JOHNGALGANO / COPYWRITER

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, GRADUATE AND ADULT ENROLLMENT COMMUNICATIONS – LEWIS UNIVERSITY – Romeoville, IL

6/2014 - Present

• Write viewbooks, flyers, emails and webpages promoting various graduate programs and events.

• Write and connect emails to chase sequence in Marketo email marketing automation system.

• Interview students for testimonials regarding various programs.

• Help sign in attendees at annual open house.

• Helped create campaign for department’s largest attended open house, 4/2015.

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SENIOR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS WRITER – THE PAMPERED CHEF – Addison, IL

10/11- 02/14

• Concepted and wrote emails and web pages designed to educate Consultants and consumers about various promotions.

• Wrote and built PC NewsWire, the company’s weekly eNewsletter to Consultants in Exact Target, the company’s email management system.

• Wrote scripts for Coworker Celebrations.

• Helped train new department writers.

• Oversaw writers in department supervisor’s absence.

FREELANCE COPYWRITER – OFFICE MAX – ADDISON, IL

07/10 – 09/10

• Proofread and copyedited various office supply catalogs using InDesign and Digital Publisher.

COPYWRITER – SHAKER ADVERTISING AGENCY – Oak Park, IL

1995-1997, 2003 - 2009

• Concepted and wrote print advertising campaigns for Google, V3, U.S. Cellular and others.

• Concepted and wrote websites for The Abraham Foundation, Sterling Jewelers, Atlantajobs.com and others.

• Employment Management Association Merit Awards, 1999, 2000.
• First place Employment Management Association Award for Atlantajobs.com and
ChicagoJobs.com Live! Virtual Career Fair campaign, 2009.
• Won the Google account, 2007.

•    Concepted and wrote holiday e-cards for Walgreen’s, Shaker Recruitment Consultants and others.
•    Teamed with sales personnel to develop employee referral and promotional programs.
•    Fine-tuned campaigns as needed.

PUBLICATIONS WRITER – MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE – Palos Hills, IL

2001-2003

•    Teamed with artists to concept and write print advertising for various education programs in order to attract potential students.
•    Wrote school’s website.
•    Interviewed students for testimonials that appeared in various pieces.
•    Interviewed professors and wrote short articles to promote their programs.
•    Helped write speeches for graduation ceremonies.
•    Helped manage the marketing department while Asst. Marketing Director was on maternity leave

SR. COPYWRITER – JWT Specialized Communications – Chicago, IL

1991-2001

•    Partnered with creative director and artists to concept and write print and web branding campaigns for Xerox, Sprint, Tellabs, Medtronic and others.
•    Employment Management Association Merit Awards, 1999, 2000.
•    Presented campaigns to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Lante and Metavante.
•    Managed and mentored a junior copywriter.
•    Managed the creative department in creative director’s absence

MOTOR SAFARI ADVENTURE TOUR GUIDE –BROOKFIELD ZOO – Brookfield, IL

2003-2013

•    Provided Tours of the park while educating guests about the zoo’s conservation efforts in the US and around the world.
•    Provided transportation around the park to guests at special events.
•    Provided excellent customer service to guests while demonstrating the zoo’s values and mission.

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY – River Forest, IL

Bachelor of Arts, English & Communications – Class of 1995

•    Merit Scholarship, Concordia University, 1993, 1994, 1995.
•    Dean’s List, Concordia University, 1994, 1995.

Advertising Federation of Chicago
DePaul University’s Vincentinian Day