humanities • Assisted an English Basic Skills class as an in-class tutor

ON SET “Animal Practice” on NBC Writers’ PA May 2012 - October 2012

• Proofed table-read drafts; collated and disseminated in-office documents • Took notes on story-break sessions • Helped move in and set up writers’ and production offices

“The Shack” Set PA October 2011

• Played one extra and one supporting role • Echoed rolls and cuts during remote takes • Locked up set entry points

“Conan” on TBS Intern September 2010 - December 2010

• Researched and wrote Conan’s personal travel guide for his trip to Jaipur, India • Wrote nightly report on other late night television for writing team • Participated in rehearsals and tapings, and acted in several skits for the first “24-hour Coco Cam”

WRITING “WE” Writer January 2012

• Hired to write 10-minute pilot for a web-series comedy, which can be found on wetheshow.com

Okayplayer.com Music Reviewer December 2009 - April 2012 • Selected to write reviews of new albums and independent releases for a renowned hip-hop website

Freelance Writer October 2011

• LA WEEKLY: Freelance writer – various Best of L.A. assignments

CPR Strategic Marketing Communications Account Manager September 2007 – November 2008 • Drafted and edited press releases for business wire, public services announcements, media pitches, a monthly

newsletter, Washable Keyboard News, and other documents per clients’ needs • Performed administrative tasks, i.e. put together clip-books, updated status charts, executed research when

needed, and coordinated conference calls • Secured clients articles in premier trade publications and spots on national broadcast media

EDUCATION University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; December 2010 Master of Professional Writing: Nonfiction University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware; May 2007 BA History; Concentration: European History Nominated member of Phi Alpha Theta History Honors Fraternity; Tau Epsilon Phi Vice President and President

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