Mark Baratelli

Current

• Web Manager at Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival
• Producer at Mark Baratelli Productions

Past

• Actor at National Tour for Director Ray Roderick
• Social Network Marketing Manager at Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival
• Idea Guy at Mindcomet.com

• Viral Marketing Specialist at Mindcomet.com

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Education

• Portfolio Center
• Florida State University

Recommended

5 people have recommended Mark

Connections

57 connections

Industry

Entertainment

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Personal Blog

Mark Baratelli’s Summary

I produce online and live comedy improv projects

Mark Baratelli’s Specialties:

Acting, Improvisation, Producing, Ideation, Graphic Design, Blogging, podcasting, Flickr, Photographry, Social Network Marketing, Viral Marketing

Mark Baratelli’s Experience

• Web Manager

  Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry)

  August 2007 — Present (1 year)

  Web design, site architecture, weekly updates, work with 3-member programming team
  
  Report to festival producer

• Producer

  Mark Baratelli Productions

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

  May 2006 — Present (2 years 3 months)

  Concept, rehearse, cast and perform original works and take them on the road.
  
  MARK BARATELLI'S IMPROV CABARET
  (improvcabaret.com) Night of story and song, completely improvised. Cabaret reinvented.
  
  HOW DO YOU FEEL?
  (myspace.com/howdoyoufeelpodcast) An in-your-face style self-help seminar featuring audience interaction, improv and music
  
  A NIGHT WITH THE GIRLS
  (markbaratelli.com/girls) A 1.5 hour all-female night of cabaret for charity

• Actor

  National Tour for Director Ray Roderick

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)

  September 2007 — May 2008 (9 months)

  Learn and rehearse show in New York City from Broadway director Ray Roderick.
  
  Perform the six-person, 1 hour and 45 minute, 60-song musical revue for venues all across the country. maintain integrity of direction given to me in rehearsals.
  
  Tour in a tour bus. Sleep in many hotels. Keep positive attitude throughout.
  
  Do press interviews over phone.

• Social Network Marketing Manager

  Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  September 2006 — June 2007 (10 months)

  Work alone with minimal supervision from festival producer
  
  Create and maintain two social network presences for the festival: myspace.com/orlandofringe and myspace.com/07shows, including an over 250-post blog and the sending out of several multimedia bulletins and comments.
  
  Create and produce the festival's very first podcast: over 25 episodes.
  This includes setting up interview dates, conducting interviews, setting up ways for artists who are unable to be interviewed to still participate, editing, creating rss feed and publicizing.
  
  Create and produce the festival's very first videocast on youtube. This includes setting up interview dates, filming, conducting interviews, editing, look/feel, music selection.
  
  Create new revenue stream for the festival and more rich information through youtube video ad channel and myspace ad placement.

• Idea Guy

  Mindcomet.com

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

  June 2005 — May 2006 (1 year)

  -Report to Vice President of Sales
  
  -Work alone
  
  -Research and brainstorming for online engagements based on client RFPs
  
  -Sit in on client meetings and brainstorm ideas for client up-sells
  
  -Provide any ideas of any kind that had the potential to make the company money
  
  -Creation of all graphics and text in presentations of ideas to clients
  
  -Lead team of outside creatives when needed

• Viral Marketing Specialist

  Mindcomet.com

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

  June 2005 — May 2006 (1 year)

  -Report to Creative Director
  
  -Work alone
  
  -Brainstorm and produce online viral engagements
  
  -Writing: scripts, lyrics, blog posts, website copy
  
  -Podcasting: casting, recording, editing, producing, distributing, publicizing
  
  -Graphic design: blogs, websites, (no programming)
  
  -Social Networks: design, audience outreach
  
  -Maintain awareness of industry trends
  
  -Edit and write for company's Viral Marketing Blog

Mark Baratelli’s Education

• Portfolio Center

  Art Direction, Design 1998 — 2000

  -Many appearances on "The Wall" including radio ad scripts, posters, print ads and logos
  -Designed a season program for the wildly popular "Dad's Garage" theater as a school project. I showed them and they asked me to produce it for them.

  Activities and Societies:

  This is a small private Ad school. the only activity was staying up late working on projects.

• Florida State University

  AA, General Studies, 1993 — 1996

Additional Information

Mark Baratelli’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Personal Blog

Mark Baratelli’s Honors:

Webby Award Honorable Mention
<a href="http://www.dabreakupsong.com">Da Break Up Song</a>
2006

Big Thinker Award
Mindcomet.com
2005

Rookie of the Year
SAK Comedy Lab
2006

United Arts Professional Development Grant
Mark Baratelli's Improv Cabaret to New York City Fringe Festival
2007