PLR Writing Resume

Philip L Ransom

PO Box 154, Genesee Depot, WI 53127 * 262.923.0740 * 888.265.4719 [FAX]

plransom@wi.rr.com * LinkedIn Profile

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* Creative consultant *

Copywriter * Writer * Editor * Copy Editor

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Core Competencies

Verbal & Written Communication

Teacher / Trainer

Strategic Planning

Quality / Compliance

Team-building / Motivation

Goals & Objectives

Client Needs Assessment

Customer Service

Program & Product Management

— Writing Highlights —

Creative Consulting

  • Current freelancing specializing in written and verbal communication, leadership development, motivation toward excellence.
  • March, 2009: Accepted invitation to Creativity Team at Spring Creek Church, Brookfield, WI.
  • Participated in Ten Chimneys Foundation’s visionary Roundtable Discussion (Winter 2009).
  • Led creative teams in the production of up to three seasonal productions each year, wrote scripts and screenplays for volunteer casts and performers (1978 – 2004).
  • Served with Westward Communication’s task force developing online community (1993 – 1998).
  • Interviewed architects and engineers with the Harbinger Group, DePere, WI, then drafted a one-page vision statement encapsulating four years of dreaming and discussion.

Web Content

  • Chose objectives, began and maintain my inspirational blog, “Vibrance” (September 2006 to present)
  • Edited online post-visit survey letter for Delafield Hotel, Delafield, WI.
  • Designed and maintained national blog for Church Multimedia Reps with product updates, field solutions and installation techniques.
  • Contributed to and moderated a portion of Prodigy’s Home Business Bulletin Board (5 years).
  • Served with Westward Communication’s task force developing online community (4 years).

Businesses

  • Assisting local travel agent develop a national presence in religious and educational travel by writing blog and web content, email and direct mail correspondence to targeted clientele.
  • Penned recommendations, proposals, personalized correspondence to move Church Multimedia clients toward close of sale, follow-up and customer satisfaction evaluations.
  • Wrote quick-read text summaries to accompany weekly reports (graphs / charts), recommended course of action in interpreting GE Healthcare Quality Lab data, usually in brief, white-paper form.
  • Revised GE Healthcare Quality Lab and other OMS documents to comply with updated FDA standards.
  • Wrote scripts and training notes for proposed updated Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) training sessions.
  • Crafted sales letter content for Success America and Douglas-Main Pharmacy.
  • Wrote brochure copy, business copy, press releases, sales literature and reports for Green Bay and DePere WI local businesses.

Churches

  • Devised handbooks and training curriculum for volunteer teams of ushers, musicians and adult teaching staff / coordinators. Created class notes for use with adult learning curriculum.
  • Wrote and delivered introductions, segues, conclusions for worship services and seasonal special events.
  • Wrote puppetry scripts for use in youth and children’s programming.
  • Created a seven-brochure series for a growing church in Green Bay, WI.
  • Crafted and revised high school and junior high religious education curriculum.
  • Devised 1st – 8th grade General Music Curriculum, wrote class notes, quizzes and tests for upper grades, crafted reports and summaries for administration.
  • Contributed articles and news items to monthly church newsletters and weekly worship bulletins.

Non-profit and listener-supported Radio

  • Developed desk-top publishing master for World Link Ministries Newsletter and wrote first issue as a pattern for future editions.
  • Managed Family Life Radio’s corporate public relations managers in six local stations.
  • Oversaw FLR President’s speaking schedule and wrote personalized letters in his style to donors and contributing organizations.
  • Oversaw content and purpose of monthly network newsletters and direct-mail appeals to donor base.
  • Wrote corporate public service announcements (PSAs) for on-air use.

Memberships and associations

Education

Moody Graduate School, Chicago, IL

MA Min. 1997

Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids MI

Diploma, 1978

Meeker High School, Meeker, CO

Valedictorian, 1974