Micah Key

Current

Creative Director and English Instructor at The Partners Center
Freelance Writer at M. Lawrence Key (Self-employed)

Past

Creative Director and English Instructor at Palestinian-American Center
Assistant Photographer at Joe Griffin Photography
Sales Representative at Rutherford Publishing

Sales Representative at Word, Incorporated
Summer Intern at Bill Young Productions

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Education

Baylor University

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Micah Key’s Summary

• Freelance writer producing a wide variety of researched and originally-written material, most recently for the tourism industry in the Middle East.
• Fluent French and Arabic speaker. Native speaker of English.
• Graphic design professional working with industry-standard programs producing advertising and PR materials for continuing education center.
• ESL instructor teaching advanced English in a classroom environment in a cultural center.
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) preparation instructor.

Micah Key’s Specialties:

freelance writing, ESL instruction, design using industry-standard programs, creative writing

Micah Key’s Experience

Creative Director and English Instructor

The Partners Center

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

May 2003 — Present (6 years 8 months)

• doing design work for advertising and PR for the center.

• teaching ESL comprehensive and conversational classes.
Freelance Writer
M. Lawrence Key (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)

January 2002 — Present (8 years )

• Researched and wrote historical and descriptive text for a major tourism website (@ 30,000 words)(2006-2007)
• Have written over a dozen short fiction pieces, with several of them published in paying markets
Creative Director and English Instructor

Palestinian-American Center

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

1999 — 2002 (3 years )

• Designed advertising and PR material for center use.
• Taught ESL conversation classes.
Assistant Photographer

Joe Griffin Photography

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Photography industry)

1996 — 1998 (2 years )

• Worked on digital post-processing of photo shoots using Photoshop.

• Hand-developed film and printed photos

• Set up equipment and assisted chief photographer at off and on-site photo shoots
Sales Representative

Rutherford Publishing

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

1996 — 1997 (1 year )
Sales Representative

Word, Incorporated

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

1995 — 1996 (1 year )
Summer Intern

Bill Young Productions

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

1994 — 1994 (less than a year)

• Assisted with video production, including dubbing and gaffer work.

• Learned rudimentary digital video editing on Avid

• Learned how to use Photoshop and Illustrator

Micah Key’s Education

Baylor University

Journalism , French, Theatre Arts , 1991 — 1995

Activities and Societies:

Shotokan Karate Team (achieved brown belt rank), Mu Kappa