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Tim Schoch | Background

Copy Chief - Manager of Copywriting
Bantam Books, New York City

Responsible for creative copy for flaps and books jackets on over 700 titles per year
Teamed with art and editorial directors to create coordinated art/copy marketing
Managed two fulltime employees, and 10 freelance writers

Marketing Communications Specialist
Siemens Healthcare, New Jersey
Three channels: Customer audiologists, consumer/public, internal
Increased measurable media pick-up of company PR and case studies
Produced new messaging to strengthen customer base and grow market share
Planned and wrote B2C and B2B materials, ads, PR, and e-blasts
Managed external agencies and vendors—PR, graphics, web, e-blasts

Marketing Communications Copywriter
Research & Education Association, New Jersey
Educational Books, Supplements, Software

 Reinvented and wrote marketing, promotion, and all communications
Developed workshops for teaching professionals
Wrote targeted newsletters and promotional pieces
Edited and wrote introductions to test preparation educational books
Wrote online promotions and targeted email campaigns 
 

Public Relations Specialist
 

Weichert, Realtors -- Corp. HQ, New Jersey
 Nationwide Real Estate and Financial Organization

Wrote all internal/external marketing materials and newsletter
Researched and wrote local and national press releases
Wrote bios for executives and field sales representatives
Led seminars for sales associates on personal marketing
Wrote feature articles for industry magazines
 

Internet Content Manager
Burgdorff ERA, Realtors, New Jersey
Online Marketing - R
eal Estate Sales Offices, Agents, Listings

Managed staff to improve corporate website content, design, and lead traffic
Internally communicated Internet initiatives to the company nationwide
Planned and wrote Internet content and internal/external communications
Conducted Internet coaching sessions
Created and wrote internal website 
 

Public Relations Specialist
Burgdorff ERA, Realtors, New Jersey
New Jersey Boutique Real Estate Company

Doubled company PR presence in local media in one year
Managed in-house staff and regional publicists across NJ
Wrote ads, brochures, feature stories, and special event materials
 

Magazine Editor & Writer
Hunterdon County Democrat newspaper publications

Editor of two glossy magazines at respected weekly newspaper
Developed stories with newspaper reporters and photographers
Planned monthly issues, assigned features and editorial, wrote key articles, lists and fillers
Strategized with sales team to create content that maximized field ad sales
Worked with publisher, marketing/advertising department and sales staff to maximize
the appeal of all newspaper supplements

Book Author

4 humorous mysteries for ages 12 and up (Avon/Camelot Books)
3 mystery novels (Dorchester Publishing)
Novel based on “Another World” TV soap episodes – Ghostwriter
2 contemporary novels, fantasy-thriller  -- Ghostwriter
 

Freelance writer and consultant
TimWrites.Com

Winner of
Golf Illustrated magazine writing contest
Wide range of writing services for large and small clients including manuscript
evaluation and editing, PR/publicity, catalog writing, website content,
public relations seminars for sales offices, personal marketing for salespeople,
full range of copywriting.  
 

Professional Actor (A.E.A. and A.F.T.R.A. member)
 

Professional Performer and Songwriter – Stand-up Musical-Comedy
 


Publishing and Performance History

As T.A. Schock, Dorchester Publishing, N.Y.:

As Tim Schoch, Avon/Camelot Books, N.Y.:

As Virginia Grace, Pioneer Communications, N.Y.:

As a magazine writer, Schoch wrote a contest-winning golf article in 1987 for Golf Illustrated magazine, numerous pieces of humor published in Playboy, Golf Digest, AFTRA magazine and others; as well as lifestyle articles for consumer magazines.

As a professional actor and singer, Schoch is a trained dramatic and Shakespearean actor appearing on stage in Death of a Salesman (with Eugenia Rawls), Waiting for Godot, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Hamlet, The Taming of the Shrew, and others. He has also appeared in musical comedies such as Little Mary Sunshine, Mame, Once Upon a Mattress, Plaza Suite, 1776, Godspell, Man of La Mancha, Dames at Sea, The Fantasticks, and others.

As a performer, songwriter/guitarist, and comedian, he co-wrote and starred in the musical-comedy nightclub act "Schoch and Jerry" in New York City with Jerry Winsett, which was rated “Tops in Town” by Showbusiness Magazine.

Tim Schoch graduated the University of Tampa in Florida with a B.A. in Speech and Drama.

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