Resume of

Joseph W. Ackerman

 

Permanent Residence:

7353 Colgate Ave. St. Louis, MO 63130: phone (314) 727-9632

 

Contact Points:

Cellular Phone: (217) 621-2236          Email: jwackerm@illinoisalumni.org

 

Job Objective:

Advertising based creative development and copywriting.

 

Education- (University/Secondary):

Bachelor of Science (Physics), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 2004.

John Burroughs High School, St. Louis (with honors, June 2000).

 

Commercial/Professional Experience:

Substitute Teacher & Tutor (2004-2005 school yr.)

            Physics, Chemistry and Biology

Co-Founder of Rouse Productions: Responsible for Creative Development, Script Writing, and Production Design, Speculation Ads and DV Shorts (2000-present).

(Productions available upon request; also see www.rousepro.com.)

                        Krispy Kreme Doughnuts - Print and Radio ad Campaign (2000).

                        Creative Director/Writer, Bad Idea, DV Short (2001).

                        Creative Director/Writer, Big Fish, Speculation Ad (2003).

Creative Director/Writer/Director, The Babysitter, Speculation Ad (2004).

Washington University in St. Louis (summers 2002 and 2003).

            (Chemistry Department and Office of Environment, Health, and Safety)

                        Installed and edited Hazardous Materials (HASMAT) database.

                        Research into and classification of chemicals for HASMAT database.

 

Advertising Awards to Rouse Productions:

KFC Nationwide Advertising Competition, 1st place award: 30s spot Big Fish aired on national primetime television (FOX/NBC), 2003.

Media Liquid Teen Pregnancy Advertising Competition, Top 3 finalist: 15s The Babysitter, 2004.

 

Knowledge Base/Skill Set:

            Office/Administrative Computing:

Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel.

Digital Video Editing:

iMovie, Final Cut Pro.

Public speaking, interpersonal, team leadership skills:

University of Illinois: Psi Upsilon Fraternity, Omicron Chapter.

                                    Executive Council Secretary.

                                    Risk Management Committee, Senior Chairman.

                                    Director House Safety.

                                    Public Relations Representative.

                                    Alumni Relations and Event Coordinator.

John Burroughs High School:

Debate Team (4 years).

Regional and International (Den Haag) Model U.N. participant (Head of Model U.N. Development Program Delegation).

 

References available upon request.

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