Zero-Day Thinker
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- SF Movie Examiner at San Francisco Examiner
- Director of Marketing at San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking
- Pop-culture prognosticator at ...endurablegoods...
- Past
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- Director at Motorcycles OK
- Market Development Manager at Mocapay
- Online Marketing Manager/Creative Strategist at guerillaPR
- Director of Marketing at GoCar Rentals
- Copywriter at Freelance (Self-employed)
- Publisher at 16:9 Magazine
- Minister of Propoganda at dna: design and advertising montana (Self-employed)
- Education
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- Roanoke College
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Christopher F Smith’s Summary
I take big ideas and make them real.
Christopher F Smith’s Specialties:
Uncanny creative insight, painfully original ideas, high-falutin' conceptualization, smash-n-grab theory mapping, a deep understanding of the power of whimsy.
Christopher F Smith’s Experience
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SF Movie Examiner
San Francisco Examiner
(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)
October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
I write about the San Francisco indie film scene, movie trends, film-related ephemera and online media.
"Examiner.com is an evolving online network that provides comprehensive localized content on a variety of subjects, both regionally and nationally." -
Director of Marketing
San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Branding, marketing, corporate identity, promotion - all the good stuff.
Producing and directing student/faculty interviews, producing web and print content and collateral, writing, managing advertising and developing and executing social media strategy. -
Pop-culture prognosticator
...endurablegoods...
(Writing and Editing industry)
October 2005 — Present (4 years 2 months)
Current Projects:
- Producing and directing a video tour DVD for one of San Francisco's most popular tourist activitie.
- Developing an off/online entertainment property based on user-generated audio content
- Pitching a feature script and three short films -
Director
Motorcycles OK
(Media Production industry)
2008 — 2009 (1 year )
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Market Development Manager
Mocapay
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry)
February 2007 — February 2008 (1 year 1 month)
Core member of launch and development team for one of the nation’s premier mobile payment services. Contributed to brand development, creative strategy, market research and overall marketing approach.
Managed a six-person sales team that closed over 200 accounts in three months. Primary ownership of application roll-out in a new market including sales, marketing and project management.
Engaged in national business development efforts and researched national partnership opportunities. -
Online Marketing Manager/Creative Strategist
guerillaPR
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
October 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 3 months)
Developed and executed online marketing campaigns, community outreach initiatives and online influencer engagements including viral, grassroots and buzz-oriented efforts.
Work included Atari, Konami, Viz Media, Nestle, Best Buy, and others. Additionally, actively engaged in business development activities, partnership research and strategic planning. -
Director of Marketing
GoCar Rentals
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
July 2004 — October 2005 (1 year 4 months)
Developed press materials, marketing approaches and advertising initiatives for the world’s only computer-guided tour car company. Other responsibilities included on-site promotions and public relations efforts.
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Copywriter
Freelance (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 1998 — May 2003 (5 years 5 months)
Freelance copywriter for the following companies:
The San Francisco Chronicle, Publicis Dialog, Cheap Tickets, Inc., Cabela’s, Comcast, Gart Sports/Sports Authority, Kaleidoscope Productions, Starz! Encore Media, Expanets, Airwalk, Mountain Shades/Optic Nerve Eyewear, Colorado Ski Country USA -
Publisher
16:9 Magazine
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
March 2001 — October 2002 (1 year 8 months)
Launched Colorado’s first-ever magazine and website focused on the independent Colorado film and production communities. Developed online film presentation platform and fostered relationships and partnerships between regional filmmakers and musicians.
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Minister of Propoganda
dna: design and advertising montana (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Design industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year )
Christopher F Smith’s Education
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Roanoke College
BA , English , 1989 — 1993
Additional Information
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Christopher F Smith’s Groups:
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Alumni of San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking -
The Venture Phenome Project
Christopher F Smith’s Contact Settings
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