Writing and Editing Professional
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Director of Communications at Guild Works Productions
- Press Coordinator at Comicbook Artists Guild
- Creative Director at Freelance Ink (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Regional Accounts Manager at 5Web Design
- Freelance Graphic Artist at The Cambridge Group
- Freelancer at Lillian Vernon
- Freelance Writer at TwoMorrows/The T.H.U.D.E.R. Agents Companion
- Assistant Manager IT/Prepress at The Hour Newspaper
- Freelance Writer at Century Publishing: Combo Magazine; Sports Card Trader
- Freelance Writer at Extreme Studios
- Freelance Writer at Wizard Entertainment, Entertainment Retailer
- Freelance Writer at Malibu Comics
- Freelance Writer at Marvel Comics
- Freelance Writer at Attic Books
- Freelance Graphic Production Artist at CenterStage Productions
- Education
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- Sacred Heart University
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Robert Sodaro’s Summary
I have been writing professionally for over 30 years, with experience in radio ad writing, as well as print and the Internet. I have written two books Trivia Mania: Commercials and Ads (Zebra Books) and Kiddie Meal Collectibles (Krause Books). I am also the author of a comicbook series entitled Agent Unknown (Renegade Press). Currently I am contributing short stories to a horror anthology (Psychosis! — Guild Works Productions).
Robert Sodaro’s Specialties:
Comicbooks, film reviews, collectibles, fast food toys, non-sports trading cards, toys
Robert Sodaro’s Experience
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Director of Communications
Guild Works Productions
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
July 2006 — Present (2 years 1 month)
I provide press releases, provide marketing and public relation functions for the company, as well as maintain the website (www.guildworksproductions.com). I have also provided short stories for Psychosis! an illustrated horror anthology published by GWP, as well as stories for CAG a sister publication from The Comicbook Artists Guild.
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Press Coordinator
Comicbook Artists Guild
(Writing and Editing industry)
2006 — Present (2 years)
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Creative Director
Freelance Ink (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
1988 — Present (20 years)
Founded company to provide a wide range of services to clients as consultant or on-staff employee as a writer/editor and/or Interactive Production Artist/Graphic Designer. These services include (but are not limited to): marketing communications writing and editing, graphics and design, as well as production. Clients include numerous hi-tech, interactive, on-line, and traditional communications industries. Extensive experience in scriptwriting and producing on-line and print documentation and interactive/ digital design and development of HTML, and print; with emphasis on Web content management.
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Regional Accounts Manager
5Web Design
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Graphic Design industry)
January 2006 — April 2007 (1 year 4 months)
Duties include working with clients to provide and produce interactive content for development of Web sites, brochures, pamphlets, and other digital and print marketing communications material.
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Freelance Graphic Artist
The Cambridge Group
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Management Consulting industry)
2007 — 2007 (less than a year)
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Freelancer
Lillian Vernon
(Writing and Editing industry)
2006 — 2006 (less than a year)
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Freelance Writer
TwoMorrows/The T.H.U.D.E.R. Agents Companion
(Writing and Editing industry)
2005 — 2005 (less than a year)
As a long-time fan of The T.H.U.D.E.R. Agents, and an associate of John Carbonaro (owner of The T.H.U.D.E.R. Agents), I conducted an interview with a former writer of the The T.H.U.D.E.R. Agents comic, which I submitted for publication for The T.H.U.D.E.R. Agents Companion, a one-shot publication from TwoMorrows Publishing.
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Assistant Manager IT/Prepress
The Hour Newspaper
(Writing and Editing industry)
February 2002 — December 2004 (2 years 11 months)
Prepress duties included layout and pre-production of newspaper pages for one daily (The Hour) and two weekly (The Wilton Villager, The Stamford Times) newspapers. Produced negatives for print, prepared digital versions of newspaper pages for Web site, design and layout of special sections, manage prepress staff schedules, assisted in the managing and tracking of advertising e-mail and ads intended for inclusion in the papers, order supplies for all company printers, copiers, and fax machines, helped clean and maintain image setter and processor. Provided back-up support to staff in matters of IT (e-mail, computer hardware and software, systems interface, etc.). Served as assistant to the manager of both departments. Acted as on-call tech support nights and weekends for both Prepress and Editorial Depts.
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Freelance Writer
Century Publishing: Combo Magazine; Sports Card Trader
(Writing and Editing industry)
1995 — 1997 (2 years)
I was a freelance writer, for the company's various publications, writing articles about comicbooks, trading cards, and other collectibles. Also conducting interviews with the various creators who developed the collectibles.
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Freelance Writer
Extreme Studios
(Writing and Editing industry)
1994 — 1996 (2 years)
I was a freelance writer, developing marketing and promotional articles and features about the company's publications and creative staff.
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Freelance Writer
Wizard Entertainment, Entertainment Retailer
(Writing and Editing industry)
1993 — 1995 (2 years)
I was a freelance writer, working for the company's various publications, writing articles about comicbooks, trading cards, and other collectibles. Also conducting interviews with the various creators who developed the collectibles. as well as writing articles about the retail end of the comicbook industry.
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Freelance Writer
Malibu Comics
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)
1993 — 1995 (2 years)
I was a freelance writer, developing marketing and promotional articles and features about the company's publications and creative staff.
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Freelance Writer
Marvel Comics
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
1983 — 1994 (11 years)
I wrote marketing and promotional articles for various in-house and consumer Marvel magazines, including Marvel Age, Marvel Vision, Marvel Year in Review, Sales to Astonish, as well as several Marvel one-shot title or character-specific (Punisher, X-Men, etc.) magazines.
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Freelance Writer
Attic Books
(Writing and Editing industry)
1992 — 1994 (2 years)
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Freelance Graphic Production Artist
CenterStage Productions
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Graphic Design industry)
1986 — 1994 (8 years)
Assist on various assignments producing slides in Freelance Graphics and various other tasks as warranted.
Robert Sodaro’s Education
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Sacred Heart University
BA, Media Studies, 1975 — 1978
I also have a minor in philosophy from SHU.
- Activities and Societies:
- WSHU
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Robert Sodaro’s Interests:
Comicbooks, movies, Sci-Fi, technology, the web,
Robert Sodaro’s Groups:
SpiderFan.org, Comicbook Artists Guild, Temple Shalom, Boy Scouts of America, Democratic Party in Norwalk
Robert Sodaro’s Contact Settings
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