Resume

DREW W. PUTZEL
30 West 18th Street, Apt. 6
NY, NY 10011
410/409.8322       dputzel@gmail.com

EDUCATION
05/06    B.A., Electronic Media with a concentration in Fine Arts   The George Washington University
GPA: 3.5 – All Courses; 3.5 – Major – Cum Laude

ADVERTISING/PRODUCTION RELATED EXPERIENCE

06/06 – 05/08            Stevens Reed Curcio & Potholm                                  Alexandria, VA
Creative Associate/Production Manager
Produce television, radio, Internet and print ads from concept to completion
Duties include:

·         Art direction and visual feel of ad

·         Storyboarding

·         Scripting

·         Editing/ Overseeing final editing

·         Booking talent

·         Directing voiceovers

·         Development of budgets for filming and marketing

·         Scouting locations; Booking shoots

·         Art direction on set

·         Ads Featured: CNN, Fox News, National Journal: Ad Spotlight, Bloomberg News, NY Times

02/06 – 05/06                DCI Group                                                        Washington, DC
Intern

·         Prepared the morning report consisting of the daily dossier of client and legislative news

·         Wrote press releases, client presentations and briefings

·         Acted as Capitol Hill Liaison performing client and legislative research

·         Worked on several high profile projects

05/05 – 08/05                Penn, Schoen Berland & Associates, Inc.                    Washington, DC
Advertising Research Assistant

·         Conducted advertising and political research

·         Tested marketing surveys

·         Coordinated focus groups

·         Performed advertising research and design

·         Reviewed and verified results

·         Notable Project: Primary research for and development of PowerPoint presentation on animal testing of a major consumer products company

01/05 – 05/05                MWW Group, Inc.                                            Washington, DC
Public Relations & Advertising Intern

·         Handled press reports

·         Obtained signatures for various documents

·         Interacted with various lobbying groups on behalf of firm

·         Performed general office duties

11/04 – 01/05                Manatt Media Company                                               Washington, DC
Assistant Producer on Internet-based web-show “Hotline”

·         Researched, wrote and edited show content

·         Worked camera and audio equipment

·         Directed show

05/04 – 09/04                CNN “Crossfire”                                                           Washington, DC
Production Assistant

·         Performed various tasks to ensure production ran smoothly

SOFTWARE SKILLS
Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat

HONORS

National Journal Ad Spotlight: Foundation for a Secure & Prosperous America
Member, Order of Omega – National honorary society formed to recognize those fraternity men & women who have attained a high standard of leadership
Member, National Society of Collegiate Scholars – Organization designed to recognize outstanding academic achievement & to assist students in achieving their career objectives
Member, Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity – Historian – 2003; Alumni Chair – 2003-2004; Rush Chair – 2004-2005
The Sun(Baltimore) Writing Contest – Honorable Mention, Short Story 2000, Honorable Mention, Commentary 2001