Freelance Professional at Bitten By A Zebra Photography & Video
Greater New York City Area
- Current
-
- Freelance Professional at Bitten By A Zebra Photography & Video
- Past
-
- Marketing and Communications Project Manager at Lebanese American University
- Director of Communications & Director of Public Relations at St. Bartholomew's Church
- Public Relations Specialist at Purdue University
- Publicist at Ellen Jacobs Associates
- Associate Director at Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation
- Assistant Director of Public and Cultural Affairs at Louisburg College
- Education
-
- University of Maryland College Park
- University of South Carolina-Columbia
- Recommended
-
3 people have recommended Bob - Connections
-
35
connections
- Industry
- Public Relations and Communications
- Websites
Bob Johnson’s Summary
Certified generalist with many skills -- practical and creative -- to bring to the table. If you are looking for someone who can think "out of the box," you've come to the right place.
You can learn more about me my website (www.bittenbyazebra.com), blog (www.BobInTheMiddleEast.com) and vlog (www.NewYorkHotFlashes.com).
Bob Johnson’s Specialties:
media relations, layout and design, video & video editing, photography, website development, teaching, freelance writing (celebrity profiles, columns, reviews) business writing, creative writing, supervising, directing
Bob Johnson’s Experience
-
Freelance Professional
Bitten By A Zebra Photography & Video
(Photography industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
I have been working shooting and editing video and taking photographs for websites that include BroadwaySpace.com, CorinesCorner.com and more.
My photography has been published in The New York Times, The Star Magazine,TimeOut/NY, BroadwaySpace.Com, Newsday, John Eliot Gardiner’s Cantatas Vol. 15: New York and more. The View and TMZ also have featured my photos. My work has been displayed in exhibitions in New York City and three of my images are on permanent display in “The Smile Experience” at The National Museum of Dentistry, a Smithsonian affiliate museum in Baltimore. -
Marketing and Communications Project Manager
Lebanese American University
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; LAU; Higher Education industry)
2007 — 2008 (1 year )
As Marketing and Communications Project Manager for LAU, I developed and provided content for the Office of Advancment website (http://advancement.lau.edu.lb), created e-mail campaigns, coordinated fund raising appeals and secured media placements and/or editorial board meetings at: The Los Angeles Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Time magazine (European edition), The Providence Journal and others.
-
Director of Communications & Director of Public Relations
St. Bartholomew's Church
(Religious Institutions industry)
2001 — 2007 (6 years )
As Director of Communications, I supervised a staff of three, freelance graphic artists and some volunteers. My responsibilities included designing and editing newsletters & advertisements, creating marketing campaigns, writing press releases, pitching stories to the media, trafficking collateral materials and more.
Each year, the Communications Office at St. Bartholomew's Church is responsible for creating and distributing: 52 issues of eNews, 26 issues of the organization newsletter, 10-20 press releases, more than 250 service bulletins, 50 Great Music programs, more than 20-30 print advertisements, 40 postcards, 45 miscellaneous fliers and brochures, 40 signs, 40-60 mass mailings, and more.
Before I was promoted to Director of Communications, I served as Director of Public Relations from July 2001 through August 2002. -
Public Relations Specialist
Purdue University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year )
Wrote, pitched and placed stories in local and national media. Stories included spinal cord injury clinical trials, entertainment technology center, Rube Goldberg Competition, police reports and others.
-
Publicist
Ellen Jacobs Associates
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Performing Arts industry)
2000 — 2000 (less than a year)
Pitched and placed stories in local and national media for clients that included Pilobolus, Bill T. Jones, Paul Taylor, White Oak Dance Project and others.
-
Associate Director
Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Performing Arts industry)
1998 — 1999 (1 year )
• Wrote, pitched and placed stories in local and national media.
• Increased revenue from events by 900% through marketing efforts.
• Wrote, trafficked, and assisted in editing of organization publications.
• Coordinated launch of organization web site. -
Assistant Director of Public and Cultural Affairs
Louisburg College
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)
1988 — 1993 (5 years )
• Wrote, pitched and placed stories in the Raleigh media.
• Wrote, edited, trafficked and desktop published collateral materials.
Bob Johnson’s Education
-
University of Maryland College Park
MFA , Theatre/Theatre Management/Arts Administration , 1993 — 1996
- Activities and Societies:
- Co-author: OEDIPUS! A NEW MUSICAL COMEDY, produced at UMD.
-
University of South Carolina-Columbia
BA , Journalism , 1983 — 1987
Additional Information
Bob Johnson’s Websites:
Bob Johnson’s Honors:
• International Association of Business Communicators writing award
• Jim Henson Award for Projects Related to Puppetry
• Kennedy Center/ACTF Artistic Achievement Award for playscript
• Published author: Baker’s Plays, “Oedipus! A New Musical Comedy”
Bob Johnson’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
