Tim Schoch

Tim Schoch

Marketing Copywriter at IEEE

Greater New York City Area

Current
  • Marketing Copywriter at IEEE
Past
  • Editor at NJN Publishing -- The Hunterdon County Democrat
  • Copy Chief at Bantam Books
Education
  • University of Tampa
Connections
45 connections
Industry
Marketing and Advertising
Websites

Tim Schoch’s Summary

Creative Copywriter and Supervisor
Publicity and Public Relations
Marketing Communications
Personal Marketing
Newsletters, Sales Support, Web Content,
Blog Writer, Golf Writer
Novelist

Tim Schoch’s Specialties:

Innovative messaging
Targeted copy
Field sales support and retention
Corporate branding communications

Crisp web copy
Constructive communication

Engaging fiction and humor
Insightful and sharp golf commentary, reviews, and fiction


Tim Schoch’s Experience

  • Marketing Copywriter

    IEEE

    (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    September 2009Present (3 months)

    The world's leading professional association
    for the advancement of technology. Celebrating 125 years of engineering the future.

  • Marketing communications and creative writer

    TimWrites

    (Writing and Editing industry)

    1983September 2009 (26 years )

    TimWrites is my business homebase. http://www.timwrites.com.

    Golferblogger is my golf writing blog: http://golferblogger.com

    Former employers and clients:

    Siemens Healthcare
    Research & Education Association
    Weichert Realtors
    Burgdorff Realtors
    Bantam Books
    Avon Books
    Avon Camelot Books
    Dell Books
    Doubleday and Company
    HarperCollins
    Kensington Publishing
    Random House
    Warner Books
    Hachette Books

  • Marketing Communications Specialist

    Siemens Healthcare (Hearing Instruments)

    (Public Company; si; Industrial Automation industry)

    June 2008April 2009 (11 months)

    • Three audiences: Customer audiologists, consumer/public, internal sales and employees (international)
    • Developed value messaging to strengthen customer base and grow market share
    • Planned and wrote influential B2C and B2B marketing materials, ads, press releases, case studies, executive bios, newsletters, e-blasts, company trade show materials, and content for multiple websites.
    • Managed external agencies and vendors.

  • Copywriter

    Research & Education Association

    (Marketing and Advertising industry)

    December 2005June 2008 (2 years 7 months)

    Wrote copy for marketing, promotion, and all communications, including book covers and introductions, website product and promotional content, newsletter to teaching professionals.

  • Editor

    NJN Publishing -- The Hunterdon County Democrat

    (Newspapers industry)

    January 2003December 2005 (3 years )

    • Co-founder and editor of Hunterdon Life and Suburban Trends glossy magazines. Developed stories with newspaper reporters and photographers of the Hunterdon County Democrat. Worked on layout, covers, and advertising.
    • Planned each monthly issue, assigned features and editorial, wrote key articles.
    • Worked with publisher, marketing/advertising department and sales staff to maximize the appeal of all newspaper supplements.

  • Copy Chief

    Bantam Books

    (Marketing and Advertising industry)

    January 1982December 1988 (7 years )

    Copy Chief in charge of creating all cover copy for all paperback and hardcover titles.


Tim Schoch’s Education

  • University of Tampa

    BA , Speech, Theater, Communications


Additional Information

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Tim Schoch’s Interests:

Corporate marketing communications, personal marketing training, consulting, golf writing, humor writing, songwriting, fantasy and science fiction, PC gaming and blogging.


Tim Schoch’s Contact Settings

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  • new ventures
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